Journal entry · June 14, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls of the Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
pleasant. About 7 o’clock A.M. we passed a place where
Captain Lewis and his men had killed two bears, and had left
a note directing us where to find them. About 2 one of Cap-
tain Lewis’s men met us, and informed us that the falls were
about 20 miles above; and that Captain Lewis and the other
three men, were gone on to examine what the distance was
above the falls, before we could take the water again. We
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went 10 miles and encamped on a small bottom on the south
side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore Missouri River, 3½ mi south Carter, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.9 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
Terrain360 · the place today
Great Falls Portage in 360°
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