Journal entry · June 19, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 19, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls of the Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
Three hunters set out for Medicine river, a large river above
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the falls, which comes in on the north side, to hunt for elk.
We finished the burying place, so that we will be ready to
start as soon as Capt. Clarke returns. All our people are
making mockasons to go through the prairie.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Lower Portage Camp, Hower Coulee
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 16 to June 27, 1805
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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Great Falls Portage in 360°
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