Walking On The Oregon Trail

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Walking On The Oregon Trail
By Ben C.
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The Conestoga

• The Conestoga is a kind of wagon
• The Conestoga had a blue base and red wheels
• The red wheels have a metal ring around them
• The wagon was not as sturdy as they thought it
  would be
• They were very small
• The wagons cost one hundred dollars

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The Trail

• The trail was very dangerous
• You had to walk most of the time
• The trail was two thousand miles
• The trail was from Independence to Oregon City
• In some places there were mosquitoes and it was
  really hot
• There were deadly rattlesnakes

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The Peoples Clothing

• The clothing was usually raggedy
• It was also black and white
• The clothes were old because most of them were
  not rich
• The womens clothes were usually a dress
• The men wore vests over their clothes
• They only had 1 or 2 sets of clothing

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Some of the Supplies on the trail

• Most of the men on the trail brought a gun
• The children only could bring one thing
• You really wanted oxen instead of horses or mules
• You wanted food also
• You only had five hundred fifty dollars to spend

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Dangers on the Oregon Trail

• One of the dangers was mosquitoes
• Another one was deadly rattlesnakes
• The first person to die on the trail was buried
  at Ash Hollow
• Most people starved or lost their supplies
• A lot of people did die along the trail

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The Popular Rocks Along the Trail
Independence Rock

• There were many different kinds of rocks along
  the trail
• The biggest one out of the six was called
  Independence Rock
• The smallest one was called Jail Rock
• There were six big rocks along the trail
• The tallest one is Chimney Rock

Devils Gate
Chimney Rock