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May 31st Thursday 1804—

rained the greater part of last night, the wind from the West
raised and blew with great force untill 5 oClock p. m. which
obliged us to lay by a cajaux of Bear Skins and pelteries came
down from the Grand Osarge, one french man, one Indian,
and a squaw, they had letters from the man Mr. Choteau Sent
to that part of the Osarge nation settled on Arkansa River

mentioning that his letter[26] was commited to the flaims, the
Inds. not believing that the Americans had possession of the
Countrey they disregard'ed St. Louis & their Supplies &c.
Several rats of Considerable Size was Caught in the woods to
day. Capt Lewis went out to the woods & found many curious
Plant & Srubs, one Deer killed this evening.