Journal entry · September 13, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 13, 1805
Patrick Gass · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
clear and pleasant, to let our horses rest, and to take an obser-
vation. At night our hunters came in, and had killed 5 deer.
With one of the hunters, 3 of the Flathead Indians came to
ourcamp. They informed us that the rest of their band was
over on the Columbia river, about § or 6 day’s journey distant,
with pack-horses; that two of the Snake nation had stolen
some of their horses, and that they were in pursuit of them.
We gave them some presents, and one staid to go over the
mountains with us; the other two continued their pursuit.
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The NPS atlas for this night
west side of Pack Creek, ID; 1 mi south of old Lolo Pass, MT-ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lolo Pass Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.8 mi
- Packer Meadow (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.4 mi
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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