Journal entry · July 14, 1806
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 14, 1806
Patrick Gass · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
here also to day; and the musquitoes continued to torment
us until about noon, when a fine breeze of wind arose and
drove them, for a while away. We deposited the most valu-
able part of our baggage and stores on a large island so that
if the Indians came they would not get it.
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White Bear Islands Camp, Great Falls, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 13 to July 15, 1806
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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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