Journal entry · June 1, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1806
Patrick Gass · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
240 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
light showers of rain during the night. Since last evening the
river rose eighteen inches. Two hunters went out this morn-
ing, and some of the natives came to see us. The sick Indian
is getting much better. The officers got some bear skins
from the Indians, that are almost as white as a blanket. They
say that the bears from which they get these skins are a harm-
less kind, and not so bold and ferocious as the. grizly and
brown bear.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Camp Chopunnish,east (right) side Clearwater River, Kamiah, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 1 to June 9, 1806
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
Terrain360 · the place today
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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