Journal entry · June 27, 1805
Clark: June 27, 1805
William Clark · Great Falls Portage
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): White Bear Islands Camp, east bank
June 27th Thursday 1805 a fair warm morning wind from the S, E, and
moderate. Serjt. Pryor Something better this morning, I proceed to finish
a rough draugh of the river & Distances to leave at this place, the
wormest day we have had this year, at 4 oClock the Party returned from the
head of the portage Soon after it began to hail and rain hard and
continued for a fiew minits & Ceased for an hour and began to rain
again with a heavy wind from the N W. I refresh the men with a drink of
grog The river beginning to rise a little the water is Coloured a redish
brown, the Small Streams, discharges in great torrents, and partake of the
Choler of the earth over which it passes-a great part of which is light
& of a redish brown. Several Buffalow pass drowned & in passing
over the falls Cloudy all night, Cold
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The NPS atlas for this night
White Bear Islands Camp, east bank
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 18 to June 30, 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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