Journal entry · July 2, 1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 2, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
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.
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White Bear Islands Camp
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 1 to July 9, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- 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
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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