Journal entry · July 8, 1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 8, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
108 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
of the party went out to hunt. In the evening they all came
in, and had killed but three buffaloe, a deer and a cabre; and
caught a small animal almost like a cat, of a light colour.
Yesterday one of the men caught a small squirrel, like a
ground squirrel, but of a more dun colour, and more spotted.
We finished the boat this evening, having covered her with
tallow and coal-dust. We called her the Experiment, and
expect she will answer our purpose.
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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
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