The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
by @stan
Wagons, illness and laissez faire
June 12, 1845 CE – June 13, 1845 CEbattle
Aunt Bertha Gets Typhoid Fever
In the midst of crossing the Mississippi, Bertha fell ill. Our journey delayed. May she rest in peace. We had barely passed through a small town they call St. Louis. They said they might build an arch one day.
MO NN, Montgomery County, Missouri
June 18, 1845 CE – June 19, 1845 CEscientific
Dinner with the Shoshone Tribe
Wagon is falling apart. Turns out, we made some friends. The Shoshone have shown us grace. We traded 2 gold for a dinner and 3 bows with arrows. Note: while passing through Kansas, a strange man had a machine that made painting without the need for a brush. We took what they call a "picture" with the Shoshone before departing. My son Charlie yearns for a hot meal.
Winterset Road, Russell County, Kansas