Journal entry · June 11, 1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 11, 1805
Patrick Gass · Marias River decision camp · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Marias River decision camp
set out this morning to go to the mountains, which we had
discovered towards the west. The rest of the party were
engaged in burying the baggage and goods which had been
left, and preparing to start the following morning.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 99
CHAP. IX.
EDNESDAY 12th. The morning was fine; we set out
from the mouth of Maria’s river, and went on very
well. In the forenoon we passed 12 islands. At 1 o’clock the
weather became cloudy and threatened rain: at 2 there was a
light shower, and the day became clear. We passed three
islands this afternoon and some handsome bluffs on both sides
of the river. We went 18 miles and encamped in a small bot-
tom on the north side, where we killed 2 elk and some deer.
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The NPS atlas for this night
on the point/junction between the Marias and Missouri Rivers
NPS campsite reconstruction (Harlan) · Camp of June 3 to June 11, 1805
About 9.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Decision Point (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.0 mi
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