Journal entry · July 16, 1805
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 16, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
Captain Lewis and two men went on ahead to the mountain
to take an observation. We passed the channel of a river on
the south side without water, about 60 yards wide. We had
fine water until about 1 o’clock, when we came within about
two miles of the mountain; when the water became more
rapid: but the current not so swift as below the falls. At
this place there are a number of small islands. One of our
men has been taken unwell. In the afternoon we continued
our voyage, and the water continued very rapid. We got
about three miles into the first range of the Rocky mountains,
and encamped on the north side of the river on the sand
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beach. There is some fine timber on the mountains, but not
much in this part. There are great hills of solid rock of a
dark colour. This day we went about 20 miles.
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