Journal entry · July 1, 1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
tain Clarke and the men came with all the baggage except
some they had left six miles back. The hail that fell on the
27th hurt some of the men very badly. Captain Clarke, the
interpreter, and the squaw and child, had gone to see the
spring at the falls; and when the storm began, they took
shelter under a bank at the mouth of a run; but in five min-
utes there was seven feet water in the run; and they were very
near being swept away. They lost a gun, an umbrella and a
Surveyor’s compass, and barely escaped with their lives.
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White Bear Islands Camp
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 1 to July 9, 1805
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- 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
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