Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 2, 1805

which had been lost was found to-day. The men went out for
the baggage which had been left on the way, and got in with
the whole of it, and canoes safe.
In the evening, the most of the corps crossed over to an
island, to attack and rout its monarch, a large brown bear,
that held possession and seemed to defy all that would attempt
to besiege him there. Our troops, however, stormed the place,
gave no quarter, and its commander fell. Our army returned
the same evening to camp without having suffered any loss on
their side.