Journal entry · June 22, 1805
Patrick Gass: June 22, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage, MT · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage, MT
and his wife, set out through the prairie with one canoe on a
waggon loaded heavy with baggage. We went on slowly as
our axletrees were weak; and about 12 o’clock one of them
broke; when we had to halt and put in a new one. This acci-
dent happened at a draught where there was some willow, and
we put in an axletree of that; which I believe is the best this
country affords for the purpose. It was late in the evening
before we got to the intended place of embarkation on the
river.
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The NPS atlas for this night
White Bear Islands Camp, east bank
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 18 to June 30, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Great Falls Upper Portage (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.5 mi
- C.M. Russell Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.8 mi
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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