Journal entry · May 4, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 4, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River above the Poplar River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River above the Poplar River
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82 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
noon we passed a creek on the south side, about 40 yards
wide. The river has been more straight for two or three days
than it was before; the bottoms larger and more timber on
them. We went about eighteen miles and encamped on the
north side. One of the men became sick this morning and
has remained so all day.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 10 mi east of Wolf Point, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 14.5 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
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River above the Poplar River in 360°
10 frames across 1.8 mi of the route around this location
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