Journal entry · July 6, 1805
Clark: July 6, 1805
William Clark · Great Falls Portage
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): White Bear Islands Camp
July 6th Satturday 1805 a heavy wind from the S W and Some rain about mid
night last, at day light this morning a verry black Cloud from the S W,
with a Contined rore of thunder & Some lightening and rained and
hailed tremendiously for about 1/2 an hour, the hail was the Size of a
musket ball and Covered the ground. this hail & rain was accompand. by
a hard wind which lasted for a fiew minits. Cloudy all the forepart of the
day, after Part Clear. dispatched 4 men in 2 Canoes to the falls, to kill
Buffalow, for their Skins & Meat others employd about the boat, I
cought Some Small fish this evening.
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The NPS atlas for this night
White Bear Islands Camp
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 1 to July 9, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Great Falls Upper Portage (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.5 mi
- C.M. Russell Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.8 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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