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Rock formations in gate of ‘the mountains 
The Gates of the Rockies 
A Country of Exquisite Grandeur 
BOUT 20 miles north of Helena 
by good auto road is a place 
made famous by the Lewis and 
Clark expedition which passed up the 
Missouri River in 1805. Here the river 
breaks through a spur of the Rocky 
Mountains, flowing for a distance of 
about 10 miles through a _ steep-sided 
canyon whose walls are curved into 
fantastic and _ picturesque shapes. 
Lewis and Clark named this place “The 
Gates of the Rocky Mountains,” 
which name has since passed into com- 
mon usage. Following is the entry in 
part of the diary of the expedition, 
July 19, 1805: 
N OTHING can be imagined more 
tremendous than the frowning 
darkness of these rocks, which project 
over the river and menace us with de- 
struction. The river, one hundred and 
fifty yards in width, seems to have 
forced its channel down this solid mass; 
but so reluctantly has it given way, 
that during the whole distance the 
water is very deep even at the edges, 
and for the first three miles there is 
not a spot, except one of a few yards, 
in which a man could stand between the 
water and the towering perpendicular 
of the mountain. The convulsion of 
the passage must have been terrible, 
since at its outlet there are vast col- 
umns of rock torn from the mountain, 
which are strewed on both sides of the 
river, and trophies, as it were, of its 
victory. Several fine springs burst out 
from the chasms of the rock, and con- 
tribute to increase the river, which has 
a strong current, but very fortunately, 
we were able to overcome it with our 
It will identify you. 
oars, since it would have been impos- 
sible to use either the cord or the pole. 
We were obliged to go on some timber 
after dark, not being able to find a 
spot large enough to encamp on; but 
at length, about two miles above a 
small island in the middle of the river, 
we met with a place on the left side, 
where we procured plenty of light 
wood and pitch pine. This extraor- 
dinary range of rocks we called the 
‘Gates of the Rocky Mountains.’ ” 
OR years the trip up the canyon was 
a difficult and somewhat hazardous 
one, since the rapids made traveling by 
boat dangerous. A number of years 
ago, however, a dam was constructed 
below the mouth of the canyon, and this 
has backed the water up so that it 
makes the canyon much more acces- 
sible and absolutely eliminates danger. 
Boats are available at the upper end 
of the canyon, and the trip is well 
worth taking. One of the things which 
interests many is the number of birds, 
geese and ducks which make the coun- 
try around the Gates of the Mountains 
their nesting place. It is nothing un- 
common to see from 50 to 200 wild 
geese and as many or more ducks in 
the course of a few hours. Beaver are 
not uncommon, and are frequently 
seen from the boat. 

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