Journal entry · October 4, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — Patrick Gass: October 4, 1805
Patrick Gass · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
hunters went on ahead and about 4 o’clock we got over the
four mountains, and encamped in the valley. Two men went
to hunt, and all the rest to fish. We soon caught as many
small fish as made, with two salmon our guide got from some
Indians, a comfortable supper. At dark our hunters came in
and had killed but one beaver.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Canoe Camp, west of Orofino, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 1 to October 6, 1805
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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Canoe Camp on Clearwater River in 360°
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