Journal entry · May 31, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
dew. The hunters went out with two horses for the venison;
and two men went over the river to the villages. About noon
a deer was seen swimming the river and some of our men
killed it. Our canoe still lies under water at the opposite
shore, but we have a small Indian canoe, that serves to cross
in. In the afternoon the two men came from the village with
some of the natives, and one of our old stock of horses, which
is the last, except the two which they assure us the old Snake
guide took. In the evening the weather became cloudy, and
we had some rain with sharp thunder and lightning. The
two hunters came in with the venison.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Camp Chopunnish, east (right) side Clearwater River, Kamiah, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of May 14 to May 31, 1806
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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Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt in 360°
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