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Quit Undo Cut Copy Paste Clear Bidwell's Bar &Bidwell's Bar Camp Dalles &Camp Dalles Camp Drum at The Dalles &Camp Drum at The Dalles Carson City &Carson City Dry Diggin's &Dry Diggin's Florence, Nebraska &Florence, Nebraska Fort Boise &Fort Boise Fort Bridger &Fort Bridger Fort Churchill &Fort Churchill Fort Hall &Fort Hall Fort John &Fort John Fort Kearney &Fort Kearney Fort Laramie &Fort Laramie Fort Vancouver &Fort Vancouver Fort Walla Walla &Fort Walla Walla Fort William &Fort William Genoa &Genoa Great Salt Lake City &Great Salt Lake City Independence, Missouri &Independence, Missouri Indian Town &Indian Town Kanesville, Iowa &Kanesville, Iowa Lawrence, Kansas &Lawrence, Kansas Marysville, California &Marysville, California Marysville, Kansas &Marysville, Kansas Nauvoo, Illinois &Nauvoo, Illinois New Fort Bridger &New Fort Bridger New Santa Fe, Missouri &New Santa Fe, Missouri Pawnee Village &Pawnee Village Ragtown &Ragtown St. Joseph, Missouri &St. Joseph, Missouri Sutter's Fort &Sutter's Fort Topeka, Kansas &Topeka, Kansas Virginia City &Virginia City Wesport, Missouri &Wesport, Missouri Whitman Mission &Whitman Mission Simulation Speed... List of Legends... View Map... Glossary Time Out Sound Effects Music Speech Credits Xanimals Wpounds of food Wpounds of medicine Xspare wagon parts Xanimal Wpound of food Wpound of medicine Xspare wagon part We're missing one of the [p1], and we decided to [option]. An [p1] is missing. This time we plan to [option]. Oregon Trail 5 Version: 1.0 OK Cancel Yes No To cancel printing, hold down the key and type a period (.) Do you want to save the changes to your document before closing? Untitled This file is for a different version of Oregon Trail 5 and cannot be used. This application does not support printing from the finder. The maximum number of documents for this application are already opened. Oregon Trail 5 can only open one game at a time. This file was not created by Oregon Trail 5 and cannot be used. This file is damaged and cannot be read by Oregon Trail 5. 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The End Independence Segment A Blue River Blue River Bridge Segment B Westport Segment C New Santa Fe Segment D Lone Elm Segment E Blue Mound Segment F Lawrence Segment G Topeka Segment H Kansas River Kansas River Segment I Saint Mary's Mission Segment J Red Vermillion River Red Vermillion River Segment K Scott Spring Segment L Alcove Spring Segment M Big Blue River Independence Road St. Joseph Road Junction Oregon Trail heading west Hollenberg Ranch Segment P Rock Creek Station Segment Q The Narrows Segment R Segment S Thirty-two Mile Station Segment T 'The Coast of Nebraska' Segment U Fort Kearny Segment V Plum Creek Segment W Midway Station Segment X O'Fallon's Bluffs Segment Y Segment Z South Platte River Segment AA phantom landmark California Hill Segment AC phantom landmark Windlass Hill Ash Hollow Segment AE Courthouse and Jail Rocks Segment AF Chimney Rock Segment AG Scotts Bluff Segment AH Segment AI Robidoux Pass Robidoux Pass Trading Post Mitchell Pass Segment AJ Segment AK Laramie River Laramie River Laramie River Fort William Fort John Fort John Fort Laramie Oregon Trail heading west Register Cliff Segment AM Ayers Natural Bridge Segment AN North Platte River North Platte River North Platte River North Platte River Bridge Segment AO Mormon Ferry Trading Post Segment AP Emigrant Gap Segment AQ Willow Springs Segment AR Independence Rock Segment AS Devil's Gate Segment AT Split Rock Road to Independence Rock Three Crossings Three Crossings Trading Post Deep Sand Route Sweetwater River Deep Sand Route Ice Spring Slough Road to South Pass phantom landmark Rocky Ridge Road to Independence Rock Lander Trading Post Lander Cutoff Road to South Pass Final Sweetwater River Crossing Segment BB South Pass Segment BC Pacific Springs Segment KS Dry Sandy Dry Sandy Trading Post Road to South Pass 'Parting of the Ways' Road to Fort Bridger Green River Green River Segment BE Church Butte Segment BF Name Rock Road to South Pass Blacks Fork Bend Fort Bridger Fort Bridger Ruins New Fort Bridger Road to Fort Hall Grave Spring Road to Fort Bridger West End of the Sublette Cutoff Road to Fort Hall Thomas Fork Thomas Fork Segment BK phantom landmark Big Hill Segment BM Smith's Trading Post Smith's Trading Post Site Segment BN Soda Springs Road to Fort Bridger Sheep Rock Hudspeth Cutoff at Sheep Rock Road to Fort Bridger West End of the Lander Cutoff Road to Fort Hall Fort Hall Segment BR American Falls Segment BS Raft River Road to Fort Hall California Trail Junction Oregon Trail heading west Caldron Linn Segment BV Rock Creek Gorge Rock Creek Segment BX Kanaka Rapids Segment BY Thousand Springs Segment BZ Upper Salmon Falls Road to Fort Hall Three Islands Snake River Segment CB Hot Springs Segment CC Register Rock Segment CD Bonneville Point Segment CE Fort Boise Fort Boise Site Segment CF Final Snake River Crossing Final Snake River Crossing Final Snake River Crossing Road to Fort Boise East Cow Hollow Road to Farewell Bend Lytle Pass Segment CI Malheur River Segment CJ Farewell Bend Segment CK Burnt River Canyon Segment CL Flagstaff Hill Segment CM Grande Ronde Valley phantom landmark Segment CO Grande Ronde River Grande Ronde River Segment CP phantom landmark Blue Mountains Segment CQ Emigrant Springs Segment CR Deadman Pass Segment TO Deschutes River Doe Canyon Doe Canyon Fort Walla Walla Road Segment CU Whitman Mission Whitman Mission Ruins Segment CV Fort Walla Walla Fort Walla Walla Road Trail Junction at the Umatilla River Road to The Dalles Echo Meadows Segment CY Four Mile Canyon Segment CZ McDonald Ford of the John Day River McDonald Ford of the John Day River Segment DA Biggs Junction Segment DB Deschutes River Deschutes River Phantom Landmark Deschutes Hill Oregon Trail heading east The Dalles The Dalles Camp Drum at The Dalles Camp Dalles Barlow Toll Road Segment DE Fifteen Mile Creek Segment DF Tygh Valley Segment DG Devil's Half Acre Barlow Pass Summit Meadows Segment DI phantom landmark Laurel Hill Segment DK Sandy River Toll Bridge Segment DL You've reached the Willamette Valley! You've reached Oregon City! St. Joseph Segment DM Missouri River Segment DN Cold Spring Segment DO Kennekuk Station Segment DP Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Bridge Segment DQ Big Muddy Station Segment DR Vermillion River Segment DS Guittard's Station Segment DT Marysville, Kansas Segment DU Big Blue River Big Blue River St. Joseph Road Nauvoo Segment DW Mississippi River Montrose Landing Segment DX Des Moines River Segment DY Ely's Ford Segment DZ Fox River Segment EA Locust Creek Segment EB Garden Grove Waystation Segment EC Mount Pisgah Waystation Segment ED Middle Nodaway River Segment EE Cold Springs Segment EF Indian Town Segment EG Kanesville Kanesville Future Cache Cave Council Bluffs Segment EH Kanesville Crossing of the Missouri River Kanesville Crossing of the Missouri River Segment EI Segment KT Winter Quarters Winter Quarters A Short Trail Winter Quarters Site Florence Segment EJ Elkhorn River Elkhorn River Segment EK Liberty Pole Segment EL Pawnee Village Segment EM Loup River Loup River Segment EN Mormon Island Segment EO Deep Ravines Segment EP Segment EQ Sandy Bluffs Segment ER Segment ES Cedar Bluffs Segment ET Castle Bluffs Segment EU Ancient Bluffs Segment EV Segment EW Chimney Rock Vista Segment EX North Platte River Mormon Trail heading east First Sweetwater River Crossing Segment FA Second Sweetwater River Crossing Segment FB Third Sweetwater River Crossing Three Crossings Route Lander Cutoff Big Sandy Creek Segment FE New Fork River Segment FF Thompson Pass Segment FG phantom landmark Terrace Canyon Lander Cutoff Sublette Cutoff Haystack Butte Segment FJ Green River Green River Segment FK Branley Pass Segment FL Emigrant Spring Sublette Cutoff Salt Lake Alternate Route Bear River Bear River Segment FO The Needles Segment FP Cache Cave Segment FQ Echo Canyon Segment FR Weber River Weber River Weber River Bridge Segment FS Pratt's Pass Pratt's Pass Canyon Hogsback Summit Dixie Hollow East Canyon Segment FV Big Mountain Pass Big Mountain Descent Little Mountain Segment FX Last Creek Canyon Emigration Canyon Quarantine Station Segment FY phantom landmark Donner Hill Steep Hill Road to South Pass Great Salt Lake Valley Great Salt Lake Valley Great Salt Lake City Future French Ford TP Hastings Cutoff Utah Outlet Jordan River Jordan River Bridge Segment GC South Shore of the Great Salt Lake Segment GD Tooele Valley Segment GE Segment GF Big Springs Segment GG Segment GH Skull Valley Segment GI Redlum Springs Segment GJ Hastings Pass Segment GK Puddle Valley Knolls phantom landmark Great Salt Lake Desert Pilot Spring Donner Spring Segment GN Pilot Peak Toano Range Silver Zone Pass Segment GP Pequop Mountains Segment GQ Snow Water Lake Segment GR Ruby Valley Marshes Segment GS Segment GT Overland Pass Hastings Cutoff Emigrant Pass Emigrant Pass California Trail Gravelly Ford of Mary's River Gravelly Ford of the Humboldt River Segment GW French Ford Trading Post Road to Emigrant Pass Applegate Cutoff Lassen's Meadows California Trail Big Meadows Road to Emigrant Pass Mary's Sink Humboldt Sink Humboldt Sink Truckee Route phantom landmark Forty Mile Desert Truckee River Segment HC Truckee Canyons Road to Emigrant Pass Truckee Meadows Truckee Meadows Jameson's Station Truckee Route phantom landmark Sierra Nevadas Road to Truckee Meadows Truckee Lake Truckee Lake Donner Lake Main Truckee Route Rock Wall Ascent Truckee Pass Donner Pass Main road to Truckee Meadows Summit Valley Summit Valley Road to Donner Lake Johnson's Ranch Johnson's Ranch Road to Sutter's Fort American River American River American River Bridge Sutter's Fort Sutter's Fort Sutter's Fort Site Road to Sacramento You've reached the Sacramento Valley! You've reached Sacramento! Hudspeth Cutoff Buckskin Mountain Segment HO Segment HP Marsh Creek Marsh Creek Segment HQ Segment HR Little Malad Spring Segment HS Raft River Hudspeth Cutoff California Trail West End of the Hudspeth Cutoff California Trail City of Rocks Road to Fort Hall Salt Lake Cutoff Junction California Trail phantom landmark Granite Mountain Segment HZ Granite Mountain Pass Segment IB Hot Spring Valley Segment IC North Fork of Mary's River North Fork of the Humboldt River Road to Fort Hall South Alternate Route Bruneau Sand Dunes Segment IF Bruneau River Segment IG Castle Butte Segment IH phantom landmark Sinker Creek Butte Segment IJ Givens Hot Springs South Alternate Route Barlow Toll Road Segment IM Umatilla Valley Segment IN Umatilla River Umatilla River Umatilla River Raft down the Columbia River Cascades Portage Go around the rapids by land McCord Creek Segment IQ (rafting) Fort Vancouver Segment IS (rafting) Salt Lake Cutoff Weber River Weber River Segment IU Bear River Bear River Segment IV Malad River Malad River Segment IW Blue Springs Segment IX Rattlesnake Pass Segment IY Deep Creek Segment IZ Cedar Springs Segment JA Raft River Salt Lake Cutoff Applegate Road phantom landmark Black Rock Desert Pahute Peak Segment JE High Rock Creek Segment JF Segment JG Middle Alkali Lake Segment JH Mountain Pass Lassen's Pass Fandango Pass Warner Mountains Segment JJ Willow Creek Hill Goose Lake Segment JL Slough Springs Segment JM Hidden Valley Segment JN Clear Lake Segment JO Lower Klamath Lake Segment JP Klamath River Klamath River Segment JQ phantom landmark Siskiyou Mountains Segment JS Emigrant Creek Segment JT Emigrant Creek Hill Segment JV You've reached the Rogue River Valley! You've reached Jacksonville! Carson Route phantom landmark Forty Mile Desert Ragtown Ragtown Segment JY Fort Churchill Segment JZ Virginia City Segment KA Eagle Ranch Trading Post Carson City Segment KB Mormon Station Genoa Segment KC Sierra Nevadas Segment KD phantom landmark West Carson River Canyon Segment KF Carson Pass Segment KG Dry Diggin's Hangtown Placerville Carson Route Beckwourth Cutoff phantom landmark Sierra Nevadas Beckwourth Pass Segment KK Beckwourth's Ranch Beckwourth's Ranch Site Segment KL Bidwell's Bar Segment KM Marysville, California Beckwourth Cutoff Cold Stream Pass Route Cold Stream Canyon Cold Stream Pass Cold Stream Pass Route Future Lawrence Future Topeka Future St. Mary's Future St. Joseph Junction Future Hollenberg Ranch Future Rock Creek Station Future 32 mile station Future Ft. Kearny Future Midway Station Future Mormon Trading Post Future Lander Trading Post Future Parting of the Ways Future West End, Sublette Cutoff Future Smith's Trading Post Future West End, Lander Cutoff Deschutes River Future Kennekuk Station Future Big Muddy Station Future Guittard's Station Future Marysville Former Mt. Pisgah Station Future Johnson's Ranch Future West End, Hudspeth Cutoff Future Ft. Churchill Future Virginia City Future Eagle Ranch Future Mormon Station Start of Segment S Start of Segment Z Start of Segment AC Start of Segment CU Continue through the rapids phantom landmark Future Sutter's Fort Start of Segment JJ phantom landmark Start of Segment BM Start of Segment BW Start of Segment CN Start of Segment CQ Start of Segment DD Start of Segment DK Start of Segment EQ Start of Segment ES Start of Segment EW Start of Segment FH Start of Segment GF Start of Segment GH phantom landmark Start of Segment GT Start of Segment HG Start of Segment HP Start of Segment HR Start of Segment HZ phantom landmark Start of Segment IB Start of Segment IM Start of Segment JG Start of Segment JS phantom landmark Start of Segment JV Start of Segment KF phantom landmark Start of Segment ZZ Segment ZZ Start of Segment YZ Segment YZ Start of Segment IJ Umatilla Shortcut Platte River Road heading east Start of Segment AZ Road to Fort Boise Three Crossings Route Road to Fort Hall Phantom Landmark Former Junction Umatilla Shortcut Road to Johnson's Ranch Phantom Landmark Truckee Route Road to Fort Hall Fort Vancouver phantom landmark Little Dutch Hollow phantom lmark Emigrant Hill phantom landmark Segment TP Future Applegate Cutoff You've reached Great Salt Lake City! phantom landmark Grizzly Ridge Start of Segment WW Segment WW The End Independence Segment A Blue River Blue River Bridge Segment B Westport Segment C New Santa Fe Segment D Lone Elm Segment E Blue Mound Segment F Lawrence Segment G Topeka Segment H Kansas River Kansas River Segment I Saint Mary's Mission Segment J Red Vermillion River Red Vermillion River Segment K Scott Spring Segment L Alcove Spring Segment M Big Blue River Independence Road St. Joseph Road Junction Oregon Trail heading west Hollenberg Ranch Segment P Rock Creek Station Segment Q The Narrows Segment R Segment S Thirty-two Mile Station Segment T 'The Coast of Nebraska' Segment U Fort Kearny Segment V Plum Creek Segment W Midway Station Segment X O'Fallon's Bluffs Segment Y Segment Z South Platte River Segment AA phantom landmark California Hill Segment AC phantom landmark Windlass Hill Ash Hollow Segment AE Courthouse and Jail Rocks Segment AF Chimney Rock Segment AG Scotts Bluff Segment AH Segment AI Robidoux Pass Robidoux Pass T.P. Mitchell Pass Segment AJ Segment AK Laramie River Laramie River Laramie River Fort William Fort John Fort John Fort Laramie Oregon Trail heading west Register Cliff Segment AM Ayers Natural Bridge Segment AN North Platte River North Platte River North Platte River Bridge Segment AO Mormon Ferry T.P. Segment AP Emigrant Gap Segment AQ Willow Springs Segment AR Independence Rock Segment AS Devil's Gate Segment AT Split Rock Road to Independence Rock Three Crossings Three Crossings T.P. Deep Sand Route Sweetwater River Deep Sand Route Ice Spring Slough Road to South Pass phantom landmark Rocky Ridge Road to Independence Rock Lander T.P. Lander Cutoff Road to South Pass Final Sweetwater Crossing Segment BB South Pass Segment BC Pacific Springs Segment KS Dry Sandy Dry Sandy T.P. Road to South Pass 'Parting' Road to Fort Bridger Green River Green River Segment BE Church Butte Segment BF Name Rock Road to South Pass Blacks Fork Bend Fort Bridger Fort Bridger Ruins New Fort Bridger Road to Fort Hall Grave Spring Road to Fort Bridger West End/Sublette Cutoff Road to Fort Hall Thomas Fork Thomas Fork Segment BK phantom landmark Big Hill Segment BM Smith's T.P. Smith's T.P. Site Segment BN Soda Springs Road to Fort Bridger Sheep Rock Sheep Rock Road to Fort Bridger West End/Lander Cutoff Road to Fort Hall Fort Hall Segment BR American Falls Segment BS Raft River Road to Fort Hall Cal. Trail Junction Oregon Trail heading west Caldron Linn Segment BV Rock Creek Gorge Rock Creek Segment BX Kanaka Rapids Segment BY Thousand Springs Segment BZ Upper Salmon Falls Road to Fort Hall Three Islands Snake River Segment CB Hot Springs Segment CC Register Rock Segment CD Bonneville Point Segment CE Fort Boise Fort Boise Site Segment CF Final Snake Crossing Final Snake Crossing Final Snake Crossing Road to Fort Boise East Cow Hollow Road to Farewell Bend Lytle Pass Segment CI Malheur River Segment CJ Farewell Bend Segment CK Burnt River Canyon Segment CL Flagstaff Hill Segment CM Grande Ronde Valley phantom landmark Segment CO Grande Ronde River Grande Ronde River Segment CP phantom landmark Blue Mountains Segment CQ Emigrant Spr. Segment CR Deadman Pass Segment TO Deschutes River Doe Canyon Doe Canyon Fort Walla Walla Road Segment CU Whitman Mission Whitman Mission Ruins Segment CV Fort Walla Walla Fort Walla Walla Road Trail Junction Road to The Dalles Echo Meadows Segment CY Four Mile Canyon Segment CZ McDonald Ford McDonald Ford Segment DA Biggs Junction Segment DB Deschutes River Deschutes River Phantom Landmark Deschutes Hill Oregon Trail heading east The Dalles The Dalles The Dalles Camp Dalles Barlow Toll Road Segment DE Fifteen Mile Creek Segment DF Tygh Valley Segment DG Devil's Half Acre Barlow Pass Summit Meadows Segment DI phantom landmark Laurel Hill Segment DK Sandy River Bridge Segment DL Willamette Valley Oregon City St. Joseph Segment DM Missouri River Segment DN Cold Spring Segment DO Kennekuk Station Segment DP Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Bridge Segment DQ Big Muddy Station Segment DR Vermillion River Segment DS Guittard's Station Segment DT Marysville Segment DU Big Blue River Big Blue River St. Joseph Road Nauvoo Segment DW Mississippi River Montrose Landing Segment DX Des Moines River Segment DY Ely's Ford Segment DZ Fox River Segment EA Locust Creek Segment EB Garden Grove Waystation Segment EC Mount Pisgah Waystation Segment ED Middle Nodaway River Segment EE Cold Springs Segment EF Indian Town Segment EG Kanesville Kanesville Future Cache Cave Council Bluffs Segment EH Kanesville Crossing Kanesville Crossing Segment EI Segment KT Winter Q. Winter Q. A Short Trail Winter Q. Florence Segment EJ Elkhorn River Segment EK Liberty Pole Segment EL Pawnee Village Segment EM Loup River Loup River Segment EN Mormon Island Segment EO Deep Ravines Segment EP Segment EQ Sandy Bluffs Segment ER Segment ES Cedar Bluffs Segment ET Castle Bluffs Segment EU Ancient Bluffs Segment EV Segment EW Chimney Rock Vista Segment EX North Platte River Morman Trail heading east First Sweetwater Crossing Segment FA Second Sweetwater Crossing Segment FB Third Sweetwater Crossing Three Crossings Route Lander Cutoff Big Sandy Creek Segment FE New Fork River Segment FF Thompson Pass Segment FG phantom landmark Terrace Canyon Lander Cutoff Sublette Cutoff Haystack Butte Segment FJ Green River Green River Segment FK Branley Pass Segment FL Emigrant Spring Sublette Cutoff Salt Lake Alternate Route Bear River Bear River Segment FO The Needles Segment FP Cache Cave Segment FQ Echo Canyon Segment FR Weber River Weber River Weber River Bridge Segment FS Pratt's Pass Pratt's Pass Canyon Hogsback Summit Dixie Hollow East Canyon Segment FV Big Mountain Pass Big Mountain Descent Little Mountain Segment FX Last Creek Canyon Quarantine Station Segment FY phantom landmark Donner Hill Steep Hill Road to South Pass Great Salt Lake Valley Great Salt Lake Valley Great Salt Lake City Future French Ford TP Hastings Cutoff Utah Outlet Jordan River Jordan River Bridge Segment GC South Shore/Great Salt Lake Segment GD Tooele Valley Segment GE Segment GF Big Springs Segment GG Segment GH Skull Valley Segment GI Redlum Springs Segment GJ Hastings Pass Segment GK Puddle Valley Knolls phantom landmark Great Salt Lake Desert Pilot Spring Donner Spring Segment GN Pilot Peak Toano Range Silver Zone Pass Segment GP Pequop Mountains Segment GQ Snow Water Lake Segment GR Ruby Valley Marshes Segment GS Segment GT Overland Pass Hastings Cutoff Emigrant Pass Emigrant Pass California Trail Gravelly Ford Gravelly Ford Segment GW French Ford T.P. Road to Emigrant Pass Applegate Cutoff Lassen's Meadows California Trail Big Meadows Road to Emigrant Pass Mary's Sink Humboldt Sink Humboldt Sink Truckee Route phantom landmark Forty Mile Desert Truckee River Segment HC Truckee Canyons Road to Emigrant Pass Truckee Meadows Truckee Meadows Jameson's Station Truckee Route phantom landmark Sierra Nevadas Road to Truckee Meadows Truckee Lake Truckee Lake Donner Lake Main Truckee Route Rock Wall Ascent Truckee Pass Donner Pass Main road to Truckee Meadows Summit Valley Summit Valley Road to Donner Lake Johnson's Ranch Johnson's Ranch Road to Sutter's Fort American River American River Bridge Sutter's Fort Sutter's Fort Sutter's Fort Site Road to Sacramento Sacramento River Valley Sacramento Hudspeth Cutoff Buckskin Mountain Segment HO Segment HP Marsh Creek Marsh Creek Segment HQ Segment HR Little Malad Spring Segment HS Raft River Hudspeth Cutoff California Trail West End/Hudspeth Cutoff California Trail City of Rocks Road to Fort Hall Salt Lake Cutoff Junction California Trail phantom landmark Granite Mountain Segment HZ Granite Mountain Pass Segment IB Hot Spring Valley Segment IC North Fork North Fork Road to Fort Hall South Alternate Route Bruneau Sand Dunes Segment IF Bruneau River Segment IG Castle Butte Segment IH phantom landmark Sinker Creek Butte Segment IJ Givens Hot Springs South Alternate Route Barlow Toll Road Segment IM Umatilla Valley Segment IN Umatilla River Umatilla River Umatilla River Raft down the Columbia River Cascades Portage Go around the rapids by land McCord Creek Segment IQ (rafting) Ft. Vancouver Segment IS (rafting) Salt Lake Cutoff Weber River Weber River Segment IU Bear River Bear River Segment IV Malad River Malad River Segment IW Blue Springs Segment IX Rattlesnake Pass Segment IY Deep Creek Segment IZ Cedar Springs Segment JA Raft River Salt Lake Cutoff Applegate Road phantom landmark Black Rock Desert Pahute Peak Segment JE High Rock Creek Segment JF Segment JG Middle Alkali Lake Segment JH Mountain Pass Lassen's Pass Fandango Pass Warner Mountains Segment JJ Willow Creek Hill Goose Lake Segment JL Slough Springs Segment JM Hidden Valley Segment JN Clear Lake Segment JO Lower Klamath Lake Segment JP Klamath River Klamath River Segment JQ phantom landmark Siskiyou Mountains Segment JS Emigrant Creek Segment JT Emigrant Creek Hill Segment JV Rogue River Valley Jacksonville Carson Route phantom landmark Forty Mile Desert Ragtown Ragtown Segment JY Fort Churchill Segment JZ Virginia City Segment KA Eagle Ranch T.P. Carson City Segment KB Mormon Station Genoa Segment KC Sierra Nevadas Segment KD phantom landmark W. Carson River Canyon Segment KF Carson Pass Segment KG Dry Diggin's Hangtown Placerville Carson Route Beckwourth Cutoff phantom landmark Sierra Nevadas Beckwourth Pass Segment KK Beckwourth's Ranch Beckwourth's Ranch Site Segment KL Bidwell's Bar Segment KM Marysville Beckwourth Cutoff Cold Stream Pass Route Cold Stream Canyon Cold Stream Pass Cold Stream Pass Route Future Lawrence Future Topeka Future St. Mary's Future St. Joseph Junction Future Hollenberg Ranch Future Rock Creek Station Future 32 mile station Future Ft. Kearny Future Midway Station Future Mormon Trading Post Future Lander Trading Post Future Parting of the Ways Future West End, Sublette Cutoff Future Smith's Trading Post Future West End, Lander Cutoff Deschutes River Future Kennekuk Station Future Big Muddy Station Future Guittard's Station Future Marysville Former Mt. Pisgah Station Future Johnson's Ranch Future West End, Hudspeth Cutoff Future Ft. Churchill Future Virginia City Future Eagle Ranch Future Mormon Station Start of Segment S Start of Segment Z Start of Segment AC Start of Segment CU Continue through the rapids phantom landmark Future Sutter's Fort Start of Segment JJ phantom landmark Start of Segment BM Start of Segment BW Start of Segment CN Start of Segment CQ Start of Segment DD Start of Segment DK Start of Segment EQ Start of Segment ES Start of Segment EW Start of Segment FH Start of Segment GF Start of Segment GH phantom landmark Start of Segment GT Start of Segment HG Start of Segment HP Start of Segment HR Start of Segment HZ phantom landmark Start of Segment IB Start of Segment IM Start of Segment JG Start of Segment JS phantom landmark Start of Segment JV Start of Segment KF phantom landmark Start of Segment ZZ Segment ZZ Start of Segment YZ Segment YZ Start of Segment IJ Umatilla Shortcut Platte River Road heading east Start of Segment AZ Road to Fort Boise Three Crossings Route Road to Fort Hall Phantom Landmark Former Junction Umatilla Shortcut Road to Johnson's Ranch Phantom Landmark Truckee Route Road to Fort Hall Ft. Vancouver phantom landmark Little Dutch Hollow phantom lmark Emigrant Hill phantom landmark Segment TP Future Applegate Cutoff Great Salt Lake City phantom landmark Grizzly Ridge Start of Segment WW Segment WW [[Independence Newspaper Headlines]] Whigs Nominate Harrison for 1840 Election 684517 Whigs Nominate Harrison for 1840 Election 684524 Senate Passes Independent Treasury Bill 684531 140 Killed in Ship Fire Off New York Coast 684538 British Begin to Colonize New Zealand 684545 First School of Dentistry Founded in Baltimore 684552 Britain's Queen Victoria Weds in Royal Ceremony 684559 Britain's Queen Victoria Weds in Royal Ceremony 684566 Britain's Queen Victoria Weds in Royal Ceremony 684575 Britain's Queen Victoria Weds in Royal Ceremony 684582 Mayor Perkins Dies; Special Election to Be Held 684589 Mayor Perkins Dies; Special Election to Be Held 684596 Mayor Perkins Dies; Special Election to Be Held 684603 Mayor Perkins Dies; Special Election to Be Held 684610 Abolitionist Liberty Party Holds Convention in Albany 684617 Abolitionist Liberty Party Holds Convention in Albany 684624 Abolitionist Liberty Party Holds Convention in Albany 684631 Abolitionist Liberty Party Holds Convention in Albany 684639 Abolitionist Liberty Party Holds Convention in Albany 684646 Democrats Renominate Van Buren for President 684653 Democrats Renominate Van Buren for President 684660 Democrats Renominate Van Buren for President 684667 Ten-Hour Workday Set for Federal Employees 684674 Britain Declares Sovereignty Over New Zealand 684681 Britain Declares Sovereignty Over New Zealand 684688 Britain Declares Sovereignty Over New Zealand 684695 Britain Declares Sovereignty Over New Zealand 684703 Congress Creates Independent Treasury 684710 Congress Creates Independent Treasury 684717 Congress Creates Independent Treasury 684724 Congress Creates Independent Treasury 684731 Gov't Reports Decline in Fur Trade, Trapping 684738 Gov't Reports Decline in Fur Trade, Trapping 684745 Gov't Reports Decline in Fur Trade, Trapping 684752 Gov't Reports Decline in Fur Trade, Trapping 684759 Gov't Reports Decline in Fur Trade, Trapping 684766 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684773 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684780 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684787 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684795 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684802 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 684809 British Capture Beirut; Turkish Tensions Rise 684816 British Capture Beirut; Turkish Tensions Rise 684823 British Capture Beirut; Turkish Tensions Rise 684830 British Capture Beirut; Turkish Tensions Rise 684837 Republic of Texas Signs Treaty with Britain 684844 Republic of Texas Signs Treaty with Britain 684851 Republic of Texas Signs Treaty with Britain 684859 Harrison Defeats Van Buren in Presidential Election 684866 Harrison Defeats Van Buren in Presidential Election 684873 Harrison Defeats Van Buren in Presidential Election 684880 Harrison Defeats Van Buren in Presidential Election 684887 President-Elect Harrison Begins Naming Cabinet 684894 President-Elect Harrison Begins Naming Cabinet 684901 President-Elect Harrison Begins Naming Cabinet 684908 President-Elect Harrison Begins Naming Cabinet 684915 British Forces Occupy Hong Kong 684922 British Forces Occupy Hong Kong 684929 British Forces Occupy Hong Kong 684936 British Forces Occupy Hong Kong 684946 British Forces Occupy Hong Kong 684953 Harrison Inaugurated as Ninth President 684960 Harrison Inaugurated as Ninth President 684967 U.S. Signs Claims Convention with Peru 684974 President Gravely Ill; Concern Mounts 684981 President Gravely Ill; Concern Mounts 684988 President Harrison Dies; John Tyler Assumes Office 684995 President Harrison Dies; John Tyler Assumes Office 685002 President Harrison Dies; John Tyler Assumes Office 685010 President Harrison Dies; John Tyler Assumes Office 685017 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 685024 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 685031 1840 Census Puts U.S. Population at 17 Million 685038 1840 Census Puts U.S. Population at 17 Million 685045 1840 Census Puts U.S. Population at 17 Million 685052 Senate Whigs Propose New Fiscal Policies 685059 Senate Whigs Propose New Fiscal Policies 685066 Senate Whigs Propose New Fiscal Policies 685074 Senate Passes Fiscal Bill; Will Create New Federal Bank 685081 Senate Passes Fiscal Bill; Will Create New Federal Bank 685088 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 685095 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 685102 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 685109 Steamboat Fire on Lake Erie; 175 Killed 685116 Congress Repeals Independent Treasury Act 685123 Tyler Vetoes Fiscal Bank Bill; Senate Fails to Override 685130 Tyler Vetoes Fiscal Bank Bill; Senate Fails to Override 685137 Congress Passes Second Whig Bank Bill 685144 Tyler's Entire Cabinet Resigns Except Webster 685151 Tyler's Entire Cabinet Resigns Except Webster 685158 Tyler's Entire Cabinet Resigns Except Webster 685166 Tyler's Entire Cabinet Resigns Except Webster 685173 Santa Anna Assumes Dictatorial Power in Mexico 685180 New York Court Acquits McLeod in 'Caroline' Incident 685187 New York Court Acquits McLeod in 'Caroline' Incident 685194 New York Court Acquits McLeod in 'Caroline' Incident 685201 Mayor Wingate Re-elected in a Landslide 685208 Slaves Mutiny Aboard Ship, Sail for Freedom 685215 Bolivia Thwarts Peruvian Invasion at Ingavi 685222 Bolivia Thwarts Peruvian Invasion at Ingavi 685230 Bolivia Thwarts Peruvian Invasion at Ingavi 685237 Bolivia Thwarts Peruvian Invasion at Ingavi 685244 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685251 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685258 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685265 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685272 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685279 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685286 Senate Considers Bill to Encourage Oregon Emigration 685293 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 685300 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 685307 British Author Dickens Feted in Grand New York Ball 685314 British Author Dickens Feted in Grand New York Ball 685324 Court Overturns Law Against Capturing Fugitive Slaves 685331 Massachusetts Passes Child Labor Law 685338 Massachusetts Passes Child Labor Law 685345 Massachusetts Passes Child Labor Law 685352 Congress Passes New, Higher Tariff Law 685359 Congress Passes New, Higher Tariff Law 685366 Congress Passes New, Higher Tariff Law 685373 Dispute Rages Over Governorship of Rhode Island 685381 Dispute Rages Over Governorship of Rhode Island 685388 Dispute Rages Over Governorship of Rhode Island 685395 Dispute Rages Over Governorship of Rhode Island 685402 Elijah White Wagon Train Sets Off for Oregon 685409 John C. Fr�mont Sets Out on Western Expedition 685416 John C. Fr�mont Sets Out on Western Expedition 685423 Charles Wilkes Returns from Antarctic Expedition 685430 Charles Wilkes Returns from Antarctic Expedition 685437 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685445 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685452 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685459 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685466 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685473 Congress Passes Reapportionment Act 685480 Natal Becomes British Colony in Southern Africa 685487 U.S.-Britain Sign Webster-Ashburton Treaty 685494 Senate Ratifies Maine Boundary Treaty 685501 Senate Ratifies Maine Boundary Treaty 685508 Nanking Treaty Ends British War with China 685515 First Lady Letitia Tyler Dies of a Stroke 685522 Mexican Army Invades Texas, Capture San Antonio 685529 Mexican Army Invades Texas, Capture San Antonio 685537 Mexican Army Invades Texas, Capture San Antonio 685544 Mexican Army Invades Texas, Capture San Antonio 685551 Underwater Telegraph Cable Laid in New York Harbor 685558 Underwater Telegraph Cable Laid in New York Harbor 685565 Underwater Telegraph Cable Laid in New York Harbor 685572 Underwater Telegraph Cable Laid in New York Harbor 685579 Holmes Elected Mayor in Narrow Victory 685586 Holmes Elected Mayor in Narrow Victory 685593 Mount Saint Helens Volcano Erupts in Oregon Country 685601 Mount Saint Helens Volcano Erupts in Oregon Country 685608 Mount Saint Helens Volcano Erupts in Oregon Country 685615 U.S. Recognizes Independence of Hawaiian Islands 685622 U.S. Recognizes Independence of Hawaiian Islands 685629 Tyler Warns Other Nations Not to Try to Annex Hawaii 685636 Tyler Warns Other Nations Not to Try to Annex Hawaii 685643 Tyler Warns Other Nations Not to Try to Annex Hawaii 685650 Tyler Warns Other Nations Not to Try to Annex Hawaii 685657 Tyler Warns Other Nations Not to Try to Annex Hawaii 685664 Senate Passes Oregon Bill to Encourage Emigration 685671 Senate Passes Oregon Bill to Encourage Emigration 685678 Senate Passes Oregon Bill to Encourage Emigration 685685 Senate Passes Oregon Bill to Encourage Emigration 685695 Congress Authorizes $30,000 Telegraph Test 685702 Congress Authorizes $30,000 Telegraph Test 685709 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685716 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685723 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685730 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685737 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685744 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685752 Fr�mont Sets Out on Second Western Expedition 685759 Oregon Settlers Meet, Discuss Forming Government 685766 Daniel Webster Resigns as Secretary of State 685773 Over 1,000 Set Out for Oregon from Missouri 685780 Over 1,000 Set Out for Oregon from Missouri 685787 Over 1,000 Set Out for Oregon from Missouri 685794 Oregon Settlers Form Provisional Gov't 685801 Oregon Settlers Form Provisional Gov't 685808 Oregon Settlers Form Provisional Gov't 685816 Number of Western Emigrants Up Sharply 685823 Number of Western Emigrants Up Sharply 685830 Number of Western Emigrants Up Sharply 685837 Mayor Watkins Absconds with Town Funds! 685844 Mayor Watkins Absconds with Town Funds! 685851 Mayor Watkins Absconds with Town Funds! 685858 Mayor Watkins Absconds with Town Funds! 685865 Second Seminole War Ends in Florida 685872 Santa Anna Warns U.S. Not to Annex Texas 685879 Santa Anna Warns U.S. Not to Annex Texas 685886 Santa Anna Warns U.S. Not to Annex Texas 685893 Santa Anna Warns U.S. Not to Annex Texas 685900 Santa Anna Warns U.S. Not to Annex Texas 685908 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 685915 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 685922 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 685929 Texas President Houston Declines U.S. Annexation Talks 685936 'Great Migration' Wagons Reach Oregon City 685943 'Great Migration' Wagons Reach Oregon City 685950 Sheriff Reeves Re-elected by Narrow Margin 685957 Sheriff Reeves Re-elected by Narrow Margin 685964 Sheriff Reeves Re-elected by Narrow Margin 685972 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 685979 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 685986 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 685993 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 686000 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 686007 Britain and France Recognize Hawaiian Independence 686014 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 686021 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 686028 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 686035 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 686042 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 686049 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 686056 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 686065 Explosion Aboard Ship Kills Sec. of State, 5 Others 686072 Explosion Aboard Ship Kills Sec. of State, 5 Others 686079 Santo Domingo Wins Independence from Haiti 686086 Tyler Names John C. Calhoun Secretary of State 686093 Tyler Names John C. Calhoun Secretary of State 686100 Tyler Names John C. Calhoun Secretary of State 686107 Calhoun Treaty to Annex Texas Signed 686114 Heavy Rains Cause Flooding Along Oregon Trail 686121 Heavy Rains Cause Flooding Along Oregon Trail 686129 Whigs Nominate Henry Clay for President 686136 Whigs Nominate Henry Clay for President 686143 Flooding Continues Along Oregon Trail 686150 Morse Sends First Message Over Telegraph Line 686157 Democrats Nominate James K. Polk for President 686164 Senate Rejects Texas Annexation Treaty 686171 Senate Rejects Texas Annexation Treaty 686178 Senate Rejects Texas Annexation Treaty 686186 Mormon Leader Joseph Smith Killed by Mob 686193 First U.S.-China Trade Treaty Negotiated 686200 First U.S.-China Trade Treaty Negotiated 686207 First U.S.-China Trade Treaty Negotiated 686214 Fr�mont Returns from Second Western Journey 686221 Fr�mont Returns from Second Western Journey 686228 French Attack Morocco, Bombard Tangier 686235 French Attack Morocco, Bombard Tangier 686242 French Attack Morocco, Bombard Tangier 686249 French Attack Morocco, Bombard Tangier 686256 French Attack Morocco, Bombard Tangier 686263 French Sign Treaty with Morocco Ending War 686270 French Sign Treaty with Morocco Ending War 686277 Large Iron Ore Deposits Found in Upper Michigan 686285 Large Iron Ore Deposits Found in Upper Michigan 686292 Large Iron Ore Deposits Found in Upper Michigan 686299 Large Iron Ore Deposits Found in Upper Michigan 686306 Large Iron Ore Deposits Found in Upper Michigan 686313 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 686320 Irving Elected Mayor in Landslide Victory 686327 Irving Elected Mayor in Landslide Victory 686334 Irving Elected Mayor in Landslide Victory 686342 House Debates Lifting Ban on Anti-Slavery Resolutions 686349 President Tyler Asks Congress to Annex Texas 686356 James K. Polk Elected President 686363 James K. Polk Elected President 686370 James K. Polk Elected President 686377 Congress Establishes Uniform Election Day 686384 Congress Establishes Uniform Election Day 686391 Congress Establishes Uniform Election Day 686398 Congress Establishes Uniform Election Day 686405 'Doctor' Cavenaugh Defrauds Local Citizens 686412 'Doctor' Cavenaugh Defrauds Local Citizens 686419 'Doctor' Cavenaugh Defrauds Local Citizens 686426 'Doctor' Cavenaugh Defrauds Local Citizens 686436 U.S. Annexes Texas by Joint Resolution of Congress 686443 James K. Polk Inaugurated as the Eleventh President 686450 James K. Polk Inaugurated as the Eleventh President 686457 James K. Polk Inaugurated as the Eleventh President 686464 Mexico Severs Relations with U.S. Over Texas 686471 Mexico Severs Relations with U.S. Over Texas 686478 Mexico Severs Relations with U.S. Over Texas 686485 Mexico Severs Relations with U.S. Over Texas 686492 Mexico Severs Relations with U.S. Over Texas 686500 Local Entrepreneur Elisha Wallace Shot in Holdup 686507 Local Entrepreneur Elisha Wallace Shot in Holdup 686514 Local Entrepreneur Elisha Wallace Shot in Holdup 686521 Fr�mont Begins His Third Western Expedition 686528 President Polk Sends Troops to Texas-Mexico Border 686535 Texas Convention Approves Annexation by U.S. 686542 Former President Andrew Jackson Dies 686549 Texas Congress Agrees to U.S. Annexation 686556 Texas Congress Agrees to U.S. Annexation 686564 Texas Congress Agrees to U.S. Annexation 686571 U.S. Offers to Divide Oregon with Britain at 49th Parallel 686578 U.S. Offers to Divide Oregon with Britain at 49th Parallel 686585 U.S. Offers to Divide Oregon with Britain at 49th Parallel 686592 British Refuses U.S. Offer to Divide Oregon at 49th 686599 British Refuses U.S. Offer to Divide Oregon at 49th 686606 British Refuses U.S. Offer to Divide Oregon at 49th 686613 British Refuses U.S. Offer to Divide Oregon at 49th 686620 British Refuses U.S. Offer to Divide Oregon at 49th 686627 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 686634 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 686641 Horse Thieves Captured Just Outside Town 686648 Horse Thieves Captured Just Outside Town 686656 Horse Thieves Captured Just Outside Town 686663 U.S. Naval Academy Opens at Annapolis, Maryland 686670 U.S. Naval Academy Opens at Annapolis, Maryland 686677 U.S. Naval Academy Opens at Annapolis, Maryland 686684 U.S. Naval Academy Opens at Annapolis, Maryland 686691 Smith Defeats Jones in Close Mayoral Race 686698 U.S. Offers to Buy California from Mexico 686705 U.S. Offers to Buy California from Mexico 686713 U.S. Offers to Buy California from Mexico 686720 U.S. Offers to Buy California from Mexico 686727 Noted Fraud Cavenaugh Sighted Locally 686734 Noted Fraud Cavenaugh Sighted Locally 686741 Texas Joins Union as 28th State 686748 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686755 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686762 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686769 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686776 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686783 House Resolves to End Joint Control of Oregon 686790 Mexican President Refuses to Receive U.S. Ambassador 686797 Mexican President Refuses to Receive U.S. Ambassador 686807 Brigham Young Leads Mormons Westward 686814 Brigham Young Leads Mormons Westward 686821 Brigham Young Leads Mormons Westward 686828 Slidell Fails to Purchase New Mexico for U.S. 686835 House Defeats Free Homesteading Bill 686842 U.S. and Mexico Fortify Along Rio Grande 686849 Mexico Warns U.S. Forces to Retire to Nueces River 686856 Mexico Warns U.S. Forces to Retire to Nueces River 686863 Hostilities Break Out on U.S.-Mexico Border 686871 Polk Signs Bill Ending Joint Occupation of Oregon 686878 U.S. Troops Under Taylor Defeat Mexicans at Palo Alto 686885 United States Declares War on Mexico 686892 U.S. Forces Cross the Rio Grande into Mexico 686899 U.S. Forces Cross the Rio Grande into Mexico 686906 U.S. Forces Cross the Rio Grande into Mexico 686913 California Settlers Declare Free Republic 686920 U.S. and Britain Agree to Divide Oregon Territory 686927 U.S. and Britain Agree to Divide Oregon Territory 686935 Fr�mont Takes Command in California 686942 Fr�mont Takes Command in California 686949 Fr�mont Takes Command in California 686956 Fort Vancouver Changes from British to U.S. Control 686963 Fort Vancouver Changes from British to U.S. Control 686970 Wilmot Proviso Defeated in Senate 686977 Stockton Declares U.S. Annexation of California 686984 Col. Kearney's Troops Occupy Santa Fe 686991 Col. Kearney's Troops Occupy Santa Fe 686998 Col. Kearney's Troops Occupy Santa Fe 687005 Congress Authorizes Military Posts on Oregon Trail 687012 Congress Authorizes Military Posts on Oregon Trail 687019 General Taylor Takes Mexican City of Monterrey 687027 General Taylor Takes Mexican City of Monterrey 687034 General Taylor Takes Mexican City of Monterrey 687041 Dentist Gives First Public Demonstration of Anesthesia 687048 Dentist Gives First Public Demonstration of Anesthesia 687055 Early Blizzard Hits Sierras; Many Emigrants Trapped 687062 Kearney Appointed Governor of California 687069 Kearney Appointed Governor of California 687076 Kearney Appointed Governor of California 687083 Kearney Appointed Governor of California 687091 Kearney Appointed Governor of California 687098 U.S. Signs Commercial Treaty with New Granada 687105 U.S. Signs Commercial Treaty with New Granada 687112 Iowa Joins the Union as the 29th State 687119 Gen. Kearney Takes Control of Los Angeles 687126 Gen. Kearney Takes Control of Los Angeles 687133 Mexican Forces in California Surrender to U.S. 687140 Mexican Forces in California Surrender to U.S. 687147 Mexican Forces in California Surrender to U.S. 687154 Mexican Forces in California Surrender to U.S. 687161 House Approves Bill to Buy Mexican Territory 687168 House Approves Bill to Buy Mexican Territory 687178 Taylor Leads U.S. Forces to Victory at Buena Vista 687185 Taylor Leads U.S. Forces to Victory at Buena Vista 687192 Taylor Leads U.S. Forces to Victory at Buena Vista 687199 Taylor Leads U.S. Forces to Victory at Buena Vista 687206 Gen. Scott Takes Mexican Port of Vera Cruz 687213 Gen. Scott Takes Mexican Port of Vera Cruz 687220 Gen. Scott Takes Mexican Port of Vera Cruz 687227 Young Leads Mormons West from Kanesville 687234 Young Leads Mormons West from Kanesville 687242 Young Leads Mormons West from Kanesville 687249 Young Leads Mormons West from Kanesville 687256 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 687263 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 687270 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 687277 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 687284 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 687291 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 687298 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 687306 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 687313 Local Child Finds Old Spanish Gold Coins 687320 Local Child Finds Old Spanish Gold Coins 687327 Free and Independent Republic of Liberia Declared 687334 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687341 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687348 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687355 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687362 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687369 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687376 Mormons Settle in Great Salt Lake Valley 687383 Scott Leads U.S. Forces into Mexico City 687390 Scott Leads U.S. Forces into Mexico City 687398 Scott Leads U.S. Forces into Mexico City 687405 Scott Leads U.S. Forces into Mexico City 687412 Scott Leads U.S. Forces into Mexico City 687419 Local Man Claims He Saw a 'Jackalope' 687426 Local Man Claims He Saw a 'Jackalope' 687433 Wooley Defeats Armstrong in Close Council Race 687440 Wooley Defeats Armstrong in Close Council Race 687447 Mexican Government Requests Peace Negotiations 687454 Ohio River Steamers Collide; Over 100 Killed 687462 Whitman Mission Attacked, Destroyed in Raid 687469 Whitman Mission Attacked, Destroyed in Raid 687476 Whitman Mission Attacked, Destroyed in Raid 687483 'Popular Sovereignty' Doctrine Gains Support 687490 'Popular Sovereignty' Doctrine Gains Support 687497 'Popular Sovereignty' Doctrine Gains Support 687504 'Popular Sovereignty' Doctrine Gains Support 687511 'Popular Sovereignty' Doctrine Gains Support 687518 Fr�mont Found Guilty in Court Martial Trial 687525 U.S.-Mexico Sign Treaty Ending War 687532 U.S.-Mexico Sign Treaty Ending War 687539 U.S.-Mexico Sign Treaty Ending War 687546 Former President John Quincy Adams Dies 687555 French King Abdicates; Second Republic Proclaimed 687562 Senate Ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 687569 Unrest, Bloodshed Reported in Berlin 687576 Unrest, Bloodshed Reported in Berlin 687583 Millionaire Fur Magnate John Jacob Astor Dies 687590 Millionaire Fur Magnate John Jacob Astor Dies 687597 Millionaire Fur Magnate John Jacob Astor Dies 687604 Millionaire Fur Magnate John Jacob Astor Dies 687612 Irish Unrest Grows in Wake of Potato Famine 687619 Irish Unrest Grows in Wake of Potato Famine 687626 Irish Unrest Grows in Wake of Potato Famine 687633 Irish Unrest Grows in Wake of Potato Famine 687640 Wisconsin Enters Union as the 30th State 687647 Seagulls Save Mormon Crops from Locusts 687654 Whigs Nominate War Hero Taylor for Presidency 687661 U.S. Troops Withdraw from Mexico City 687668 U.S. Troops Withdraw from Mexico City 687676 U.S. Troops Withdraw from Mexico City 687683 Polk Lays Cornerstone of Washington Monument 687690 Women's Rights Convention Held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. 687697 Women's Rights Convention Held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. 687704 Women's Rights Convention Held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. 687711 Women's Rights Convention Held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. 687718 Polk Signs Bill Organizing Oregon Territory 687725 Reports True: Gold Discovered in California! 687732 200 Americans Die in Ship Fire Off Coast of Wales 687739 200 Americans Die in Ship Fire Off Coast of Wales 687746 200 Americans Die in Ship Fire Off Coast of Wales 687753 New Swiss Government Modeled on U.S. Constitution 687760 Russians Intervene to Halt Revolt in Wallachia 687768 Reports Continue of California Gold Strike 687775 Reports Continue of California Gold Strike 687782 Reports Continue of California Gold Strike 687789 Reports Continue of California Gold Strike 687796 British Franklin Expedition Feared Lost in Arctic 687803 Medical School for Women Opens in Boston 687810 Taylor Defeats Cass in Presidential Race 687817 Taylor Defeats Cass in Presidential Race 687824 Taylor Defeats Cass in Presidential Race 687832 Taylor Defeats Cass in Presidential Race 687839 President Polk Confirms California Gold Strike! 687846 President Polk Confirms California Gold Strike! 687853 Louis Napoleon Elected President of France 687860 Louis Napoleon Elected President of France 687867 Louis Napoleon Elected President of France 687874 Louis Napoleon Elected President of France 687881 Shocking Expos�: Miracle Elixir Analyzed! 687888 Shocking Expos�: Miracle Elixir Analyzed! 687895 Shocking Expos�: Miracle Elixir Analyzed! 687902 Hyer Defeats Sullivan in Heavyweight Bout 687909 Hyer Defeats Sullivan in Heavyweight Bout 687916 Gold-Seekers Begin Arriving in California 687926 Zachary Taylor Inaugurated as 12th President 687933 Zachary Taylor Inaugurated as 12th President 687940 Congress Creates Department of the Interior 687947 Congress Creates Department of the Interior 687954 Congress Creates Department of the Interior 687961 Congress Creates Department of the Interior 687968 Horse Thieves Captured by Sheriff Reeves 687975 Horse Thieves Captured by Sheriff Reeves 687982 Horse Thieves Captured by Sheriff Reeves 687990 Garibaldi Leads Italians in War for Independence 687997 22 Killed in N.Y. Riot Between Fans of Rival Actors 688004 St. Louis Fire Destroys More Than 400 Buildings 688011 Numerous Cholera Deaths on Oregon Trail in Kansas 688018 Numerous Cholera Deaths on Oregon Trail in Kansas 688025 Heavy Storms Batter Region Around Chimney Rock 688032 Former President Polk Dies; Cholera Suspected 688039 Former President Polk Dies; Cholera Suspected 688047 New Danish Constitution Guarantees Civil Liberties 688054 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 688061 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 688068 Hudspeth Establishes Shortcut to California Trail 688075 Hudspeth Establishes Shortcut to California Trail 688082 Hudspeth Establishes Shortcut to California Trail 688089 President Taylor Forbids Filibustering Trips to Cuba 688096 President Taylor Forbids Filibustering Trips to Cuba 688103 Severe Cholera Outbreak Along Oregon Trail 688110 Severe Cholera Outbreak Along Oregon Trail 688117 Severe Cholera Outbreak Along Oregon Trail 688124 Severe Cholera Outbreak Along Oregon Trail 688131 Gold Rush Causes Crowds, Delays on Western Trails 688139 Gold Rush Causes Crowds, Delays on Western Trails 688146 Gold Rush Causes Crowds, Delays on Western Trails 688153 California Convention Requests Statehood 688160 California Convention Requests Statehood 688167 Draft California Constitution Prohibits Slavery 688174 Draft California Constitution Prohibits Slavery 688181 Town Council Elects Four New Members 688188 Town Council Elects Four New Members 688195 Town Council Elects Four New Members 688203 Local Economy Benefits from California Gold Rush 688210 Local Economy Benefits from California Gold Rush 688217 Local Economy Benefits from California Gold Rush 688224 U.S. Signs Friendship Treaty with Hawaii 688231 U.S. Signs Friendship Treaty with Hawaii 688238 U.S. Signs Friendship Treaty with Hawaii 688245 Rains Cause Flooding in Central California 688252 Rains Cause Flooding in Central California 688259 Rains Cause Flooding in Central California 688266 British Navy Blockades Greek Ports 688273 Clay Proposes Compromise on Slavery Issues 688280 Clay Proposes Compromise on Slavery Issues 688287 Clay Proposes Compromise on Slavery Issues 688297 Clay Proposes Compromise on Slavery Issues 688304 Webster Supports Clay's Compromise Proposals 688311 Webster Supports Clay's Compromise Proposals 688318 Webster Supports Clay's Compromise Proposals 688325 South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun Dies 688332 South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun Dies 688339 South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun Dies 688346 Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Britain Ratified 688353 Regular U.S-Britain Transatlantic Shipping Begins 688361 Cholera Outbreak Continues on Oregon Trail 688368 Cholera Outbreak Continues on Oregon Trail 688375 Cholera Outbreak Continues on Oregon Trail 688382 New Army Post Established at The Dalles 688389 New Army Post Established at The Dalles 688396 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 688403 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 688410 300 Killed in Steamboat Fire on Lake Erie 688418 Mail Coach Links Missouri and Salt Lake City 688425 Mail Coach Links Missouri and Salt Lake City 688432 Taylor Dies of Cholera; Fillmore Sworn In 688439 Taylor Dies of Cholera; Fillmore Sworn In 688446 Reports Circulate of Gold Along Oregon's Rogue River 688453 Drought on Oregon Trail Causes Severe Hardships 688460 Drought on Oregon Trail Causes Severe Hardships 688467 California Population Swells with Gold-Seekers 688474 Storms on California Trail in Humboldt Region 688481 Britain Grants Self-Government to Australia 688488 California Enters the Union as 31st State 688495 Congress Adopts Clay's Compromise Bills 688502 Utah and New Mexico Territories Organized 688509 Donation Land Act Benefits Oregon Settlers 688517 Congress Abolishes D.C. Slave Trade 688524 Congress Abolishes D.C. Slave Trade 688531 Government Estimates 30,000 Went West in '49 688538 Government Estimates 30,000 Went West in '49 688545 Government Estimates 30,000 Went West in '49 688552 Whigs Trounce Democrats in Local Elections 688559 Whigs Trounce Democrats in Local Elections 688566 Whigs Trounce Democrats in Local Elections 688574 Negative Feelings Grow About Fugitive Slave Act 688581 Negative Feelings Grow About Fugitive Slave Act 688588 Negative Feelings Grow About Fugitive Slave Act 688595 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 688602 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 688609 California Gold Prospector Buys Cat for $100 688616 California Gold Prospector Buys Cat for $100 688623 California Gold Prospector Buys Cat for $100 688630 Councilman Jenkins Killed in Tragic Accident 688637 Local Farmer Raises Pig That Can Count to 20 688644 Local Farmer Raises Pig That Can Count to 20 688651 Violence Erupts Over Fugitive Slave Act 688658 Violence Erupts Over Fugitive Slave Act 688668 Violence Erupts Over Fugitive Slave Act 688675 Congress Authorizes Coinage of 3-Cent Pieces 688682 Congress Authorizes Coinage of 3-Cent Pieces 688689 New Railroad Links New York and Great Lakes 688696 New Railroad Links New York and Great Lakes 688703 New Railroad Links New York and Great Lakes 688710 California Gold Prospector Sells Cat for $200 688717 California Gold Prospector Sells Cat for $200 688724 California Gold Prospector Sells Cat for $200 688732 Great Exhibition Opens in London's Crystal Palace 688739 Great Exhibition Opens in London's Crystal Palace 688746 Great Exhibition Opens in London's Crystal Palace 688753 Great Exhibition Opens in London's Crystal Palace 688760 1850 Census Puts U.S. Population at 23 Million 688767 1850 Census Puts U.S. Population at 23 Million 688774 1850 Census Puts U.S. Population at 23 Million 688781 1850 Census Puts U.S. Population at 23 Million 688788 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 688796 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 688803 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 688810 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 688817 Sioux Sign Treaty Surrendering Iowa Lands 688824 Sioux Sign Treaty Surrendering Iowa Lands 688831 Sioux Sign Treaty Surrendering Iowa Lands 688838 Sioux Sign Treaty Surrendering Iowa Lands 688845 Rumors Spread of Gold Discovery in Australia 688852 Rumors Spread of Gold Discovery in Australia 688859 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 688866 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 688873 Government Estimates 55,000 Went West in '50 688880 Government Estimates 55,000 Went West in '50 688888 Government Estimates 55,000 Went West in '50 688895 Government Estimates 55,000 Went West in '50 688902 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 688909 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 688916 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 688923 Mayor Stillman Loses Race for Re-election 688930 Mayor Stillman Loses Race for Re-election 688937 Mayor Stillman Loses Race for Re-election 688945 Mayor Stillman Loses Race for Re-election 688952 Mayor Stillman Loses Race for Re-election 688959 Louis Napoleon Survives Attempted Coup in France 688966 Louis Napoleon Survives Attempted Coup in France 688973 Fire Damages U.S. Capitol; 2/3 of Library Books Lost 688980 Fire Damages U.S. Capitol; 2/3 of Library Books Lost 688987 Fire Damages U.S. Capitol; 2/3 of Library Books Lost 688994 Fire Damages U.S. Capitol; 2/3 of Library Books Lost 689001 Fire Damages U.S. Capitol; 2/3 of Library Books Lost 689008 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 689015 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 689022 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 689029 Railroad Links Chicago to the East Coast 689038 Railroad Links Chicago to the East Coast 689045 Railroad Links Chicago to the East Coast 689052 Railroad Links Chicago to the East Coast 689059 Local Woman Grows 25-Pound Turnip 689066 Local Woman Grows 25-Pound Turnip 689073 Novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Creates a Huge Sensation 689080 Novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Creates a Huge Sensation 689087 Novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Creates a Huge Sensation 689094 Novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Creates a Huge Sensation 689102 Government Considers Ferry, Bridge Franchises 689109 Government Considers Ferry, Bridge Franchises 689116 Cholera Reported Widespread Along Platte River 689123 Cholera Reported Widespread Along Platte River 689130 Cholera Reported Widespread Along Platte River 689137 Democrats Nominate Franklin Pierce for President 689144 Democrats Nominate Franklin Pierce for President 689151 Whigs Nominate Winfield Scott for President 689158 Whigs Nominate Winfield Scott for President 689166 Whigs Nominate Winfield Scott for President 689173 Cholera Epidemic Sweeps Western Trails 689180 Cholera Epidemic Sweeps Western Trails 689187 Cholera Epidemic Sweeps Western Trails 689194 Local Business Thrives with Emigrant Trade 689201 Local Business Thrives with Emigrant Trade 689208 Local Business Thrives with Emigrant Trade 689215 Local Widow Leaves $10,000 to Pet Dog in Will 689222 Local Widow Leaves $10,000 to Pet Dog in Will 689229 Local Widow Leaves $10,000 to Pet Dog in Will 689236 Trails Traffic Falls Sharply from '49-50 Levels 689243 Trails Traffic Falls Sharply from '49-50 Levels 689250 Trails Traffic Falls Sharply from '49-50 Levels 689258 Trails Traffic Falls Sharply from '49-50 Levels 689265 Local Man Grows 80-Pound Pumpkin 689272 Local Man Grows 80-Pound Pumpkin 689279 Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster Dies 689286 Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster Dies 689293 Pierce Defeats Scott for the Presidency 689300 Pierce Defeats Scott for the Presidency 689307 Pierce Defeats Scott for the Presidency 689314 Perry Sets Out on U.S. Expedition to Japan 689322 Napoleon III Declared Emperor of France 689329 Napoleon III Declared Emperor of France 689336 Napoleon III Declared Emperor of France 689343 Napoleon III Declared Emperor of France 689350 Napoleon III Declared Emperor of France 689357 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 689364 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 689371 British Annex Pegu District of Burma 689378 British Annex Pegu District of Burma 689385 British Annex Pegu District of Burma 689392 British Annex Pegu District of Burma 689399 British Annex Pegu District of Burma 689406 Austria Forces Turkish Withdrawal from Montenegro 689416 Franklin Pierce Inaugurated as 14th President 689423 Washington Territory Separated from Oregon 689430 Washington Territory Separated from Oregon 689437 Congress Authorizes Transcontinental R.R. Survey 689444 Congress Authorizes Transcontinental R.R. Survey 689451 Congress Authorizes Transcontinental R.R. Survey 689458 Congress Authorizes Transcontinental R.R. Survey 689465 Vice-President King Dies of Consumption 689473 Vice-President King Dies of Consumption 689480 Buenos Aires Refuses to Join Argentine Federation 689487 Buenos Aires Refuses to Join Argentine Federation 689494 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 689501 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 689508 Kane Arctic Expedition Sets Out from New York 689515 Kane Arctic Expedition Sets Out from New York 689522 Kane Arctic Expedition Sets Out from New York 689529 Kane Arctic Expedition Sets Out from New York 689537 Russia Occupies Romania; Ottoman Turks Protest 689544 Russia Occupies Romania; Ottoman Turks Protest 689551 Commodore Perry Meets with Japanese Officials 689558 Commodore Perry Meets with Japanese Officials 689565 Commodore Perry Meets with Japanese Officials 689572 Commodore Perry Meets with Japanese Officials 689579 Local Business Thrives with Emigrant Trade 689586 Local Business Thrives with Emigrant Trade 689593 After '51 'Slump,' 50,000 Went West in '52 689600 After '51 'Slump,' 50,000 Went West in '52 689607 After '51 'Slump,' 50,000 Went West in '52 689614 After '51 'Slump,' 50,000 Went West in '52 689621 Oregon-California Hostilities with Modocs Come to an End 689629 Oregon-California Hostilities with Modocs Come to an End 689636 Ottoman Empire Declares War on Russia 689643 Ottoman Empire Declares War on Russia 689650 Ottoman Empire Declares War on Russia 689657 Ottoman Empire Declares War on Russia 689664 Man Builds Replica of U.S. Capitol from Matchboxes 689671 Voters Turn Entire Town Council Out of Office 689678 Voters Turn Entire Town Council Out of Office 689685 Voters Turn Entire Town Council Out of Office 689693 Voters Turn Entire Town Council Out of Office 689700 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Nearby 689707 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Nearby 689714 240 Lost When Ship 'San Francisco' Sinks 689721 240 Lost When Ship 'San Francisco' Sinks 689728 Britain, France Support Turks in War with Russia 689735 Britain, France Support Turks in War with Russia 689742 Debate Rages Over Kansas-Nebraska Act 689749 Debate Rages Over Kansas-Nebraska Act 689756 Debate Rages Over Kansas-Nebraska Act 689763 Russia Breaks Relations with Britain and France 689770 Russia Breaks Relations with Britain and France 689777 Russia Breaks Relations with Britain and France 689787 Republican Party Founded; Opposes Extension of Slavery 689794 Senate Ratifies Peary's Treaty with Japan 689801 Britain, France Proclaim Alliance with Turks 689808 Britain, France Proclaim Alliance with Turks 689815 Japanese Ports Opened to U.S. Trade 689822 Britain and France Join Turks in War with Russia 689829 Britain and France Join Turks in War with Russia 689836 Austria and Prussia Issue Warning to Russia 689844 Boston Organization Supports Anti-Slavery Kansas Settlers 689851 Boston Organization Supports Anti-Slavery Kansas Settlers 689858 Boston Organization Supports Anti-Slavery Kansas Settlers 689865 Boston Organization Supports Anti-Slavery Kansas Settlers 689872 Congress Passes Kansas-Nebraska Act 689879 U.S. and Britain Sign Reciprocity Treaty 689886 U.S. and Britain Sign Reciprocity Treaty 689893 Austria Signs Treaty with Ottoman Empire 689900 Austria Signs Treaty with Ottoman Empire 689908 Senate Ratifies Gadsden Purchase Treaty 689915 Senate Ratifies Gadsden Purchase Treaty 689922 Republican Party Urges Repeal of Fugitive Slave Act 689929 Republican Party Urges Repeal of Fugitive Slave Act 689936 Kansas-Nebraska Land Opened to Settlers 689943 Kansas-Nebraska Land Opened to Settlers 689950 Kansas-Nebraska Land Opened to Settlers 689957 War Breaks Out with Sioux Near Fort Laramie 689964 War Breaks Out with Sioux Near Fort Laramie 689971 Indian Unrest Reported Near Fort Boise 689978 Indian Unrest Reported Near Fort Boise 689985 Crimea Becomes Focus of European War 689992 Crimea Becomes Focus of European War 690000 Crimea Becomes Focus of European War 690007 Fortune-Teller Predicts Future Computing Devices 690014 Fortune-Teller Predicts Future Computing Devices 690021 French, British Bombard Sevastopol in Russia 690028 French, British Bombard Sevastopol in Russia 690035 Ostend Manifesto Urges U.S. Acquisition of Cuba 690042 Ostend Manifesto Urges U.S. Acquisition of Cuba 690049 Ostend Manifesto Urges U.S. Acquisition of Cuba 690056 Ostend Manifesto Urges U.S. Acquisition of Cuba 690064 Violence Erupts in Kansas Over Slavery Issue 690071 Violence Erupts in Kansas Over Slavery Issue 690078 Violence Erupts in Kansas Over Slavery Issue 690085 Violence Erupts in Kansas Over Slavery Issue 690092 New Town, Omaha, Grows on Winter Quarters Site 690099 New Town, Omaha, Grows on Winter Quarters Site 690106 New Town, Omaha, Grows on Winter Quarters Site 690113 Nebraska Territorial Legislature Meets in Omaha 690120 Sardinia Enters Crimean War Against Russia 690127 Sardinia Enters Crimean War Against Russia 690134 Sardinia Enters Crimean War Against Russia 690141 Local Man's Cow Can Count to Twenty 690148 Congress Establishes New U.S. Court of Claims 690158 Russian Tsar Nicholas Dies; Alexander II Assumes Throne 690165 Public Reaction Strong to Ostend Manifesto 690172 Public Reaction Strong to Ostend Manifesto 690179 Public Reaction Strong to Ostend Manifesto 690186 Public Reaction Strong to Ostend Manifesto 690193 Public Reaction Strong to Ostend Manifesto 690200 Famous 'Counting Cow' Revealed as a Fraud 690207 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690214 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690222 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690229 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690236 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690243 Train Crosses Over First Bridge to Span Mississippi 690250 War Breaks Out with Yakima Indians in Oregon 690257 War Breaks Out with Yakima Indians in Oregon 690264 War Breaks Out with Yakima Indians in Oregon 690271 War Breaks Out with Yakima Indians in Oregon 690279 Noted Fraud Cavenaugh Reported in the Area 690286 Noted Fraud Cavenaugh Reported in the Area 690293 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 690300 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 690307 Mountain Man Dooley Visits, Tells of Adventures 690314 Mountain Man Dooley Visits, Tells of Adventures 690321 Revolt Drives Santa Anna from Power in Mexico 690328 Revolt Drives Santa Anna from Power in Mexico 690335 Revolt Drives Santa Anna from Power in Mexico 690342 Revolt Drives Santa Anna from Power in Mexico 690349 Army Troops Attack Sioux Village Near Ash Hollow 690356 Army Troops Attack Sioux Village Near Ash Hollow 690363 Army Troops Attack Sioux Village Near Ash Hollow 690371 Army Troops Attack Sioux Village Near Ash Hollow 690378 Army Troops Attack Sioux Village Near Ash Hollow 690385 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Nearby 690392 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Nearby 690399 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Nearby 690406 Pro- and Anti-Slavery Forces Clash in Kansas 690413 Pro- and Anti-Slavery Forces Clash in Kansas 690420 Pro- and Anti-Slavery Forces Clash in Kansas 690427 Pro- and Anti-Slavery Forces Clash in Kansas 690435 Violence Flares Along Wakarusa River in Kansas 690442 Violence Flares Along Wakarusa River in Kansas 690449 Violence Flares Along Wakarusa River in Kansas 690456 Violence Flares Along Wakarusa River in Kansas 690463 Local Funeral Parlor Damaged in Holiday Fire 690470 Local Funeral Parlor Damaged in Holiday Fire 690477 Local Funeral Parlor Damaged in Holiday Fire 690484 Bank Robbers Escape with $5000 in Gold 690491 Bank Robbers Escape with $5000 in Gold 690498 Russia Agrees to Peace Terms at Vienna 690505 Russia Agrees to Peace Terms at Vienna 690512 President Pierce Warns "Border Ruffians" in Kansas 690519 American Party Nominates Former President Fillmore 690528 American Party Nominates Former President Fillmore 690535 American Party Nominates Former President Fillmore 690542 American Party Nominates Former President Fillmore 690549 American Party Nominates Former President Fillmore 690556 The Dalles Attacked by Yakima and Klickitat Indians 690563 Crimean War Ends with Treaty of Paris 690570 Crimean War Ends with Treaty of Paris 690577 Mississippi River Spanned by New Railroad Bridge 690584 Mississippi River Spanned by New Railroad Bridge 690592 Mississippi River Spanned by New Railroad Bridge 690599 Negotiations Continue on Trade Treaty with Siam 690606 Indian Unrest Reported in Southern Oregon 690613 Kansas Town of Lawrence Sacked by Pro-Slavery Mob 690620 "Bleeding Kansas" Site of Continued Violence 690627 "Bleeding Kansas" Site of Continued Violence 690634 Buchanan Nominated by Democrats for Presidency 690641 New Republican Party Nominates Fr�mont 690648 New Republican Party Nominates Fr�mont 690656 Senate Rejects Kansas Anti-Slavery Statehood 690663 Federal Troops Disperse 'Free' Topeka Legislature 690670 Mormon 'Handcart Migration' Begins Western Trek 690677 Mormon 'Handcart Migration' Begins Western Trek 690684 Mormon 'Handcart Migration' Begins Western Trek 690691 Terrible Hurricane Kills Hundreds in Louisiana 690698 Kansas Territory Governor Shannon Resigns 690705 Congress Passes U.S. Copyright Law 690712 Brown Leads Murderous Raid on Pro-Slavery Settlement 690719 Brown Leads Murderous Raid on Pro-Slavery Settlement 690726 Gov. Geary Orders Troops to Halt "Border Ruffians" 690733 Whigs Confirm American Party Nominee Fillmore 690740 Whigs Confirm American Party Nominee Fillmore 690748 Whigs Confirm American Party Nominee Fillmore 690755 Whigs Confirm American Party Nominee Fillmore 690762 Emigrants Heading West Fall to Pre-Gold Rush Levels 690769 Emigrants Heading West Fall to Pre-Gold Rush Levels 690776 Emigrants Heading West Fall to Pre-Gold Rush Levels 690783 Buchanan Defeats Fr�mont in Presidential Election 690790 Buchanan Defeats Fr�mont in Presidential Election 690797 Blizzard Traps Emigrants Near Independence Rock 690805 Blizzard Traps Emigrants Near Independence Rock 690812 Blizzard Traps Emigrants Near Independence Rock 690819 Price of Gold Falls in Wake of California Gold Rush 690826 Price of Gold Falls in Wake of California Gold Rush 690833 Price of Gold Falls in Wake of California Gold Rush 690840 Price of Gold Falls in Wake of California Gold Rush 690847 Price of Gold Falls in Wake of California Gold Rush 690854 Abolitionist Garrison Advocates Disunion 690861 Abolitionist Garrison Advocates Disunion 690868 Abolitionist Garrison Advocates Disunion 690875 Abolitionist Garrison Advocates Disunion 690882 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 690889 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 690899 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 690906 James Buchanan Inaugurated as 15th President 690913 Supreme Court Decides in Dred Scott Case 690920 Supreme Court Decides in Dred Scott Case 690927 Paris Treaty Ends War Between Britain and Persia 690934 Paris Treaty Ends War Between Britain and Persia 690941 Paris Treaty Ends War Between Britain and Persia 690948 Paris Treaty Ends War Between Britain and Persia 690955 Paris Treaty Ends War Between Britain and Persia 690963 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 690970 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 690977 British Rule in India Tested by Revolt 690984 British Rule in India Tested by Revolt 690991 British Rule in India Tested by Revolt 690998 British Rule in India Tested by Revolt 691005 British Rule in India Tested by Revolt 691012 U.S. and Japan Sign Trade Agreement 691019 U.S. and Japan Sign Trade Agreement 691027 U.S. and Japan Sign Trade Agreement 691034 U.S. and Japan Sign Trade Agreement 691041 U.S. and Japan Sign Trade Agreement 691048 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 691055 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Saloon 691062 Certain Southern States Ban Anti-Slavery Books 691069 Certain Southern States Ban Anti-Slavery Books 691076 Certain Southern States Ban Anti-Slavery Books 691083 Major Financial Panic Hits U.S. Business 691090 Major Financial Panic Hits U.S. Business 691097 120 in Wagon Train Killed in Utah 691104 Mormons Defy U.S. Government in Utah 691111 Mormons Defy U.S. Government in Utah 691119 Mormons Defy U.S. Government in Utah 691126 Free State Party Wins Elections in Kansas 691133 Free State Party Wins Elections in Kansas 691140 Free State Party Wins Elections in Kansas 691147 Free State Party Wins Elections in Kansas 691154 Sheriff Reeves Wins Re-election in Close Race 691161 Sheriff Reeves Wins Re-election in Close Race 691168 Sheriff Reeves Wins Re-election in Close Race 691175 Local Man Disappears While Exploring Cave 691183 Local Man Disappears While Exploring Cave 691190 Buchanan Asks That Troops Be Sent to Utah 691197 Buchanan Asks That Troops Be Sent to Utah 691204 Buchanan Asks That Troops Be Sent to Utah 691211 Buchanan Asks That Troops Be Sent to Utah 691218 Buchanan Asks That Troops Be Sent to Utah 691225 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691232 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691239 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691246 Buchanan-Douglas Clash Over Kansas Question 691253 Buchanan-Douglas Clash Over Kansas Question 691260 Buchanan-Douglas Clash Over Kansas Question 691270 Buchanan-Douglas Clash Over Kansas Question 691277 Buchanan-Douglas Clash Over Kansas Question 691284 Minnesota Enters the Union as 32nd State 691291 Minnesota Enters the Union as 32nd State 691298 Minnesota Enters the Union as 32nd State 691305 Minnesota Enters the Union as 32nd State 691312 Prospector Says His Mule Can Predict Weather 691319 Prospector Says His Mule Can Predict Weather 691326 Prospector Says His Mule Can Predict Weather 691334 Prospector Says His Mule Can Predict Weather 691341 Senate to Submit Kansas Constitution to Pop. Vote 691348 Senate to Submit Kansas Constitution to Pop. Vote 691355 Senate to Submit Kansas Constitution to Pop. Vote 691362 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 691369 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs U.S. Mail 691376 160 Killed in Mississippi River Steamboat Explosion 691383 160 Killed in Mississippi River Steamboat Explosion 691390 160 Killed in Mississippi River Steamboat Explosion 691398 New Treaty Opens More Chinese Ports to U.S. 691405 New Treaty Opens More Chinese Ports to U.S. 691412 U.S. Troops Establish Camp Near Great Salt Lake City 691419 U.S. Troops Establish Camp Near Great Salt Lake City 691426 U.S. Troops Establish Camp Near Great Salt Lake City 691433 British Crown Assumes Direct Rule Over India 691440 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Completed 691447 Lincoln and Douglas Begin Series of Debates 691454 Lincoln and Douglas Begin Series of Debates 691461 Lincoln and Douglas Continue Series of Debates 691468 Lincoln and Douglas Continue Series of Debates 691475 Lincoln and Douglas Continue Series of Debates 691482 Mob Rescues Fugitive Slave from Ohio Jail 691490 Mob Rescues Fugitive Slave from Ohio Jail 691497 Overland Mail Completes San Fran.-St. Louis Trip 691504 Overland Mail Completes San Fran.-St. Louis Trip 691511 Overland Mail Completes San Fran.-St. Louis Trip 691518 Overland Mail Completes San Fran.-St. Louis Trip 691525 79-Year Old Joshua Teebury Elected Mayor! 691532 Douglas Defeats Lincoln in Senate Race 691539 Douglas Defeats Lincoln in Senate Race 691546 New Nevada Town Named After Kit Carson 691554 New Nevada Town Named After Kit Carson 691561 Buchanan Urges Congress to Purchase Cuba from Spain 691568 Buchanan Urges Congress to Purchase Cuba from Spain 691575 Serbian King Alexander Forced to Abdicate 691582 Serbian King Alexander Forced to Abdicate 691589 Serbian King Alexander Forced to Abdicate 691596 Serbian King Alexander Forced to Abdicate 691603 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691610 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691617 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 691624 Oregon Joins the Union as the 33rd State 691631 Oregon Joins the Union as the 33rd State 691638 New Japanese Government Seeks to Expel Foreigners 691648 New Japanese Government Seeks to Expel Foreigners 691655 New Japanese Government Seeks to Expel Foreigners 691662 New Japanese Government Seeks to Expel Foreigners 691669 Artist Tells Congress About Western Scenery 691676 Artist Tells Congress About Western Scenery 691683 U.S. Recognizes Juarez Gov't in Mexican Civil War 691690 U.S. Recognizes Juarez Gov't in Mexican Civil War 691697 Holland and Portugal Agree to Divide Timor 691705 Work Begins on Suez Canal in Egypt 691712 Work Begins on Suez Canal in Egypt 691719 Work Begins on Suez Canal in Egypt 691726 New Gold Rush; 'Pike's Peak or Bust!' 691733 New Gold Rush; 'Pike's Peak or Bust!' 691740 New Gold Rush; 'Pike's Peak or Bust!' 691747 More Farmers Move into Northern Kansas 691754 More Farmers Move into Northern Kansas 691761 More Farmers Move into Northern Kansas 691769 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691776 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691783 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691790 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691797 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691804 Silver Lode Discovered Near Sierra Nevadas 691811 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 691818 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 691825 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 691832 Mayor Hawkins Wounds Town Councilman in Duel 691839 Mayor Hawkins Wounds Town Councilman in Duel 691846 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 691853 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 691861 Suspicious Fire Damages Local Hotel 691868 Kansas Ratifies Anti-Slavery Constitution 691875 John Brown Raids Arsenal at Harper's Ferry 691882 John Brown Captured at Harper's Ferry Uprising 691889 John Brown Captured at Harper's Ferry Uprising 691896 John Brown Captured at Harper's Ferry Uprising 691903 Buenos Aires Agrees to Union with Argentina 691910 Buenos Aires Agrees to Union with Argentina 691917 Buenos Aires Agrees to Union with Argentina 691925 Abolitionist John Brown Hanged in Virginia 691932 Abolitionist John Brown Hanged in Virginia 691939 Abolitionist John Brown Hanged in Virginia 691946 Abolitionist John Brown Hanged in Virginia 691953 Town Councilman's Brother Wounds Mayor in Duel 691960 Town Councilman's Brother Wounds Mayor in Duel 691967 Virginia City Thrives Near Comstock Lode 691974 Virginia City Thrives Near Comstock Lode 691981 Virginia City Thrives Near Comstock Lode 691988 Virginia City Thrives Near Comstock Lode 691995 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 692002 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 692009 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 692018 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Sighted Locally 692025 57 Killed in New York Apartment House Fire 692032 57 Killed in New York Apartment House Fire 692039 57 Killed in New York Apartment House Fire 692046 57 Killed in New York Apartment House Fire 692053 Pony Express Mail Service Begins at St. Joseph 692060 Pony Express Mail Service Begins at St. Joseph 692067 Pony Express Mail Service Begins at St. Joseph 692074 Pony Express Mail Service Begins at St. Joseph 692082 Democratic Convention Splits Over Slavery 692089 Constitutional Union Party Convenes in Baltimore 692096 Republicans Nominate Lincoln for Presidency 692103 Republicans Nominate Lincoln for Presidency 692110 Republicans Nominate Lincoln for Presidency 692117 Republicans Nominate Lincoln for Presidency 692124 'Paiute War' Heats Up in Nevada 692131 Douglas Nominated by Northern Democrats 692139 Douglas Nominated by Northern Democrats 692146 Douglas Nominated by Northern Democrats 692153 Report of Gold Discovery in Washington Territory! 692160 Report of Gold Discovery in Washington Territory! 692167 Breckinridge Nominated by Southern Democrats 692174 Breckinridge Nominated by Southern Democrats 692181 Local Citizens Defrauded by Snake Oil Salesman 692188 French Intervene to Halt Fighting in Syria 692195 French Intervene to Halt Fighting in Syria 692202 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 692209 Nasty Jack Finley Gang Robs Local Bank 692216 '59 Saw Resurgence in Numbers Headed West 692223 '59 Saw Resurgence in Numbers Headed West 692231 Rumors Abound of Prince of Wales Secret Visit 692238 Rumors Abound of Prince of Wales Secret Visit 692245 British and French Troops Occupy Peking, China 692252 British and French Troops Occupy Peking, China 692259 South Threatens Secession If Lincoln Is Elected 692266 South Threatens Secession If Lincoln Is Elected 692273 Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election 692280 Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election 692287 Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election 692295 Sheriff Reeves Captures Nasty Jack Finley at Last! 692302 Sheriff Reeves Captures Nasty Jack Finley at Last! 692309 Buchanan Opposes Secession in Message to Congress 692316 The Union Is Dissolved: South Carolina Secedes! 692323 Farmer Claims Abduction by 'Little Green Men' [[Game Controls]] Game Controls Set Preferences Occupation: Starting month: Starting year: Jumping-off town: Destination: Level of Play: Game Speed Stops Slow Medium Fast Stop at every landmark Stop only at decision points OK Cancel [[Final Outcome - Oregon Trail]] [Name] settled in the Willamette Valley of Oregon in [Year], building a home on [Acres] acres of land. In [Year], [Name] built a home on [Acres] acres of land in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land along the banks of Oregon's Willamette River. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land in an area that would later become part of the city of Portland, Oregon. [Name] originally settled in [Year] in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, but a few years later moved north of the Columbia River into the Washington Territory. Despite some hardships in the early years, [Name] proved extremely prosperous, steadily acquiring more land and becoming a leader in the growing community. The fortitude and determination that had served [Name] so well on the Oregon Trail proved equally valuable in the new land, contributing to tremendous social and economic success. Life in the new land turned out to be happy and successful for [Name], who always cherished bittersweet but proud memories of the months spent on the Oregon Trail. Despite some early success, unfortunate business decisions led to unexpected financial hardships. Still, [Name] managed to endure. After several years of only moderate success on the farm, [Name] decided to move to the growing population center of Oregon City, establishing a small business that proved more stable and satisfying. A number of prominent names in Oregon and Washington history, politics, and society have been numbered among [Name]'s descendants, including a state governor, a senator, and the multi-millionaire founder of a company that become one of the nation's largest manufacturers of [1]. Regrettably, several of [Name]'s descendants, including a major figure in an early twentieth-century government and business scandal, have managed to tarnish the family's good name. [Name] was elected to the county board of supervisors in the 1870s and served for many years in that capacity, well-respected by all. A number of descendants have followed a similar course, becoming active in state and local politics. During the late 1800s, [Name] wrote a best-selling book about experiences on the Oregon Trail and, widely recognized as a prominent pioneer, became a popular guest speaker at civic ceremonies and luncheons. During and after the Civil War, [Name] became active in raising money for the widows of soldiers and disabled veterans. For these and other civic activities, [Name] was awarded a citation and commemorative plaque by the President of the United States. [[Final Outcome - California Trail] [Name] settled in the [2] Valley of California in [Year], building a home on [Acres] acres of land. In [Year], [Name] built a home on [Acres] acres of land in the [2] Valley of California. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land along the banks of California's [3] River. In [Year], [Name] mined $[Dollars] worth of gold from along the banks of the [4] River. [Name] prospected for gold along the [4] River of California, and in [Year] made a strike worth $[Dollars]. Despite some hardships in the early years, [Name] proved extremely prosperous, steadily acquiring more land and becoming a leader in the growing community. The fortitude and determination that had served [Name] so well on the California Trail proved equally valuable in the new land, contributing to tremendous social and economic success. Life in the new land turned out to be happy and successful for [Name], who always cherished bittersweet but proud memories of the months spent on the Oregon and California Trails. Despite some early success, including the additional discovery of a small vein of silver in the Sierra Nevadas, [Name] lost a good deal of money through subsequent bad investments. After several years of mining, [Name] decided to move to the burgeoning city of [5], establishing a business that proved both successful and satisfying. A number of prominent names in California history, politics, and society have been numbered among [Name]'s descendants, including a state senator, the president of a major university, and the multi-millionaire founder of a company that become one of the nation's largest manufacturers of [6]. Regrettably, several of [Name]'s descendants, including a major figure in an early twentieth-century government and business scandal, have managed to tarnish the family's good name. [Name] was elected to the county board of supervisors in the 1870s and served for many years in that capacity, well-respected by all. A number of descendants have followed a similar course, becoming active in state and local politics. During the late 1800s, [Name] wrote a best-selling book about experiences on the Oregon and California Trails and, widely recognized as a prominent pioneer, became a popular guest speaker at civic ceremonies and luncheons. An 1869 gold strike on a tract of land owned by [Name] provided even greater wealth, much of which was donated to charity in later years. An early twentieth-century descendant repeated this good fortune by striking oil in southern California, providing the family with continued affluence and influence. [[Final Outcome - Rogue River Valley]] [Name] settled in the Rogue River Valley of Oregon in [Year], building a home on [Acres] acres of land. In [Year], [Name] built a home on [Acres] acres of land in the Rogue River Valley of Oregon. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land along the banks of Oregon's Rogue River. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land in an area that would later become part of the city of Medford, Oregon. [Name] originally settled in [Year] in the Rogue River Valley of Oregon, but a few years later moved eastward to the vicinity of Klamath Falls. Despite some hardships in the early years, [Name] proved extremely prosperous, steadily acquiring more land and becoming a leader in the growing community. The fortitude and determination that had served [Name] so well on the Oregon Trail proved equally valuable in the new land, contributing to tremendous social and economic success. Life in the new land turned out to be happy and successful for [Name], who always cherished bittersweet but proud memories of the months spent on the Oregon Trail. Despite some early success, unfortunate business decisions led to unexpected financial hardships. Still, [Name] managed to endure. After several years of only moderate success on the farm, [Name] decided to move to the growing population center of Medford, establishing a small business that proved more stable and satisfying. A number of prominent names in Oregon history, politics, and society have been numbered among [Name]'s descendants, including a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a prominent author, and the multi-millionaire founder of a company that become one of the nation's largest manufacturers of [7]. Unfortunately, several of [Name]'s descendants, including a major figure in an early twentieth-century government and business scandal,managed to tarnish the family's good name. [Name] was elected to the county board of supervisors in the 1870s and served for many years in that capacity, well-respected by all. A number of descendants have followed a similar course, becoming active in state and local politics. During the late 1800s, [Name] wrote a best-selling book about experiences on the Oregon Trail and, widely recognized as a prominent pioneer, became a popular guest speaker at civic ceremonies and luncheons. Major financial and personal losses occurred during the Modoc War of 1872-73, but [Name] was able to recover and in later years became a potent force in state business and politics. [[Final Outcome - Mormon Trail]] [Name] settled in the Great Salt Lake Valley in [Year], building a home on [Acres] acres of land. In [Year], [Name] built a home on [Acres] acres of land in the Great Salt Lake Valley. In [Year], [Name] settled on [Acres] acres of land just outside of the rapidly growing Mormon settlement of Great Salt Lake City. In [Year], [Name] settled in Great Salt Lake City and established a small business. [Name] originally settled in [Year] in Great Salt Lake City, but a few years later moved south to the growing Mormon settlement at Provo. Despite some hardships in the early years, [Name] proved extremely prosperous, steadily acquiring land and becoming a leader in the community. The fortitude and determination that had served [Name] so well on the Mormon Trail proved equally valuable in the new land, contributing to tremendous social and economic success. Life in the new land turned out to be happy and successful for [Name], who always cherished bittersweet but proud memories of the months spent on the Mormon Trail. Despite some early success, unfortunate business decisions led to unexpected financial hardships. Still, [Name] managed to endure. Ever the restless soul, [Name] decided (after several years of only moderate success) to move north to the town of Ogden, Utah, establishing a business that proved more stable and satisfying. A number of prominent names in Utah history, politics, and society have been numbered among [Name]'s descendants, including a U.S. Secretary of State, a World War I flying ace, and the multi-millionaire founder of a company that become one of the nation's largest manufacturers of [8]. Regrettably, several of [Name]'s descendants, including a major figure in an early twentieth-century government and business scandal, have managed to tarnish the family's good name. [Name] was elected to the county board of supervisors in the 1870s and served for many years in that capacity, boasting a career that culminated in a citation from the Governor of Utah for civic service. During the late 1800s, [Name] wrote a best-selling book about experiences on the Mormon Trail and, widely recognized as a prominent pioneer, became a popular guest speaker at civic ceremonies and luncheons. [Name] lived a very long and honorable life, a beloved member of the community whose descendants today number in the hundreds. [[Field Entries for Final Outcomes]] KEY # ENTRIES ENTRIES� 1 "computers" "bicycles" "clothing" "coat hangers" "pretzels" "chewing gum" "kazoos" "aerospace technology" "hair-care products" "jellybeans" 2 "Sacramento" "American River" 3 "Sacramento" "American" 4 "Feather" "Yuba" "American" 5 "Sacramento" "San Francisco" 6 "skateboards" "basketballs" "tennis shoes" "harmonicas" "costume jewelry" "grandfather clocks" "school textbooks" "pet food" "electronic calculators" "sprockets" 7 "knitting needles" "sliding boards" "computer software" "over- the-counter medicines" "wigs and hairpieces" "aquariums" "maps" "party favors" "board games" "animal crackers" 8 "squirt guns" "lawnmowers" "bird feeders" "telescopes" "slide rules" "fountain pens" "stereo equipment" "sunglasses" "spiral-bound notebooks" "paper clips" [[Final Score Screen]] Your wagon party: [1] [11] in good health [2] [12] in fair health [3] [13] in poor health Your cash: $[4].00 Supplies: [5] wagon[6] [9] draft animal[10] other supplies Unused skill points: Year of travel: Journey bonus: from [2] to [3]Duration penalty: Wagon train status: Subtotal: Occupation bonus: Final Score: person people Independence St. Joseph Kanesville Council Bluffs Nauvoo the Willamette Valley Oregon City the Rogue River Valley Jacksonville, Oregon the Sacramento Valley Sacramento Great Salt Lake City [[Generic Journal Entries]] Today we saw @. What a sight! Today we saw @. How sublime it appears by moonlight. Arrived at @. Passed @. Reached @ about noon--about time! Rested for a time near @. Reached @. Passed @ today. Arrived at @ today. The wagon train reached @ this day. After some concern that we were lost, we saw @ in the distance. Today I saw @. Today we passed @. Saw @ today. Arrived at @, despite some 'help' from Nicholas J. Tillman. Mr. Tillman claims it's the Oregon Territory up ahead, but the guidebook says it's @. Passed some time near @. Nooned near @. Rested the animals near @. Misplaced my guidebook at @ today. Luckily we found it before leaving. Saw @, sight is most reassuring. Another step on the trail; today we reached @. Today we reached @. The trail brought us to @ today. After much travail, we came to @. Today our labors were rewarded with the sight of @. We rested a while not far from @. Today our eyes were greeted with the sight of @. Came to @. Had a talk with some of the other folks in the wagon train. From our guidebook, estimated we would reach @ today, and sure enough, there it was! Had a lengthy chat with Mr. Lumare today near @. Made it to @. As expected, we made it to @ today. Got as far as @ today. The trail continues to provide wonders and surprises! Today we made it to @. Nooned at @. Happened upon a fresh grave near @. A reminder of the hazards we all face on the this journey. Saw a grave dug up by wolves near @--bones scattered about. A most distressing sight! Today came to @. Traveled past @ this afternoon. Stopped at noon near @ and rested from our morning's labors. Made an early start this morning; passed @. Today we drove our wagons and teams past @. Our expectations of reaching @ were fulfilled this day. Commenced early today; saw @. Got a late start; passed @. There was a wedding in camp today not far from @. A joyous occasion in the wilderness! Found ourselves at @ this day. Got a nasty splinter in my thumb, but extracted it without too much difficulty. Sang and told stories around the noon campfire near @. Saw a mountain lion not far from @. We saw a small party of coyotes today, just a mile or so west of @. Had a bit of a run-in with another wagon party today near @, but we patched up our differences before nightfall. Saw some Indians in the distance not far from @. No incident, but some concern. We laid by today near @. Came to @. Encamped a while near @. Reached @. Strangely beautiful country. Heard some gunfire in the distance near @. Much concern all around. Passed @. Road fair to middling. Made our way past @ late today. Trail could be better. Saw eagles today near @. What majestic creatures! Nooned late today not far from @. Enjoyed a cup of coffee with Mr. Lumare today at noon near @. Much grumbling today about Nick Tillman near @. Had a pleasant talk with Miss Whitney today in the vicinity of @. Felt somewhat weary today. Passed @. Camped today near @. Mr. and Mrs. Billings came by for a visit today near @; had a very nice chat. Near @, had a wagon train meeting to discuss our current circumstances. In good spirits today; got as far as @. For a time today we feared we were lost. We were much relieved to find ourselves at an identifiable location, @. Stopped near @ for a while. Saw an empty wagon abandoned on the trail today near @. If it could talk, what stories it might tell! We were treated to a remarkably beautiful sunset near @. Passed @ about noon. Sore feet today, but I'll manage. Saw @. Found a clean, well-formed ox skull a short ways from @; tempted to take it with me, but decided against it. Saw buzzards circling today not too far from @. If I were superstitious, I'd call it a bad omen. Enjoyed some good fiddle music today during our nooning near @. Saw a small, foul-looking pool of water near @. Could be poison; I prevented our animals from drinking it. Approached @ today. Some people in our wagon train are very tired of the journey. Played cards with Mr. Tillman today while nooning near @. I suspect he cheats. Reached another prominent landmark today: @. Every day our journey comes closer to its end. Today we made it to @. Mr. Lumare figured we would reach @ today, and he was right. Heard news of a murder and hanging last night near @. Enough to send shivers down one's spine. [[Oregon Trail II credits]] Oregon Trail II Design Team: Craig Copley Charolyn Kapplinger Steven D. Splinter Wayne Studer Producer: Craig Copley Project Director/Historian: Wayne Studer Oxen Provided by: Bovine Supply Corporation of Paris, Ltd. Lead Programmer: Steven D. Splinter Programmers: Beth H. Daniels Susan M. Gabrys Kevin A. Job John Ojanen Steven D. Splinter James L. Thompson Douglas N. Wheeler Additional Programming: Vincent J. Erickson Lon Koenig Al Lathrop Tom Naughton Alan B. Nelson Brian S. Nesse Randy E. Rasmussen Dwayne B. Stroman Kirk Sumner Richard Wells Jeff White Oxen Programming: Blaise Pascal Lead Artist: Charolyn Kapplinger Artists: Tim Courteau John Diebel Sandra Forslund Charolyn Kapplinger Jan Tockman Michael Tschimperle Dave Wood Additional Artwork: Craig Copley Dee Dee Daus Dave Denninger Steven D. Splinter Wayne Studer Donna Maria Waltz Special Ox Effects: Jules Verne Photography/Videography: Craig Copley Dee Dee Daus Sara Ann Garvey Charolyn Kapplinger John Ojanen Tracy Schruth-Panning Wayne Studer Michael Tschimperle Paul Wieser Dave Wood Accent Media Productions, Inc. Makeup: Michael Tschimperle Costuming: Michael Tschimperle Theatrical Costume Company Stock Footage Courtesy: Accent Media Productions, Inc. Archive Photos, Inc. EMA Video Productions, Inc. The University of St. Thomas The WPA Film Library Video Production: Sara Ann Garvey Michael Tschimperle Paul Wieser Janet Wolnik Accent Media Productions, Inc. Key Grip: Henri Rousseau Best Boy: Marcel Proust Audio/Video Dialogue Sequencing: Ruth Kivisto Korey Schulz Dialogue and Diary Writers: Catherine Baxter Wayne Studer Ox Dialect Coach: Sarah Bernhardt Music Coordinator: Larry Phenow Soundtrack Composer: Eric Speier Additional Music: Glen Anderson William Pensoneau Larry Phenow Eric Speier Mark Stillman Ox Music: Claude Debussy Sound/Audio Production: Glen Anderson Chad Iverson Lon Koenig Larry Phenow Sound Effects: Glen Anderson Lon Koenig Larry Phenow Gaffer: Jean-Paul Sartre The Only Person at MECC Who Knows What a Gaffer Does: Craig Copley Ox Skulls: Joseph-Ignace Guillotin American Indian Culture Consultants: Rich Bergeron Levi Eagle Feather Cherie Neima William Pensoneau Spanish Translation Hispanic Culture Consultant: Claudio Valenzuela French Consultant: Marie Antoinette Lead Tester: Mark Schneider Testing: Brian Anderson Rose Enriquez Marty Euerle Todd George Jody Johnson Mark Larson Josef Ling Barry Mansur Timothy Roseth Mark Schneider Troy Small Wayne Studer Vang Thao Dawn Wichmann Giant Inflatable Oxen: Jacques-�tienne Montgolfier Joseph-Michel Montgolfier Documentation: Catherine Baxter Wayne Studer Documentation Editing: Ray Kush On-Line Help: Catherine Baxter Rogue Alien Ox Spacecraft: Armand-Jean du Plessis Cardinal de Richelieu Packaging/Promotion: Kathy Quinby Brad Schrag Grace Trombetta Contract Work, Negotiations, and Other Legal Matters: Todd Brown Paul Gullickson Diane Perry-Moore Paul Wieser The Person Who Keeps an Eye on Them: Maximilien-Fran�ois de Robespierre Management Support: Craig Copley Greg Holey John Krenz Sherry Olson Diane Portner Kathy Quinby Steve Taffee Grace Trombetta Oxen That Glow in the Dark: Marie Curie Silly Credit Inserts: W. M�lcolm ('The Ox') D�ster (with thanks to S. Dougl�s LeSprint for input and inspiration) Title Sequence Production: Michael Tschimperle Title Sequence Narration: John Arthur Olson Actors: (in alphabetical order) * indicates portrayals of historical individuals Badger Keeper: Image - Mike Larder Voice - Peter Smith Barlow Toll Road Tolltaker: Image - Kirk Sumner Voice - Dave Wood Bear Tooth: Image - Comegan/Uran composite Voice - William Pensoneau Jim Beckwourth*: Image/Voice - Lawrence Peterson Austin Billings: Image - Martin Daniels Voice - Lester Craven Sophie Billings: Image - LaDonna Williams Voice - Rose Enriquez Blacksmith #1: Image - Dan Megears Voice - Mark Paquette Blacksmith #2: Image/Voice - Kirk Sumner Fran�ois du Brec: Image - Brad Schrag Voice - Leon Hammer Jim Bridger*: Image - James L. Thompson Voice - Tom Hanson 3 Brown Fox: Image - Chad Uran Voice - Chris Whipple Hattie Caulfield: Image/Voice - Sheila Kelly Dr. Brogan Cavanaugh: Image - Studer/Wieser composite Voice - Wayne Studer Cayuse Shopkeeper at Whitman Mission: Image - Jeremy Bomberry Cayuse Woman: Image - Kim Chelberg Voice - Connie Brandenburg Cheyenne Woman: Image - Deborah Brummer Voice - Connie Brandenburg Counting Coups: Image - Garnet Comegan Voice - Levi Eagle Feather Dancing Water Woman: Image - Nicole Lonetree Voice - Michelle LeDoux Pvt. Walter Davis: Image/Voice - Rhys Larson Jake Dooley: Image - Dave Wood Voice - John Arthur Olson George Dunn: Image/Voice - Lawrence Peterson Capt. David Eastman: Image/Voice - John Diebel Theophilus Farnum: Image/Voice - Larry McGee Fabiola Ferrier: Image/Voice - Valerie Rhines Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #1: Image/Voice - Chuck Bilow Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #2: Image/Voice - John Diebel Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #3: Image/Voice - Steven D. Splinter Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #4: Image/Voice - Dan Megears Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #5: Image - Tom Naughton Voice - John Harstad Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #6: Image/Voice - John Ojanen Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #7: Image/Voice - Randy E. Rasmussen Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #8: Image - Dick Sisco Voice - Peter Simons Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #9: Image - Kirk Sumner Voice - Dave Wood Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #10: Image - John Diebel Voice - Glen Anderson Lt. Cassius Fisk: Image/Voice - Dave Denninger French Trapper: Image - Gene Breault Voice - Peter Simons Dr. Duncan Gepps: Image/Voice - Paul Wieser Green Eyes: Image - Nita Peterson Voice - Goldie Starr Rev. Paul Grigsby: Image/Voice - Brad Schrag Jubilation Higgenbottom: Image - Dick Sisco Voice - Peter Simons Abigail Ingalls: Image - Michelle LeMay Voice - Charolyn Kapplinger Martin Isaacs: Image - Mark Hanson Voice - Tim Courteau Isabella: Image - Rhines/Williams composite Voice - Valerie Rhines Jin Sim: Image - Garnet Comegan Voice - Woon-Chung Wang Kansa Woman: Image - Audrey Bomberry Voice - Dorothy Eagle Feather Lakota Teenager: Image/Voice - Janelle Chief Li Tzu-chen: Image - Colleen Doce Voice - Ju-Chang Wang Little Pioneer Girl #1: Image/Voice - Brianna Haenke Little Pioneer Girl #2: Image/Voice - Brianna Haenke Lucia: Image - Charmaine Sobotta Voice - Alicia Garcia Brewster Lumare: Image - Todd George Voice - Leon Hammer Man with Guitar: Image/Voice - Steve Taffee Many Horses: Image - Chad Uran Voice - Karri Plowman Joseph Mascouten: Image - Comegan/Eagle Feather/Uran comp. Voice - Peter Smith Naomi Mascouten: Image - Billye Bomberry Voice - Michelle LeDoux Philip Mattox: Image/Voice - Dean Kephart Dr. John McLaughlin*: Image - Dale LaFrenz Voice - John Arthur Olson Mexican Trader: Image - Ed Madrid Voice - Claudio Valenzuela Mountain Man #1: Image/Voice - Alan B. Nelson Mountain Man #2: Image/Voice - Dick Sisco Mountain Man #3: Image - James L. Thompson Voice - Michael Tschimperle Capt. Ernesto Mu-oz: Image/Voice - Claudio Valenzuela Natalia Nyasnakovich: Image - Debbie Shaff Voice - Jan Joseph Casey O'Neill: Image - George/Studer composite Voice - Larry McGee Paiute Teenager: Image - Jeremy Bomberry Voice - Chaska Bugg Josefina Iturrieta de Panisello: Image - Nita Peterson Voice - Ana Marie Mendez Joseph Pappan*: Image/Voice - Tom Naughton Augustus Parkinson: Image - Dale LaFrenz Voice - John Arthur Olson Pawnee Woman: Image - Nadina Chavez Voice - Carrie Morris Pioneer Boy: Image - Ben Blackford Voice - Geoffrey Nahashon Pioneer Man #1: Image/Voice - Glen Anderson Pioneer Man #2: Image - Diebel/Lee composite Voice - Greg Lee Pioneer Man #3: Image - Vincent J. Erickson Voice - Larry McGee Pioneer Man #4: Image - Todd George Voice - Todd George Pioneer Man #5: Image - Mark Larson Voice - Michael Warren Pioneer Man #6: Image/Voice - Greg Lee Pioneer Man #7: Image - John Ojanen Voice - Larry Phenow Pioneer Man #8: Image/Voice - John Persoon Pioneer Man #9: Image/Voice - Randy E. Rasmussen Pioneer Teenage Girl #1: Image/Voice - Eleanor Blackford Pioneer Teenage Girl #2: Image/Voice - Shoshana Daniels Pioneer Woman #1: Image/Voice - Cheryl Blackford Pioneer Woman #2: Image/Voice - Natalie Daniels Pioneer Woman #3: Image/Voice - Colleen Doce Pioneer Woman #4: Image - Naomi Ganeles Voice - Jan Joseph Pioneer Woman #5: Image/Voice - Pat Kallio Pioneer Woman #6: Image - Charolyn Kapplinger Voice - Catherine Baxter Pioneer Woman #7: Image - Sherry Olson Voice - Denise Kirchoff Pioneer Woman #8: Image/Voice - Tracy Schruth-Panning Pioneer Woman #9: Image/Voice - Debbie Shaff Pioneer Woman #10: Image/Voice - Jean Sharp Pioneer Woman #11 (#10's Identical Twin Sister): Image/Voice - Jean Sharp Pioneer Woman #12: Image - Anita Sleigh Voice - Sue Minor Pioneer Woman #13: Image/Voice - Melanie Smith Pioneer Woman #14: Image/Voice - Dawn Wichmann Pioneer Woman #15: Image - Sara Ann Garvey Voice - Lisa Westmoreland Quarantine Station Official: Image - Dick Sisco Voice - Peter Simons Sheriff Rufus Reeves: Image/Voice - Steve Taffee Francisco Ruez: Image - Ed Madrid Voice - Jos� Gonzales-Rocha Running Elk: Image/Voice - Levi Eagle Feather Rebecca Rutherford: Image - Michelle LeMay Voice - Catherine Baxter Capt. Juan Santayana: Image - Ed Madrid Voice - Jos� Gonzales-Rocha Scoundrel #1: Image/Voice: Mark Larson Scoundrel #2: Image/Voice - Brad Schrag Shopkeeper #1: Image - Glen Anderson Shopkeeper #2: Image - Dave Denninger Shopkeeper #3: Image - Dean Kephart Shopkeeper #4: Image - Rhys Larson Shopkeeper #5: Image - Greg Lee Shopkeeper #6: Image/Voice - Larry Phenow Shopkeeper #7: Image - Korey Schulz Shopkeeper #8: Image - Lisa Thompson Voice - Sara Ann Garvey Thomas 'Peg-Leg' Smith*: Image - Kelly/Wood composite Voice - Steven D. Splinter Stares at the Sun: Image - Joseph Hill Voice - Chris Whipple Strong Hand: Image - Charles Birkland Voice - Chaska Bugg Supplies Officer: Image - John Diebel Johann Sutter*: Image - Denninger/Sumner comp. Voice - Michael Warren Tall Rain Cloud: Image - Marvin Stone Voice - Ivan Starr Nicholas J. Tillman: Image/Voice - Wayne Studer Townsman #1: Image - Martin Daniels Voice - Lester Craven 3 Townsman #2: Image/Voice - Larry Phenow Townsman #3: Image/Voice - Korey Schulz Townswoman: Image/Voice - Jean Sharp Trapper: Image - Gene Breault Voice - Timothy Roseth Tsinuk Trader: Image - George McCauley Voice - William Pensoneau Umatilla Woman: Image/Voice - Dorothy Eagle Feather Unnamed Doctor: Image/Voice - Dean Kephart Louis Vieux*: Image/Voice - Rich Bergeron Washakie*: Image - Eagle Feather/McCauley comp. Voice - William Pensoneau Ilsa Weismann: Image - Melanie Smith Voice - Jan Joseph White Hawk: Image - Comegan/Eagle Feather comp. Voice - Ivan Starr Dr. Marcus Whitman*: Image - Diebel/Kephart composite Voice - Dean Kephart Narcissa Whitman*: Image/Voice - Michelle LeMay Helen Whitney: Image - Diane Portner Voice - Lisa Westmoreland Lt. James Wilkinson: Image/Voice - John Diebel Woman Who Came Back: Image - Carol Hill Voice - Carrie Morris Young Woman Who Sings: Image - Angela Carlos Voice - Alicia Garcia Additional Non-speaking Roles (Images Only): Dyan Dunn Leland Dunn Rachel Hill Zachary Hoffenberg Christine Sobotta Special thanks to: Accent Media Productions, Inc. Capitol Hill Magnet School (St. Paul Public Schools) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Como Zoo Minnesota Valley Restoration Society Murphy's Landing The Minnesota Zoo The Oregon-California Trails Association Richard Rieck Jim Rose The Science Museum of Minnesota The Smithsonian Institution U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey The University of Minnesota Bell Museum The University of St. Thomas Gaston's Haute French Caf� (for the delicious oxtail soup--yum, yum!) and the many students, teachers, home computer users, and MECC staffpersons who through the years have contributed greatly to the evolution of this software program. Keep those cards and letters coming! There are some silly things scattered about in these credits. They're only meant as a joke to liven things up a little and to make reading this a little more fun. But we mean no disrespect, especially not to those very significant historical French individuals whose names are scattered about. By the way, all of the non-French credits are for real. Honest. And, yes, we know that Marie Antoinette and Marie Curie weren't French by birth. Picky, picky. Well, they lived in France and were fluent in the language--so there! On a more serious note, Oregon Trail II is dedicated to all those persons, both native and emigrant, who lived, traveled, and died along America's western trails in the mid-1800s. Their lives and adventures have shaped our history and captured our imaginations ever since. Oregon Trail II� Copyright (c) 1995 MECC and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. The Oregon Trail Suite' by Eric Speier for Speier Music Productions, Inc. Copyright (c) 1994 MECC. All Rights Reserved. Video for Windows Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. QuickTime Copyright (c) 1993 Apple Computer, Inc. Title Screen Painting: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way' (1860) by Emanuel Leutze, who was, incidentally, not French. Used with permission from the Smithsonian Institution. The Guidebook 'Advice' text is based on an 1849 publication (now in the public domain), 'Accompaniment to the Map of the Emigrant Road from Independence, Mo., to San Francisco, California,' by T.H. Jefferson. Various edits, deletions, and additions have been made to the text to make it more helpful for users of Oregon Trail II. This software may not be copied or transferred in whole or in part except as permitted by U.S. Copyright Law or as authorized in writing by MECC. The Oregon Trail and the MECC name are registered trademarks of MECC. Oregon Trail II and the MECC logo are trademarks of MECC. Except for designated historical individuals, the characters depicted in this software program are fictional and are not intended to represent or suggest any other specific persons. Any resemblance or similarity whatsoever to any other persons, fictional or nonfictional, living or dead, are entirely unintentional and coincidental. Especially if they're French. Of course, the likelihood of any dead or fictional people complaining about anything in this computer program are, to say the least, remote. It's the real living people you have to watch out for. Please do not make illegal copies of this software. The software you are using was produced through the efforts of many people: designers, artists, programmers, distributors, retailers, and other dedicated workers. The costs of developing this and other software programs are recovered through software sales. The unauthorized duplication of personal software raises the cost to all legitimate users. This software is protected by federal copyright law. Copying software for any reason other than to make a backup is a violation of law. Individuals who make unauthorized copies of software may be subject to civil and criminal penalties. As a member of the Software Publishers Association (SPA), MECC supports the industry's efforts to fight the illegal copying of personal computer software. Report copyright violations to: SPA M Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-4510 800/388-7478 MECC 6160 Summit Drive North Minneapolis, MN 55430-4003 612/569-1500 Happy trails! Bonne route! 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I'm Thomas Smith, but most fols call me "Peg Leg", because of this here wooden appendage of mine. Tell me more. Hi! I'm Magenta!. Do you have any advice? Come on in, pilgrim! I'm Thomas Smith, but most fols call me "Peg Leg", because of this here wooden appendage of mine. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. [[Supplies - Singular Forms]] 6-oz. bottle of allspice 8-oz. jar of aloe vera 8-oz. bottle of alum 16-oz. bottle of ammonia 6-oz. bottle of anise anvil ax pound of bacon banjo 6-oz. bottle of basil 5-lb. bag of beads 5-lb. tin of biscuits blanket blouse bonnet pair of boots 16-oz. box of borax 16-oz. bottle of brandy bridle yard of brown muslin cloth box of 20 bullets butcher knife pound of butter butter churn 4-oz. bottle of calomel 8-oz. bottle of camomile 4-oz. bottle of camphor dozen candles pound of candy 8-oz. can of sardines canteen 4-oz. bottle of capsicum dollar cast iron stove 16-oz. bottle of castor oil pound of celery 30-foot length of chain checkers board and set pound of cheese chicken 6-oz. bottle of cinnamon 6-oz. bottle of cloves pound of coffee beans coffee mill coffee pot compass Conestoga wagon 10-lb. sack of cornmeal 5-lb. tin of crackers 8-oz. jar of dandelion deck of playing cards 8-oz. box of Dover's Powder dress 10-lb. sack of dried beans 5-lb. tin of dried bread 5-lb. sack of dried fruit 5-lb. sack of dried vegetables 8-oz. bottle of Duffy's Elixir Dutch oven egg 12-oz. bottle of epsom salts fiddle pound of fish fishing net fishing pole fishing spear 10-lb. sack of flour flute pound of fresh butter pound of fresh fruit pound of fresh vegetables frying pan 5-lb. sack of garlic 6-oz. bottle of ginger grandfather clock 10-lb. jar of grease guitar 25-lb. keg of gunpowder pound of ham hammer handcart harmonica hat hatchet bale of hay 16-oz. jar of honey hope chest horse horse horse 8-oz. jar of horseradish hunting knife 8-oz. bottle of hydrogen peroxide 4-oz. bottle of iodine 4-oz. bottle of ipecac 16-oz. bottle of isopropyl alcohol 4-oz. box of James Fever Powder kettle kitchen cupboard ladle lantern 16-oz. tin of lantern oil 5-lb. slab of lard large farmwagon 4-oz. bottle of laudanum 6-oz. bottle of lecithin 1-lb. jar of licorice 8-oz. bottle of linseed oil pair of long underwear 12-oz. bottle of magnesia 16-oz. tin of maple syrup box of matches pound of meat 30-yard spool of mending yarn milk cow gallon of milk mirror pair of mittens 16-oz. jar of molasses mule mule mule 6-oz. bottle of mustard pound of nails 6-oz. bottle of nutmeg 20-lb. sack of oats 16-oz. bottle of olive oil 10-lb. sack of onions ox ox ox pack saddle pail pan pair of pants pound of pemmican 8-oz. bottle of pepper 4-oz. bottle of peppermint petticoat pick ax 25-lb. keg of pickles pig pistol pitchfork plow pocket watch pot 20-lb. sack of potatoes 5-lb. tin of preserved potatoes 8-oz. jar of preserves 4-oz. bottle of quinine raincoat 10-lb. sack of rhubarb 20-lb. sack of rice rifle rifle or shotgun sheath rocking chair 30-foot length of rope 6-oz. bottle of rosemary saddle saddle blanket 6-oz. bottle of sage 3-lb. box of saleratus 10-lb. sack of salt pound of salt pork pound of salted fish pound of salted meat 4-oz. bottle of sarsaparilla 6-oz. bottle of sassafras saw set of china set of clothing set of cooking utensils set of eating utensils shirt pair of shoes 10-lb. sack of shot shotgun shovel skillet skirt small farmwagon 1-lb. tin of smoked salmon 10-bar box of soap pair of socks spare horse or mule harness spare horseshoe spare ox yoke spare wagon axle spare wagon tongue spare wagon wheel 4-oz. bottle of spearmint 10-lb. sack of sugar 6-oz. bottle of sulfur table pound of tea tent thermometer tin cup tin plate 5-lb. sack of tobacco 16-oz. bottle of turpentine umbrella 30-lb. keg of vinegar wagon cover washboard gallon of water water keg gallon jug of whiskey winter coat winter scarf 8-oz. bottle of witch hazel 5-lb. box of yeast cake [[Supplies - Plural Forms]] I deleted this section; it's a redundant form of the last section. [[Item Categories]] all items animals clothing firearms/ammunition food furniture medicines miscellany spices tools/utensils wagons/parts animals articles of clothing pounds of food pieces of furniture pounds of medicine pounds of spices tools and utensils spare wagon parts animal article of clothing pound of food piece of furniture pound of medicine pound of spices tool and utensil spare wagon part [[Available Occupations]] banker doctor merchant pharmacist wainwright gunsmith mason blacksmith wheelwright carpenter saddlemaker brickmaker prospector trapper surveyor shoemaker journalist printer butcher baker tailor farmer pastor artist teacher [[Skills]] medical riverwork sharpshooting blacksmithing carpentry farming/animals tracking botany commerce/trade cooking musical sewing Spanish [[Available Years of Departure]] 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 [[Generic Names - Male]] Aaron Abe Alfred Aloysius Amos Andrew Antonio Arnold Artemis Bart Benjamin Bertram Carl Charles Chester Clement Daniel David Diego Earl Edmund Edward Elijah Elisha Emilio Ephraim Ezekiel Francis Franklin Frederick Gabriel George Gilbert Hannibal Hans Harold Henry Hiram Horace Horatio Ike Isaac Jacob James Jeffrey Jeremiah Jonas Joseph Joshua Josiah Juan Lawrence Lemuel Lester Louis Malcolm Mark Martin Matthew Maurice Michael Miguel Moses Nathan Noah Obidiah Otto Peter Pierre Quincy Raoul Reuben Roger Rudolf Samuel Saul Sidney Solomon Stanley Tad Thomas Vincent Wade Walter William Winfield Zachariah [[Generic Names - Female]] Abigail Alice Amelia Anna Antonia Augusta Belle Betsy Betty Jo Beulah Caroline Cassie Catherine Charlotte Christine Clara Clarissa Constance Dolores Dorothy Edith Eleanor Eliza Elizabeth Ellen Elva Emily Emma Esther Etta Felicity Frances Francesca Gertrude Gloria Grace Hannah Harriet Helen Henrietta Hester Hope Ingrid Irma Isabel Jane Jennifer Jessica Josephine Judith Justine Karen Laura Louisa Lucy Mabel Margaret Maria Martha Martina Mary Mary Ann Matilda Melanie Melissa Mildred Myra Myrtle Naomi Natalie Nelly Norma Patience Peggy Priscilla Rachel Rebecca Rita Rose Ruth Sally Sarah Shirley Susanna Teresa Thelma Theodora Yvonne January February March April May June July August September October November December small farmwagon large farmwagon Conestoga wagon [[Generic Names - Unisex]] Chris Leslie Temple Morgan Jan Stevie Dale Sam Kelly Cass Sandy Nicky MacKenzie Shaun Danny Rocky Pat Tyler Taylor Jordon Casey [[Game Setup]] If you wish, you can choose certain skills in addition to the ones you may automatically receive on account of your occupation. You have 120 skill points to "spend" on skills. (Automatic skills are "free.") Any skill points that you decide not to use will be converted into bonus score points at the end of your journey. The following list summarizes the "cost" of the various skills and the advantages you receive from them: You're [A/AN] [OCCUPATION] who has come to [TOWN] in [YEAR] for the purpose of setting off on a journey west to [DESTINATION]. You've already bought a [WAGONTYPE], but you still need to buy the other supplies you'll need for your journey. As you wander the streets of [TOWN], you'll see various stores that should be able to provide you with supplies--provided you have enough cash. You'll also see people who may be able to give you some good advice. [[Skill Descriptions]] sick and injured people are less likely to die accidents less likely to occur when crossing rivers more likely to kill animals with a single shot while hunting more likely to repair broken wagon parts more likely to repair broken wagon parts animals less likely to get sick or injured; smallpox immunity more likely to locate animals while hunting more likely to find edible plants more likely to get good deals in trading get slightly more use and nutritional value per food item get regular boost to wagon train morale clothing lasts longer receive automatic English translation when you encounter Spanish speakers You're [A/AN] [OCCUPATION] who has come to [TOWN] in [MONTH] [YEAR] for the purpose of setting off on a journey west to [DESTINATION]. You've already bought a large farmwagon, [NUMOXEN] oxen to pull it, and about five months' worth of supplies, leaving you with $[CASH] in cash. There are [FAMILY] other people in your wagon party, and you join up with a wagon train consisting of [NUMWAGONS] wagons and a total of [NUMPEOPLE] people. The Journey of [[River Conditions]] depth: the river is dry depth: one half foot depth: one foot depth: one and one half feet depth: two feet depth: two and one half feet depth: three feet depth: three and one half feet depth: four feet depth: four and one half feet depth: five feet depth: five and one half feet depth: six feet depth: six and one half feet depth: seven feet depth: seven and one half feet depth: eight feet depth: eight and one half feet depth: nine feet depth: nine and one half feet depth: ten feet depth: ten and one half feet The river appears to be frozen. This river seems pretty tranquil. This appears to be a fairly ordinary river. This river may prove a little tricky. This river looks as though it may be rather difficult. This river appears extremely treacherous. [[Bottom-Line Notices]] No food. No wagon. No draft animals. Person near death. No progress. Low food. No grass. No water. Alkali water. Bad water. Muddy trail. Deep sand. Someone's sick. No meat. No fruit. No vegetables. Desert. Rough trail. Snowing. Rainy. Poor health. Low morale. Delayed. Resting. Very low morale. Morale slipping. Morale is high. Slow going [[Hill Conditions]] The path up the hill doesn't look very steep. The way up the hill appears fairly steep. The trail up the hill looks steep. The climb looks as though it will be very steep. This ascent appears extremely steep. The way up the hill is muddy, but not very steep. The trail up the hill is muddy and fairly steep. The path up the hill looks steep and muddy. This climb appears to be very steep, and the path is muddy. The ascent is extremely steep, and the path is muddy. The trail up the hill isn't very steep, but it's icy. The path up the hill is icy and fairly steep. The way up the hill looks steep and icy. The climb looks very steep, and the path is icy. This ascent is extremely steep, and the way up is icy. The path down the hill doesn't look very steep. The way down the hill appears fairly steep. The trail down the hill looks steep. The way down looks as though it will be very steep. This descent appears extremely steep. The way down the hill is muddy, but not very steep. The trail down the hill is muddy and fairly steep. The path down the hill looks steep and muddy. This descent appears to be very steep, and the path is muddy. The way down is extremely steep, and the path is muddy. The trail down the hill isn't very steep, but it's icy. The path down the hill is icy and fairly steep. The way down the hill appears steep and icy. The route down looks very steep, and the path is icy. This hill is extremely steep, and the way down is icy. [[Hunting Outcome]] Firing [shots] time(s), you shot [killed] pounds of game and were able to carry [all/some] of it back to your wagon. If you continue to hunt in this area, game will become scarce. [[General Advice and Trade Offers]] I suppose this will be the first of many rivers we have to cross. Tell me more. You know, I've never had to cross a river on my own before. Do you have any advice? No, I was hoping you'd know what to do next. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Glad to see you, friend! Howdy! I'm heading west to make my fortune. But I reckon that's true for most of us, ain't it? Do you have any advice? Just keep an eye on me. I'm going places! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They call this the Blue River. But it looks just as muddy and brown as the old Mississippi. Tell me more. I'm going west with my family in that wagon over yonder. Do you have any advice? My older brother works on the river in Saint Louis. He says, 'Never underestimate a river.' Even the ones that look easy can be dangerous. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Did you read the Missouri Republican today? Says some folks start out on the trail without carrying spare parts, not even an extra wagon axle. Tell me more. Must think they grow on trees! Hope they're lucky enough to find an abandoned wagon. Do you have any advice? Double-check your supplies. It ain't too late to stock up. We've got a pretty good stock here in Westport. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Some folks seems to think that two oxen are enough to get them to Oregon or California! Tell me more. Why, two oxen can barely move a fully loaded wagon, and if one of them gets sick or dies, you won't be going anywhere. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't go overland with less than six oxen. If you're using horses or mules, I'd take even more than six! It ain't too late to get some more. You can buy them right here! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friend! Name's Nicholas J. Tillman, though my friends call me Nick. I see we'll be traveling to the new land together! Tell me more. I hope you're not listening to those worry-warts who say you need a half-dozen or more draft animals or tons of food! Two oxen are a plenty, and you can get all the food you need by hunting. Do you have any advice? This trip will be a cinch! Not a care in the world! Heck, I traveled all the way from New York City to Charleston, South Carolina once, and there was nothing to it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, one of my brothers went overland to Oregon last year. Tell me more. He wrote and said that he spent all his money in Independence. He had no money left for buying supplies along the way, for paying ferries and tolls, or for hiring Indian guides. Do you have any advice? I'd try to be sure always to have a little money handy. You can get by in a tight fix with money a lot easier than you can without it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. You know, this is my second time out on the trail. Tell me more. Yeah, we started out last year but didn't get too far. We tried going across the Kansas River when the water was way too high. The wagon overturned in the middle of the river and we lost everything we had. But we're not giving up-- we're trying again. Do you have any advice? Well, needless to say, I sure ain't going to try to cross no rivers when they're too rough and high. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I see you belong to this here wagon train. You ain't planning on spreading the evil of slavery out west, are you? Not me. Tell me more. The town of Lawrence is the center of abolition sentiment in all of Kansas. Everyone here hopes to prevent Kansas from becoming a slave state. Do you have any advice? I'd just keep moving on if I were you. Beware of pro-slavery ruffians in the night. Of course, if you happen to be pro-slavery yourself, you might have other things to worry about, if you catch my meaning. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. With the crowds of people waiting to get on the ferry, we could be stranded here for days! Tell me more. Hope there's enough graze for all these animals. Not many people carry feed! Do you have any advice? I'd rather wait for the ferry than to try and cross the river in this rickety wagon boat. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good-day to you. I hope the good shopkeepers of Topeka are able to supply you with the provisions you need for your arduous journey. Tell me more. My name's Rebecca Rutherford, wife of Parson John Rutherford. If I seem uneasy, forgive me. Our town was attacked last month by slaver ruffians, and we've been wary of strangers ever since. Do you have any advice? Post guards at night. Gangs of factional riders are often about their wicked work. Slavery is a monstrous evil that must be stopped, but I do wish this constant violence would cease. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Can't afford to take a ferry. We're making our wagon into a boat. How will you do that? We'll turn it over, caulk the bottom and sides with pitch, and use it to float our goods across. Have to swim the animals. Do you have any advice? Not really. I just hope it doesn't rain. The river's high enough! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. How do you reckon we ought to cross this river? What do you think? Well, it looks pretty wide, but I wonder about its depth. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't try to cross until we've figured out how deep it is. That makes all the difference in the world as to deciding how to cross. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, pilgrim! Name's Joseph Pappan, proprietor of this here ferry along with my brother Louis. Be glad to take you across the river. How much does it cost? Costs just four dollars per wagon, plus 25 cents per draft animal and ten cents per person. Do you have any advice? Take our ferry--that's the best advice I can give you. I mean, you can ford or float if you like, but it's not nearly as safe and easy as a ferry crossing. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. Welcome to Saint Mary's Mission! Tell me about this place. The mission was established by Jesuit missionaries for work among the Potawatomis. It provides education, medical help, and religious instruction and service. Do you have any advice? If you need some fresh supplies, you can get some over there in one of the side buildings. You may not be able to find everything you need, but you ought to be able to find something. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. I'm Louis Vieux, chief of the Potawatomi and owner of the finest bridge in all of Kansas! How much is the toll? I charge just one dollar to use my bridge. Do you have any advice? Considering how risky and time-consuming it can be to ford or float, I'd say one dollar is a small price to pay for the safety and speed of a bridge. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, there! Don't try to ford any river deeper than the wagon bed--about two and a half feet. Tell me more. You'll swamp your wagon and lose your supplies. Do you have any advice? You can caulk the wagon bed and float it--or be smart and use my bridge. Costs just one dollar. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This prairie is mighty pretty with all the wild flowers and tall grasses. But there's too much of it! Tell me more. I miss not having a town nearby. I wonder how many days until I see a town--one with real shops, a church, and people. Do you have any advice? I suppose we shouldn't dally. Once we've rested up, we'd best get a move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Remember me, friend, or haven't we met already? Name's Nick Tillman. That big Conestoga wagon over there is mine. Tell me more. They told me back east that such a big wagon would never get across the plains and mountains. But I ain't had any trouble--just a dead ox. But I got another one a ways back. Do you have any advice? Well, I don't see why we're pushing ourselves so hard. They keep saying we got to finish our journey before winter comes. As if a little snow is gonna hurt anyone. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Which road do you reckon we ought to take? What do you think? Well, one of these roads must head west. But I ain't so good with directions. Do you have any advice? Maybe we ought to check our guidebooks. Except I don't have one. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. According to our guidebook, this is the St. Joseph Road junction. Tell me more. One fork goes west, while the other goes back east. Do you have any advice? Well, I don't know about you, but I'm heading west! That's what we're here for! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, stranger. I see you've joined the great migration west! Howdy. I've been living out on these plains hunting buffalo for pretty near as long as I can remember. Do you have any advice? It's hard to kill a buffalo with a single shot. You got to hit them just right. Careful--a wounded buffalo can be a fearsome critter! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. When the white man first crossed our lands, their wagons were few. Now they crowd the trail in great numbers. Tell me more. The land is overgrazed with their many animals. Do any white men still live in the east? My people, the Kansa, talk of moving. Do you have any advice? No, I have nothing more to say. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I reckon this must be what they call 'The Narrows.' At least it looks pretty narrow to me. Tell me more. Well, the trail gets so narrow here that wagons have to go single-file. On one side there's a steep cliff, and on the other side a river. Not much room to spare. Do you have any advice? I'd suggest we take it slow and easy through here. The trail looks mighty rough. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here's Thirty-two Mile Station. I'm Hattie Caulfield. You must be another one of them wagon-people heading for Oregon or California. Tell me more. They call this place Thirty-two Mile Station because it's about 32 miles betwixt here and Fort Kearny. Do you have any advice? Don't go asking me no advice. I don't want nobody blaming me if you get yourself lost or killed out here. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ain't this a glorious sight? I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so sublime. Tell me more. I hear they call this place 'the Coast of Nebraska' because of the grand view of the Platte River Valley up ahead. Do you have any advice? Just stand here a bit and take in this wonderful scene. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, there, stranger! You look like you could use some information about these parts. Tell me more. The Platte River Valley forms a natural roadway from Fort Kearny to Fort Laramie. Travelers bound for Californy, Utah, and Oregon all take this road, though some folks travel north of the river. Do you have any advice? This could be the easiest stretch of the whole trip. Should see antelope and plenty of buffalo! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hau. I am Lakota. My name is Running Elk. You appear to be here to trade, as I am. Perhaps. Tell me more. The Pawnee are enemy of the Lakota. But so far I have never fought the white man. Do you have any advice? All I ask from the white man is to leave me and my people alone, and to leave the buffalo alone. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Tsistsistas. To the Sioux and the white men we are known as the Cheyenne. My name is Stares at the Sun. Tell me more. This hill is one of the worst places on the Medicine Road of the Whites. I've seen many people and animals hurt or killed here. Do you have any advice? It is always best to travel light. If you remove things that you do not need from your wagon, you may have a better chance of getting to the top of the hill. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks mighty steep. Could be risky. Tell me more. I reckon we don't have much choice but go up this here hill if we're gonna continue. Do you have any advice? If we got some long ropes or chains, we can drive the animals up to more level ground and then have them pull the wagons up. Might make it a bit easier on them. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They call this California Hill. Such an optimistic name for a place so dangerous. What do you mean? My cousin Clement traveled this way last year, and he wrote to me about what happened. His youngest son was killed going up this hill. Do you have any advice? We should lighten our loads, or double-team the animals, or do everything we can to keep the wagons from tipping. That's how Cousin Clem's boy was killed. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm so apprehensive about this hill. I've heard so many terrible things about it. Tell me more. I met a man back near Fort Kearny who said that last year a wagon tipped going down this hill, killing a child and injuring her mother. Do you have any advice? If we have any long ropes or chains, perhaps we can use them to gradually lower the wagons down the hill. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This appears to me to be a right dangerous place. But there's an element of danger to this entire enterprise, isn't there? Tell me more. My children all wanted to go to Oregon, and I didn't want to hold them back. So I'm going with them, even if I am a bit past my prime! Do you have any advice? I hear tell that this here hill has cost many an emigrant their lives. I suggest we put the brakes on our wagons--maybe even use a log or something as an anchor. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My Daddy says that I should wait here until he finishes getting our wagon down the worst part of the hill. Tell me more. Daddy says this is a very dangerous hill, and that I should stay out of the way of the wagons while they're going down. Do you have any advice? Maybe you should do like my Daddy's done and make sure your children aren't close to the wagons, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, those hills sure were rough ones, weren't they? Sure were. I had to unload pretty near half the stuff in my wagon to get up and down those hills. Do you have any advice? We ought to rest for a day or two. I'm plum near tuckered out. And I need to find me another couple of oxen. The ones I got are near dead. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. If you look off in the distance, you can see Chimney Rock looming up like the lofty tower of some town. Tell me more. I don't think I'll tire of gazing on it. You can see it for miles and miles as you travel toward it. Do you have any advice? As long as we keep heading toward Chimney Rock, we're not likely to stray off the trail. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. What an amazing sight! Land sakes, I've never seen nothing like that before! Tell me about this place. They call these 'Courthouse and Jail Rocks,' and I do see the resemblence. Well, it does take some imagination, but that's something I have plenty of. Do you have any advice? Advice? Heck, no. Right now you'd probably be better off asking one of these rattlesnakes you see around here for advice. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Chimney Rock by moonlight is awfully sublime. Tell me more. Last night some Indians came to our wagon with fish to exchange for clothing. We bought a number. They make for a good change of diet. Do you have any advice? The Indians understand 'swap' and 'no swap.' They seem most anxious to get shirts and socks. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Goodness, have you ever seen anything like that before? No, I haven't. Well, you hear stories and see pictures of things like this, but it's nothing compared to actually seeing the real thing. Do you have any advice? My father, who journeyed out in these parts back in the 'thirties, says we ought to keep moving all the time. Winter will be coming before we know it. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. What say I could shoot a chip off the top of that there pinnacle? Want to make a bet? No, not really. Why, I'm the best darn shot in all of Franklin County, Indiana. Or you might say I was the best shot until I set out for the west. Do you have any advice? Keep your rifle loaded and handy. You never know when you might need it. But be careful! Don't want to accidentally shoot yourself. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I hear terrible stories about wagon parties running out of food before Oregon- -the whole party starving to death. Tell me more. We must check our supplies often. We might not get there as soon as we think. Do you have any advice? Always plan for the worst, I always say. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here's Robidoux Pass. I hear it's named after a Frenchman, Joseph Robidoux, who's well known in these parts as a trader. Tell me more. Some folks say St. Joseph, Missouri, was named after him, too, but I don't rightly know about that. Do you have any advice? Can't say that I do. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like we're going to have to wait our turn to take the ferry across the river. Do we have to wait? Well, if you don't want to wait, you can always ford the river or caulk your wagon and try to float across. Do you have any advice? If you ask me, just about any ferry is worth the wait. Except for a bridge, it's the safest way to go--that is, if you can afford it. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Tsistsistas. My name is Counting Coups. To you, we are the Cheyenne. Tell me more. What more do you want to know? Do you have any advice? You are traveling the Great Road West. Keep going on your way. My people do not mind you passing through our land, but do not stay here. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here is Mitchell Pass. It's only recently been opened up as part of the trail. Tell me more. Folks used to go through Robidoux Pass, just a few miles south of here. But they found out Mitchell Pass is shorter and quicker, so everybody goes this way now. Do you have any advice? I reckon we should just keep pressing on toward Fort Laramie. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, we could pay two-fifty and take the bridge, or we can save the money by fording or floating. Tell me more. The river don't look too wide, but it's hard to tell how deep it is from here. Do you have any advice? I say we skip the bridge, save us some money, and get across some other way. We can't go spending all our money before we're even half done with our journey. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! Name's Jake Dooley. I'm the best trapper this side of the Rocky Mountains. Tell me about this place. This here fort used to be called Fort William. But when it was sold to new owners, they made some improvements and renamed it Fort John. Do you have any advice? Just keep moving. You sure as shooting don't want to get trapped in the mountains by the winter snows. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here's the Laramie River, and that's Fort Laramie over there on the other side. Tell me more. Looks like there's no way across this river except to ford or float. Do you have any advice? I don't know. I'm inclined to play it safe and try to float across. But what do you think? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, I reckon you're next. You ready for me to ferry you across the river? How much does it cost? I charge four dollars per wagon. Do you have any advice? Yes, I do. Quit talking and pay up so I can take you across, or get out of the way so other folks can go. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This is a toll bridge, folks. It costs two dollars and fifty cents to cross. Tell me more. Not a lot more to tell. You pay your toll and you go across. That is, unless you want to take your chances fording or floating. Do you have any advice? Take the bridge. I've seen enough people being penny-wise and pound-foolish, avoiding the toll only to wind up with drowned animals, damaged wagons, and lost supplies. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome to Fort William, pilgrims! No matter where you're headed, heh heh, this is where you're at now. Tell me about this place. This fort--not much more than a trading post, really--was named for William Sublette, who's been blazing trails through these parts for quite a while now. Do you have any advice? Stay a spell--at least a day or two. You and your animals could use the rest. And our blacksmith can give your wagon a boost, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm the Shoshoni wife of a white trapper. We've traveled far from the western mountains to trade here at the fort. Tell me more. The English translation of my name is Dancing Water Woman, but my husband calls me Marie. I travel with him wherever he goes and help him in his work. Do you have any advice? My people, the Shoshoni, are good friends to the wagon-travelers. You will be entering Shoshoni lands soon after South Pass. Don't abuse our friendship and hospitality. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. The trail appears to split here at the fort, but our guidebook says nothing of a fork in the road! Tell me more. There's one path heading north, across the North Platte river. The other path goes west. Do you have any advice? Not right now. In fact, I was going to ask you which road we ought to take. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you. I'm Captain David Eastman, second in command here at Fort Laramie. How may I be of service? Tell me about this place. Fort Laramie used to be named Fort William, and later Fort John. But when the U.S. Army bought it, we changed its name to Fort Laramie because that's what most people were calling it anyway. Do you have any advice? Keep your wagon train together at all costs. There's strength in numbers. Have as little to do with the Indians as possible, and don't hunt any more than you have to. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Look at all them carvings on the rock. If that don't beat all! Tell me more. You reckon that's why they call this place Register Rock--because people register their names on it? Do you have any advice? What do you say we go on over to the rock and carve our own names on it? Then folks from all over the country will know we were here before them! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, the name of this place is Fort John, but just about everybody calls it Fort Laramie, after the Laramie River nearby. Tell me more. If I were you, I'd stock up on supplies--especially food--before heading on my way. Hunting ain't much good on the trail ahead. Do you have any advice? Tarnation, if you ain't the inquisitive one! Well, if any of your animals come down with alkali sickness, give a good dose of lard and vinegar and let them rest a while. They'll be good as new next morning. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ah, more wagon people. Are you here to slaughter more buffalo like the group that passed by four days ago? Tell me more. I'd never seen such waste. They killed ten times what they needed for food, and left most of the carcasses to rot. Luckily, after the coyotes had finished with them, we gathered the bones to make tools. Do you have any advice? If you must kill for food, good. But don't kill any more than that. The well-being of our people depends on the buffalo. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I trust y'all don't mind us joining up with your wagon train. My husband got sick with the dysentery and we got left behind. But he's well now and we're ready to move on. Tell me more. We're all mighty anxious for letters. None here at the fort, though. I fear the letters got dumped back in the states or otherwise got lost along the way. It's a long way from Kentucky with no word from the dear family left behind. I do miss them so. Do you have any advice? Keep your faith in the successful conclusion of this journey. It's a fine opportunity to settle in a new home. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Whew! I sure do hate these rivers. Fordings not so bad, but when you got to caulk your wagon and float, it sure is a lot of work! Takes time, too! Tell me more. I'm not rightly sure about the best way to cross this here river. It looks pretty deep, but if I've learned anything on this trip, it's that looks can be deceiving! Do you have any advice? Yes, I suppose I do. Don't let yourself get separated from the wagon train. We did a spell back at the last fort. Took some time for us to catch up. Traveling's hard, but it's even harder when you're not part of a train. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friend. I'll be glad to ferry you across the river. The price is very reasonable. How much does it cost? Just three dollars for each wagon. No extra charge for people or animals. Do you have any advice? This ferry's the safest way to get across, and that's no lie. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, friend. I understand you're headed for Great Salt Lake City. Yes, we are. I'll be glad to take you across the river, no charge. Do you have any advice? Don't take no cutoffs until you get to Fort Bridger. Then, instead of heading north, keep going southwest through the canyons until you reach the Great Salt Lake Valley. Pardon? Hello, friend! My toll bridge here is the quickest, easiest, and safest way to get across the river! How much is the toll? The toll is very reasonable--just five dollars per wagon and twelve cents per person or draft animal. Do you have any advice? Yes, I know ferries are often cheaper, but they take longer. And ferries can have accidents or even sink, you know. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, after this here crossing, it's goodbye Platte River! Goodbye sand hills and buffalo skulls! Tell me more. According to my guidebook, now we climb the Sweetwater Valley to cross the Continental Divide at South Pass. Once across the Rockies, we'll make a steep descent into the Green River Valley. Do you have any advice? The land gets drier the further west we go. But as long as we stay close to the rivers, we ain't got too much to worry about--at least not regarding water. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Inuna-ina, whom you call the Arapaho. My name is White Hawk. I'm waiting here for my son, who is trading nearby. Tell me more. Long before we ever saw wagon people like you, a rare white hawk perched on a rock near my father's tepee. I took it as a sign for my new name, and never since has it been changed. Do you have any advice? The men here are fair traders, not like many others my son and I have met. Perhaps when my son returns, we can trade with you, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Say, how's it going, friend? I'm doing just fine now that I got me four oxen instead of just two. Tell me more. Well, I thought I was done for back there a ways before Fort Laramie. But I traded all my extra sets of clothing there for two more oxen. Do you have any advice? Are you headed for California? I hear there may be a shortcut that will get there two, three weeks earlier than the regular way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Why, hello. Come sit a spell and talk. I do declare that I'm starting to weary of this journey. No butter, cheese, or fresh fruit since Fort Laramie! Tell me more. Bless me, but I'd rather have my larder full of food back home than have our names carved on that there rock. Well, 'tis a sight more cheery than all the graves we passed. Do you have any advice? I don't know about you, but I'll be sure to stock up on good food the next chance we get. I just hope we can hold out until the next fort or trading post. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey there! Say, guess what? I don't know--tell me. I carved my name way up the side of Independence Rock, near the top. There are hundreds of names up there! The oldest ones were carved by mountain men and explorers--famous names like Fr�mont, Bonneville, and DeSmet! Do you have any advice? Yeah, go on up and carve your own name! Be a shame to come all this way and not do it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. Are you looking for my Ma and Pa? They're just around the other side of the wagon, doing some chores. Tell me more. Why do they call this place Devil's Gate? It don't look so devilish to me. Just a couple of big rocks that the river goes through. Do you have any advice? No. But I hope we meet up with some more wagons with children. My friend Jenny Carlson got drowned back crossing the Platte, and I'm mad at Tommy Blaine because he called Susie here just a dumb old doll. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. �Well, I ain't sure which way we ought to go now. Tell me more. According to this here guidebook, the right fork goes a rugged route where we have to cross the river three times. But the left fork takes us through some deep sand. Could even be quicksand. Do you have any advice? Tarnation, I'm afeared that whichever way we go, we'll wind up regretting it. Might as well flip a coin and take our dad-blamed chances! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Dad-burn it, another cussed river to cross. Well, I guess there's nothing to do but plunge on in. Tell me more. Oh, there's some that say you ought to check out the depth of the river or worry about its conditions, but I always say, 'Just do it!' Do you have any advice? Follow my lead! Don't listen to them other jackasses! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, have you ever seen anything like this before in your life? What do you mean? Why, they said that if you dig a shallow hole round here, you'll strike fresh-water ice. And here it is, just like they said it would be. Imagine that! Cool ice out here in the middle of this barren wasteland! Do you have any advice? Get a bucket and get some ice for yourself. I can't wait to get back to my wagon, show this to the others, and write about it in my diary! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, I don't mind taking a short break from this work. Tell me more. You know, Mr. Lander's got some grand schemes. He wants to cut a new road between here and Fort Hall--shave quite a few miles off the trail. Plans to start working on it soon. Do you have any advice? At the Green River, you may see some Indians milling about. But don't worry about them. They's Shoshoni, and they's right pleased to help emigrants cross the river--especially if you're willing to trade with them before or after. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, there. Now, you think on it right hard before you decide to take Mr. Lander's road to Fort Hall. Tell me more. It's true that the Lander Road is a shortcut, bypassing Fort Bridger, and will save you considerable time and miles. But it's a rough trail, with hardly any water except at the occasional river. Do you have any advice? If you got good, healthy oxen and think you can handle a dry route, go ahead and take the Lander Road. But the main trail to Fort Bridger truly is the safer way, even if it is longer. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friend. Pardon me a bit while I catch my breath. Working with these animals is heavy labor! Tell me more. My mules don't want to go in the water, and I'm having to fight with them all the way. Can't say I blame them. Never thought I'd have to cross so many rivers in all my life! Do you have any advice? Well, if I had to do it all over again, I don't think I'd take mules. Even more stubborn than a lot of people I know! In fact, first chance I get, I'm going to trade them for some oxen. They're slower, but a lot easier to get along with. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My name is Many Horses. We are of the Wind River Shoshoni. You are crossing our land. Tell me more. We're tracking an Arapaho party that raided our village two days ago, but this does not concern you. You are travelers on the Great Medicine Road of the Whites. Do you have any advice? In another time we would expect payment in return for letting you cross our land. Then we could trade. But now is not the time. We must go, and you should do the same. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here's South Pass! It may not look like it, but we're fixing to cross over the Rocky Mountains! Tell me more. You see, this pass is so wide and gradual-like, that you can hardly tell that you're going over the Continental Divide! From here on, the waters flow west to the Pacific! Do you have any advice? Keep an eye on your supplies! When you get to a fort, be sure to replenish! And don't pass up any opportunity to do some trading. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you. My name's Helen Whitney. My family and I are from Atlanta, Georgia. We're going to California. Tell me more. We had a profound religious experience last year and came to the realization that slavery is a terrible evil. We freed our servants and decided to move west, where there is no involuntary servitude. Do you have any advice? My guidebook says that here at Pacific Springs is the last good water we'll find for the next ten miles or so. We're entering alkali country. And game will be getting scarce, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Buen dia. This 'Dry Sandy,' as it is known, is quite an interesting place, is it not? Tell me more. It is almost like a river that flows under the sand. In spots it is as dry as a bone, with scattered bogs of mud. But after a little rain, it can turn to quicksand. And in very wet spells, the water can rise up into a sizeable river. Do you have any advice? Be very careful. I've long been a trader in these parts. Watch out for mudholes and--how you say?--quicksand! And don't drink any water unless it is flowing. Stagnant water here can be poisonous. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, there, emigrant! I trust you're being careful around-abouts here. Tell me more. Why, this is what they call the 'Dry Sandy,' and it's one of the cussedest places this side of blazes. Looks like dry sand, but underneath the sand is mud--real deep mud you can get stuck in. And sometimes quicksand! Do you have any advice? Put an old, worn-out mule or ox out in front of your wagon and let him lead the way. If he falls in the quicksand, ain't no great loss. But that ain't likely. Them old critters somehow seem to know a safe path a lot better than the young ones! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, friend, this here is what they call 'The Parting of the Ways.' Tell me more. A lot of wagon trains split apart here, with folks headed for Oregon going one way and those headed for California going the other. Do you have any advice? I don't know about you, but I'm going to California. Now, let's see, I figure the road heading off to the right must be the California route. California's the right place to be, so I reckon I'll go right! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. According to our guidebook, this is 'The Parting of the Ways.' Tell me more. The road forking off to the right leads directly to Fort Hall along the Sublette Cutoff. It's the shortest way to Oregon. But the left fork leads to Fort Bridger, which is closer than Fort Hall. It's also the shortest path to Utah and California. Do you have any advice? That depends on your needs. If you have plenty of supplies and don't fear a shortage of water, take the cutoff. But if you need supplies soon and want to play it safe, you should probably stick to the main trail, even if it is the longer route. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, travelers. I am Washakie, chief of the Shoshoni. The Shoshoni have long been friends of the Americans. We trade a great deal. Tell me about this place. This is what the white men call the Green River. My people can help you cross it. Do you have any advice? This river is usually much too deep to ford. It is best to caulk your wagon and float across. If you decide to do that, we will be glad to help. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! I'll be right pleased to ferry you across the river. How much does it cost? The toll is a mere five dollars per wagon. Considering how deep this river is, that's a bargain! Do you have any advice? Well, first of all, let me take you across the Green River. After that, keep following the water until you get to Fort Bridger. The trail is pretty clear--can't miss it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, friends! You're getting close to the promised land! I'll take you across the river when you're ready. How much does it cost? No charge--it's my job to help you on your way to Great Salt Lake City. Do you have any advice? The canyons just this side of the Salt Lake Valley are the most difficult part of the trip. Take it easy and be careful! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Welcome to the lands of the Shoshoni. I am Washakie, a chief of my people. We have been friends of the Americans for many years. Tell me more. The Mormon ferry is a good way to cross the river, but you have to pay--unless you are Mormons, too. But even if you pay, it is worth it. Do you have any advice? If you do not want to take the ferry, some of the young men of my village will help you cross. It is usually best to caulk your wagon and float. The river can be very deep. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Can you help us find a doctor? Why do you need one? My Pa's sick, and we may not be able to travel until he gets better. We've been pushing too hard and our health has suffered. Do you have any advice? When Pa can travel again, we'll go at a slower pace. Maybe you ought to do the same. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, which way do you reckon we ought to go? Tell me more. Well, unless I'm mistaken, the north road, going off to the right, takes us to Fort Hall and Oregon. The road off to the left heads into Utah and a shortcut to Californy. But I could be wrong about that. Do you have any advice? Well, I don't rightly know. I hear the trail into Mormon country is fraught with difficulty. But the path along the Snake River's no picnic, either. I'm afeared that whatever we do, there's trouble ahead. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello. I'm Sophie Billings. Now, will you take a look at that? All those people carving their names in a rock out here in the middle of nowhere! Tell me more. Don't think we've had much of a chance to talk. My husband and I are from right outside Memphis, Tennessee. Free black folks aren't any too welcome there right now. That's why we're goin' west. Do you have any advice? My brother Gordon--he went out to Oregon last year--wrote and told me about some people in his wagon train whose animals all died after drinking some bad water. I'd be real careful about that if I were you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Halt! You are Norte-Americanos, are you not? I am Captain Juan Santayana. This is Mexican soil. You must have passports. We don't have passports. All of the land south of the forty-second parallel and west of the one-hundred-and-sixth meridian belongs to Mexico. Your intentions here had better be honorable. Do you have any advice? If you're going to Oregon, be on your way immediately. Oregon is not Mexican land. But if you are going to California, you must have the approval of the Mexican government to settle there. I will arrange for passports. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, emigrants! Welcome to my fort! I'm Jim Bridger, co-proprietor of this oasis in the wilderness! Tell me more. I hope you find everything you want here. We got a well-provisioned trading post, a first-rate blacksmith, and even some fresh draft animals if you need them. Do you have any advice? Feel free to stay awhile--a few days, even a week or so if you like! You'd do well to rest up a bit before heading out again. The roughest part of the trail still lies ahead! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Will you look at this? Ain't it a shame that they had to go burn down this fort! Tell me more. There's been a dispute betwixt the U.S. government and the Mormons, and the Mormons burned down their own fort to keep the federal troops from getting a hold of it! Do you have any advice? Well, I suppose we could look around through the ruins to see if we can find anything worthwhile. But, then again, maybe we'd be best off just getting a move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My family and I travel with forty other families to the valley of the Great Salt Lake to seek religious freedom. Tell me more. As you know, back east, Mormons are persecuted. In Utah, we're joining together to build a new community, changing the desert into farm land. Do you have any advice? If you're heading for California, don't take the Hastings Cutoff through the Great Salt Lake Desert. My relatives in the Mormon city have written me letters telling me of terrible misery along that route. It's a shortcut, all right--to your death! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. Welcome to New Fort Bridger, just recently rebuilt. I'm Lieutenant Cassius Fisk. Tell me more. Well, the Mormons, who owned and ran the old fort after they bought Jim Bridger out, burned it down during a disagreement with the government. But the Army has now taken over the site and built a brand new fort. Do you have any advice? If you're going to Oregon, take the road heading north. That's the best way to go to California, too, unless you want to visit Great Salt Lake City. That's a good place to get fresh animals for the remainder of your journey. To do that, head southwest. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. If you want to cross the Thomas Fork, my bridge is the only good way to do it. Costs just one dollar. Tell me more. Ain't nobody forcing you to take the bridge, but you'd be a dad-blamed fool not to. This stream may look shallow, but it's as mean as a grizzly. Do you have any advice? Yeah. Pay your dollar and go across. You're holding up those other people behind you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Heh, heh, heh, look at the way them folks is struggling to get down the Big Hill. Half of them don't know what the heck they're doing. Tell me more. Big Hill is one of the worst places you're liable to come across. It's bad enough when the weather's dry, but--whoo ee!--when it's wet and raining, you couldn't give me all the greenbacks in Philadelphia to try it. Do you have any advice? When the weather's bad, don't even think of going down a hill like this. Wait until it dries up a might. And be sure to take precautions--like using one of them fallen pine logs over there as an anchor on your wagon. Makes it less likely to break away. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Come on in, pilgrim! I'm Thomas Smith, but most folks call me 'Peg Leg' because of this here wooden appendage of mine. Tell me more. They make a big deal out of the fact that I had to amputate my own leg after a bad accident. Well, there weren't no one else around to do it, so I had to do it myself. Either that or die of gangrene. Do you have any advice? If you're heading for California, wait until you get across the Raft River before breaking off from the main trail and going southwest. If you're going to the Willamette Valley, follow the Snake River. Lots of good-tasting salmon if the season's right! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good to see you, friend. I'm the Reverend Paul Grigsby, originally hailing from Schenectady, New York. Tell me more. I came out here to the wilderness to found a mission among the Indians, but my wife Cecelia, God rest her soul, died of cholera back along the Platte. And now my colleagues have all given up the calling to go hunting gold in the California hills. Do you have any advice? Keep your faith while those all around you sink into despair. You know, this used to be a trading post run by a fellow name of 'Peg Leg' Smith. He's gone now and left this building here to rot all by itself. I almost feel a kinship with it. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My, but aren't the Soda Springs pretty! I think of all the things we've seen so far, this is the most amazing. Tell me more. The springs seem to spout at regular intervals. Quite a wonder of nature! You read about such things, but you never think you'll actually get to see them yourself. Do you have any advice? It feels good just to rest and not be on our feet walking. When I get to our new home, I'll have a soft feather bed and never sleep in a wagon again! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Sure is nice to take a rest now and then. My folks figured this journey would be hard work, but it's been more than we counted on! Tell me more. One of my regular jobs is to find fuel for the fire. Sometimes it's hard to find enough wood, so I store extra pieces in a box under the wagon. On the prairie I gathered buffalo chips to burn when there wasn't any wood. And sage works, too. Do you have any advice? Mama says that a lot of folks on the trail wind up getting sick with scurvy because they ain't been eating enough fruits and vegetables. We have a big keg of pickles and eat two of them every week. Mama says that's just enough to keep the scurvy away. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Buen dia. My name is Francisco Ruez. I used to be a Mexican citizen, but after the war, when the land south of here became American territory, I became an American, too. Tell me about this place. The road that goes off to the southwest here is the Hudspeth Cutoff. It is very rugged, but it provides a shortcut to California. Do you have any advice? If I were you, I wouldn't take the cutoff. Too difficult, and the savings in time is not so great. Stay on the main trail, no matter if you are going to California or Oregon. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Shoshoni. My name is Young Woman Who Sings. Tell me more. When wagons first started coming, the Shoshoni did not mind. We even found it good to trade game and fish with the travelers and help them cross the rivers. Do you have any advice? Now there are too many white men and too little land for grazing. Tell your people to stop coming. They are a burden to the land and to the Shoshoni. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I hear there's mountain sheep around here. Enough water, too, but hardly a stick of wood. Thank heaven for Fort Hall! Tell me more. I'm real sorry that soon we'll be saying goodbye to Cousin Miles and all the folks heading for California. Do you have any advice? I'm going to spend as much time as I can with my friends and relations until we reach the California Road. You consider doing the same. Might not ever see them again! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Fort Hall here is a busy place! The wide stretches of meadow grass here are just what our tired animals need. Tell me more. As for me, I'll fix up the wagon leaks. Amanda's real anxious to wash all the clothes and linens in one of those clear streams. Do you have any advice? I suggest we stay here for a couple days to rest up, restock our supplies, and learn everything we can about the trail ahead. I hear that the next stretch may be the roughest! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We are Bannock, close friends of the Paiute and Shoshoni. I am Bear Tooth. My people will gladly trade with you here and on the road ahead. Tell me more. Beware of our enemies, the Blackfoot. They do not tolerate trespassers-- neither white men nor other Indians. But as long as you stay on the trail, you have little chance of running into any Blackfoot war parties. Do you have any advice? The depth of this river changes greatly with the season. Check it carefully before deciding the best way to cross. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, it's good to see a friendly face. Getting hard to locate anyone willing to have much to do with me anymore, though for the life of me, I don't know why. Tell me more. Why, just the other day I ran across some fella I hadn't seen for a couple weeks , and he says to me, 'What, you ain't dead yet?' Dad- blamed smart-alecky varmint. Do you have any advice? I hear that after we cross this here river people got to choose whether they're going to California or Oregon. But it don't really matter. You can still get to either place further on down the trail. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, friend, this is where we part. One road leads to Oregon and the other to California. Tell me more. Not much else to say, I reckon. Except I understand both paths carry their share of burdens--dry stretches, mountains, and the like. Do you have any advice? No, except I wish you all the best! Take good care of yourself. Write us just as soon as you reach your new home! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Says here that this place is called Caldron Linn. Strange name. But it seems to fit, what with all them steep lava gorges, twisting and writhing around. Tell me more. So much water down there in the Snake River--but so hard to get to! I'd hate to have to go down into that gorge. At least not more than once, if we have to. Do you have any advice? We've got many miles of desert before Oregon, so be sure to fill your water kegs at the crossing! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello. My name's Fabiola Ferrier. We've just been over to get a look at Shoshoni Falls. Tell me more. You hear the distant roar? That's the sound of the falls, a few miles north of here. We decided to take a day off from our journey to see them. A wonderful sight! Do you have any advice? Oh, do take time to give thanks for the beauty that surrounds us. It lightens the spirit and eases the way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They call this Rock Creek. I doesn't look like much. Couldn't be more than a foot or two deep. Tell me more. Pretty narrow, too. Still, we've seen our share of deceptive creeks and rivers, haven't we? Can't be too careful. Do you have any advice? Well, I suppose we could ford it, but perhaps I should have my oldest boy Ted wade out to the middle of the creek to see how deep it is and what the bottom's like. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, wagon-people! Look here! I have some very good salmon. Maybe you want to trade? Maybe. Tell me more. My name is Badger Keeper. I was given this name four years ago when I found a young badger and raised it as a pet. My father says I should get a new name soon. Do you have any advice? We could trade. My salmon are large and fresh. I just caught them an hour ago. Do you have any blankets? My mother would like to have a new blanket. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ain't that a sight! There ain't nothing like that back east! No, there isn't. My wife was reading our guidebook earlier, and she says this place is known as Thousand Springs. Well, I can see why! Do you have any advice? Well, I reckon we oughtn't be doing too much sight-seeing, not when we's still got so much further to go. We'd best get a move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hola! Habla espa�ol? Or do you speak English? Do you want to trade? Tell me more. I am Woman Who Came Back. I was captive of Paiute renegades for many years before I escaped and returned to my Bannock village. The renegades treated me like a slave, but I learned to speak some Spanish while among them. Do you have any advice? I have dried fish to trade. Dried fish do not taste as good as fresh ones, but they will keep for a long time. I also have mocassins. I am known as the best maker of mocassins in my village. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, it looks like we're going to have to make a choice here. Tell me more. We can either cross the Snake River here, using those three islands sort of like 'steppin' stones' across the river, or we can avoid crossing and just follow the south bank of the river. Do you have any advice? Well, I hear that the south route is right sandy and rough. On the north route, we got to cross the Snake twice, but we also go past Fort Boise. I think I prefer the north route myself. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You ready to cross? Not quite--still thinking. Fording's the usual way to cross here, going from one island to another until you get to the other side. But a lot depends on how deep the water is right now. Do you have any advice? Well, maybe we should check the current conditions a little more closely before we decide what to do. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Be careful there! You might scald yerself something fierce! Tell me more. These here hot springs are a natural wonder! Water just bubbling up from the earth, hot enough to cook in! Do you have any advice? Sit and rest a spell. Might as well take advantage of this miracle of nature and do some cooking without having to build a fire! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like this is another one of those places where people feel the need to go carving their names in the rock. Tell me more. Well, you'd think that people would have better things to do! But I suppose they're just so proud of themselves for coming all this way that they feel they need to leave a record of their accomplishment! Do you have any advice? It won't be long before we reach Fort Boise. We should be sure to stop there and buy supplies, at least those of us who need them. It would also be a good place to rest up, maybe do some wagon repairs. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Every night, even though I ache from the day's toils, my head is filled with dreams of the rich farm land of the far west. Tell me more. I'll build myself a fine, handsome homestead--and I'm certain I'll be rich and prosperous within five years. Do you have any advice? Now is no time to give up. Nor is it time to make any serious mistakes! We're more than three-quarters of the way there! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, if that don't beat all! We come all this way, looking forward to this fort as a place to buy supplies, and find it abandoned, falling to pieces! Tell me more. Looks like there's been a flood here, like maybe the river water's risen up and damaged the buildings. Do you have any advice? We ought not to stay for long. Ain't nothing for us here, and they say there's been trouble with the local Indians of late. Let's get going! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Are you ready to cross the river? I will help you if you want me to. In return I want some supplies, maybe some clothing to take back to my village. Tell me more. I am Strong Hand. I am known many days' journey all around for having great strength. No one has beaten me at wrestling, not since I was a young boy. Do you have any advice? If you want me to help you cross the river, say so. We can deal. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It says right here in our guidebook: 'You must hire an Indian to pilot you at the crossings of the Snake River, it being dangerous if not perfectly understood.' Tell me more. My husband insists on crossing without a guide. I don't think it wise, but that's just his way. Do you have any advice? Well, if it were up to me, I'd hire one of these Indians here to help. They look like they know what they're doing. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friends! I'll ferry you across the Snake River if you like. How much is the toll? Don't cost too much--just eight dollars per wagon. Now, I know that sounds high, but this is a mighty dangerous river. And my ferry's the safest way to get across! Do you have any advice? Well, you can take your chances floating across yourself if you want to, maybe hiring one of these Bannocks to help. But, just between you and me, I wouldn't do it. Come on, pay up and I'll take you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. I'm Lieutenant James Wilkinson of the Fourth Cavalry. Tell me more. This area's gotten mighty dangerous of late. There's been some trouble with the Indians lately, some outrages committed by both sides. There used to be a ferry here, but they high-tailed it. The Bannocks who used to help folks cross here have left, too. Do you have any advice? Get across the river as best you can and keep moving. Be on your guard. This trouble should pass before too long, but until then, it's kind of risky out here on the trail. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like there's a split in the trail here. Tell me more. I heard some folks talking back there a few minutes ago, saying this place is called East Cow Hollow. Sure is a funny name for a place. Do you have any advice? Well, the road heading north is surely the one we ought to take to get to the Willamette Valley. The others will take us back eastward. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Since crossing the Snake near Fort Boise, it's been just rough terrain and desert. Tell me more. Dust deeper each day--six inches at times. No tracks, just clouds of dust. Many cattle choked on the dust after swimming the river, then bled and died. Do you have any advice? We can't waste any time getting through this awful country. I hear there's another river not too much further ahead, and the terrain changes soon after that. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I heard someone say that this is called the Malheur River. We'll soon see how appropriate that name is. What do you mean? Well, I know a little French, and unless I'm mistaken, 'Malheur' means 'bad luck.' But I think it's extremely good luck to happen upon a river with good water in such horribly dry country. Do you have any advice? I suppose there must be some reason for naming it the 'bad luck' river. Maybe it will prove to be a difficult crossing. We should be especially careful. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, this here is Farewell Bend. Tell me more. They call it that because it's here that we say good-bye to the Snake River, which we've followed now for hundreds of miles, ever since Fort Hall. Do you have any advice? We're getting close to the end of our journey, but we still got some mighty rough country up ahead of us--lots of hills to go up and down. No time to slack off now! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This valley of the Grande Ronde is the most beautiful sight I've seen in months. Tell me more. Water and grass in abundance! And if this valley is so fine, the Willamette must be twice as fine! We'll be sitting pretty in our new homestead! Do you have any advice? This would make a good place to stay a day or two. The animals could use the rest, and there's plenty of water and grazing for them. Quite a relief after that last steep hill and the dry, fearsome country we just passed through! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We will help you cross the river in exchange for goods in trade. Tell me more. I speak your language well, do I not? I learned from people at the mission several days' journey north of here. Do you have any advice? Let us help you cross. The river can be difficult at times, especially after heavy rains. What do you have to offer in exchange for this help? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. I'm Private Walter Davis of the Fourth Cavalry. Tell me more. This here is the Grande Ronde River. Used to be you could count on Indians being here to help you cross, but not no more. Too much tension now between them an' the settlers. Do you have any advice? Before you cross, you can stay here an' camp with us if you like. I'm sure the sergeant won't mind. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here Emigrant Hill, as they call it, poses a bit of a quandary. Tell me more. I hear the trail splits shortly after the hill. The road going off to the right leads to the Whitman Mission and Fort Walla Walla. It's the long route, but it's good to take if you're in need of supplies, repairs, or a doctor. Do you have any advice? I'd prefer taking the short route, straight ahead. But we ought to see what the other folks in the wagon train want to do. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, now we got to figure out how to get down this hill. Tell me more. I sure hate these downhill runs. Wouldn't think it, but they're lots worse than uphills. Do you have any advice? I figure I'll just lock my wagon wheels and hope for the best. Wish I had a long rope or something. If I had one, I'd attach it to something at the top of the hill and use it to ease the wagon down gradual-like. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey there. I hope you folks weren't thinking of heading up north of here on the old trail. Why not? Well, ain't nothing to go to up there no more. The Whitman Mission's been in ruins ever since the Indian attack, and Fort Walla Walla's now abandoned because of the Indian troubles. Do you have any advice? Just keep heading west. It's the shortest way to get to The Dalles, anyway. You should be all right as long as you stick to the main road. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. No, no, please step back, don't come any closer. This poor soul has the measles, and we don't want it to spread. If we're not careful, it can spread like wildfire! Tell me more. I'm Marcus Whitman, missionary to the local Indians. My wife and I founded this mission several years ago. We're here to bring religion, civilization, and healing to this distant land. Do you have any advice? Let's step outside. This is the sick area, and it's best for both our patients and for you not to be here. If anyone with you needs medical attention, I'll be glad to do whatever I can. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, welcome, to the Mission! We're so pleased to see you! Howdy. I'm Narcissa Whitman, wife of the doctor. This is our Methodist mission to the local Indians, where we instruct them in the faith and tend to their illnesses. Do you have any advice? Please stay a while. If you have any sick among you, bring them on in. We also have food and some supplies to help you on your way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. I'm with the Fourth Cavalry. Don't mean to alarm you, but it's not too safe to be here right now. Tell me more. The Whitman Mission's been destroyed by the Cayuse. There was a bad outbreak of measles, and they was dying of it something terrible. They blamed the doctor for it. The Whitmans and some others were killed--only a few survivors. Do you have any advice? You wait here just a short while so we can finish up, and then we'll accompany you to Fort Walla Walla. There's a lot of tension right now among the Indians, army, and settlers, and there's no telling what may happen. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My second-cousin Catherine was one of six children orphaned and left at Whitman's Mission. Tell me more. She lived with them for three years--until just before the tragedy. She has survived snakebites, stampedes, falls, fights--not to mention the attack. Do you have any advice? Let's hurry on to Fort Walla Walla. There's nothing for us here, and it could be dangerous. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We are Tsinuk traders. Maybe we have something you need. We can do business. Tell me more. The Tsinuk live near the western ocean, but we travel far to trade, as far as the plains to the east. To trade well, one must know many tongues. I speak English, French, some Spanish, and six Indian languages- -including Tsinuk, of course. Do you have any advice? Trade with us. We offer much better deals than the fort trading post here. We can do well for each other. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Whoa, pardner. It's me, your old pal Nick Tillman. Say, aren't you sure which way to go here? What do you think? Well, this is where the trail from Fort Walla Walla meets up with the shortcut directly from Doe Canyon. Least I'm pretty sure it is. Do you have any advice? Ain't no supplies at Fort Walla Walla worth a dickens, anyhoots. If you take this here road going due north, it ought to take you directly to The Dalles. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It says in my guidebook that this is the McDonald Ford of the John Day River. I reckon since it's called a 'ford,' then fording must be the best way to cross. Tell me more. But this here book also says that, though it's usually shallow and easy, it can get deep and rough after heavy rains and snow melts. Do you have any advice? I think we ought to check it out before deciding on the best way to go across. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Come on aboard, people. I'll be taking you across the river. It don't always look like much, but it can drown you sure as you're born. How much is the toll? I charge five dollars for each and every wagon I ferry across. It's a good deal, I assure you. Do you have any advice? I know I shouldn't be telling tales on my fellow ferrymen, but when you get to The Dalles, don't bother going down the river. Take the Barlow Toll Road. It's rough in spots, but worth every cent. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You ask about what you call the 'Whitman massacre.' I ask you why Dr. Whitman's medicine did not cure our children? Tell me more. Many caught the measles from strangers like you. Why did the medicine poison our children and cure the children of white people? Do you have any advice? Go away and leave my people alone. You people from the east have brought nothing but misery to us. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, fetching water and helping Ma with the chores don't leave much time for books! Sometimes I get a bit of studying done on long noonings or layovers. Tell me more. Most times we walk along side the wagon, to ease the load on the oxen. I like it because I can look all around as I walk. Even with games, sitting all day ain't much fun. Do you have any advice? Make a little rhyme for yourself every day. It helps pass the time, and once you got it down smooth, you can say it to yourself for fun. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like there's no way to get across this river except to ford or float. Tell me more. You'd think this close to The Dalles somebody would have built a bridge or started a ferry here. The Dalles is only another ten, fifteen miles from here, isn't it? Do you have any advice? No, but I'm mighty tempted to stop here for a while, build a big raft, and start myself a business taking people across the river. At least for a few weeks. Might make myself a few hundred dollars. Come in right handy. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, emigrants. I'll take y'all across the river in my ferry if you like. How much does it cost? This is the Deschutes River, and I may ask merely five dollars per wagon to cross. Do you have any advice? Once y'all get across the river, there's a big old hill you got to climb. Don't try it when it's muddy--it would be downright hazardous to y'all's well- being. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, no, another hill! If I never see another hill in my life it'll be too soon. What do you mean? Sometimes it seems like this whole journey's been nothing but crossing rivers and going up and down hills. Two of my best friends have died on this trip. I wouldn't let my Papa hear it, but I wish we'd never come. Do you have any advice? Once we get to the new country, I think we all ought to just settle down and never move again. That land ought to be powerful precious, all the hardship we've seen to get there. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My cousin Lydia engaged passage down the Columbia with Indians--a big canoe with seventeen people and luggage! Tell me more. The wind blew so heavy, they had to lay by. Near dark, high waves came up over their heads! Finally, they made it to shore safely. Do you have any advice? Some people make it down the Columbia on their own, but others haven't been so lucky. I don't know what Cousin Lydia would have done without her guides. I recommend we hire someone to help us journey down the river, even if it is expensive. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. So, you are on your way to the Willamette Valley, are you? Well, there's no way to get there from here except down the Columbia River. Tell me more. I am Fran�ois du Brec, and I have lived and trapped beaver in this country for nearly twenty years. And I tell you, the only way to go further is on the river. But she is not easy. Do you have any advice? I have some Indian friends who will be pleased to raft you down the Columbia. But it is not cheap--it will cost you sixty, seventy, maybe eighty American dollars. Of course, you can always choose to raft yourself. But, as I said, the river, she is not easy. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. These last hundred miles or so to the Willamette Valley are the roughest. Tell me more. Well, either you raft down the swift and turbulent Columbia River or you drive your wagon over the steep Cascade Mountains on the Barlow Toll Road. Do you have any advice? The toll road is probably the safest. But if you take the river, I'd recommend hiring someone to help you, maybe one of them Indian or French guides. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, folks. I'll be glad to help you out in any way I can. Tell me more. You pretty much have three choices. You can take the Barlow Road, but you have to pay a toll. You can also hire someone to raft you down the Columbia, but that costs even more. Or you can raft yourself down the river, which is cheap but riskier. Do you have any advice? Well, I'd raft down the river myself, but--heh, heh--I'm the adventurous type. If you're more conservative, take the toll road. If you're in a hurry and got plenty of cash, pay someone to take you down the river. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I collect the tolls for the Barlow Road--a bargain at twice the price! Used to be everyone floated the Columbia. Now, with Mr. Barlow's road, you can drive your wagon right into Oregon City! How much is the toll? Five dollars per wagon plus ten cents for each draft animal. Do you have any advice? Please pay your toll and move on. There's other folks waiting behind you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Look there! Pa says that's Mount Hood! Means we're almost to Oregon City! Tell me more. Pa says we still got some rough trail ahead of us, but we're real close to the end. If all goes well, we'll be there within a week! Do you have any advice? Seeing as how we're so close to the Willamette Valley, we really ought to take it easy and not push ourselves too hard. Be a crying shame for something bad to happen now. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This must be what they call Devil's Half Acre. And right after is Barlow Pass. Tell me more. We got to go up this real steep hill. What do you think? Are the conditions OK for making a stab at it? Do you have any advice? We could double-team our animals together. We'll pull my wagon up first, and then we'll come on back down and pull your wagon up. Sounds like a good plan to me. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here is called Laurel Hill. I hear it's the last major obstacle on the trail, but something terrible nonetheless. Tell me more. Why, just look at how steep it is going down! An accident here could be the end of everything! Do you have any advice? My mama says we ought to cut down one of these here pine trees and use it as an anchor on our wagon. Make it less likely to go running off on us and doing someone injury. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Come on, come on, folks! Move along! You're practically in Oregon City already! How much is the toll? Fifty cents! You really ain't got much choice in the matter. This bridge is the only way across the river. Do you have any advice? If you're so broke that you can't even afford fifty cents, I'll be glad to take something useful off your hands. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! Looks like we're in the same wagon train bound for the west! Sure looks that way. You know, I ain't never been west of the Missouri River before. Do you have any advice? I reckon we better pay the toll to ferry across. Leastwise that's what I'm going to do. I ain't planning on taking any chances with a river, least not one this big! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. So, you're looking for passage across the wide Missouri? We still got room on my riverboat for another wagon. How much does it cost? Costs five dollars to go across. You know, I used to take people up and down this river on my riverboat, but I found it's a lot easier and more profitable just going back and forth across. Do you have any advice? Considering where you're going, this is your last chance to take it easy. Pay your five dollars, come on board, and relax while my boat does all the work. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Greetings to you. Don't think we met yet. Howdy. I'm a-heading west with my husband. Our parents begged us not to go, to leave all the family behind, but we got the itch to move west, and here we go! Probably be the greatest adventure of our lives! Do you have any advice? Don't rightly have much advice to offer. I'm learning how to manage life on the trail as we go along. Ask me in another couple of weeks and I'll probably have something to say then! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I see wagon after wagon coming by here, crossing this creek. Where are you going? You take too much with you to be going far. Tell me more. I am Kansa. My name is Brown Fox. What more do you want to know? Do you have any advice? About crossing this creek? It's not deep or wide. I have no trouble crossing. But you carry too much with you to make it easy. And you have many much deeper and wider rivers yet to cross. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Why, howdy, strangers! Name's Theophilus Farnum. Welcome to Marysville, the finest town west of Saint Joe! Tell me more. This town was founded by Frank Marshall, who runs the ferry across the Big Blue River, just a mile down the road. Do you have any advice? Sure do! Stick around a while. Ain't no point to rushing off. Buy some fresh supplies, have some good meals, relax! Won't be getting much of chance to do that anymore after you leave! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! We're going to Oregon! I bet that's where you're going, too. Either that or California! Tell me more. We went by boats on rivers and canals to St. Joseph, Missouri, and we're going the rest of the way by wagon! Do you have any advice? Advice? I don't know if anyone's ever asked me for advice before. Maybe I better ask my Pa--he might have some advice. Hey, pa! Pa! There's some people here asking for advice! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friends. Would you like for me to take you across the river? How much does it cost? I charge four dollars per wagon. Nothing extra. That's a fair price. Do you have any advice? After you cross the river, you'll be meeting up with the main trail west about ten miles or so down the road. When you get to the junction, you should turn right. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Now, I don't blame you for being apprehensive about this, but it's really a blessing in disguise! What do you mean? The Mississippi here is frozen solid. Ferry can't operate, but people, animals, and wagons been crossing over the ice all day yesterday and today. Pretty near as safe as a dirt road, if a bit slippery in spots. Do you have any advice? Well, I wouldn't go across the ice if my wagon was loaded up too heavy. But if you got a normal load or less, it shouldn't be a problem. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Come on, friends, come on! Come on board the ferry. We're just about ready to go! How much does it cost? It don't cost nothing. It's a civic service. Just come aboard and don't be holding up the folks who are waiting behind you. Do you have any advice? You don't want to be trying to ford the Mississippi-- unless not if you want to live to tell about it. This here ferry's the best way to go. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. Whenever y'all are ready to cross the river, just say so and I'll take y'all on the ferry. How much does it cost? Just five dollars. Do you have any advice? I reckon y'all can ford or float if you like, but I wouldn't recommend it. This here ferry's the safest way to cross the Des Moines River. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. Whenever y'all are ready to cross the river, just say so and I'll take y'all on the ferry. How much does it cost? Since y'all are on your way to Great Salt Lake City, there ain't no charge. Do you have any advice? Waystations and ferries have been set up along the way. Follow the trail as it's been blazed and y'all shouldn't have any trouble. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Howdy. You know, during the day, I get to sit in the wagon. I play games or sometimes Mama reads us a story. When she rides, Mama knits or sews. But she usually walks. Tell me more. We're lucky to have a light wagon for riding in, along with a heavy one for our goods. Lots of folks have only one wagon and have to walk all the time. And some folks don't even have a wagon at all! Do you have any advice? If you pretend you're asleep, you can stay up a bit at night and hear the music around the campfire. It sure sounds lively. I can't wait until I'm old enough to stay up late. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. Let me set this wheel aside for a moment. . . . There! Sure am glad these waystations have been set up for us! Tell me more. I probably don't need to tell you that Mount Pisgah was named for a place in the Bible. This station was established with the specific purpose of helping the emigrants heading west. Do you have any advice? If you're in want of some supplies, you might find what you need inside. Can't guarantee they have what you're looking for, but they do seem to do their best! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ready to cross the river? I'm free to take you on the ferry. How much does it cost? The cost is five dollars per wagon. Do you have any advice? If you got any children, keep them away from the edge. Don't want any little ones falling in the river. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ready to cross the river? I'm free to take you on the ferry. How much does it cost? You're going to the City of the Great Salt Lake? No charge. Pardon? Pardon? I am Joseph Mascouten of the Fire Nation. Welcome to our home. Tell me more. The Fire Nation is known as the Potawatomi. We are many bands. Our ancestors lived in a place now called Michigan. We now live in Iowa and Kansas. Do you have any advice? Like many in my village, I'm a trader. I have food, furs, and many goods made by both Indians and white folks. If you like, we can trade. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You want to trade? I have corn meal and other types of food. Perhaps. Tell me more. My name is Naomi. I'm of the Mascouten clan of the Potawatomi. Do you have any advice? I've seen many of your people moving westward on this road. About fifty miles from here is a large town, bigger than this one. If we don't have what you need here, maybe you can find it there. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here's the Missouri River. It'll be one of the biggest we have to cross. Tell me more. Ain't much to tell. We just got to figure out how to get from this side to the other. Do you have any advice? With a river this big, fording certainly ain't no sensible option. I'm going to float! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Climb aboard, people! Ferry's getting ready to leave! How much does it cost? A mere five dollars per wagon. Do you have any advice? If you're smart, you won't try crossing this river by any means other than by ferry. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Climb aboard, people! Ferry's getting ready to leave! How much does it cost? Free as a bird for you folks. Do you have any advice? Since it's free, it wouldn't make no sense attempting any other means of crossing, now would it? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? This may be a fearsome place to spend the winter, but it's better than being out on the bleak prairie--or worse yet, in the mountains! It's good that we stop and spend the winter here. Tell me more. What more is there to say? All must bear their share of tribulations, and we are no exception. Do you have any advice? Don't worry. The winter will pass and our travails will be done in their due course. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Do you think it's time to move on? What do you think? Well, haven't we waited here long enough? Many a mile lay ahead of us. Do you have any advice? Perhaps it's not for us to decide, but it's my opinion that we should continue on our way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This is Winter Quarters, where the first group of Mormon pioneers waited for spring until continuing on their way. Tell me more. It was a long, cold, harsh winter, and there was much suffering and death. But they endured. Do you have any advice? When you feel down-hearted, think of those that came before. Draw strength and inspiration from them! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This place looks abandoned. Tell me more. Don't think there's much else to tell. Do you have any advice? I suppose we could look abouts through the abandoned shacks to see if we can find anything. But maybe it would be best for us just to move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Rest assured, folks, this ferry is quite safe. Are you ready to go across? How much does it cost? The toll is only two dollars per wagon. Do you have any advice? A little less than sixty miles on there's a Pawnee Indian village. Don't be afraid of them. They're real friendly and are good for trading with. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Rest assured, folks, this ferry is quite safe. Are you ready to go across? How much does it cost? Since you're going to Great Salt Lake City, it don't cost nothing for using the ferry. Do you have any advice? A little less than sixty miles on there's a Pawnee Indian village. Don't be afraid of them. They're real friendly and are good for trading with. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Why do you bother me? I don't want to trade. The things that we get from the white travelers don't make up for all that we lose. Tell me more. We didn't know the whooping cough, measles, or the smallpox until your people brought them to us. Our medicine cannot cure these strange diseases, and our children are dying. Do you have any advice? No. I just want you to leave us alone. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Do you want to trade? I am Pawnee. My name is Tall Rain Cloud. I have dried meat and two horses. Tell me more. What more is there to tell? Now is a good time for trading. Do you have any advice? Beware of our enemies, the Sioux. They are not your friends, as we are. But if you don't want to trade, perhaps you're not our friends, either. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Have you noticed some of the lovely pink flowers along the riverbank? It reminds me of my garden back home. Tell me more. My friends and relations would have a good laugh to see me eating supper seated on the ground. We weren't able to fit any chairs or stools in our wagon, so filled it was with provisions. Do you have any advice? Invite good cheer to keep you company each day. That alone has kept us going through some difficult times. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. You ready to cross now? I'll take you. How much does it cost? One dollar and fifty cents. Do you have any advice? Can't ask for a much better price than that. A real bargain to get across this here river. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. You ready to cross now? I'll take you. How much does it cost? It don't cost nothing. Do you have any advice? After you cross the river, take a sharp turn south and head down toward the Platte. Can't miss it--it looks a mile wide and less than a foot deep! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? [[General Conversation]] We've seen many people like you pass this way in your wagons. Some of the others are afraid of you, but I'm not. Tell me more. We're Lakota. This field has wild onions and turnips, and the women and children come here every year at this time to gather them for our families. Do you have any advice? I met a small group of white trappers once. One of them was sick with what they called the "scurvy," but fresh vegetables cured him. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Lakota. My name is Running Elk. You ask how we are. I tell you the buffalo are gone from the Great Medicine Road of the Whites. Tell me more. We must travel two days or more to find food for our families. We see the white travelers waste what they hunt. Why do you kill, yet leave most of the meat and skin for the coyotes and buzzards? Do you have any advice? If you waste the animals you kill, the Great Spirit will visit bad luck and hunger on you. The Great Spirit does not like waste. We use every part of the buffalo and give thanks for the gift it is to us. Go now and don't come back. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I found some wild pie plant, and Mama cooked it up with some sugar. Tastes almost like Grandma's pie on National Day. Tell me more. I walk most of the day, but Pa lets me ride a bit in the afternoon to work on my lessons. Don't tell, but sometimes I fall asleep when I ride. Do you have any advice? Don't bother chasing them prairie dogs. They're faster than you'll ever be! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, my school reader book has pictures of old castles in Europe. These here bluffs remind me of them, with high walls all a-crumbling down. Tell me more. Ma makes sure we keep up with our studies even out here on the trail. I'm on my second reader, and Ma says my ciphering's getting better all the time! Do you have any advice? Pa's got some fruit trees in our wagon. It's one of my jobs to see they don't get dried out. Pa says we're going to have the best crop of apples ever when we get to the new land! And I can just taste them sweet peaches! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you. You know, never before have I seen such a spectacle as the prairie thunderstom. What do you mean? The lightning makes a dazzling display and the thunder nearly deafens one's hearing. A veritable river of rain fell in a only short span of time. Do you have any advice? Maintain a watchful eye over your animals when the dark clouds start to loom. We had oxen and loose stock alike bolt on the occurrence of some hail the other day. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I am Inuna-ina, whom you call the Arapaho. My name is Green Eyes. Our chief is Talks to the Coyote. He doesn't know your language, so he will speak through me. My father was a white man. Tell me more. Talks to the Coyote says that you are crossing the land of the Inuna-ina. You should offer gifts for this privilege. Act as though you want to trade, but ask for nothing in return. Do you have any advice? I suggest you offer gifts. Talks to the Coyote is a powerful man. He can be a strong friend or a strong enemy. Friendship with the Arapaho can be a great advantage to you on the next leg of your journey. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. My name's Brewster Lumare. My brother and I are heading to California, just having left Wisconsin. We're just stopping to get a look at that great curiosity they call Chimney Rock. Tell me more. We've been speculating on that rock ever since it came into view. My brother claimed it looked most like a dead tree that no one bothered to clear away. I figured it bears greater resemblence to a fence pole, placed there by some giant hand. Do you have any advice? Take a needle and thread to that coat of yours. It looks a might wore out. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, howdy. You see that big tower over there? They say that there is Chimney Rock! Tell me more. If we was traveling on the other side of the river, we could get right up close to it. But over here on the north side, the best we can do is get a distant view of it. Still a remarkable sight, though. Do you have any advice? I'd watch out for the young ones if I were you. Never can tell when they might fall underneath the wagon wheels and get themselves hurt awful bad. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, people. My ferry's ready to go. You want I should take you across the river? How much does it cost? Costs five dollars for each wagon. Do you have any advice? Once you get across the river, you go by the fort and stock up on supplies, maybe do some wagon repairs. Won't hurt to rest up a few days, neither. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, people. My ferry's ready to go. You want that I should take you across the river? How much does it cost? Seeing how's you're bound for the City of the Great Salt Lake, it don't cost nothing to take this here ferry. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? They say the name of this river comes from a trapper who spilt an entire bag of sugar while crossing. He declared it made mighty sweet water. Tell me more. Been doing a bit of hunting, though game is somewhat scarce hereabouts. We even tried eating prairie dog, but they ain't got much meat and don't taste so good. Antelope's the best. Do you have any advice? I hear there's alkali ponds around here. You can tell it by the yellow-red grass growing around them. It'll kill an ox or horse quicker than you can spit. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. BSometimes the grasshoppers are so thick hereabouts, they look almost like a layer of fresh snow lying all about. I've never seen its like before. Tell me more. When we get to the end of our journey, I'm thinking of setting up a business. The cities out there are growing and a-bringing all matter of furniture and finery around the Cape. Costs a pretty penny. I could build and sell furniture! Do you have any advice? Gather what greens you can for your stock. The grasshoppers ain't of a mind to leave much behind. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You fixing to cross the river? I can take you across. How much does it cost? I'll take you across for seven dollars per wagon, plus fifty cents for each of your animals. Sounds steep, but it's a lot better than drowning. Do you have any advice? If you want that I should take you, pay up. Otherwise, step aside and let someone else up. Can't wait around here all day. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Seven dollars and more to ferry each wagon over the Green River? Those ferrymen will make a hundred dollars before breakfast! Tell me more. Well, I don't know what you'uns are planning to do, but I'm not shelling out that kind of money to cross a river! Do you have any advice? I'm going to find me a good place to ford our wagons and animals. What little money we have left, we'll keep! Maybe you folks ought to do likewise! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. Ma and Pa let us children listen in on the music around the fire circle last night. The fiddler played 'Pop Goes the Weasel.' Tell me more. We acted it all out, chasing around the fire as the cobbler's bench. Pa says we've all got to do our part to get the family to Oregon. Even little Johnny helps gather chips. And I help Ma with the baking and washing. Do you have any advice? You ought to see my Pa for advice. He knows an awful lot about where we're headed. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! This here ferry's the best way to get across the Bear River. How much does it cost? Five dollars. Hey, this job ain't without risks, you know! Do you have any advice? If the five dollars is too much, just step aside and let some other folks take the ferry. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! This here ferry's the best way to get across the Bear River. How much does it cost? Since you're going to the City of the Great Salt Lake, you don't have to pay to cross. Do you have any advice? You be careful going through those canyons up the road a ways. Trail's rough something awful! Can do a wagon a mess of damage. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? It would seem that we've been thrice smitten--first with mosquitoes, then dust, and always abundant sickness. Tell me more. Two of our oxen have died, and our wagon's been patched more times than I can count. Thank goodness everyone in our party has survived and can look forward to the end of our journey. Do you have any advice? Hold to the trail. It's laid before us and will soon be nothing more than a memory--a tale to be passed down from generation to generation. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here place is called Echo Canyon. If you call out like this--YEE-AAH!-- ain't that something? Most prominent echo I ever heared. Tell me more. Some folks' animals are giving out under their load. They got to be lightening their wagons. But when I see good flour and bacon left behind, I can't help but think of the hungry mouths there may be on the trail ahead. Do you have any advice? Sure do. If you got to lighten your load, just remember that you'll always need food. And warm clothes, too. These mountains and canyons can get right cold, even in summer. Especially at night! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This is the Weber River. I can take you across on the ferry. How much does it cost? Got five dollars? That's how much. Do you have any advice? If you're going to California, it would be wise to avoid the deserts, at least as much as you can. And if you do go through a desert, they say it's best to travel by night. It ain't so hot that way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This is the Weber River. I can take you across on the ferry. How much does it cost? Well, the normal charge is five dollars, but since you're on your way to the city, it's free. Do you have any advice? The desert's being turned into a garden. If you do your part--as I'm sure you will--you'll reap the benefits of freedom and prosperity. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Mercy! Have you ever been through anything like these canyons? Most rugged trail we've seen yet! Tell me more. We're surely being tried and tested! I can only pray that we're up to the challenge. Do you have any advice? It would be foolish to push ourselves too hard at this point. Even going slow, our wagons and poor animals are taking quite a licking. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hold it, folks! This is the quarantine station. Every party's gotta be checked. Tell me more. We got to make sure nobody's bringing in any terrible sickness that'll spread to the settlement in the valley. We can't afford to let any smallpox, typhoid, or anthrax come through and threaten the city. Do you have any advice? If any people or animals in your party's got a serious contagious illness, you've either got to turn back or wait here under our doctor's care until the disease is past. That's just the way it is. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They call this Donner Hill because it's one of the places where the Donner Party had a bad time on their fateful journey. Tell me more. They struggled up this hill--weren't too smart in their ways of going about it, or so I hear-- and wasted a lot of time that eventually proved dear to them, as you know. Do you have any advice? Well, if the Donner tragedy teaches us anything, it's that we shouldn't waste no time along the trail. Got to keep moving--by going around hills whenever possible! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I do declare that this is strangely beautiful country! What do you mean? I'd be almost tempted to settle down right here. But the land's so rugged and dry. Still there are plenty of streams, and with irrigation, this could be turned into a fertile place. Do you have any advice? After all those rugged mountains and canyons we just passed through, I sure could use some time off from the trail. It would be a good idea for us to rest up here for a couple days before moving on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like there's a split in the trail here. So there is. We got to decide which way to go. Do you have any advice? No, can't say I do. What do you have in mind? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome to Great Salt Lake City, friends! My name is Augustus Parkinson. Come on into town and renew yourselves! Tell me more. Not only is this a fine place to restock your provisions and obtain the help and sustenance you need, but it's also a major crossroads on the trails. Roads to Oregon, California, and back east branch off from here! Do you have any advice? We do a thriving trade in draft animals here. Before you continue on the trail, you might seriously consider trading in your tired, worn-out animals and getting some fresh ones for the remainder of your journey. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. You want I should take you across the Jordan River? How much does it cost? Costs three dollars. You know, this here river used to be called the Utah Outlet, but after the Saints established Great Salt Lake City, they renamed it after the great river in the Bible. Do you have any advice? Well, it might be none of my business, but I wouldn't recommend going through the desert up ahead. Closest place to Hades on earth, I reckon. I'd turn around and go north of the lake. But, then again, I suppose you know what you're doing. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. You want I should take you across the Jordan River? How much does it cost? Not a bit. It only costs something if you're not bound for Great Salt Lake City. Do you have any advice? No, I don't reckon I do. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Ain't this lake a sight? So big and salty--almost like a piece of the ocean right here in the middle of the desert! Tell me more. Why, they say a person couldn't sink in this water if he tried! Huh! Not that I'm much interested in trying! Do you have any advice? As remarkable as this lake is, it doesn't have much to offer. Certainly can't drink this salty water. We'd best get a move on across these alkali flats, don't you think? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, they say the desert up ahead is mighty fearsome. But in this here valley there's pretty good growth. Tell me more. Well, I heard some folks back there say that we'd be wise to cut up some of this here grass and lay it up as hay for our animals. It'll help them make it through the desert. Do you have any advice? Let's do as they suggest and lay up some hay. It'll add some extra weight to the wagons, but it may prove to be a life- saver. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Blazes! When I heard that we were coming to 'Big Springs,' I thought, 'Well, it'll be nice to have some nice, fresh water to drink.' But this! What do you mean? Why, that water was terrible! Pretty near as salty as the Great Salt Lake itself! What's more, the smell was vile beyond words! No matter how thirsty we may be, we can't have none of that! It would surely make us sick! Do you have any advice? Let's move! Maybe we'll find some better water further on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey! We just saw a small group of Utes--you know, the ones they call the 'Diggers'--just over that ridge over there! Tell me more. They wanted to trade with us--offered us some of their food--looked like mashed insects and seeds-- but we told them we didn't have anything to spare. They didn't seem any too happy about it, either. Do you have any advice? Yeah--let's go! I'm afeared that if those disappointed Utes bring some of their friends back to see us, there may be trouble! We shouldn't be waiting around here! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You say this is called Skull Valley? Well, I don't like the sound of that! What do you mean? Mean? Would you fancy spending much time in a 'Skull Valley'? Do you have any advice? Yes. Let's keep moving. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It says in our guidebook that this is Hastings Pass. At least, if I'm reading it correctly. Tell me more. It was named for the explorer and guide Lansford Hastings, who blazed this shortcut to California. Do you have any advice? According to the guidebook, the Great Salt Lake Desert is dead ahead. Each of us would do well to prepare ourselves for it as best we can. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. sakes! Will you look at that! And we got to go across THAT for seventy miles before we find any more water? Tell me more. I'm beginning to have serious reservations about the wisdom of this endeavor. Do you have any advice? I reckon it's too late to turn back now. But I suggest we wait until near nightfall before going further. The desert will be easier to endure when the sun ain't beating down on us! And when we go, maybe we ought to push ourselves as fast as we can. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I was afraid we'd come to something like this. What do you mean? I mean a desert such as we've never seen before and aren't likely to see again--one way or another. Do you have any advice? They say it's seventy miles across--more than a day's journey. We'd best not attempt it in the heat of the day. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Water! Thank heavens! We made it across that blasted desert to water! Tell me more. The water here don't look so good--kind of scummy. Smells bad, too. But it's wet, and that's what counts! I don't know how much further we could have gone without it! Do you have any advice? Watch them livestock to make sure they don't drink too much! They're crazy with thirst, but you can only let them drink a little bit at first. Prepare to take a strong hold of them. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, now I've surely seen the elephant. What do you mean? I mean the desert was just about all that a human being can stand. I'm at the limits of my endurance! Do you have any advice? Well, we certainly can't turn around and go back now. That would be the death of me! After we rest up here a bit, I reckon we just got to keep pushing on! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, look at all the water in this lake! And Daddy says it's good water--not that bad water like we've had for so many days now. Tell me more. Daddy says this is called Snow Water Lake because it's filled with water from the snow melting in the mountains. That's why the water's so good! Do you have any advice? Can we stop and rest here for a while? I know everybody says we got to keep moving, but we're awful tired. Our poor oxen need a good rest, too. And this fresh water makes it a good place to rest, don't it? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, would you look at this? A few days ago we were in nothing but desert, and now we're surrounded by marshes. Tell me more. According to our guidebook, these are the Ruby Valley Marshes. Do you have any advice? Not really. I'm just eager to get to the end of this journey. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, look here! There's a divide in the trail! Which way you reckon we ought to go? What do you think? Pa says we're going to California, and that's west of here. So maybe that's the road we ought to take. Do you have any advice? Well, heck. Nobody ever asks me for advice, and I'm not sure I should offer any. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You Americans! I know some of your language. We're Paiute. Do you want to trade? Maybe. Tell me more. We have grasshoppers. They're good to eat. There aren't many large animals around here. You won't find much to hunt with your long guns. Do you have any advice? You're crossing difficult country. Stay close to the rivers. If you have to cross a desert where there's no water, you should only cross at night. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Seems like no matter where we put down our feet, the dust wells up like a swarm of bees. Tell me more. Even most plants refuse to grow in this harsh place. I see bits of sage and willow near the river, and a few desert plants the likes of which I never see'd before. But even them plants look kinda dry and stunted. Do you have any advice? Too much of the alkali dust can induce a delirium. In most folks, it creates a mighty thirst and tiredness. Breathe it too long, and you'll take sick and loose your head. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm pretty sure this is where the Applegate Cutoff splits away from the main road to California. Tell me more. If we go northwest from here, we'll head into northern California and southern Oregon. Do you have any advice? There's deserts up ahead, whichever way we go. Maybe we ought to take advantage of some of this growth here and lay up some hay for our animals. They might need it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here place is called Lassen's Meadows. I hear it's named after Peter Lassen, who blazed some trails in these parts. Tell me about this place. Well, if I understand it right, this is where the old Applegate Cutoff split away from the California Trail. But now most folks call it the Lassen Cutoff. My, but the grass grows here more than most spots hereabouts. Do you have any advice? Depends on where we're headed. If we're going to California, I reckon we ought to keep going southwest. But if we're of a mind to go to southern Oregon, we should take the cutoff. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. �Ah, m�s emigrantes � por donde vas te topas con ellos. Sorry, I don't speak Spanish. No hablo ingl�s, pero s� hablo idiomas indigenas, los cuales me ayudan a comerciar con ellos. No muchos americanos hablan estos idiomas. Do you have any advice? Le aconsejo que junte algo de forraje en esta pradera � sus animales lo necesitar�n en el desierto que viene m�s adelante. Adi�s y buena suerte. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ah, more emigrants. It's getting so you can't go anywhere without running into them. Tell me more. I don't speak English. But I do speak several local Indian languages, which helps me in my dealings as a trader. Not many Americans like you speak Indian languages, however. Do you have any advice? I would warn you to gather up some hay here in these meadows for the desert ahead. Your animals will need it. Good-bye and good luck. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? It says here in the guidebook that this is Big Meadows, at least if I understand it correctly. Tell me about this place. The writer says here that this is one of the few places around here where there's usually enough grass to cut for hay. Do you have any advice? The book recommends that we cut some grass here and store it in our wagons as hay for our draft animals. Says that there's some awful deserts ahead, and since there's no water, the hay will help keep our animals alive. Too bad we can't eat hay, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It says here that this place is called Mary's Sink. Tell me about this place. This is what Mary's River flows into--akin to a huge puddle full of bad water. The water sinks into the sand or evaporates in the sun. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't drink any of this water, or let my animals do it. Looks and smells awful. It would be best to wait until we find something better. This stagnant water could make us sick. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It says here that this is Humboldt Sink. Used to be called Mary's Sink, before people started calling the old Mary's River the Humboldt River. Tell me about this place. This is what the Humboldt River flows into--like a giant shallow, sandy puddle full of foul water. Then the water just sinks down into the sand or evaporates away in the desert sun. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't drink any of this water, or let my animals do it. Looks and smells awful. It would be best to wait until we find something better. This stagnant water could make us sick. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friend. I just now finished recording the day's events in my journal. It'll be a valuable memento of this endeavor of ours. Tell me more. We've made it to Humboldt Sink. Dreadful place, ain't it? Strangely beautiful, though. I see the road splits here. Which way are we going? Do you have any advice? Well, it would be my druthers to stay on the main route, the one that branches off to the right, I think. I reckon the other one's OK, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I feel like I been eating dust soup all day. It's been so thick, we tied masks of cloth on the oxen to filter the dust. They still appear to suffer from it, though. Tell me more. I've learned to drink just one cup of water in the morning to slake my thirst. What little we have has to stretch. Do you have any advice? Using a couple of poles and a blanket can make a bit of shade during the nooning. Getting out of the sun and wind does refresh one a bit. But I don't know if we should do any nooning in the desert ahead. May be best just to keep going no matter what. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Sure enough I'm all parched and worn after that desert. I feel as dry as a bunch of these bones around here bleaching in the sun. But we made it through! Tell me more. After watering the livestock in this here river, I'm going to pour the water over my head until I see puddles forming at my feet. Do you have any advice? Don't let your livestock drink too much. They're powerful thirsty after that desert. They're liable to swell their bellies and get sick on too much water. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Greetings, traveler. You notice that the trail splits here. I do believe you'll find the westerly path most agreeable. Tell me more. It affords the smoothest and fastest road, and it boasts the best grass hereabouts. I'll be danged if you don't think you landed right in the land of milk and honey with the west branch. Do you have any advice? With that north path, you'll suffer some terrible rough roads, no water, and the poorest feed this side of the Platte. Why, I'd take the west route. I'd never steer you wrong, neighbor. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Why, howdy, friends! Welcome to Truckee Meadows! Hey, I bet you're headed for Sacramento, ain't you? Maybe. Well, don't go the usual way, following the Truckee road. That's what the Donner Party did, and you know what happened to them! Fearsome, tragic tale! Do you have any advice? Sure enough I do! You just take the road branching north toward the Beckwourth Pass! That's by far the best way to go! Plenty of water and road as smooth as silk! You know, there's deadly poisonous plants along the Truckee Route--did you know that? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Glory be! Have you ever seen mountains like them! I thought the Rockies were tall, but I do believe these here Sierras are even taller! Tell me more. I figure we got no choice but to try to cross them. Lord knows it'll be rough on the poor animals, though. Do you have any advice? After we cross the mountains, we're near the end of our journey. Maybe now is a good time to lighten our wagon loads. It'll make it easier on the draft animals, that's for sure. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It looks like there's a split in the trail here, but there's no mention of it in my guidebook. Tell me more. Well, I don't rightly know what to say. It looks as though the main trail goes north of the lake. I wonder where this southern branch goes. Do you have any advice? Since Sacramento's southwest of here, maybe that south branch would be a good one to take. Only I'm not so sure. What do you think? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. So this is Donner Lake! Heaven help us, but it gives me the chills just to think about what happened here. What do you mean? Surely you don't mean to tell me you ain't heard of the Donner Party and all the horrible things that occurred--especially right near where we're standing? Too awful to talk about! Do you have any advice? Let's leave this place as quick as we can. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like we got a choice to make. Which of these ways you figure we ought to go? What do you think? Well, we certainly don't want to go back the way we came. But that leaves us two other roads to choose from. Do you have any advice? You bought all the fresh supplies you need? Mama says we're getting near the end of the trail, but that don't mean we should get careless about our day-to-day needs. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Alto! Este es territorio mejicano. Mu�streme sus papeles. Sorry, I don't speak Spanish. Lo siento, pero no hablo ingl�s. Soy el Capit�n Ernesto Mu�oz. Es mi deber asegurarme que todos los emigrantes que pasan por aqu' est�n debidamente autorizados. Do you have any advice? Recuerde que ahora Usted no est� en los Estados Unidos. Debe obedecer las leyes de M�jico y no causar problemas. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Stop! This is Mexican territory! Show me your papers. Tell me more. Sorry, but I don't speak English. I am Captain Ernesto Mu�oz. It is my duty to make sure that all emigrants passing this way have proper authorization. Do you have any advice? I advise you to remember that you are no longer in the United States. You must obey the laws of Mexico. And don't stir up any trouble. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? More wagons! Sure has been a busy day! You folks fixing to cross on the ferry? Maybe. How much is the toll? The cost is fifty cents. I reckon that's a might bit cheaper than some of the ferries you encountered on your way here. Do you have any advice? If you have to wait a bit to use the ferry because there's others ahead of you, don't worry. Just be patient and your turn will come before you know it. And it's worth the wait. A lot safer than fording, that's for sure. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello, friend! Come in, come in! My name is Johann Sutter. Well, I've taken to using the name John instead of Johann, in the American fashion. So many Americans moving here, you know. Tell me more. I built this fort both as a trading post and as a place where emigrants to the Sacramento Valley can start getting themselves settled. I envision great things for the Sacramento Valley! Do you have any advice? There's good farm land roundabouts. Work hard and you'll do well. I've got plans to establish a city here. I'm calling it New Helvetia. Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland, my European homeland. But Calfornia's my home now! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Whoa! You back them animals up right now! We don't let no animals into the compound, especially if they ain't been checked for disease! Tell me more. I'll tell you more! A lot of you people coming in from the States, practically at Mr. Sutter's behest, and you go and abuse his hospitality! It ain't right! Do you have any advice? Well, you seem polite enough. I reckon I got myself worked up for nothing, and I do apologize. Out in this rugged country, a man gets to forgetting civilized behavior. If you're looking for supplies, the trading post will fix you up with what you need. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, this is what used to be Sutter's Fort, but it's abandoned now. Tell me more. I hear old John Sutter's business ventures started to go sour after the discovery of gold. People started overrunning his lands, paying no heed to his rights and claims. Ruined him! Kind of like with the Indians, wouldn't you say? Do you have any advice? I understand Sacramento City proper's just a mile or so from here. One of these roads will take us there, I reckon. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, howdy, people! Come on over and join me! Ain't got much here, but I'll share what I got! Howdy. Hey, maybe you can fill me in. A few years back I was at Fort Laramie, and I met up with a young fellow name of Francis Parkman. Educated man, but a bit sickly. Anyways, I hear he's written a book about the Oregon Trail. Is that the truth? Do you have any advice? Well, if you're on this here road, you must be cogitating on going to California. But I wouldn't mess with it! Overrated! There's gold there, all right, but you got to break your back twice for every ounce! I know--I've been there! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks! My bridge here offers the best way to cross Marsh Creek. An' the price is fair! How much is the toll? Just twenty-five cents. You know, you ought to be glad this bridge is here. Save you an awful lot of trouble with the mud and muck, not to mention the water itself! Ask me, a quarter-dollar's a steal! Do you have any advice? There's a split in the trail up the road a ways. If you want to go to Oregon, take the north route. If you're going anywhere else, go south. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Here's another split in the trail. Tell me about this place. I understand this is where the Hudspeth Cutoff links up to the California Trail. Do you have any advice? Well, I was gonna ask you the same question! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They call this the City of Rocks because of all the strange rock formations-- kind of like buildings in a city! Tell me more. I never seen nothing like this before! Do you have any advice? Well, the trail's mighty rough through here. Maybe we ought to slow our pace a bit, make it easier on the animals. Lessen the chances of wagon damage, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello, pilgrims! Hope you don't mind an old trader taking up a bit of your time. Tell me about this place. This here is the junction where the Salt Lake Cutoff conjoins with the Californy Trail. Do you have any advice? Well, let's see--my sense of direction ain't quite what it used to be. Let me put it like this--if you don't go back to where you just came from, you're bound to get somewhere else no matter which way you go! Heh, heh! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This surely must be one of the ruggedest stretches of trail we've seen yet! Tell me more. Up hills and down, and rocks everywhere! I do feel sorry for our poor animals. One of ours just got a split hoof! Do you have any advice? If one of your animals gets sick or injured, give them a rest. For a split hoof, you can help them by making a boot out of leather. Put that over the hoof and the animal should be able to go a ways longer, at least until you can give it proper care. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Heavens to Betsy! I thought we saw thick sand back along the Platte, but I do believe this has it all beat! Tell me more. I just hope the wind don't whip up now and start a duststorm! As hard as this thick sand is on us and the animals, a duststorm will only make it ten times worse! Do you have any advice? If the wagons get stuck in the sand, we'll have to double-team our animals to get moving again. In fact, it wouldn't be such a bad idea to double-team them right away to avoid getting stuck in the first place! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. These hot springs we come across every now and then sure are a blessing! What do you mean? Well, they provide hot water without having to boil it in a kettle, and you can't beat it for washing clothes. A bit rough on the fabrics, but it cleans good! Do you have any advice? I wouldn't recommend drinking much of this hot spring water, even after letting it cool off. Lot of alkali hereabouts, and it's not good for consumption--especially not for the animals! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! I see you folks is getting ready to go back to rafting down the river. You know, I can tell you some good stories. Tell me more. The Indians say that in times gone by, the Columbia River had a disagreement with the mountains. It kept on until they had a big fight. They commenced to throwing rocks at one another, leaving the river upstream full of boulders. Them's the rapids! Do you have any advice? You might consider stopping by Fort Vancouver when you get down the river a ways. There's some folks there who may help you get started in the Willamette Valley, maybe give you some good advice themselves. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, hello, hello. So good to see you. You must be tired after your long journey! Feel free to rest here a while at the fort. Refresh yourselves! Tell me more. I'm so sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Dr. John McLaughlin, the chief factor here at Fort Vancouver. If there's anything I can do to help you get settled in your new life in the Willamette Valley, just let me know. Do you have any advice? The best way to proceed into the valley is by water, just as you came here. Right near here is the mouth of the Willamette River, flowing into the Columbia. Row up the river until you start to see a good-sized settlement and land there. Good luck to you! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I reckon you folks want I should take you across the river, huh? How much does it cost? Five dollars. Do you have any advice? No. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I reckon you folks want I should take you across the river, huh? How much does it cost? Don't cost nothing. Do you have any advice? Not really. You must know what you're doing because you're almost there. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Howdy, people! You ready to cross the river? Maybe. How much is the toll? Three dollars. Not a bad price. Do you have any advice? I'm the best ferry-operator this side of the Missouri. Trust me to get you across safe and sound. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, people! You ready to cross the river? How much does it cost? No charge. Can't argue about the price. Do you have any advice? I'm the best ferry-operator this side of the Missouri. Trust me to get you across safe and sound. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? You folks fixing to cross the river? Here, let me take you across on the ferry. How much does it cost? My price is reasonable--just a dollar and a half. Hey, what's the matter? Ain't you never seen a woman running a ferry before? I've taken hundreds of people across, as good as any man! Do you have any advice? Yeah, I do. The trail hereabouts is right rough. You take it easy. You know, them animals of yours look like they could use a rest. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They say this place is called Rattlesnake Pass. Tell me more. Don't rightly know much about it except its name. But I figure there's got to be rattlers about with a name like that! Do you have any advice? Yeah--watch where you step! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. My Pa says we're getting ready to go through a desert. Tell me more. I'm scared. I've heard stories about people dying of thirst in deserts. Do you have any advice? I wish we wasn't going. Maybe you can talk to the other grown-ups--get them to change their minds. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Whew! The sound of that running water sounds as sweet as a song inviting us to come drink. Just to see it sparkle in the sun! Tell me more. Sure am glad we got through that desert. Some of the livestock couldn't take no more and had to stop. I think I want to go back and take some water to them. Hope they're still alive. Do you have any advice? Why don't you folks wait here for a day or two while we go fetch the ones left behind? The rest will do you good, and we'll be able to join you. We got to stick together! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Sure is pretty country roundabouts here. Might be a good place to settle down someday! Tell me more. Mind you, I'm not fixing to put roots down here just yet. I've got my eye on some of that nice farming country up in the Rogue River Valley, where we're heading. Do you have any advice? This looks like it would be a good place to rest awhiles. Good water, nice forage. Yeah--ideal spot to rest! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, gosh-darn it, you startled me! But I reckon I ought to not be falling asleep like that. It's risky! So, you want to go across on the ferry? Maybe. How much is the toll? I charge a mere one dollar to cross. Do you have any advice? There's mountains up ahead. Road gets right rough. You take it easy. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Heaven help us! Another batch of mountains to cross! Why can't all mountain ranges have easy passes like back there at South Pass? What do you mean? Back at the last big hill, my wagon pretty near tipped over. Just luck kept it from falling over. I hate to think what might have happened-- Do you have any advice? We better take it slow and easy. Double-teaming the animals might be a good idea. We don't want to have any major mishaps this close to the end of our journey! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey there. I'm George Dunn, unluckiest man this side of Saint Louis. Some of our cattle drank alkali yesterday. They got sick. I gave them a dose of lard last night. Hope they get better. Tell me more. My wife died of the cholera whilst we were still along the Platte. With three young ones to watch, I guess I can't keep such good control over the animals. Do you have any advice? If your cattle get sick from the alkali water, give them about a quart of lard each. If it don't take, try again, or maybe force some vinegar down their throats. If you catch it soon enough, they should be OK in a day or so. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks. Sorry I can't shake your hand--I got boot-black on it. Tell me about this place. I reckon you know that this is Fort Churchill--just started up this year to help protect emigrants like you from possible attacks from the Paiutes. Do you have any advice? Stick to the main trails and you should be OK. Take Carson Pass through the Sierras--it's the best way south of Lake Tahoe. There's a couple of towns between here and the Pass. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, stranger! Welcome to Virginia City--greatest boom town between Sacramento and the Great Salt Lake! Tell me more. Just a couple years ago, weren't nothing here but sand, snakes, and desert rats! But then they struck silver! And look here now! We're a regular frontier metropolis! Do you have any advice? If you got your heart set on California, just keep heading west. Once you get over the Sierras, it's all pretty much downhill from there. But keep your nose out of trouble--there's vigilante justice in these parts! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hola. My name is Lucia. I am Paiute, but I was raised by Spanish missionaries. They taught me Spanish. Habla Usted el espa�ol? Tell me more. I learned English from the American traders around here. See? I speak English well. I am a very fast learner. I want to be a teacher. I do chores here until the day when I go back to the Paiute and teach English and Spanish to them. Do you have any advice? This is very harsh country, but you already know that. The trading posts are good for helping travelers like you survive. Americans aren't as good at living here as the Paiute and the Mexicans. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like the trail follows along the foot of the Sierras for a ways before we have to cross them. Tell me more. Well, I was looking at my map, and it seems that Carson Pass is still somewhat to our south. And that's the best way through the mountains, right? Do you have any advice? I'm eager to get past this dry country. Let's just keep moving, at least until we're in the mountains. And I reckon it wouldn't be such a bright idea to stop there, either. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Greetings to you. I am Jin Sim. I mine for gold. My mine, the Lucky Hill, is just outside town. Tell me more. I send my gold home to my family in China. When I return there, we'll buy a farm. Some Chinese want to bring their families to California. I want only to make a better life for my family. Do you have any advice? Maybe you'd like to be a miner, too. There's plenty gold to go around, if you are lucky enough to find it and willing to work hard. Mining is hard work--not for lazy people. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friends. I'm Jim Beckwourth. Welcome to my ranch. It's my pleasure to provide needed supplies to weary emigrants such as yourselves. Tell me more. I was born back in 1798, in Virginia, the third of thirteen children. At a tender age, my family moved to Missouri, in the vicinity of St. Louis, a very wild country at that time. Do you have any advice? Well, if you meet up with a grizzly--a distinct possibility in these parts--you best be sure with your shot. If you only manage to wound it, you'd better commence climbing a tree as fast as you can. If not, the grizzly will get the best of the bargain. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Why, it looks like this place is abandoned! Tell me more. Well, according to my guidebook, this is Beckwourth's Ranch, where the famed mountain man Jim Beckwourth lives. But it don't look like no one lives here no more. Do you have any advice? We might be able to find something worth salvaging if we rummage around a bit. Then again, maybe it would be best if we move along. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello. My name is Li Tzu-chen. I see you are a stranger here. So am I. I have lived here only a short time. Tell me more. I came here from San Francisco to work with my brother, who cooks on a ranch outside town. He cooks for many men. There was too much work for one person to do, so I came to help. Do you have any advice? I don't think I should be one to give advice. You ask some of these other people in town. They're always glad to tell you what they think you should do. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. I'm Abigail Ingalls. Thank you for inquiring, I'm doing fine. Tell me more. My husband up and died last year, and my children growed up and left. Nothing holding me back--decided I'd go to California and start up a boarding house. Do you have any advice? Half the people here are crazy for gold, and the other half are just plain crazy. As soon as I save enough money, I'm tempted to move back east. Before long, you may feel the same. Perhaps you'll save yourself the trouble and just go now. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I see you're going west by wagon. I sure hope you got extra sets of clothing! Tell me more. You'll need extra clothes. Trail's hard on them, and it gets cold. And you can trade them to Indians for fresh vegetables, fish, or meat. Do you have any advice? It's well worth hiring an Indian guide whenever you can at a river crossing. But expect to pay them! They're sharp traders, not easily cheated! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ah, greetings, my good friend. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr. Brogan Cavenaugh, famed on three continents for my marvelous Miracle Elixir. Which continents? North America, Europe, and another one whose name escapes me at the moment. Why, just one spoonful of my Miracle Elixir every morning will guarantee you against cholera, dysentery, measles, smallpox, frostbite, gangrene, and sundry other maladies. Do you have any advice? Buy a bottle or two of my Miracle Elixir--that's the best possible advice I can give anyone. Oh, excuse me--I have to run. I just remembered an important engagement. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, I just finished checking my supplies, and I can't say we're really in need of much of anything. Tell me more. I think I'll mosie over to the store they got here and see if there's anything I can use. Do you have any advice? You might want to check your animals and be sure they're OK. If need be, you might be able to get a few fresh ones here before we move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Say, you're one of them folks from that wagon train there, ain't you? Where are all you people coming from? I'm trying to get word of my cousin who's supposed to be out on the trail. Tell me more. He came out of Kentucky and was traveling with two young ones. His name's Brown--Elisha Brown. I'd like to tell him about a sadness in his family that happened just a week after he left. Do you have any advice? Send what mail you can to your family as you travel. Forts are a good place for it. Ain't much else we can do except keep asking if someone's seen our people along the way. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Ah, my friend, a fellow traveler through this great land! You are indeed lucky to cross paths with me this day. I've a single bottle left of my finest cattle linament. Being my last, I'll let it go for a mere two dollars. Tell me more. Works for any draft animal, not just cattle! Keeping your animals on the road is vital in your journey. Just rub a bit of my linament on their legs each morning, and they'll step as lively as spring calves! Do you have any advice? I advise you to take me up on this valuable offer before someone else snatches up this, my last bottle.--Oh, excuse me, I have to be going-- Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Sure am glad we made it here. I got to find me some wood planks and maybe a carpenter so he can help me fix my wagon. Tell me more. Back there a ways I heard a big 'crack' while we were going over some rough road. My rear axle broke and damaged the underside of the wagon. I was able to replace the axle, but the hind portion of the wagon bed's just about gone now. Do you have any advice? Check your animals, supplies, and wagon real careful here. This place might offer the last chance for any help for a good ways. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. What are we doing wasting time here? Let's get a move on! Tell me more. What more is there to tell? We didn't come all this way to sit here and look at the sights! Do you have any advice? We've still got many a mile ahead of us! The best advice I can offer is for us to go! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey--watch where you're going! What do you think, you own the place? Sorry. You're one of them 'emigrants' going out west on the trail, ain't you? Do you have any advice? You just watch your step around here. I ain't the only one who don't take kindly to careless strangers. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Pardon me, folks. I was wondering whether you've seen this character--Nasty Jack Finley. He's a cattle rustler, horse thief, and all-around troublemaker. Tell me more. He's even been rumored to kill a man, though ain't no proof of it--yet. But he's due for a hanging, that's for sure. Do you have any advice? I'd recommend you steer clear of him. He can be a mean one. And if you see him, notify the local authorities as quick as you can. Well, good day to you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This here town looks like a good place to stop and rest a spell. Maybe. Tell me more. I'm going to see if they got a doctor around here. We got some sick folks who could use his attentions. Do you have any advice? You might want to check out the local store and see what they got in the way of supplies. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, folks! Welcome to our fair city! We'd be right pleased to have you take advantage of our various businesses and services. Tell me more. We have a general store well-stocked in many of the provisions you undoubtedly need in your travels. And you may well find other helpful enterprises as you tour our streets. Do you have any advice? Take your time, take your time! Spend a few days with us! We'll be more than glad to help you in any way we can. Uh--you do have cash money, don't you? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Glory be, more emigrants! There's seems to be more of you folks heading west every day! Tell me more. Forgive my suspicions, but you don't have any ruffians among you, do you? A few weeks back a party came through with several mean scoundrels in it. They tore up the local saloon and right terrorized some of the people here. Do you have any advice? We do have a good store here, so you might want to visit there before you move on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Say, you're not from around here, are you? No. Tell me more. Oh, I bet you're with that wagon train that's passing through. You folks are more than welcome to stock up on supplies here. Do you have any advice? Watch yourself in these parts. Not everyone's as friendly as I am. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Glad to see you folks passing through. Here for long? No. Tell me more. Well, we can always use your business. You know, selling supplies to wagon trains like yours is one of the chief livelihoods hereabouts. Do you have any advice? I hear there's lots of good shortcuts out there on the trail. Sometimes you can save several weeks off your journey by taking some of them. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Say, you folks heading out on the trail--be sure to check your supplies often! Tell me more. If you're near to running out of essentials, you can usually buy more at forts or trading posts. Do you have any advice? If you got no money, you might be able to trade with other travelers for what you need. But don't wait until it's too late! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I understand you folks are in need of a doctor. Yes, we are. Well, I'll take a look at the patient and see if there's anything I can do to help. Do you have any advice? Eat well, drink lots of fluids, and get plenty of rest. Best advice anyone can give. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I've been told you're looking for a doctor. Yes, we are. I'll do the best I can. Mind you, I don't have access to all the modern equipment and medicines like the physicians back east. Do you have any advice? If you see any plants with reddish leaves, don't eat them or drink the water nearby. Those red leaves are a good sign of alkali. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. I'm Duncan Gepps, one of the few physicians you're liable to find betwixt here and the Great Salt Lake. Howdy. If you people are in need of a doctor, I'll be glad to help. Do you have any advice? Whatever you do, don't take that road they call the 'Hastings Cutoff.' Ain't been nothing but death and misery for everyone who's traveled it! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. They tell me someone in this wagon train is looking for a doctor. Is that true? Perhaps. Well, to be honest with you, I haven't been in regular practice for a number of years. But I'll be right pleased to do what I can. Do you have any advice? Next time you get to a town with a decent pharmacist, you might want to stock up on some basic medicines. Of course, you might have a pretty good supply already. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy neighbor. We made a mistake in calculating the flour we would need. Finding we were deficient, we had to buy a quantity of flour here. Paid a dear price for it, too. Tell me more. A promoter back home said we could reach our destination in sixty days easy, so we outfitted for that span of time. But we're awful low on supplies, and we've got a ways to go yet. Do you have any advice? My advice? Don't take no advice. It's advice that got us here and nobody's advice is going to get us out. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy-do, neighbor. Are you in need of my services? You won't find a blacksmith much better than me! Tell me more. When I'm finished with my current batch of repairs, I'll be pleased to help you. I can make or repair wheel rims, shoe your animals, what have you. And I charge reasonable rates! Do you have any advice? Your animals and your wagon are the only things that'll assure your success on this journey. Worn-out or sore-footed animals can get you in a heap of trouble. Take good care of them and they'll take good care of you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. At every fort or trading post along the trail, prices have been higher than at the previous place! This is outrageous! Tell me more. They're taking advantage of us! If I had the chance to do it all over again, I'd buy more supplies at the beginning of our journey! Do you have any advice? Well, we might as well get what we need right here. Goodness knows it'll probably be even more expensive further down the road! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Welcome, folks! Pleased to meet you. Sorry we can't boast much in the way of accomodations. The few quarters here ain't a heap much bigger than a monk's cell. Tell me more. We'd be mighty appreciative of a bit of entertainment in the evening. Most travellers come around to share a bit of news. And there's always somebody who can tell a good tale. Do you have any advice? You could try that bit of level ground just over yonder for camping. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. I'm one of the regulars here at the fort. I'm here for the adventure and the steady pay. The conditions is tolerable and I can send a bit of money home to my ma. Tell me more. I been here since last spring. Before that I was part of a troop down by Sante Fe. We travel out most days, checking the area and calling on the emigrants. Do you have any advice? You might take advantage of this place to rest a while and build up your strength for the next part of your journey. And maybe you wouldn't mind sharing a bit of your home cooking with a poor fellow. I've a mighty longing for my sweet mama's fine vittles. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I declare, I'm sure glad we made it to this here fort. It ain't exactly civilization, but it's the best we seen in a good long time. Tell me more. I'm gonna see what kind of supplies they have over here in this store or trading post. I hear some of these frontier forts have plenty of provisions, while others ain't got much more than salt pork and rancid flour. Do you have any advice? If I was you, I'd check my supplies and see if there's anything I need before even thinking about moving on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. How's doing, friends? You must belong to that wagon train that just pulled in. Howdy. I'm a scout around about these parts. I hire myself out to the army, wagon trains, surveyors�just about anyone in need of my services. Sorry I can't help you folks right now�I've got me a contract and I'm sticking to it. Do you have any advice? Rest up here for a day or two and restock your supplies. But don't waste too much time. You'd best be heading on your way soon to beat the snows! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Wait a minute�just let me finish writing this in my diary. � There! You know, I don't know what we'd do if it weren't for these forts along the way! What do you mean? It sure is a comfort to me knowing that, even way out here in the wilderness, every now and then there's a place where we can relax a spell. Do you have any advice? I vote we stay here a couple days and rest up. It won't do any of us no good if we exhaust ourselves. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like as good a place as any to lay by a day and put up some fresh supplies. One of my oxen commenced to favoring a leg yesterday. I'd like the smithy here to take a look at the shoe. Tell me more. If what I hear is true, this may be the last place we'll find a bit of civilized company for a good long while. Besides, I'm all worn out and could use the rest. Do you have any advice? My druthers would be to rest here a day or two�no more than that�so we can stock up on what we need. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. This might be a good place to rest a while. What do you mean? Just what I said. We've done enough traveling for the time being. It won't hurt to stop for a day or two. Do you have any advice? Yeah--listen to what I'm sayin'. Let's stop here to rest! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, what say you we have ourselves a wing-ding tonight? It's been a good long time since we've had a regular fandango. Tell me more. You know what they say: 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.' And we sure have been working hard out on the trail, haven't we? Do you have any advice? We should take it easy more, enjoy ourselves! I'm going to go and see some of the others and see if they don't feel the same way! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I hope you don't mind me saying that I've had just about enough of this journey. I've a good mind to stay right here, at least for a week or two, and then turn around and head back home. Tell me more. I've never experienced such troubles as I have on this trail. I figure I'm lucky to still be alive. Only trouble is, if I were to decide to go back, I don't know if I could find anyone to go with me, and I'm not about to travel by myself. Do you have any advice? Oh, I suppose we should just get on with it. We can rest here a short while, but then let's get going. The sooner we leave, the sooner I can put this part of my life behind me. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. �You folks looking to do some tradin'? Maybe. Tell me more. Trading is one of the main things people do out here at forts. Why, it's pretty near a form of entertainment for some souls. Do you have any advice? Keep a sharp eye out on your supplies and your money. There's some unscrupulous types round here that wouldn't mind relieving you of some of your possessions! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It always pleases me to see more people moving out west. This will be a great and grand country some day, you know! Tell me more. Why, expanding the horizons of civilization out here in the wilderness. Just thrills me to the bone to think on it! Do you have any advice? Don't be led astray by anyone or anything promising shortcuts or quick fixes. There ain't any! Stay on the main trail and work hard. That's the only sure path! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello, friend. Say, has your wagon train formed yet? And have you met to form the council that will provide guidance and governance on your long journey? Tell me more. The bylaws and regulations drawn up by your self- elected council will be your only law on the trail. You got to keep out the bad element and make arrangements for settling disputes. Do you have any advice? I have here a complete and elegantly scripted constitution, suited to all upright citizens. Drew it up myself. I had a year in law school, you know. If you let me join your wagon train, I'll be glad to offer this here constitution to you free of charge. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Goodness, have you ever seen anything like this in all your born days? I've lived here for quite some time, but this place is growing like an anthill! Seems like another new shop or business opening up every few days. Tell me more. I see you're fixing to head out on the trail. I have nothing but admiration for you good people, going out to populate the western country. Do you have any advice? Now is the best time to buy all the supplies you need, before you get out in the wilderness. Take plenty of food! I hear you can't always count on good hunting out west! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You bought everything you need yet? We probably don't have much more time before we have to start heading out on the trail! Tell me more. I been shopping around, comparing prices. Now and then you find a good deal, but dad- blame it if I don't think these merchants here have gotten together and worked things out so they keep the prices high! Do you have any advice? Buy your provisions now, while you can. Any stores or trading posts we come across on the trail ain't likely to have as good a selection as here. And if you think the prices here are bad�whoo-ee!�I hear they's two, three times higher out west! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, stranger! It looks like you're fixing to head out west, too. Fine opportunity for people with the gumption to do it! Tell me more. We brought a few personal items with us, but we're hoping to buy our foodstuffs and fresh animals here. But I ain't too sure exactly where to go first. Do you have any advice? Don't devote any great portion of time to packing your wagon until you bring in all your supplies. We're planning to pack up the wagon whilst we're waiting for the train to assemble. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Excuse me, friend. You appear to be making ready to head out west. Do you know of any people who are still in the process of forming a wagon train? Maybe. Tell me more. My husband and I--he's off buying supplies--are looking for a nice group of people to join in our move west. Do you have any advice? I'd say you and I both ought to find a wagon train. A two-thousand-mile journey through the untamed wilderness is nothing to be undertaken lightly! There's strength in numbers, you know! Well, good day and good luck to you! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, pardon me! I'm awful sorry! I just about ran you over! I'm kind of dumbstruck. I ain't never seen no place like this before! Tell me more. Well, I'm just a farm girl, and I ain't been to no big town or city before in my life! I don't reckon I've ever seen so many people in one place in all my born days! And there's so much going on, with all these folks getting ready to set out on the trail! Do you have any advice? You might want to do like most of these folks and stock up on supplies, if you haven't already. And find yerself a good-sized wagon train. That's what I've done! Well, so long, and best of luck to you! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! Looks like you're heading west, too, like me! Howdy. Me and my brother are going to start a farm out west. I hear there's land aplenty, and no better soil this side of the Ohio Valley! Do you have any advice? I hear the best time to start out on the trail is in April. But I reckon there's different opinions about that. Well, best of luck to you! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello, friend. Are you also preparing to set out on the trail for the new land? Yes, I am. That's what we're doing, my folks and me. Our home caught fire and burned last month, and we lost pretty near everything except our lives, praise the Lord, so we figured we might as well go west! Do you have any advice? I wouldn't leave with fewer than four draft animals. Six or more would be even better! Take plenty of food and clothes, and maybe a few spare wagon parts. Don't waste money or wagon space on much else. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you, friend. I'm new here in town. I'm making ready to head out on the trail west. Howdy. Ah, so you're doing the same! Well, maybe we can link up with the same wagon train. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't start out with less than, say, four hundred pounds of food per person. Of course, how much you can take depends on how big your wagon is and how many draft animals you got. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hey, you looking for a wagon train to hook up with? Our train's still in need of a few more wagons. You wanna join us? Maybe. Tell me more. We're planning on leaving soon. We're a large group of good, hard-working folks. Do you have any advice? I wouldn't even dream of heading out on the trail alone, or even with any fewer than ten wagons. The more people you go with, the greater your chances of survival. And that's the gospel truth! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Have you bought the supplies you need yet? If not, you'd best hurry! Tell me more. Some folks don't buy much in the way of food because they figure they can get all they need by hunting. But that ain't so bright. Hunting out west ain't what it used to be. The animals are getting scarcer all the time. Do you have any advice? Stock up on food before heading out--and not just meat. You need a good diet with variety in order to stay healthy. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Have you decided the best time to leave yet? What do you think? Well, some leave real early to get a jump on the other wagons and to give themselves plenty of time. But then there may not be much grass for the animals, and you may run into spring snows. Do you have any advice? It's best not to leave too late, either. Then you may not make it all the way before the winter snows hit. I'd recommend leaving in April or even early May. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You bought all your supplies yet? You know, some folks forget about some important items that might prove right useful out on the trail. Tell me more. Just about everybody buys food, extra clothes, guns, ammunition, and spare wagon parts. But there's some other things you might want to take as well. Do you have any advice? Well, I wouldn't go without a good, long rope or chain, which can help in crossing rivers or going up and down steep hills. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You decided yet which kind of draft animals you're going to use to pull your wagon? Well, you can pick oxen, mules, or horses. There's advantages and disadvantages to each. Tell me more. Oxen are cheap and strong, but prone to sickness. Mules cost more, but they're less likely to get sick. They can be stubborn, too. Horses are faster but weaker. The other down side is they cost a lot, require feed grain, and are attractive to thieves. Do you have any advice? Well, since you ask, I'd go with oxen. The price is right, and you can't beat them for strength. They ain't too bright, but they're good old beasts. Besides, if you get into real dire straits, you can always eat them! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You heading out west? So am I. In fact, this will be my second trip out on the trail! Tell me more. I traveled out to the Oregon Country three years ago. Liked it a lot, so I decided to come back east, round up some of my relatives, and take them all back to Oregon with me! Do you have any advice? Find yourself a good wagon train. That's the prime thing. Keep moving and don't take no cutoffs. Stick to the main trail and you'll be OK. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I see you're fixing to head out west, too. My husband's all raring to go, but I must say I have my apprehensions. What do you mean? I hear terrible stories about vast deserts, wild animals, disease, and Indian attacks. We got ourselves a good life here in the east, and I don't see why we have to uproot ourselves now! Do you have any advice? Well, if you must go--I guess I should say, if WE must go--I'd suggest making sure we have strong, healthy animals and a good, sturdy wagon with spare parts. Our lives will depend on them! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. �Ain't this exciting? All these folks bustling about, getting ready to strike out on the trail! Just speaking for myself, I can't wait! Tell me more. I've spent pretty near all my life so far cooped up in my parents' home back east. But I just got married four weeks ago, and now my husband and I are heading out to make a new life for ourselves! Do you have any advice? I hear disease is the biggest danger on the trail. You got to stay healthy--eat right, don't push yourself too hard, and get rest when you're sick. And be careful at rivers. Rivers kill almost as many people as disease. But I'm sure we'll do all right. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm going to St. Louis to have me a look at civilization. Tell me more. The game just ain't so plentiful as it once was, and there's getting to be so many people passing by, I might just as well be in a city. Do you have any advice? Keep your ears open when you're hunting. One of them big cats pretty near got me last week. So busy thinking about my supper, I almost became supper instead. And trade the Indians for some moccasins. Them shoes of yours are looking worn. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. You know, I been trapping and trading in these here mountains for nearly twenty years. Tell me more. Thunderation, last year a young grizzly invited itself to breakfast. In the tussle, it bit me right on the shoulder. I reckon I'm not going to take that from man nor beast, so I bit it right back. That there bear ain't bothered a soul since. Do you have any advice? If some of your party take the scurvy, feed them a bit of raw wild onions. That will cure them. Works near well as fruit in preventing it, too. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Keep back! You ain't a-passing us! We got no wish to be eating your dust! Tell me more. I ain't going to tell you nothing. I maintain a suspicion of folks that's too inquisitive. Do you have any advice? Just keep back there where you are! You try to get past us, and there'll be trouble! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My brother commenced to farming out west two years ago. He said a better wheat crop can't be had. Tell me more. I hear a young child in a train just behind us was killed yesterday when a rifle fired accidentially as someone set it in the wagon. They buried that young one and covered the grave with stones so as the wolves couldn't reach it. Do you have any advice? Try not to overextend yourself. If you're constantly going at an arduous pace, you increase your chances of someone getting sick or injured. Trust me--I know. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Pleased to see you. You folks missed a good time last night. Another train camped close by and we had a bit of a dance. Tell me more. I declare, my tired feet came to life hearing that fiddler. I danced aplenty. It feels nearly like back home to have neighbors and a gathering. I've made some dear friends whom I hope we'll continue to see in years to come. Do you have any advice? Partake of a bit of music whenever it's offered. It'll lighten your spirits and bring lots of fine memories to carry you through the following day. My heart's so light right now, this washing chore hardly feels like work at all! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Don't bother me right now. I ain't got time for idle chat. Tell me more. If you ain't the persistent one! I told you, I got work to do. Do you have any advice? I recommend you get a move on, unless you're camping right here. Not that I'm inviting you or anything. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, partner! Good to see you! Howdy. All along the trail we find wagon irons and keg hoops cast off, and piles of bones marking the remains of someone's prize animal. Do you have any advice? Like our poor stock, I'm plum wore out. Afraid I ain't one to give advice. Heh, heh, you might take it, and then you'd be in hot water for sure! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. I'm looking for my cat, Molly. Have you seen her? No. Tell me more. We hear there ain't many cats out west yet, and some folks will pay good money for one so they can catch the mice and rats. We're hoping Molly will have lots of kittens that we can sell. Do you have any advice? We had a milk cow, but she died a while back. Now all Molly's got to eat is our meat scraps. If you got a milk cow, take good care of her. I think I miss the fresh milk pretty near as much as Molly does! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good to see you, friend! You know, I spent some time out west and now I'm traveling back east to fetch my family. Tell me more. Hope you're prepared-- you'll be seeing quite a bit of the elephant further on. Since your animals is already mighty worn, it's going to be rough. Feed ain't always plentiful and water's sometimes right scanty. Do you have any advice? Hurry along, but don't push your animals too hard. You don't want to get caught by early snow, but if you get too hard with your animals, they won't carry you more than halfway. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Well, what have we here? Some more eastern greenhorns trying their luck at crossing the wilderness. Tell me more. I ain't got to say nothing to you if I don't want to. Do you have any advice? None that I'm prepared to offer you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I fear we've grown rather shabby. My shoes have worn out and our clothes have nearly become rags. Tell me more. The trail affords us few opportunities for renovation. We've had some luck fishing--better than hunting sometimes. One gentleman in our party brought some fishing hooks. I do declare, those little hooks have saved us a good deal of grief. Do you have any advice? I do hope you're being sure to give yourselves frequent rests along the way. That's especially important when someone's injured or ailing. And be careful not to push yourselves too hard. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm Isabella. I'm travelling with the Raleighs and their people. My job is to keep after the cows and watch the children. My husband Fred is the ox-driver-- best there is. Tell me more. I was born in Delaware. My father used to tell me stories of Africa and promised one day we'd find ourselves going home. But I don't know if I'm getting closer or farther away with all this walking. Do you have any advice? Keep a good eye on those animals of yours and don't let them get too over-tired. A dead animal's no good to nobody, except maybe the butcher. And out here in this awful place, I'd rather be moving than eating. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. We're having to lighten the load on our wagon. Tell me more. I've carried my mother's framed mirror all the way from home. It's with great effort that I cast off this last gentle reminder of the dear friends and family I've left behind. But our success in reaching the end of the trail is of greater import. Do you have any advice? None save to do whatever you can to make the work on your animals a little easier. Lighten your load, rest them often, take good care of them. If your lose your animals, you're in danger of losing your life! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, a lot of you greenhorns heading across the country don't know much about surviving in the mountains. Tell me more. It gets awful cold, even in summer. Many a traveler crossing the mountains too late in the year has gotten snowbound and died! Do you have any advice? You get yourself across the mountains before winter comes or you'll be too dead to be sorry. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Top of the day to you, friend. Name's Casey O'Neill, late of County Clare in old Ireland. Howdy. All my relations said that the only place in the world for a young man to go to make his way nowadays is America. So I booked me passage. And now, here I am, on me way to an unspoiled land ready for enterprise! Do you have any advice? I've heard it said that there are many cutoffs to take to shorten this journey--that by taking all the shortcuts, you can save many days on the trail. And why not? Saving time and provisions is worth the risk! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy, friend. Fine day, isn't it? At least as fine as one can expect right now hereabouts. Howdy. Be warned--don't dig a water hole! Drink only river water. Salty as some of these rivers are, it's better than the cholera. We buried my husband just last week. Do you have any advice? No more than I've already given you. But I could use some help with this here harness, if you can spare the time. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you. If you don't mind, I'll stop and rest a spell. Go right ahead. We set out on the trail a while back, hoping to reach the new land. But, as you may know, my oldest boy perished in a wagon accident back a ways, and I've no greater desire now than to return to my folks back in Philadelphia. Do you have any advice? Be very, very careful going down steep hills. That's how my son was killed. We didn't take the proper precautions and--well, forgive me, but I'd prefer not to talk about it any more. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I hate to burden you with my problems, but I just got to talk to someone right now! I hope you don't mind. Go right ahead. My youngest, Caleb, drowned in a swollen creek, and my husband died of typhoid last week. Now I travel alone with my other three children. The eldest, Sally, is eleven. I fear she'll be full grown before we reach our goal. Do you have any advice? Heaven help us, but I don't know what I'd do without the good people in my wagon train. I'd stick with them through thick and thin if I were you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Good day to you folks! My name is Philip Mattox. I'm an artist with this surveying expedition. Howdy. The U.S. government has commissioned us to map the land and to bring back some illustrations of the Indians as well as the plant and animal life hereabouts. Do you have any advice? Check your supplies often--can't stress too much the importance of that! And don't waste a whole lot of time hunting, at least if it isn't an emergency. You won't get much, you'll delay your progress, and you risk antagonizing the local Indians. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Can't say I'm pleased about my current circumstances. Our wagon axle's broke and the animals are worn thin. Tell me more. The weather and rough road asked their price. One jolt and the sad wood broke. I been soaking the wood at each stream we come to, but I reckon it wasn't enough. Do you have any advice? When you get to one of those big hills, be sure to check the conditions carefully. They can be mighty dangerous! And don't let the downhills fool you! They may look easy, but they're even trickier than the uphills! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm Natalia Nyasnakovich. My family is going to the big valley in the west where there is so much good land. Howdy. We are from St. Petersburg. We have many great mountains in Russia, but not near where we lived. I have never seen such mountains as the ones here in America. Do you have any advice? At the next hills or mountains we come to, we will share with another wagon to do what they call 'double-teaming' animals. Maybe that will work well for you. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy! Name's Jubilation Higgenbottom. If that's too much a mouthful, you can call me Juley. And I don't want to hear any smart cracks about that, neither. Tell me more. I'm a prospector, but I'm just coming to the realization that there ain't too much around here worth prospecting. So I think I'll move on. Do you have any advice? Sorry, but I gave up giving advice years ago. Nearly got myself shot back in '32 by a fellow who blamed me for his misfortune, all because I gave him some advice. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Guten Tag. My name is Ilsa Weismann. My husband Gustav and I are from Prussia. Howdy. Gustav was a shoemaker in Berlin, but times are not so good there. In western America there is free land we hear, so we come here to start a new life. Do you have any advice? We have been told always to stay on the main trail and to check our supplies often. That sounds like very good advice, don't you think? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Howdy. Name's Austin Billings. I'm traveling with my wife, Sophie. We hail from Texas. Howdy. I bought my way out of slavery working as a part-time cowhand, and Sophie was a free woman who earned a living as a seamstress. We're going west to build a new life--pretty much like everyone else, I reckon. Do you have any advice? Some people push themselves too hard because they're afraid of the winter snows. And that's a reasonable fear. But it's just as risky to over-exert yourself. We keep a steady pace--no more than that--and make sure to take a day off now and then to rest. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Buen dia. My name is Josefina Iturrieta de Panisello. I am traveling to meet my husband in Texas, but we are taking a 'long route' so that I may see more of this beautiful country. Tell me more. He preceded me there to establish our new rancho near Pasa del Norte. Everything is now ready, so I go now to join him. My husband is a wealthy man, with a great deal of land and many herds of cattle. Do you have any advice? Do not be misled into thinking your good fortune lay in gold or silver. Precious metals are a scourge. Land is the only sure source of wealth. When you reach your new home, raise cattle or hardy crops. People need to eat. That is the true path to success! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You know, when I think of all the things I've seen on this journey, nothing has impressed me more than the violent thunderstorms on the plains. Tell me more. From the bullwhip crack of the lightning, dazzling my eyes, to the cannon-like boom of thunder, the heavens issued forth such a volume of water, we were all soaked through in the first few seconds. And the hail sometimes! Do you have any advice? I take time each day to add a few words to my journal. I recommend you do the same. It lifts the spirits to record our progress, and it may prove valuable to friends and family that follow. Even generations to come may find it of some interest. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We're in need of a good rest. I'm plum wore out from the travel, and the animals are in want of extra feed. Tell me more. Some folks is all worried, afraid we might get caught in the winter snows. But we still ought to rest. Rome wasn't built in a day, and one more day on this trail ain't going to make a bit of difference. Do you have any advice? Take the hurry out of your step. We'll get there soon enough. Trip won't get any easier for all our rushing along. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long Back home, I used to enjoy nothing more than going hunting. Now I can't hardly abide it. I'm all wore out from the traveling and take no pleasure in the chase. Tell me more. Last week a group went out a-hunting and didn't get back until quite late. They got lost and only found their way back by the barking of the dogs. Do you have any advice? Advice? Just follow your nose. If you keep it pointed in the right direction, you'll accompany it to wherever you're going. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. The trail teaches you a hearty appetite. Each day the bacon, biscuit, and coffee tastes just as good as any family feast we had back home. Tell me more. Wood's mighty scarce. We're lucky we've been able to find such things as buffalo chips and sage to burn for our cook fires. Do you have any advice? Give thanks each day for this fine opportunity to move on to a new land and a new life. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Whenever we noon, we have the children rest under the wagon for a bit of shade. The relentless sun draws more strongly from our strength than do the walking and climbing. Tell me more. I'd dearly love to have a sly look in at home to see what they're about. I'm pleased to move on to a new life, but leaving family and old friends is a trial indeed. Do you have any advice? Keep your faith, friend. Our journey's end draws closer each day. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm feeling a mite poorly today. I'm suffering a headache and a touch of the ague. Tell me more. The weight of the wagon requires me to walk, though I do feel my strength well sapped. I reckon the miles will pass whether I'm ill or well. Do you have any advice? When you're feeling down, take a small dose of camomile tea every chance you get. My meager supply ran out some days ago, leaving me in this sorry state. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. The dust sometimes creates such a trouble, it suffocates the animals and people alike. When it's real bad, nothing stays clean and no morsel of food is left untouched. Tell me more. I long for a bath and a breath of clean, sweet air. But the times when we run low of water and aren't near a river--them's the worst. Nothing worries me more than a shortage of water. Do you have any advice? I feel I was wholly unprepared for this journey. I'd hesitate to offer any advice excepting to stay close to the warm hearth of home. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We met a man yesterday who said he'd already been to California. His report bore a good account of the country and the quality of the land to be had. That was a relief to hear. Tell me more. Thunderation, I been working for other folks all my life. In the new land, I'm going to have my own land and herd. Yes, sir, I can hear them cattle calling my name. Do you have any advice? I hear California's the best place for raising cattle. Acres of wild oats keep them fat and happy. Oregon's more country for farming and lumbering. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. My dad-burned wagon wheel broke a ways back; it took me pretty near all day to find someone willing to trade me for a new one. A heap of trouble, this. Tell me more. Fellow sold me green wood of some darn softwood tree for wagon wheels. I knowed I should have brought my own hardwood from home. But, no, my partner had to have that fine store-made stuff out of Saint Louis. Do you have any advice? Make no bones about refusing deals if they don't sound right to you. They's just a bunch of leaches on us poor emigrants. Make it yourself or buy it off another traveler. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm mad as hornets. Been saving a bunch of dried peaches to bake a pie for a special occasion, but some vermin got in and ruined the whole lot! Tell me more. I wrapped them in special paper and put them in a corner of the wagon, where nobody would hardly find them by accident. I suppose they smelled as sweet as flowers to them varmints. Do you have any advice? Probably too late now to offer any advice. I don't guess you have an extra tin to secure any of your goods? If you do, best make good use of it, and seal it tight! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Saw the prettiest flowers along the way not too long back. I rejoiced in the beauty of creation, and gave thanks we've come through in safety thus far. Tell me more. There's been a good many stirring sights along the trail, from the smallest flower to the great formations of rock and earth. I feel grand just to look on them. Do you have any advice? Enjoy the beauty around us each day. A thankful heart will carry you further than any other wealth you may possess. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long Lands sakes, the trail around through here looks like it was hit by a tornado! Bits of stuff scattered all about the place. There's food tins, cast-off furniture, and goods of all descriptions. Tell me more. I reckon lots of folks don't plan too well, and they wind up having to lighten their loads. When I see that abandoned flour and bacon, I can't help but think about the hungry mouths there will be up in the mountains. Do you have any advice? If you got to lighten your load, spend some time thinking about the trail ahead. You'll need food and warm clothes more than anything else. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I always take some time every few hours to look over the sky carefully. My grandma taught me all the signs for predicting the weather. Tell me more. Well, I imagine you'd know by now how much the weather has to do with our well-being. It's important that we try to stay one step ahead of it and make our plans accordingly. Do you have any advice? Always keep aware of the weather: what it was yesterday, what it is today, and what it's likely to be tomorrow. I keep a record of it in my diary. Nothing will have a greater effect on the success of our journey than the weather! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I don't know about you, but I ain't feeling too good. I think maybe I ate something back there that disagreed with me. Or maybe it was the water. Tell me more. Well, my belly's feeling powerful sour. Every now and then I feel like I might get sick. And my head's starting to hurt, too. Do you have any advice? I was hoping you might have some for me. Maybe we ought to rest a spell--give me a chance to get over this. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Lordy, I've just about had it with these rivers! Can't wait to get back to civilization! Tell me more. We're heading back while we're still able. We've had enough! Do you have any advice? Go back! Ain't nothing up ahead but disease, disaster, and death! Mark my words--you'll wish you had! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hello, stranger. I'm Martin Isaacs, originally from New York City. Wouldn't know it from looking at me now, I guess. Tell me more. A man offered me a grand opportunity to see the world, visit some curious places, and benefit my mind and pocket. So I signed up for this journey. I'm a city boy--didn't know what I was getting into. Do you have any advice? This river looks like it could be treacherous. The cattle don't seem any too eager to cross. We may build a raft and try taking them across that way. I don't think I'd try fording, but I'm not always the best judge of that. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Oh, another group of emigrants going west, no? Getting so this country is as crowded as St. Louis. Tell me more. I've lived out here in the wilderness for more than twenty years, trapping the beaver. Do you have any advice? None but to be careful crossing rivers like this. Sometimes they're shallow and don't look like much, but the banks can be steep and the rocks slippery. Maybe there is mud or quicksand. Rivers are the most dangerous thing--far more dangerous than Indians. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You folks fixing to cross the river now? Maybe. Tell me more. Some fools would just plunge right into the water without checking the depth first. Best way to get yourself killed. Do you have any advice? Thought I just gave you some. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We must look a sight! We've been fighting the mud so hard, I suspect even the mud's gotten tired. Tell me more. I long for a clean stream and a few hours for baking bread and doing a bit of laundry. I do declare, I'll long remember this day of work. Do you have any advice? Be careful going into this river. You might get stuck like us. Whenever it looks like there's mud abouts, you might be wise to lighten the load in your wagon, or maybe double-teaming your animals. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. It sure makes my heart swell to see all these wagons crossing the country. We're a people on the move, populating a new land. Tell me more. We've been having better luck fishing than hunting. Suits me fine. Those pan fish cook a lot quicker and taste fresh. Do you have any advice? If someone in your party gets sick, it's best to stop and rest a while. They'll be more likely to recover than they would if you keep pushing on. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Yes, neighbor, it's a sorrowful man you're meeting. I'm a-heading back home with the children. Tell me more. My wife took the cholera and died, and my youngest child was crushed after falling from the wagon. I'm turning home with a heap of sorrow. Do you have any advice? Makes no sense going on. This road has cost me dear, and I hear say until now has been the easy part. Turn back while you still got your people. No telling what calamity will hit your before you reach the new country. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? That there's my wagon over on the other side with nothing much in it but a barrel of flour and some bedding. Soon as I get these animals across the river, I'm going after that thieving rascal who robbed me! Tell me more. I paid that varmint two dollars to help us cross. That smiling coyote took the wagon across, and whilst we was preparing the animals, he took the valuables out of the wagon and lit off like a jackrabbit being chased by a bobcat! Do you have any advice? I'm so darn spitting mad, I can't tell you nothing excepting to please get out of my way. And if you see that sow-bellied scoundrel, hold him for me! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We've been dilly-dallying enough over the past few days. I'm anxious to put this river behind me and make a few more miles today. Tell me more. I've heard enough debate about how to cross. I reckon it's time to get on with it. There's enough wagons to get over yet today. Do you have any advice? Keep your head about you and you won't run into no trouble. It's them that plunge ahead without thinking that get in a pickle whilst crossing rivers. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. The river don't look so bad, but there's more than a few graves around here. Tells me there's been some drownings--either that, or the cholera. Tell me more. I got to be honest. I don't rightly know how best to proceed on this one. Do you have any advice? I vote we take a rest while some of us go upstream to scout around a bit. If they don't find no better place to cross, we can send a man over right here to check it out. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Looks like a good place to lay by for a day or so before we cross. There be water for laundering, and I figure the river will attract some game upstream come evening. Tell me more. The people an' animals alike need a bit of rest. If we do right by the animals now, we'll reach the end of our journey all the sooner. Do you have any advice? I say we recruit the animals for a day and do some hunting come evening. Most folks is ready for a rest. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I never learned to swim, and I confess, crossing these rivers scares me plenty. If the river's too deep, I hold onto one of the animals and cross over that way. Lord, I wish I was a young one so I could get carried over in someone's arms. Tell me more. My brother drowned as a boy, and I never lost my fear of the water ever since. But I reckon for all else we're facing on this trail, a little water shouldn't leave me quaking. Do you have any advice? Just don't tell the others I'm scared. I'll pluck up my courage and cross over along with everybody else. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. The sound of splashing water is pure music to my ears. You know, most folks hate crossing these rivers, but I have to say that it's a joy to me. Tell me more. It gives me a chance to wash off all the dust from the trail. And when it's hot, the water's mighty cooling. Do you have any advice? Well, as much as I like it, we oughtn't be too eager to cross. We should carefully consider the best method first. Say, you look like you could use a good washing yourself! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm taking a bit of time for washing clothes while the men take the wagons and animals over. Wash day don't come as regular as it did back home. Tell me more. The water's always a heap cleaner upstream from the crossing. The animals stir up the bottom somthing awful. Do you have any advice? I suggest you take a bath and do some laundering while you have a chance. We been on the trail long enough to collect a good garden's worth of dirt on our clothes alone! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We ought to take the covers off our wagons before we start across. What do you mean? There's a touch of wind today. I hear the wind can catch ahold of the cover of a wagon and tip it over in the water! Do you have any advice? Ain't you got no ears? I just told you what I thought we ought to do! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. From the looks of the bank, I'd say the water's rising. And it shows a good bit of turbulence. Tell me more. It could keep right on rising through the night. Do you have any advice? I vote we get our wagons across right now. The way this river is, there's no telling if anyone will be able to go over tomorrow. I don't want to be detained here if we don't have to! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I don't know about this one. What do you think we ought to do here? What do you think? Well, I'm no great judge of these rivers. Back at the last one, I nearly had a major mishap. I think this time I'll just follow the lead of you folks. Do you have any advice? None that you'd probably want to take. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We're looking for a group of thieves who stole some of our animals last night. You seen any suspicious characters 'round about today? No. Tell me more. We don't cotton to thieves. If we catch them, we'll see to it that they never steal again! Do you have any advice? Keep a sharp look out! We'll be on our way now. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. You folks are a mighty good ways out. Yes, we are. You look well capable of defending yourselves. Do you have any advice? Can't say I do. We'll mosey on, I reckon. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Could you good people please help us? Tell me more. We are in dire need--we have nearly no more supplies--and would be grateful for some help. Do you have any advice? We would be very appreciative of anything you can do for us. Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. I'm a duly-deputized officer of the law. We have reason to believe there might be a thief and cheat among you. Tell me more. A blacksmith a ways back said he did some work for a fellow in a wagon train, but he took off without paying him. Do you have any advice? I don't see anyone here that matches the description of the varmint we're after. You folks keep your noses clean, you hear? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. Hah! More dad-blamed fools out in the middle of nowhere! Then what are you doing here? Watch your tongue, friend. Sometimes it don't pay to talk smart to the wrong party. Do you have any advice? Watch your step--not everyone's as forgiving as me. Why don't you folks just move along now? Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. We sure are glad to see you folks! We've been out here wandering for almost a week, not sure of where we are! Tell me more. We got separated from our wagon train a ways back, and somehow got lost! I'm about worried sick over my family, and they's surely worried sick about me! Do you have any advice? Heck, no. But I hope you don't mind if we follow along for a while, at least until we find our wagon train again! Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? So long. [[Conversation - Package Deals]] The merchants here in town offer basic packages of supplies based on the size of one's party and estimated length of journey. Of course, you can shop around on your own or add to the basic set. So, which package would you like? For [month] ([cost]). For [month] ([cost]). For [month] ([cost]). No thanks. The merchants here in town offer basic packages of supplies based on the size of one's party and estimated length of journey. Of course, you can shop around on your own or add to the basic set. So, which package would you like? For [month] ([cost]). For [month] ([cost]). For [month] ([cost]). No thanks. [[Note] The advice section is sort of in a coherent order, but the game places some sections in a jumbled fashion. I use three dashes (---) to seperate similar messages. [[Advice - Abandoned Wagons]] We should take some time to look it over. Might find something of use. I think we ought to check it out. Never can tell what we might find. I wouldn't go near it if I were you. An abandoned wagon is bad luck! I'd be careful. You never know what you might find. [[Advice - Gunshot Wound]] You sure it was an accident? We don't want any murdering varmints hanging about! We ought to stop and rest for at least a day or two. A gunshot wound--even a minor one--can turn serious without proper care. Consarn it--wouldn't you know some idiot would up and do something like that. We can't let such things hold us up any. We had best find a doctor. You just can't ignore a thing like that. I've had me some experience with gunshot wounds back in the Illinois frontier wars. Let me see what I can do to help. [[Advice - Death]] Let's get away from here as quickly as possible! We'll bury the dead before moving on. This is a bad sign. We've got to be extra careful now. Our worst fears realized! I pray that we may escape a similar fate. [[Advice - Sick Animal]] I knew we shouldn't have let the animals drink from that foul water back there. We're not going to let this slow us up, are we? My pappy once had cattle sick like this, and most of them got better after he made them swallow some lard. I hear vinegar works, too. Let's rest up for a day or two. Maybe they'll get better on their own. Make a thick paste out of flour and water. Then make the animals swallow that. They'll be feeling chippy in no time. [[Advice - Animal Bite]] Glory be! I hope somebody's taking proper care of the wound. Clean it good! An animal bite can easily get infected! Gosh, I sure hope they don't get rabies. I recommend cleaning and dressing the wound, maybe use a little alcohol or iodine. Shucks, animal bites ain't nothing to worry about. I been bit a good fifteen, twenty times in my life, and I'm still going strong. [[Advice - Stuck Animal]] Ain't nothing we can do. Let it go! Let's try to get the poor critter out! We can't just leave it there. We have to do something! Let's keep moving. No point in risking our lives for an animal. [[Advice - Animal Mauling]] Well, that's one of the risks you take when you go off hunting. Let's get a move on! I hope someone's making sure that the wounds are being cared for properly! They need to see a doctor! I suggest we stop for a couple of days--long enough at least for the wounds to start healing. --- Them prairie dog holes are a nuisance! Imagine, losing the work of a perfectly good animal just because of the diggings of a dang rodent Maybe we ought to take it a bit slower around here. [[Advice - Applegate Cutoff]] I think we should head for southern Oregon. I recommend that we take the Applegate Cutoff. I still think we should head for California. It would be a shame to get this close to California and then go somewhere else instead. [[Advice - Bad Cold]] They'd better take care of themselves. Bad colds can easily turn into something much worse! About the only thing you can do for a bad cold is get lots of rest and drink lots of fluids. I think we ought to stop for a couple of days. When people are all tuckered out, they tend to get sick like this. Tarnation, we can't let a few coughs and sniffles slow us down! [[Advice - Bad Mosquitoes]] These mosquitoes are driving me crazy! Let's pick up our pace and get away from here as soon as we can! We can hardly sleep at night with all these mosquitoes buzzing and biting. I wouldn't advise pushing ourselves any harder. [[Advice - Beriberi]] Are they eating properly? They need to eat better--and not just a lot of meat. Vegetables are important, too! They need to improve their diet. Beriberi? What's that? Is it contagious? --- Whichever way we go, I think we ought to stop and rest here a few days before going any further. This is a good place to replentish ourselves and our resources. We need some fresh supplies badly. Let's stick to the main trail. I don't trust all these shortcuts. Well, before you decide which way to go, I suppose you ought to consider where you want to go, right? I thought we had already agreed upon our destination! What's with this trying to decide which way to go? I'm reluctant to say. I hear there's deserts and terrible mountains whichever way you go! [[Broken Axle]] It's only right that we should stop and help. We've got to work together to make it through this journey! Broken axle, huh? Well, I reckon we oughta help them get it fixed! Fixing an axle is more work than one person should have to handle alone. I'll be glad to help! Let's get a move on! We can't afford to sit still every time someone's wagon gets broke! They can catch up later! [[Advice - Broken Bones]] I know how to set broken bones. Let me help. A broken bone can be a serious matter. If you don't take proper care of it, it can worsen, maybe get infected. Doggone it, let's keep going. If they got a broken bone, it's their own darn fault. We should take it easy for a while. [[Advice - Broken Wagon Parts]] If you can't fix the yoke and you don't have the spare, maybe someone around here can trade you for a new one. Ox yokes probably wouldn't break if we weren't pushing the animals so. I'll be right pleased to pitch in and help you fix that wagon tongue. Let's stop and help. It's important that we all stick together in this Sure, let's give them a hand! Heh, heh--and to think that a couple months ago I didn't even know what a wagon tongue was! Here--let me go get my tools, and I can help them fix their tongue! Dad-blame it! Another confounded obstacle to our progress! If you don't have a spare wheel, maybe you can trade with somebody for one. We'll stop while that wheel's being fixed. Besides, we can use the rest. We can't waste time waiting for someone to fix their wagon wheel. We've got to get across this wild country before the winter snows! It's only right that we should stop and help. We've got to work together to make it through this journey! [[Advice - Buffalo Stampede]] We'd better wait right here until this passes. I'd hate to get caught in the middle of that herd! Let's keep moving. Standing still ain't going to do us no good. Well, looks to me like this is a good time for hunting. We can shoot us several weeks' worth of food in one day! Whatever you do, be careful. A buffalo stampede is nothing to trifle with. Someone could get killed! [[Advice - California Trail Junction]] This is it--our last chance to decide whether to go to Oregon or to California! I had previously planned on going to Oregon, but I've changed my mind. Let's head for California! I don't believe all them wonder stories about how good it is in California. My cousin went to Oregon two years ago and her letter reports that it's the next best thing to paradise! I thought we had already decided on where we were going! Let's continue on our way to Oregon! I say California's the place we ought to be heading! It's your decision, friend. I trust your judgment. [[Advice - Camp Dalles] No time for talk--you've got to decide what to do, and quick! I wouldn't try to shoot them rapids if I were you! Let's head for the rapids! Sure, it's dangerous, but it'll be fun! Let's go around the rapids by land. We could get killed trying to go around those whirlpools and over them rocks! [[Advice - Cholera]] Cholera? What're we gonna do? That stuff spreads like wildfire! We can't stay here! It's in the water! We had best find a doctor while most of us are still healthy. They need rest, lots of water, and some salt! With cholera about, we have to remember to boil any water before drinking it. It wouldn't be right to leave sick people behind. 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' Well, we're surely seeing the elephant now. I suppose the only thing we can do is rest and take care of ourselves before this thing gets out of hand. [[Advice - Concussion]] Well, a lot depends on how serious a concussion it is. A doctor should always be consulted in cases of concussion. We should just keep going as we are. They'll get better. Maybe we ought to take it easy--go a little slower--and see how they do. --- Any wound has to be treated properly. Wash it, use alchohol or iodine on it, and bandage it up good! You ain't going to worry about a few cuts and bruises, are you? Good food and a few days' rest will go a long ways towards helping the injured to heal. --- I wouldn't risk the river as long as there's some other option! Take the toll road! I don't care if it does cost five dollars! Why would anyone needlessly risk rafting down that river? We don't have enough money for the toll road! They say the Barlow Toll Road is right rugged. But can it be much worse than the Columbia River, with all its rocks and rapids? I don't want to have to travel down that river if we don't have to! I've heard the Barlow Toll Road is no picnic. We'll get there more quickly if we take the river route. [[Advice - The Dalles]] Let's rest here a while before taking on the river. We should take our time here--build our rafts, batten down our supplies, rest up a bit. No need to hurry. We mustn't take any chances on early winter snows. Let's be on our way! We're ready to go rafting down the river! They're asking outrageous prices to take us down the river. I say we do our rafting ourselves. The prices that the rafters are asking is right high, but it may be worth it. I hear the Columbia can be mighty treacherous! If we can afford it, I say hire some rafters to take us. But if we don't have the money, what choice do we have? [[Advice - Deaths]] We can't move on without a proper burial for the dead! It ain't respectful! We can't stop to bury them! If we don't reach our destination by winter, there's going to be a lot more deaths to worry about! We ought to hold a funeral service of some kind. What a shame it is to bury our loved ones out in the wilderness, but it has to be. We're not going anywhere unless we give this poor soul a decent burial! What a grievous thing it is to lose a companion on this journey! Let's try to find some kind of marker--a stone or at least a piece of wood--to inscribe their name and leave it on the grave. I hate to mention such a gruesome thing, but we have to make sure the grave is deep and covered with stones, or well hidden. Otherwise the wolves or coyotes might dig it up! If we'd been a little more cautious, maybe this wouldn't have happened! Death is part of life. We must shore ourselves up and keep moving on. [[Advice - Deserts]] I sure wouldn't want to cross that desert in the mid-day heat. Let's wait until near dark before setting out across that desert. It'll be cooler then. We're going to have to push ourselves and our animals to get across that desert as quickly as possible. I don't like the looks of this. Is it too late to turn back? Let's rest up here before we set out across the desert. And maybe we ought to wait until dark. Don't see what good waiting around for dark will do! I say we strike out across the desert right now, and to blazes with anyone who can't hack it! [[Advice - Diphtheria]] Ah, could be nothing more than a bad cold! I had a young cousin die of diphtheria a few years back. Do you think maybe we ought to find a doctor? Trouble breathing? Maybe we ought to stop and rest awhile. If it's diphtheria, the best thing to do is make sure they get lots of rest and good food and water. --- We should head straight for The Dalles. We need food! Let's head for the nearest fort! We have plenty of supplies. I see no need to take a longer route. Always stick to the main trail. --- I've been cogitatin' on this, and I think we should wait for the weather and soil to improve before attemptin' this hill. [[Advice - Downhill Slope]] What's the problem? It's all downhill from here! What could possibly go wrong simply going down a hill? Make sure everyone locks their wagon wheels before going down this hill. We don't want any runaway wagons! Maybe we can set up a windlass and use some ropes to lower our wagons down the hill gradually. I'd find some logs or big rocks to use as anchors while going downhill. That would slow our descent and make mishaps less likely. We better be careful venturin' down this hill. Looks like it could be dangerous! [[Advice - Dusty Trail]] We're nearly choking on this dust. Why don't we stop and let those other wagons get far enough ahead so that we don't travel in their clouds of dust? Let's try to get past them other wagons. See how they like it to eat OUR dust! Nothing you can do about the dust. It was here long before we came along and will still be here long after we're gone. [[Advice - Dysentery]] Dysentery, eh? Don't you think it would be a good idea to stop and rest a few days? They need rest, fluids, and good food, well salted. They say that the earlier you start out on the trail, the less likely people are to get dysentery. Maybe we started a little too late. You know, people can die from dysentery. They need to eat bland food and drink lots of fluids. [[Advice - East Cow Hollow]] Let's continue on to the Willamette Valley. It wouldn't make any sense to turn back east at this point! Now, why in heaven's name would anybody want to go back to Three Islands? We're getting close now, ain't we? We're mighty low on supplies. Maybe we should head back to Fort Boise. --- We should continue on our way to California! We're going to California, aren't we? I'm sick and tired of this cussed road to California! Oregon's sounding mighty good to me right now! This venture to California has been a miscalculation. Let's go to Oregon! Which way to the closest town or fort? [[Advice - Freezing Cold]] What? Stop and rest in this here freezin' weather? Heck, if you ask me, we'd better keep moving! I'll admit that it's probably best for us to keep pressing on despite the cold, but I do wish we could just slow the pace a little. I recommend that we halt the wagon train for the time being and warm ourselves around the campfires. Let's quicken the pace. That'll keep us warm, and maybe we can find some shelter further down the road. [[Advice - Heat]] Can't we slow down? This heat is really getting to me. We're going to have to stop and rest a bit. It's hotter than a Roman candle at a Fourth of July parade! We can't let a little hot weather get to us. We're liable to see worse than this before we're done! Personally, I wouldn't mind stopping for a while. But, then again, I'd rather be traveling in the heat than freezing in the winter snows. [[Advice - Fire]] Ain't no time for talk! We got to put out that fire! Land sakes! Can't somebody do something? That wagon will be nothing but ashes if that fire's not soon put out! It's a crying shame to see a wagon go up like that, but we can't waste our water or risk our safety trying to put out a fire. Get some blankets and try to beat out the fire. Or throw some dirt on it. Dirt will work near as well as water in putting out a fire! --- Keep heading west! Why on earth would we want to go to Iowa? We're going west, ain't we? We're sick of this journey. I want to go back east. [[Advice - Forts]] Heck, we should visit the fort. I've never seen a real fort before! How you reckon this fort got its name, anyway? There's nothing for us here. Let's continue on the trail. Let's go to the fort. We could use some fresh supplies. I say we visit the fort. This may be our last opportunity for a ways to buy or trade for supplies. Let's go into the fort. Can't hurt to keep in touch with the local authorities, I always say. We don't need any supplies. Why stop here? They probably don't have anything we could use. Maybe they have a doctor here. This would be an excellent place to rest for a few days before continuing our journey. Do they have a blacksmith forge around here? I sure could use one to make some wagon repairs. We need to make some wagon repairs. [[Advice - Frostbite]] Bundle them up with warm blankets, get them next to a fire, and give them some good, hot food. That will pull them through! There is no point in resting here. People will freeze sitting still even quicker than they will standing up. The way to treat frostbite is to warm the affected areas gradually. Don't do it too quickly, or you'll do more harm than good! Well, if people would dress more warmly and keep dry, they wouldn't be so likely to get frostbit! I suppose we should stop for awhile so that those folks can get warm. What of it? If frostbite were the worst thing we had to worry about, we'd be in good shape! [[Advice - Gangrene]] If it's gangrene, the only hope is to amputate. Otherwise, death is certain. You'd better find a doctor, and quick! Perhaps we'd better stop for a time while we try to help the poor soul. Not much point in doing anything. With gangrene, it's just a matter of time-- and not much time, at that. --- Let's pick up the pace! I think we should be making better time than we're doing. Can't we go a little faster? Time's a wasting. If we have to push ourselves, so be it! I don't think we've gotten as far as we had hoped by now. I suggest we try to travel at a faster pace for a while. No, we don't need to push ourselves any harder than we're already doing. I don't think it would be wise to try to go any faster. You know what they say: 'Haste makes waste!' [[Advice - Grippe]] My Aunt Jessie died of the grippe. It started out like a bad cold, but just got worse and worse. The only way to treat the grippe is lots of rest, liquids, and a good diet. I get the grippe every year or two and I always pull through OK! My mama always used to give a dose of lecithin every few hours for the grippe. [[Advice - Hail]] Lordy! Ain't never seen anything like this hail! We should take shelter under the wagons! Poor animals! Can't wait to write back home and tell the folks about this hailstorm. Biggest hail I've ever seen! Hard to travel in, though. It's miserable trying to travel in weather like this. We're not going any further right now, are we? Well, I admit it's rough traveling in a hailstorm, but it's not much better sitting still! [[Advice - Hay Areas]] I recommend that we take some time to put up some hay for the animals. They won't have any water to drink in the desert ahead, and hay can help them survive. We should gather up some hay for the animals while we still can. Heck, why waste time fiddling with hay? Let's get a move on! [[Advice - Dense Fog]] This fog is as thick as my grandmother's bean soup! We oughtn't keep traveling in weather like this! Can't hardly see where we're going. Maybe we ought to stop for now. Hey, a little fog never hurt anybody. We ought to consider the terrain. If there's anything dangerous up ahead, like narrow canyon trails, we should stop until this fog clears up. [[Advice - Hudspeth Cutoff]] I hear Hudspeth's Cutoff can save us a lot of time on our way to California! Keep on the main trail! We're running low on supplies. I say head for Fort Hall. This isn't our last chance to go to California, you know. The turn-off to the main California Trail is still farther down the road. I don't know--I hear tell that this shortcut is mighty rugged. I hear the Donner Party took the Truckee Route, and look what happened to them! No, siree, I say we should go the Carson Route. I do believe the northern route is the one more traveled. Must be a good reason for it. I think we should take the Truckee Route. Any route good enough for Kit Carson is good enough for me. It don't matter to me which way we go. We just better be prepared for the deserts up ahead. [[Advice - Hunting]] Let's go hunting! We could use some extra food! The game looks good in these parts. How about a hunt? I sure would like to go hunting right about now. No need to go hunting. We got plenty of food. Ain't much point in going hunting. Not much game hereabouts. Hunting sounds like a fine idea to me. I got my rifle! I don't think now would be a good time to hunt. We'd be better off pushing on to the next fort or trading post and getting some food there. --- Well, we certainly don't want to go right back to Three Crossings! Head west! That last stretch of the trail was awful! I've had enough! Let's go back home! [[Advice - Flooded Trail]] I reckon there's not much we can do until the waters die down. There must be another way. It don't look too deep to me. I say we just keep going forward. It's awful risky trying to travel a flooded road. If I were you, I'd stay put for now. [[Advice - Blocked Trail - Boulders]] Maybe if we wait here, another wagon train with more people will come along to help us clear a path. Holy Moly! Looks like there was an avalanche! I don't see how we can clear that up. Let's find another way! There must be another path we can take! It will probably take us a day or two to clear those rocks out of our way, but I don't think we have much choice. Let's get to work on it! If we all pitch in, we can clear a path through these rocks in just a few hours. Let's get out our tools! [[Advice - Blocked Trail - Timbers]] Ain't nothing that a little elbow grease won't fix. Let's get to work! We can't just sit here doing nothing! Let's get those trees out of the way so we can move on! I don't see how we could possibly move all those logs and trees. Maybe we can find a way around them. Hmm--it could take more than a full day to clear those fallen timbers out of our way. Let's try to find some way around them. Maybe if we wait here, another wagon train with more people will come along to help us clear a path. --- This is a good opportunity for trading! We could use some fresh supplies. We should continue on our journey. We should conduct our business here and be on our way. Let's not stop here. We ought to keep moving. [[Advice - Gunshot Wound]] You say the wound's infected? Clean it up and treat it with sulfur. That's the best thing to do! An infection requires cleaning, treatment with alcohol, iodine, or hydrogen peroxide, and fresh bandanges. You don't have to do anything special for an infection. It will get better on its own! If the wound's infected, we should take it easy, maybe rest for a few days. If we're not careful, it could turn to gangrene! [[Advice - Injured Animal]] An injured draft animal is no good to nobody. Shoot it! With good care, the injured animal may become useful once again. We ought to stop for awhile. The animal may yet recover. We can continue at a slower pace. And the people with the injured animal can unhitch it and see if it can keep up. --- Stay on the road to the Sacramento Valley. Why would we want to double-back on the Beckwourth Road? I'm not sure, but I think we're supposed to take a right. [[Advice - Independence]] It's high time we be heading out. We've dilly-dallied around here long enough! Time's a-wasting. Let's go! I suggest we start our journey. We shouldn't remain here much longer. We want to get to where we're going before winter! I say we head on out! Let's be on our way. We're not quite ready to leave. We need a little more time to finish buying supplies. Do you think it's wise to leave now? Shouldn't we wait a little longer? --- This close to The Dalles, we should head straight to it. Let's go back to the fort. I say we continue on our way to the Willamette Valley! Why would anybody want to head east or north at this point? [[Advice - Lander Cutoff]] Why, I hear that the Lander Cutoff can shave a hundred miles or more off the journey. Sounds like a good choice to me! Lots of folks taking the Lander Road. We can get to Fort Hall maybe as much as a week early if we go that way! I don't know about that shortcut. If you ask me, people usually wind up regretting shortcuts! We need supplies as soon as possible, and we can get to Fort Bridger quicker from here than we can get to Fort Hall. If it were up to me, I'd stick to the main trail. We want to go to California! Which is the quickest way there? The Lander Road may be viable for those who wish to proceed to Oregon. Perhaps even California. But if you're bound for the Great Salt Lake Valley, you should undoubtedly head for Fort Bridger. --- There's trouble in these parts. Let's not spend much time around here. I wouldn't spend any more time around here than I have to. Looks like a fine town. I don't believe all those stories about armed battles between slaveholders and abolitionists around here. [[Advice - Locusts]] Have you ever seen anything like these locusts? They're so thick, you can hardly see two feet in front of you! Why, it's like something out of the bible--a plague of locusts! This is a bad omen! Let's just keep going. If we let a bunch of insects stop us, heaven help us! I suggest we stop for the time being and try to calm down the animals. They're frightened out of their wits by these swarms of grasshoppers! --- Let's go hunting, or maybe fishing. That's the best way to stock up on food! We need to cut back on the amount of food we eat. That should get us to the next fort or trading post! If we hang on a little longer, somebody's bound to come along who can do some trading with us. I hate the thought of killing some of our oxen for food--they're good animals, and we need them to pull our wagons--but it's better than starving. [[Advice - Malaria]] Malaria? Anybody got any quinine? That's supposed to be the best treatment! Some folks think it's spread by mosquitoes, and we've had plenty of mosquitoes about. Once you get malaria, ain't much you can do for it except rest and take quinine. Let's not stop for that! I once knew a man who claimed he had chronic malaria, but he was nothing but a ne'er-do-well. [[Advice - Measles]] We're not going to let a few cases of measles slow us down, are we? It'd be a mistake to ignore the measles. If you're not careful, it can lead to pneumonia! I think we ought to rest for a few days so that they can recover. Measles can spread quickly, and we should do our best to keep that from happening. You know, measles can kill small children! [[Advice - Missing Animal]] I don't rightly think we should hold up the whole wagon train just because some animal's missing. Let's organize a search party! Out here in the middle of nowhere, we can't afford to lose any of our animals! Hmm--that's mighty suspicious, animals missing. Maybe there're some thieves around about. [[Advice - Missing Person]] Missing person, you say? Well, we better start looking! We can't very well go on with somebody missing. Let's get together a search party! That's all right--you just go ahead and search the countryside. I'll just stay here and keep an eye on things. Now, we oughtn't rush off scouring half the country. If we just wait here, maybe they'll come back. [[Advice - Mountain Fever]] Mountain fever? Never heard of it! Back east I heard a mountain man tell of the best way to treat it. He said you got to rest and try to break the fever. Otherwise it can kill you. My ma used to say that she thought mountain fever was caused by ticks. Hardly anyone put much stock in that, though. Well, if it's mountain fever, maybe we'd be better off once we get past the mountains. So let's get a move on! --- We're starving! We've got to find some food or we'll all be dead soon! It can't hurt to go hunting, though it might slow our progress to the nearest fort or trading post. We should rest a bit before moving on. 28 Rivers like this are nothing to trifle with! Folks should be more careful! We should have never gotten this low on food! If our leaders had been doing their job right, we'd have never gotten this bad off! Well, I guess we better do some hunting. It's either that or go hungry. It's a shame it has to come to this, but we might have to kill some of our animals for food. Do you think we can make it to the nearest settlement or trading post? I'm not sure if we can! [[Advice - 'Parting of the Ways']] So this is the famous 'Parting of the Ways'! I hear that those who want to go to Oregon should head for Fort Hall, while those bound for Utah and California should go to Fort Bridger. We should take the Sublette Cutoff to Fort Hall. It's the shortest way. We need supplies, and Fort Bridger is a lot closer than Fort Hall! We have plenty of supplies for now. I say we take the shortcut. I've heard bad things about the Sublette Cutoff. They say you can go for days without any good drinking water! The main route is longer, but the Sublette Cutoff is rougher and drier. Sounds like six of one, half-a-dozen of the other. --- Thank heavens we made it across that desert! For a while there I thought we were done for! I sure hope we don't face anything like that desert again! That was by far the worst time of my life! That desert was dreadful! Half of my oxen died, and I had to abandon all of my supplies save the very essentials! [[Advice - Pneumonia]] If they got pneumonia, there ain't much we can do for them except give them rest and good food. We better get ourselves a doctor, and pronto! Pneumonia's nothing to mess with. We'd better stop this train or we're going to have some grave-digging to do. I don't care if they do have pneumonia! We got to get to where we're going before winter comes or we'll ALL get sick and die! [[Advice - Prairie Fire]] Goodness! I've never seen anything like it! Do you think we're safe here? Let's keep moving. We're no safer from the fire sitting still than we are traveling. I recommend we stop for a while and keep an eye on the fire--make sure it doesn't get too close! Let's try to find some way around the fire! [[Advice - Quicksand]] Quicksand? We'd better be careful! Ah, I don't think there's any quicksand through here. Quicksand shouldn't prove any serious threat if we continue at a slow, cautious pace. Sand like this turns into quicksand only after heavy rains. If we wait a few days, all the quicksand should dry up. [[Advice - Rabies]] Nothing you can do for someone with rabies. Might as well move on. There's no cure for rabies, but we're obliged to try to make the poor soul as comfortable as possible until the inevitable end arrives. Rabies? That's serious! Shouldn't we be looking for a doctor? We ought to be more careful with all of these wild animals about. [[Advice - Resting]] Let's stop here awhile and rest. We're plum tuckered out. Let's rest here. Looks like a fine place to stop and rest. We're in need of a rest, and this is as good a place as any. This is a good place to rest for a while. There's lots of good water here. There's plenty of grass here for grazing the animals. Let's rest here a day or two. I ain't feeling so tired. Those folks whining about wanting to rest are just a bunch of cry-babies. We do need a rest. We've been pushing ourselves awfully hard lately. [[Advice - River Delay]] I reckon the only thing we can do right now is wait our turn to cross. At least we get to rest a bit. If we got here sooner, we wouldn't have had to wait so long! Patience, patience. Worrying about it won't do no good. We'll get across the river when our time comes. There's too many wagons trying to cross the river right now. We've got to wait. I never realized there'd be such a crowd of wagons trying to cross the river at one time! [[Advice - River Ferry] I always say, if there's a ferry, take it! I suggest we take the ferry. That's the safest way. Ferry's too expensive. Let's find some other way to cross. They charge an arm and a leg to use the ferry! [[Advice - River Fording]] Looks fairly deep to me. I say we float across. If you ask me, this river is much too deep to ford. I say we ought to float across this here river. This river doesn't look too deep. Let's ford it. We should ford this river. I reckon fording's the best way to cross this river. [[Advice - River Free Bridge] Well, if it don't cost anything to use the bridge, use it! That bridge looks a little rickety to me. But it's better than nothing. I'd just be careful crossing it. [[Advice - River Ice]] The ice looks thick enough to just drive our wagons across. The ice is good and solid. Let's cross over the ice! Oh, I wouldn't cross over the ice. That makes me nervous. I don't see how we can cross right now. The ice isn't thick enough. Maybe we can break through the ice and then ford or float. [[Advice - River Conditions]] I think we should cross the river now. We should wait a while before crossing. I don't like the looks of the river right now. Let's wait before crossing. Weather's not right for crossing a river. We should wait. What are we waiting for? Let's cross! You know, this river bank makes for a good resting place. Let's rest here a time before crossing. Conditions aren't likely to improve any time soon. We should go ahead and cross the river. Why don't we hire some of the Indians around here to help us cross the river? I think we should hire someone to help us across. [[Advice - River Toll Bridge] I don't care if they do charge a toll. Only a fool wouldn't use the bridge! Take the toll bridge, of course! I don't know about you, but I can't afford to pay a toll. They charge too much to use this bridge. Let's ford or float instead. --- Hey, let's stop here a bit and carve our names over in those rocks. I hear that emigrants passing by here often carve their names in the rock. Why dawdle here carving names in rocks? We have to get to where we're going before the winter snows! --- We should take it slower through dangerous stretches like this! Now see what's happened! Accidents happen. It's a grievous incident, but I assign no blame. [[Advice - Tipped Wagon]] Didn't take the proper precautions in going down the hill. Should have anchored the wagon somehow, or at least locked the wheels. I reckon we better get together and help put the wagon right side up so we can all get a move on. Let's pitch in and help. The sooner we do that, the sooner we can get back on the trail. It's their own darn fault. Why should I break my back trying to help them out now when they should have been more careful in the first place? --- We should head west to California! California's the place for me! I suggest we head for the Great Salt Lake Valley. I don't see why we should head for the Great Salt Lake Valley. That would be well out of our way. If we turn north, we can get back to the main Oregon Trail and head for the Willamette Valley. [[Advice - Hastings Cutoff]] I hear the Hastings Cutoff can trim weeks off of one's journey to California. I suggest we take the shortest route to California. I've heard horror stories about the Hastings Cutoff. They say there's a desert that takes days to cross! I think we should take the road north of the Great Salt Lake. I met a man back at Independence Rock who said that the south road passes through a fierce desert. Take the Salt Lake Road. That way, you can choose later to go either to California or to Oregon. With the Hastings Road, you pretty much have no choice but California. Whichever way we go, the trail gets rougher than ever. I suggest we stop and rest here awhile before moving on. [[Advice - Sandstorm]] Glory be! I've never seen nothing like this sandstorm! I don't see how we can keep going! We had better stop and wait for this duststorm to die down. Can't see a thing in front of me! We mustn't let anything stop us or slow us down! We have to keep pressing on! [[Advice - Scurvy]] If people would eat more fruits and vegetables, they wouldn't get scurvy. Well, it's easy to see how people might get scurvy. We haven't had any fresh fruit in a long time. But I hear that pickles or vinegar helps. Maybe we ought to go hunting. Fresh meat could help. Well, it couldn't hurt. I've heard of scurvy, but I don't know anything about it. Do you think you got any medicine that could help? [[Advice - Snow]] The snow's falling so fast, we can't see where we're going. Let's stop for a while. Can't make much progress in weather like this. It would be risky to continue until the snow lets up. We shouldn't stay put and let the snow pile up around us. We might get trapped! Let's keep going! I'm not sure what we should do. It's awful hard to travel in all this snow, but if we don't keep moving, we could wind up snowbound! [[Advice - Severe Thunderstorm]] This storm is so fierce, we can hardly see ahead of us. I say we should wait it out. It's raining and thundering something terrible! I don't think we should do any more traveling today. The animals are getting scared by the lightning and thunder. Perhaps it would be best for us to stop until this storm blows over. Are you scared of a little storm? What's the matter with you? [[Advice - Sick Animal]] If we stop and rest a bit, maybe the sick critter will get better. We should try to treat it. Out here, a draft animal is too important to be ignored! What are you getting all worried about? They're just animals! Let's slow down a bit. We're pushing too hard. Let's slow our pace. 84 I think we ought to slow down somewhat. We need to ease up a bit. Let's slow our pace. How about if we slow down a bit? I been confabulating on this here situation, and it seems to me we're being pushed a bit too hard. I think we ought to slow down! Don't listen to them whiners who want to drag their heels. Let's get this journey done with as soon as possible! [[Advice - Smallpox]] Smallpox? That spreads like the devil! We'd better leave that wagon behind! I've had smallpox, so I can't get it again. Let me try to help. If it's smallpox, then we have to get a hold of a doctor immediately! Let's stop awhile. I hear rest is important for helping a smallpox patient to recover. We can't go on like this. We've got to figure out the best treatment before half the wagon train is stricken and killed! I figure there ain't much you can do about smallpox. Let's keep going! [[Advice - Snakebite]] I know what to do for a snakebite. Apply a tourniquet, lacerate the wound, and suck out the venom. And keep the patient still and calm! If you go messing around where there's a lot of snakes, you're liable to get bit! Serves them right! Hmm--my cousin, Dr. Brogan Cavanaugh, sells snakebite medicine. I wonder if I got any. I tell you--if I got bit by a snake, I'd sure want to see a doctor! We should stop and rest. Rest is important for recovery from a snakebite. [[Advice - Snow]] I don't think we should try to go anywhere with this much snow piled about. We're going to have to dig ourselves out of this snow before we can continue. Ah, what's a little snow? Let's keep going! It would be a terrible strain on our animals and wagons--not to mention ourselves--if we try to push onward in this snow. --- Why, we should head west, of course! We're going west, aren't we? I'm having second thoughts about this venture. I would seriously consider heading back to Missouri. --- Let's keep going. Let's move on. Time is a-wasting. Let's head out! I think we ought to keep going. I say we continue on our way. I think it's time we be moving on now. Fine scenery around these parts. [[Advice - Strangers]] Let's just wait here and see what they're going to do. Frankly, I don't like the looks of them. We should keep moving, but at a distance. They could be trouble. I think we ought to go up to them and say 'howdy!' They may be in need of help, or they may be able to help us. I wouldn't mind hearing what they have to say. Could provide useful information about the trail ahead. --- Head for the Sacramento Valley! Keep going west! Why would you want to turn back now? I do believe we're supposed to make a turn to the east at this point. Why ask me? I thought you knew the way to go! [[Advice - Sundays]] Don't bother trying to visit any stores or shops. It's Sunday--everything's closed! Don't you realize it's Sunday? Ain't nothing open today. It's against the law! Come back tomorrow. You oughtn't be surprised that no stores are open and hardly anyone's out and about. It's Sunday! --- I heard a fellow say that our destination is just a mile or so to the west. I want to get to Sacramento so that I can try to stake a claim to some rich farm land! There's a right big town off to the east. Is that on the way? [[Advice - Thirst]] We've got to find some water, and soon! If we don't hurry up and get out of this dry country, we're done for! Next chance we get, we should get ourselves some canteens or water kegs so this won't happen again! If we slow our pace a bit, we might last longer without water. But I could be wrong about that. We are getting right desperate. We won't last much longer without water! [[Advice - Three Crossings]] On the Three Crossings route, you have to cross the river three times, and river crossings are always risky! I wouldn't want to have to cross this river any more than I have to, especially with the trail as rough as it is around here. On the Deep Sands route, the sand is thick and heavy, and wagons can get bogged down in it. Why, I even hear it can turn to quicksand after heavy rains! I don't like the looks of the trail over there on the Deep Sands road. It don't matter to me which way we go, as long as it's going west. [[Advice - Three Islands]] Well, those three islands there make it look like this would be an easy place to cross this here river. We're running low on supplies. Let's head for Fort Boise. I don't like crossing a river if we don't have to. Let's take the south route. I suggest we take the north route to Fort Boise. Is it too late for us to turn back and head for California? They say the south route is right sandy. But, then again, that Snake River crossing don't look too inviting. [[Advice - Town]] I need to go to a store to buy some supplies. I sure could use some supplies. Let's go into town! I'd like to buy a couple of fresh oxen. Let's not waste our time going into town. We don't need anything here. Let's move on. Maybe there's a blacksmith or carpenter hereabouts who can help me fix my wagon. --- I sure would like to stop here for a bit. I could use some fresh supplies. Let's stop here a while. I'd like to see what they have here. This may be our last chance for a while to buy or trade for supplies. Ain't got no need to stop here. Don't waste your time on these penny-ante stations and trading posts. They got next to nothing, and what they do got, they try to cheat you over. --- I don't know which way we should go. I figured you would! Which way is west? Maybe we better consult our guidebook before deciding which road to take. I suggest you look in the guidebook to determine the correct road. [[Advice - Train Split]] The wagon train's splitting up here. I reckon I better decide which way I ought to go! The trail splits here, and folks are divided as to which way to go. Looks like the wagon train's going to split up. Don't feel bad about the wagon train dividing up here. Plenty of folks still want to go where you're headed. No reflection on you, friend, but a lot of wagons are going the other way. [[Advice - Truckee Route]] I suggest we stick to the Truckee Road. The Truckee Route is the main road, so it's probably best to stay on it. I hear Beckwourth's Road is a good one. Why don't we take that? By taking the Beckwourth Route, we'll avoid Donner Lake. And you know the terrible things that happened there a few years back. --- I hear that by going through Cold Stream Pass, we avoid some pretty rough, steep trails. We'd stay on the main trail by going north of the lake. Take the Cold Stream Pass road. Keep on the main trail. [[Advice - Typhoid Fever]] Are you sure it's typhoid? Is there a red skin rash, cough, and nosebleeds? We have to try to control the fever. That and lots of rest are the best treatment for typhoid. Some folks think that typhoid is spread by contaminated food and water. Maybe we ought to clear out--the water here may be bad. I don't like it! I once heard of a town where nearly half the children and old folks were killed by typhoid. You know, typhoid fever can lead to pneumonia. We've got to take good care of each other! Dang it! We've got to get the sick folks to a doctor! [[Advice - Unknown Illness]] What can we do if we don't know what's wrong with them? Perhaps we ought to stop until we can figure out what the illness is. So? People feel poorly all the time. There's no reason to slow down. You should carefully consider the symptoms. They might indicate what the ailment is. [[Advice - Steep hills] This hill looks mighty steep! I'd be careful going up there. Aw, this hill is no big deal. Let's just keep going. I seen bigger anthills than this. What's the delay? I recommend we double-team the animals before trying to make our way up this hill. Unhitch the animals and drive them up the hill. Then hook them back up to the wagons with these long ropes and chains, and they can pull the wagons up. Maybe folks with too much stuff in their wagons ought to lighten their loads before trying to go up this hill. Before we decide how or even when to go up this hill, we should consider the weather and the condition of the ground. [[Advice - Wagon Accident] I knew we shouldn't have been going so fast through this kind of terrain! A wagon accident? Well, I figure we're seeing the elephant for sure now! If there are any injuries, we have to make sure the wounds are treated properly. We don't want them to get infected. It horrifies me every time I witness an accident like that. But we must learn from our mistakes to avoid similar incidents in the future. [[Advice - Stuck Wagon]] I suggest you borrow some animals from someone and then double-team your wagon. That should enable you to pull out of the mud. If you lighten your wagon load, you may be able to pull your way out. Personally, I'd like to just leave them behind. But I suppose it ain't fitting to do that, now is it? If we hadn't tried to continue in all this mud, this wouldn't have happened, now would it? If you double-team your animals, you should be able to pull out of that sand! Ain't nothing much you can do excepting to lighten your wagon load. If we'd have taken a different route, maybe we wouldn't have had to go through all this deep sand in the first place! --- I think we should head to California. We should go to Oregon. We should head back toward Soda Springs. That's just my personal opinion, you see. We're going to California, aren't we? --- We should try to get to Fort Hall as soon as possible. We certainly don't want to head back east at this point! As a general rule of thumb, I'd say stay on the main trail. It's not too late to turn back! That Lander Road looks mighty tempting to me. --- Now, why would we want to go back over the Sublette Cutoff? Why, head for Fort Hall, of course! We're going west, ain't we? I don't know how much further I can go on. But we're more than halfway. I suppose it would be foolish to turn back now. [[Advice - Gathering]] What the heck are we doing wasting time gathering wild fruit? Why, I sure could go for some fresh fruit right now! You know, I think a few of the people may be showing early signs of scurvy. Fresh fruit would be just the thing for them! We can gather some fruit while we're walking along. May slow us down a bit, but there's no need to stop! [[Advice - Whitman Mission]] We should spend the winter here and then resume our journey in the spring. It may seem early, but we don't want to be caught out on the open prairie or in the mountains when the winter snows come. We should remain here until spring. Personally, I wouldn't object to continuing, but I'm willing to go along with the others and stay here through the winter. --- Let's be on our way. Now that it's spring, it's a good time to resume our journey. It's high time we be moving on. [[Advice - Morale]] You're doing right fine leading us through this country. You're doing a good job. Can't complain. Well, things could be better, but I reckon you're doing OK. Some folks are starting to grumble about how things are going. Things ain't looking so good. Folks are real worried. They won't tolerate much more of this. --- What are we doing wasting time picking wild vegetables? I sure would like some fresh vegetables! [[Actions]] Talk to this person Look for someone else Done looking around Continue Rest here See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Ford the river Caulk the wagons and float See who's around Continue Rest here Go into town See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Ford the river Caulk the wagons and float Take the ferry See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the mission See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Ford the river Caulk the wagons and float Take the toll bridge See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Rest here See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the dry-goods store See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the trading post See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the fort See who's around Check the hill's conditions Wait/Rest here Continue up the hill Double-team and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Check the hill's conditions Wait/Rest here Continue down the hill Lock the wheels and continue Anchor wagon and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Visit the fort Rest here See who's around Continue Rest here See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Visit the trading post Rest here See who's around Check the ruins Route 1 Route 2 Rest here See who's around Continue Rest here Check the abandoned building See who's around Continue Rest here Check the abandoned buildings See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Ford the river Caulk the wagons and float Hire some Indians to help Take the ferry See who's around Raft the Columbia Pay someone to raft you ($80) Wait/Rest here See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Pay someone to raft you ($80) Wait/Rest here See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Pay someone to raft you ($80) Wait/Rest here Visit the fort See who's around Pay toll and continue Rest here See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the station See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the settlement See who's around Wait until spring of 1847 See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Rest here Go into town See who's around Continue Rest here Gather hay for your animals See who's around Travel by day Wait until sunset Rest here See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Rest here Gather hay for your animals See who's around Check the mountain conditions Wait/Rest here Continue up the mountain Double-team and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Continue Rest here Visit the ranch See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Rest here Visit the ranch See who's around Route 1 Route 2 Rest here Check the abandoned buildings See who's around Continue through the rapids Portage around the rapids See who's around Resume rafting Rest here See who's around Continue rafting Rest here awhile Visit the fort See who's around Check the canyon conditions Wait/Rest here Continue up into the canyon Double-team and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Cross over the ice See who's around Check the river conditions Wait/Rest here Ford the river Caulk the wagons and float Hire some Indians to help See who's around Continue Check the ruins See who's around Check the conditions Wait/Rest here Continue down the mountain Lock the wheels and continue Anchor wagon and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Check the conditions Wait/Rest here Continue down the canyon Lock the wheels and continue Anchor wagon and continue Use ropes or chains Lighten your wagon load See who's around Stake a land claim See your final score See what lies ahead Save diary End game Stake a land claim Prospect for gold See your final score See what lies ahead Save diary End game Settle here Route 1 Route 2 Rest here Go into town See who's around Pass quarantine Rest here See who's around Continue Rest here Talk to this person Look for someone else [[Items]] rope chain spare wagon wheel spare wagon axle spare wagon tongue vinegar lard grease isopropyl alcohol iodine hydrogen peroxide whiskey brandy alum witch hazel salt grease lard flour cornmeal saleratus [baking soda] camphor epsom salts isopropyl alcohol whiskey brandy peppermint laudanum olive oil magnesia lecithin quinine sassafras aloe vera ointment Duffy's Elixir Dover's Powder sulfur matches gunpowder spare ox yoke [[Actions - Special Events]] Blizzard Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Snowbound Try to continue as usual Double-team and continue Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Severe Thunderstorm Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Hailstorm Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Heavy Fog Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Fallen Timbers Continue over the obstruction Try to clear the path Try to find another path Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Fallen Rocks Continue over the obstruction Try to clear the path Try to find another path Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Flooded Trail Try to ford through the water Try to find another path Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Broken Wagon Wheel Try to repair it Replace it from supplies Trade for a replacement Get advice Broken Wagon Axle Try to repair it Replace it from supplies Trade for a replacement Get advice Broken Wagon Tongue Try to repair it Replace it from supplies Trade for a replacement Get advice Missing Livestock Continue Organize a search party Wait for it to return Get advice Missing Livestock Continue Organize a search party Wait for them to return Get advice Missing Person Continue Organize a search party Wait for them to return Get advice Sick Livestock Continue as usual Rest here awhile Continue at a slower pace Abandon sick animal Administer a dose of vinegar Administer grease or lard Get advice Injured Livestock Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Abandon injured animal Get advice Wild Fruit Ignore it Stop and gather fruit Gather while continuing Get advice Abandoned Wagon Ignore it Search it for something useful Get advice Buffalo Stampede Continue Wait for stampede to pass Go hunting Get advice Quicksand Ahead! Continue as usual Slow down Put weakest animal up front Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Animal Caught In Quicksand Continue Try to rescue the animal Get advice Prairie Fire Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Duststorm Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Locusts Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Extreme Heat Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Extreme Cold Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Indian Party Ahead Continue at a distance Approach them Wait to see what they do Strangers Ahead Continue at a distance Approach them Wait to see what they do Get advice Accidental Gunshot Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and dress the wound Treat with an antiseptic Treat with an astringent Rub salt in the wound Get advice Bite Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and dress the wound Treat with an antiseptic Treat with an astringent Rub salt in the wound Get advice Mauling Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and dress the wound Treat with an antiseptic Treat with an astringent Rub salt in the wound Get advice Fire in a Wagon Try to put out the fire Wait for fire to die down Get advice Theft From a Wagon Continue Search for the thief Too Many People at the River Wait your turn to cross Get advice Delay at Ferry Wait your turn Use other means to cross Get advice Tipped Wagon Get the wagon upright Get advice @ Died Continue Butcher the animal for meat @ Died Continue Wagon Stuck in the Mud Double-team the animals Lighten the load Get advice Wagon Stuck in Deep Sand Double-team the animals Lighten the load Get advice Can't Get Wagon Up The Hill Change method of going uphill Lighten the load Animals Exhausted Stop and rest awhile Double-team the animals Lighten the wagon load Not Enough Money to Pay Toll Offer trade in lieu of toll Leave and don't pay Thick Dust From Other Wagons Continue as usual Slow down Wait for conditions to improve Get advice Independence Day! Celebrate the Fourth! Continue Sunday All Stores Closed Wait until tomorrow Oh - Never mind Get advice Cuts and Abrasions Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and dress the wounds Treat with an antiseptic Treat with an astringent Rub salt in the wounds Get advice Alkali Sickness Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Administer a dose of vinegar Administer flour and water Administer grease or lard Administer baking soda Alkali Sickness Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Administer a dose of vinegar Administer flour and water Administer grease or lard Administer baking soda Get advice Broken @ Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Set the bone and apply splint Apply camphor to the break Exercise the broken bone Get advice Sprained @ Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Immobilize affected joint Soak in warm epsom saltwater Apply alchohol to the sprain Exercise the affected joint Lost Supplies Continue Rest here awhile Cholera Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Administer peppermint Administer laudanum Administer epsom salts Get advice A Bad Cold Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Increase fluid intake Administer vinegar Administer olive oil Get advice Concussion Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer laudanum Use camphor for stimulation Keep the patient very active Get advice Dysentary Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Increase fluid and salt intake Administer laudanum Administer peppermint Administer magnesia Get advice The Grippe Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase fluid intake Administer vinegar Administer lecithin Administer quinine Get advice Malaria Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer quinine Administer sassafras Administer magnesia Get advice Measles Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Increase fluid intake Treat the skin rash with aloe Administer epsom salts Get advice Mountain Fever Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Try to control the fever Treat the skin rash with aloe Administer magnesia Get advice Pnuemonia Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer laudanum Keep the patient warm and dry Keep the patient cool and moist Get advice Beriberi Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer Duffy's Elixer Administer Dover's Powder Go hunting Get advice Diphtheria Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Increase fluid intake Administer vinegar Administer Dover's Powder Get advice Frostbite Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Gradually warm affected area Quickly warm affected area Rub affected area with snow Get advice Gangrene Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Amputate the affected limb Apply sulfur to the wound Administer Duffy's Elixer Get advice Scurvy Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Go look for edible plants Administer Dover's Powder Administer magnesia Get advice Smallpox Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Apply aloe to the skin lesions Use antiseptic on the skin lesions Administer epsom salts Get advice Snakebite Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Use tourniquet/suction method Use antiseptic on the bite Give patient lots of exercise Get advice Typhoid Fever Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Try to control the fever Administer laudanum Apply aloe to the skin rash Get advice Rabies Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Make patient comfortable Administer laudanum Administer magnesia Administer epsom salts Get advice Typhus Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer laudanum Apply aloe to the skin rash Keep patient cool and moist Scarlet Fever Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Increase fluid intake Administer laudanum Keep patient cool and moist Food Poisioning Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Increase fluid and salt intake Administer laudanum Administer peppermint Administer epsom salts Infection Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and dress wound Apply sulfur to wound Apply antiseptic to wound Rub salt in the wound Get advice Consumption Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer laudanum Keep patient warm and dry Keep patient cool and moist Burns Continue as usual Rest here awhile Increase rations Clean and bandage burns Apply aloe to burns Apply antiseptic to burns Apply grease or lard to burns Drowning Continue Rest here awhile Get advice You've been elected captain! Accept position of captain Refuse position of captain Wagon train morale is low Continue Rest here awhile You've been dismissed! Continue as a Greenhorn You've been re-elected! Accept position of captain Refuse position of captain You've been hired as Trail Guide Good! Let's continue. Wagon train morale is low Continue Rest here awhile You've been fired! Save diary End Game The train is splitting here Continue Get advice Other wagons wish to join you Let them join Don't let them join @ has died. Provide a proper burial Continue immediately Get advice Bad Mosquitoes Continue Rest here awhile Get advice Animal injured stepping in a hole Continue Rest here awhile Slow down Abandon injured animal Butcher the animal for meat Get advice Freezing Continue Rest here awhile Slow down Stop and build a fire Feed patient warm food Get advice Starvation Continue Rest here awhile Go hunting Kill a draft animal for food Get advice Broken Yoke Try to repair it Replace it from supplies Trade for a replacement Get advice Lockjaw Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Make patient comfortable Administer laudanum Feed patient fluids Administer epsom salts Internal injuries Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Make patient comfortable Administer laudanum Administer magnesia Wound Continue as usual Rest here awhile Administer laudanum Clean and dress the wound Apply sulfur to the wound Use an antiseptic on the wound Rub salt in the wound Water poisioning Continue as usual Rest here awhile Slow down Increase rations Administer peppermint Thirst Continue as usual Rest here awhile Go faster Go slower Increase rations Get advice Wild Vegetables Ignore them Stop and gather vegetables Gather while continuing Get advice Swamped Wagon Clean up the mess Wagon fell through ice Clean up the mess Caught some fish Clean them for food Release them @ has died. Save diary End Game Losses While Rafting Continue [[Generic Journal Entries - Events]] We got caught in a blizzard. I reckon we'll [option]. The wagon train was caught in a severe blizzard. We decided to [option]. The wagon train has become snowbound. We're going to [option]. The wagon train is snowbound, and I've decided to [option]. A mighty severe thunderstorm came up. We're going to [option]. A sudden thunderstorm caught us on the trail. I decided it is best to [option]. We endured an extremely severe thunderstorm today. We decided to [option]. Dreadful thunderstorm today. I figured it was best to [option]. We were inconvenienced by a serious thunderstorm. We chose to [option]. A severe thunderstorm made travel difficult today. We figured we would [option]. Bad storm today--rain, wind, and lightning something fierce! We decided to [option]. A severe hailstorm struck today. I reckon we'll [option]. The wagon train got caught in a sudden hailstorm. We decided it is best to [option]. We were hit by a severe hailstorm and decided to [option]. The fog is as thick as pea soup. I reckon we'll [option]. A thick fog rolled in today. Looks like we'll [option]. The fog was awful this morning. We decided to [option]. Terrible fog during the early part of the day. We chose to [option] It was extremely foggy early today. We figured it was best to [option]. This morning it was very foggy. We decided to [option]. We came upon some timbers that fell on the trail and decided to [option]. Some fallen timbers are blocking the trail. We plan to [option]. Our path was blocked by fallen rocks on the trail. We decided to [option]. We came upon some fallen rocks on the trail and decided to [option]. We came upon a portion of the trail that was flooded, and had to [option]. The trail's flooded. We had to [option]. Broke a wagon wheel today. We will [option]. One of our wagon wheels broke. We have to [option]. Broke a wagon axle today. We will have to [option]. One of our wagon axles broke, and I decided to [option]. The wagon tongue broke. We will [option]. Our wagon tongue broke, and we decided to [option]. We're missing one of the [p1], and we decided to [option]. One of the [p1] is missing. This time we plan to [option]. We're missing some of the [p1], so I decided to [option]. Some of the [p1] are missing, and we're going to [option]. [p1] got lost. We decided to [option]. It seems [p1] got lost. We plan to [option]. One of the [p1] got sick. This time we plan to [option]. One of the [p1] is sick, and we're going to [option]. One of the [p1] took sick. I decided to [option]. Just learned that one of the [p1] was injured. We're going to [option]. One of the [p1] got injured, and we're trying to [option]. One of the [p1] was injured. It looks like we'll have to [option]. We found some wild fruit and decided to [option]. We were fortunate to happen upon some wild fruit. We will [option]. We found an abandoned wagon. We decided to [option]. We came across an abandoned wagon and decided to [option]. A buffalo stampede blocked our way. We decided to [option]. Faced a buffalo stampede today and decided to [option]. Found some quicksand ahead. I decided to [option]. Just heard that there's quicksand ahead. Looks like we'll [option]. One of our [p1] got caught in quicksand, and I decided to [option]. We had a [p1] get caught in quicksand. Looks like we'll [option]. A prairie fire spread across the trail today. It seemed best to [option]. Our path was blocked by a prairie fire, and we decided to [option]. The wagon train got caught in duststorm, and I decided to [option]. A sudden duststorm came up today. It seemed best to [option]. We endured a most unpleasant sandstorm today. We decided to [option]. Today's wind whipped up a terrible duststorm. We shall [option]. Duststorm today. We hope for rain. For the time being, we'll [option]. The wagon train got caught in a huge swarm of grasshoppers. I decided to [option]. We found ourselves surrounded by a swarm of grasshoppers. We'll [option]. It's mighty hot today. We're going to [option]. The weather turned mighty hot, so we're planning to [option]. It is mighty cold today. We're going to [option]. The weather turned very cold, and I decided to [option]. Spotted a group of Indians and decided to [option]. We saw a group of Indiansand decided to [option]. Spotted a group of strangers. We decided to [option]. We spotted a group of strangers and decided it would be best to [option]. [name] accidentally suffered a gunshot wound. We're going to [option]. [name] accidentally got shot. I decided to [option]. A wild animal bit [name]. It seemed best to [option]. [name] just got bitten by a wild animal. We're going to [option]. A dangerous beast attacked our party. [name] was mauled by the animal. I suppose we'll [option]. [name] was just mauled by a wild animal. Seems best if we [option]. A fire in our wagon cost us [p1]. Our wagon caught fire and we lost [p1]. A thief stole [p1] from our wagon. I decided to [option]. We were distressed to learn that a thief stole [p1]. We're going to [option]. We were delayed at [place]. We decided to [option]. A delay prevented us from crossing at [place]. We're going to [option]. We were delayed at [place] and decided to [option]. There was a delay at [place]. Looks like we'll have to [option]. We tipped the wagon and lost [p1]. Our wagon tipped over. We lost [p1]. Sone of our [p1] died as a result of an accident. I decided to [option]. An accident caused the death of one of our [p1]. We'll [option]. One of our [p1] died as a result of illness. I decided to [option]. An illness claimed the life of one of our [p1]. We'll [option]. The wagon got stuck in the mud. Had to [option]. We had to [option] to try to get our wagon out of the mud. Our wagon got stuck in the sand and we had to [option]. We're going to [option] to try to get our wagon out of the sand. Today we came to a hill that is too step, so we tried to [option]. We came to a hill that is too steep for our wagon. Looks like we'll [option]. The animals are exhausted and can't continue. I've decided to [option]. The animals are so exhausted they can't continue. We plan to [option]. We do not have enough money for the toll. I decided to [option]. We don't have enough money to pay the toll. Looks like we will [option]. The dust from other wagons has gotten bad. We decided to [option]. The other wagons are churning up thick dust. We're going to [option]. We're nearly choking on the dust of the trail. We've decided to [option]. The eternal dust of the wagons ahead of us is most troublesome. We will [option]. We hope for some rain to settle the dust. For the time being, we'll [option]. It is Independence Day and we're going to [option]. Today is Independence Day and we've decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] cuts and abrasions. We're going to [option]. [name] [have/has] suffered some cuts and abrasions. We'll [option]. Discovered that [name] [have/has] alkali sickness. Seems best if we [option]. Learned today that [name] [have/has] alkali sickness. We plan to [option]. [name] [have/has] alkali sickness. I've decided to [option]. One of our [p1] became sick from the alkali. I decided to [option]. A [p1] has the alkali sickness. We're going to [option]. [name] broke a bone. We're going to [option]. [name] had an accident and broke a bone. We'll [option]. [name] suffered a sprain. We'll [option]. [name] [have/has] a sprain. I decided it is best to [option]. I just learned that we lost [p1], and I decided to [option]. We lost [p1] and we're going to [option]. [name] came down with cholera. We've got to [option]. [name] [have/has] cholera. I decided to [option]. [name] came down with a bad cold, and I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] a bad cold. We're going to [option]. [name] suffered a concussion. We're trying to [option]. [name] [have/has] a concussion. We're going to [option]. Discovered that [name] [have/has] dysentery. Seems best if we [option]. Learned today that [name] [have/has] dysentery. I plan to [option]. [name] [have/has] dysentery. We're going to [option]. I believe [name] [have/has] the grippe. I've decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] the grippe. We're going to [option]. I just learned that [name] [have/has] malaria. Under the conditions, we'll [option]. [name] [have/has] malaria. We're going to [option]. It seems that [name] [have/has] measles. At this time, I decided to [option]. Just learned that [name] [have/has] measles. It seems we'll have to [option]. [name] [have/has] measles. We're going to [option]. [name] [have/has] has come down with mountain fever. I reckon we'll [option]. [name] came down with mountain fever. We're going to [option]. [name] [have/has] mountain fever. This time we'll [option]. I just learned that [name] [have/has] pneumonia. It seems we'll have to [option]. [name] [have/has] came down with pneumonia. I reckon we'll [option]. [name] [have/has] pneumonia. I've decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] been suffering from weakness, numbness, digestive problems and dull reflexes. I plan to [option]. [name] [have/has] not been feeling well. We will [option]. [name] came down with a fever, sore throat, and trouble breathing. We're planning to [option]. [name] [have/has] not been feeling well. I decided it is best if we [option]. [name] [have/has] been quite ill with fever, sore throat, and trouble breathing. I plan to [option]. With such cold weather, [name] [have/has] frostbite. At this time, I will [option]. [name] [have/has] been suffering from frostbite. We hope to [option]. We just learned that [name] [have/has] gangrene. I reckon we'll [option]. [name] [have/has] gangrene. Looks like we'll have to [option]. We just learned that [name] [have/has] been showing symptoms of scurvy. It seems I'll have to [option]. [name] [have/has] been showing symptoms of scurvy. We'll have to [option]. [name] started showing symptoms of scurvy. We're trying our best to [option]. I just learned that [name] [have/has] smallpox. I reckon we'll [option]. [name] [have/has] come down with smallpox. It seems we'll [option]. [name] [have/has] smallpox. We're trying our best to [option]. [name] was bitten by a snake, and we're trying our best to [option]. [name] [have/has] been bitten by a snake. I'm going to [option]. I just learned that [name] [have/has] typhoid fever. At this time, I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] come down with typhoid fever. We're going to do our best to [option]. [name] [have/has] typhoid fever. We're hoping to [option]. [name] got rabies, and I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] rabies. We're planning to [option]. It seems [name] [have/has] typhus. We decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] typhus. We're hoping to [option]. We just learned that [name] [have/has] scarlet fever. I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] scarlet fever, and we're planning to [option]. [name] [have/has] a bad case of food poisoning. I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] food poisoning, and we're planning to [option]. I just learned that [name] [have/has] an infection. I decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] an infection, and we're hoping to [option]. We just learned that [name] [am/is] suffering from consumption. I decided to [option]. [name] [am/is] suffering from consumption. We're planning to [option]. [name] [have/has] a bad burn, and we're hoping to [option]. [name] was severely burned. We'll have to [option]. [name] was nearly drowned today. We're planning to [option]. [name] gave us a good scare by coming close to drowning. I decided to [option]. I have been elected captain of the wagon train. I am going to [option]. The good citizens of the wagon train elected me as their captain. I plan to [option]. Morale is very low. We are going to [option]. The morale in our wagon party is low. We are hoping to [option]. Our wagon party is suffering from low morale. I decided to [option]. I have been dismissed as captain. I will [option]. The members of the wagon train dismissed me as captain. I plan to [option]. The people in the wagon train had the good judgement to reelected me as captain. I will [option]. I have been reelected as captain of the wagon train. At this time, I plan to [option]. The good people of the wagon train hired me as their trail guide. I have been hired as trail guide for the wagon train. Morale is dangerously low. I plan to [option]. Morale is very low. This time, I plan to [option]. The people in the wagon train removed me from my position as trail guide. I've been fired from my position as the trail guide for the wagon train. Our wagon train is splitting to go separate ways. We will [option]. The wagon train is splitting. I plan to [option]. Some other wagons have asked to join our wagon train. We will [option]. Some other wagons want to join our wagon train. I've decided to [option]. A very sad day, [p1] We will [option]. We suffered a terrible loss. [p1] We plan to [option]. The mosquitoes have become quite troublesome. We hope to [option]. We've come upon an area with bad mosquitoes. We will [option]. These blasted mosquitoes! We've decided to [option]. Confounded mosquitoes! There's no end to them! We'll [option]. The mosquitoes on this stretch of the trail are most bothersome. We will [option]. The mosquitoes are driving us crazy, keeping us awake at night. We must [option]. We'll [option], despite the eternal mosquitoes. One of our [p1] stepped in a hole, and we are going to [option]. One of our [p1] stepped in a hole, and I've decided to [option]. We've had such cold weather, [name] [am/is] freezing. We will [option]. With such bitter cold weather, [name] [am/is] freezing. We're hoping to [option]. Our food supplies are gone and we are near starvation. We'll have to [option]. We are near starvation because we have no food. I've decided to [option]. The ox yoke broke, and I decided to [option]. Broke an ox yoke today. We will [option]. [name] [have/has] come down with lockjaw. I've decided to [option]. [name] [have/has] lockjaw, and we're hoping to [option]. [name] [have/has] internal injuries. I hope to [option]. [name] [have/has] internal injuries. We plan to [option]. Unfortunately, [name] [have/has] been wounded. We will [option]. [name] was wounded, and I've decided to [option]. We just learned that [name] [am/is] suffering from water poisoning. We plan to [option]. [name] [am/is] suffering from water poisoning, and I decided to [option]. We ran short of water and [name] [am/is] suffering from thirst. We will [option]. [name] [am/is] suffering from thirst, and I've decided to [option]. We found some wild vegetables and decided to [option]. We were fortunate to happen upon some wild vegetables. We will [option]. We lost [p1] when our wagon became swamped in the river. We swamped the wagon in the river and lost [p1]. Our wagon fell through the ice. We lost [p1]. We lost [p1] when our wagon fell through the ice. We were most fortunate to catch some fish today. We are going to [option]. Since we caught some fresh fish today, we plan to [option]. A very sad day, I died. We suffered a terrible loss. I died. While rafting, we lost [p1]. Our wagon tipped over while rafting. We lost [p1]. Unknown Ailment @1 is sick with some unknown ailment. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died of some unknown ailment. Accidental Gunshot @1 has suffered an accidental gunshot. @1's wounds have taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 was killed by an accidental gunshot. Alkali Sickness @1 has alkali sickness. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of alkali sickness. @1 has died of alkali sickness. Animal Bite @1 has been bitten by a @2. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Animal Mauling @1 has been mauled by a @2. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has been mauled to death by a @2. Bad Cold @1 has a bad cold. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Beriberi @1 has beriberi. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of beriberi. @1 has died. Broken Arm @1 has a broken arm. @1's broken arm is worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Broken Leg @1 has a broken leg. @1's broken leg is worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Broken Foot @1 has a broken foot. @1's broken foot is worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Broken Hip @1 has a broken hip. @1's broken hip is worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Broken Wrist @1 has a broken wrist. @1's broken wrist is worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Burns @1 has suffered burns. @1's burns have taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died of severe burns. Cholera @1 has cholera. @1's cholera has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of cholera. @1 has died of cholera. Concussion @1 has suffered a concussion. @1's concussion has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Consumption @1 has consumption. @1's consumption has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of consumption. @1 has died. Cuts and Abrasions @1 has been injured and suffers from cuts and abrasions. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died of wounds suffered in an accident. Diphtheria @1 has diphtheria. @1's diphtheria has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of diphtheria. @1 has died of diphtheria. Drowning @1 almost drowned. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 drowned. Dysentery @1 has dysentery. @1's dysentery has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of dysentery. @1 has died of dysentery. Food Poisoning @1 has food poisoning. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died of food poisoning. Freezing @1 is freezing. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 froze to death. Frostbite @1 has frostbite. @1's frostbite has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Gangrene @1 has gangrene. @1's gangrene has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of gangrene. @1 has died. Infection @1's injuries have become infected. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Internal Injuries @1 appears to have suffered internal injuries. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of internal injuries. @1 has died of internal injuries. Lockjaw @1 has lockjaw. @1's case of lockjaw has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of lockjaw. @1 has died. Malaria @1 has had an attack of malaria. @1's malaria has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of malaria. @1 has died. Measles @1 has the measles. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Mountain Fever @1 has mountain fever. @1's mountain fever has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of mountain fever. @1 has died. Pneumonia @1 has pneumonia. @1's pneumonia has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of pneumonia. @1 has died of pneumonia. Rabies @1 has rabies. @1's rabies has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of rabies. @1 has died. Scarlet Fever @1 has scarlet fever. @1's scarlet fever has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of scarlet fever. @1 has died of scarlet fever. Scurvy @1 has scurvy. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of scurvy. @1 has died. Smallpox @1 has smallpox. @1's smallpox has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of smallpox. @1 has died of smallpox. Snakebite @1 has been bitten by a rattlesnake. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of snakebite. @1 was bitten by a rattlesnake and died suddenly. Sprained Wrist @1 has a sprained wrist. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Sprained Elbow @1 has a sprained elbow. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Sprained Knee @1 has a sprained knee. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Sprained Ankle @1 has a sprained ankle. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Sprained Shoulder @1 has a sprained shoulder. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. Starvation @1 is near starvation. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of starvation. @1 has died. The Grippe @1 has the grippe. @1's case of the grippe has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of the grippe. @1 has died of the grippe. Thirst @1 is suffering from severe thirst. @1 has taken a turn for the worst. @1 has died of thirst. @1 has died of thirst. Typhoid Fever @1 has typhoid fever. @1's typhoid fever has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of typhoid fever. @1 has died of typhoid fever. Typhus @1 has typhus. @1's typhus has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of typhus. @1 has died of typhus. Water Poisoning @1 is suffering from water poisoning. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died of water poisoning. @1 has died of water poisoning. Wound @1 has had a limb amputated. @1 has taken a turn for the worse. @1 has died. @1 has died. [[Symptoms]] abdominal cramps amnesia bleeding blistering blurred vision body aches bright reddish rash on neck and chest chest pains chills cold, withered skin constipation convulsions coughing coughing blood chapped, cracked lips dehydration dementia diarrhea difficulty in breathing difficulty in swallowing discoloration digestive problems disorientation dizziness drop in blood pressure dryness of the mouth face flushed red fatigue fever foaming at the mouth generalized pain hardened skin headaches insomnia irritability locking of jaw muscles loosening and loss of teeth loss of appetite loss of reflexes muscle aches muscle atrophy muscle cramps muscle spasms nausea and vomiting nervousness nosebleeds numbness pain partial paralysis profuse sweating pus-filled lesions on the skin rash over most of the body red skin rash red, splotchy skin rash reddening runny nose sense of panic upon seeing water sensitivity of eyes to bright light severe, continuous headache severe, generalized frostbite sharp, prickling sensation on skin slow healing of wounds slurred speech sneezing sore throat spotty skin rash on ankles and wrists spreading darkening of skin stiff, sore joints sudden severe diarrhea swelling and blistering swelling and internal bleeding swollen, bleeding gums swollen, painful joint swollen, sore gums thirst total prostration unconsciousness upset stomach weakness weight loss feeling fine [[Guidebook Stuff]] Alcove Spring alkali sickness aloe vera alum American Falls American Indian nations American River Ancient Bluffs anise antiseptic Applegate Cutoff Arapaho Ash Hollow astringent Ayers Natural Bridge Bannock Barlow Pass Barlow Toll Road basil Bear River Beckwourth Pass Beckwourth's Ranch Beckwourth, James beriberi Bidwell's Bar Big Blue River Big Hill Big Meadows Big Mountain Descent Big Mountain Pass Big Muddy Station Big Sandy Creek Big Springs Biggs Junction Black Rock Desert Blacks Fork Bend Blue Mound Blue Mountains Blue River Blue Springs bluffs Bonneville Point borax brandy Branley Pass Bridger, Jim Bruneau River Bruneau Sand Dunes Buckskin Mountain Burnt River Canyon buttes Cache Cave Caldron Linn California Hill California Trail Junction calomel camomile Camp Dalles Camp Drum at The Dalles camphor capsicum Carson City Carson Pass Carson Sink Cascades Portage Castle Bluffs Castle Butte castor oil caulking and floating Cayuse Cedar Bluffs Cedar Springs Cheyenne Chimney Rock Chimney Rock Vista cholera Church Butte cinnamon City of Rocks Clear Lake cloves Coast of Nebraska, The Cold Spring Cold Springs Cold Stream Canyon Cold Stream Pass Conestoga wagon Council Bluffs Courthouse and Jail Rocks cutoffs The Dalles dandelion Deadman Pass Deep Creek Deep Ravines Des Moines River Deschutes Hill Deschutes River Devil's Gate Devil's Half Acre diphtheria Dixie Hollow Doe Canyon Donner Hill Donner Lake Donner Pass Donner Spring Dover's Powder Dry Diggin's Dry Sandy Duffy's Elixir Dutch oven dysentery Eagle Ranch Trading Post East Canyon East Cow Hollow Echo Canyon Echo Meadows Elkhorn River Ely's Ford Emigrant Creek Emigrant Creek Hill Emigrant Gap Emigrant Hill Emigrant Pass Emigrant Spring Emigrant Springs Emigration Canyon Quarantine Station epsom salts Fandango Pass Farewell Bend ferry farmwagon Fifteen Mile Creek Flagstaff Hill Florence fording Fort Boise Fort Bridger Fort Churchill Fort Hall Fort John Fort Kearny Fort Laramie Fort Vancouver Fort Walla Walla Fort William Forty Mile Desert Four Mile Canyon Fox River French Ford Trading Post frostbite gangrene Garden Grove Waystation Genoa ginger Givens Hot Springs Goose Lake Grande Ronde River Grande Ronde Valley Granite Mountain Granite Mountain Pass Grave Spring Gravelly Ford grease Great American Desert Great Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake Desert, The Great Salt Lake Valley Green River grippe Grizzly Ridge Guittard's Station Hangtown Hastings Pass hay Haystack Butte Hidden Valley High Rock Creek Hogsback Summit Hollenberg Ranch Hot Spring Valley Hot Springs Hudspeth Cutoff Humboldt Sink hydrogen peroxide Ice Spring Slough Independence Independence Rock Indian reservations Indian Town iodine ipecac isopropyl alcohol Jacksonville James Fever Powder Jameson's Station Johnson's Ranch Jordan River Kanaka Rapids Kanesville Kanesville Crossing Kansa Kansas River Kennekuk Station Klamath River Lakota Lander Trading Post and Cutoff Lander, Frederick Laramie River Lassen's Meadows Lassen's Pass Last Creek Canyon laudanum Laurel Hill Lawrence lecithin Liberty Pole Little Dutch Hollow Little Malad Spring Little Mountain Locust Creek Lone Elm Loup River Lower Klamath Lake Lytle Pass magnesia Malad River malaria Malheur River Marsh Creek Mary's Sink Marysville, California Marysville, Kansas McCord Creek McDonald Ford of the John Day River McLoughlin, John measles Middle Alkali Lake Middle Nodaway River Midway Station Mississippi River Missouri River Mitchell Pass Montrose Landing Mormon Ferry Trading Post Mormon Island Mormon Station Mount Pisgah Waystation mountain fever Mountain Pass Name Rock Narrows, The Nauvoo Needles, The New Fork River New Fort Bridger New Santa Fe North Fork North Platte River O'Fallon's Bluffs Oregon City Overland Pass Pacific Springs Pahute Peak Paiute Pappan, Joseph Parting of the Ways Pawnee Pawnee Village pemmican peppermint Pequop Mountains pickles Pilot Peak Pilot Spring Placerville Plum Creek pneumonia Potawatomi Pratt's Pass Pratt's Pass Canyon Puddle Valley Knolls quinine rabies Raft River Ragtown Rattlesnake Pass Red Vermillion River Redlum Springs Register Cliff Register Rock river crossings Robidoux Pass Rock Creek Rock Creek Gorge Rock Creek Station Rock Wall Ascent Rocky Ridge Rogue River Valley Ruby Valley Marshes Sacramento Sacramento River Valley Saint Mary's Mission saleratus Salt Lake Cutoff Junction Sandy Bluffs Sandy River Toll Bridge scarlet fever Scott Spring Scotts Bluff scurvy Sheep Rock Shoshoni Sierra Nevadas Silver Zone Pass Sinker Creek Butte Siskiyou Mountains Skull Valley Slough Springs smallpox Smith's Trading Post Smith, Thomas 'Peg-Leg' Snake River snakebite Snow Water Lake Soda Springs South Pass South Platte River South Shore of the Great Salt Lake spearmint Split Rock St. Joseph St. Joseph Road Junction Steep Hill sulfur Summit Meadows Summit Valley Sutter's Fort Sutter, Johann Sweetwater River Terrace Canyon Thirty-two Mile Station Thomas Fork Thompson Pass Thousand Springs Three Crossings Three Islands Toano Range Tooele Valley Topeka trails Truckee Canyons Truckee Lake Truckee Meadows Truckee Pass Truckee River Tsinuk Tygh Valley typhoid fever typhus Umatilla Umatilla River Umatilla Valley Upper Salmon Falls Utah Outlet Ute Vermillion River Virginia City wagon tongue Walnut Creek Warner Mountains Washakie Weber River West Carson River Canyon West End of the Hudspeth Cutoff West End of the Lander Cutoff West End of the Sublette Cutoff Westport whiskey Whitman Mission Whitman, Marcus Whitman, Narcissa Willamette Valley Willow Creek Hill Willow Springs Windlass Hill Winter Quarters witch hazel
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