Journal entry · August 5, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: August 5, 1806
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near the Poplar River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near the Poplar River
heard at a distance. About midnight the small canoe we
left yesterday came floating down with the current, and would
have passed us if our centinel had not hailed it: the hunters
in it killed a bear and two deer. This morning was also
cloudy, and we halted here till noon in expectation that the
other canoe would come down; but there was then no ap-
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pearance of it; and we began to suspect it had passed in the
night. The forenoon had become clear and pleasant, and at
noon we got under way. As we went on we killed a very fat
buffaloe and some deer; and two hunters who went on ahead
in the morning killed two very large brown bears. At sunset
we encamped and at dark a violent gust of wind and rain
came on with thunder and lightning, which lasted about an
hour; after which we had a fine clear night.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right bank of Missouri River, 4 mi SW of Wolf Point, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
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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Missouri River near the Poplar River in 360°
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