Journal entry · May 6, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 6, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River approaching the Milk River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River approaching the Milk River
weather. At 12 a few drops of rain fell, but it soon cleared
up. We passed a river on the south side about 200 yards
wide; but the water of this river sinks in the sand on the side
of the Missouri. We went twenty-six miles and encamped on
the south side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore,15 mi WSW Wolf Point, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 26.2 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 approaching the Milk River in 360°
10 frames across 1.9 mi of the route around this location
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