Journal entry · June 27, 1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: June 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
remaining canoe and baggage. The sick man is become bet-
ter. This morning some elk came close to camp and we killed
two of them. In the afternoon a dreadful hail storm came on,
which lasted half an hour. Some of the lumps of ice that fell
weighed 3 ounces, and measured 7 inches in circumference.
The ground was covered with them, as white as snow. It
kept cloudy during the evening and some rain fell. At night
the two hunters that went up the river returned. They had
killed while out 9 elk and 3 bears.
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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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