Journal entry · May 1, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Porcupine River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Porcupine River
continued so high, we could not proceed until the afternoon.
While we lay here our hunters went out and killed some
buffaloe and deer. They found some red cloth at an old
Indian camp, which we suppose has been offered and left as
a sacrifice; the Indians have some knowledge of a supreme
being and this is their mode of worship. The snow did not
fall more than an inch deep. At four we set out, went six
miles, and encamped on the north side in a beautiful bottom.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 5 mi southwest of Brockton, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.1 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
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Missouri River near Porcupine River in 360°
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