Journal entry · August 13, 1805
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 13, 1805
Patrick Gass · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
through rapid water; the river being crooked and narrow,
and passed a small creek on the south side. The weather was
cold during the whole of this day. We went 16 miles and
encamped in a beautiful plain on the South side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore of Beaberhead River, 2 mi SW Dillon, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Dillon Visitor Information Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.1 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.2 mi
- Clark's Lookout (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 3.0 mi
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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