Journal entry · June 1, 1805
Missouri River near Marias River approach — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Marias River approach · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Marias River approach
ing was cloudy, but without rain. We passed through a more
handsome country, than for some days past. It appears
more level and there are some good bottom on both sides
of the river, but not large; also a number of beautiful small
islands covered with cotton wood. We saw a number of
mountain sheep. Yesterday our men killed three of them,
that had remarkable large horns; one pair weighed 25 pounds.
We passed a small river on the North side about 11 o’clock.
The water is not so rapid to-day as usual, but continues high.
In the afternoon we passed a creek about 30 yards wide, and
several small islands. We went 24 miles and encamped ona
small island.
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The NPS atlas for this night
on Boggs Island, MT (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 19.4 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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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