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| Iron-Cipher (profile) wrote, on 1-17-2004 at 4:58pm | |
| Subject: The Oregon Trail |
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| April 1, 1848 We started down the trail with: 6 oxen 50 sets of clothing 2000 bullets 2 wagon wheels 1 wagon axle 1 wagon tongue 1700 pounds of food We will now travel at a more strenuous pace. April 2, 1848 An ox is sick. April 6, 1848 We lost the trail for 4 days. April 9, 1848 We shot 92 pounds of meat. A fire in our wagon destroyed: 1512 bullets 1 wagon wheel 1 wagon axle 1 wagon tongue 1466 pounds of food A thief stole 49 pounds of food. April 12, 1848 We decided to ration the food in meager portions. April 13, 1848 We shot 356 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. We have arrived at the Kansas River Crossing. April 14, 1848 We had no trouble floating the wagon across. We will now travel at a more grueling pace. April 16, 1848 We have arrived at the Big Blue River Crossing. The river is too deep to ford. We lost: 408 bullets April 18, 1848 We have reached Fort Kearney. April 19, 1848 Heavy fog. Lost 1 day. April 22, 1848 We will now travel at a less strenuous pace. April 23, 1848 We shot 936 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. April 24, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. We decided to ration the food in filling portions. Ben has cholera. April 25, 1848 Heavy fog. Lost 1 day. April 27, 1848 We have reached Chimney Rock. We decided to ration the food in bare-bones portions. We will now travel at a more grueling pace. We decided to ration the food in filling portions. We will now travel at a less strenuous pace. April 29, 1848 We have reached Fort Laramie. April 30, 1848 An ox died. May 2, 1848 A severe storm caused a delay of 1 day. May 3, 1848 Ben is well again. May 5, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. May 6, 1848 Broken wagon wheel. We fixed the broken wagon wheel. Molly has a fever. May 8, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. We decided to ration the food in meager portions. Rachel has dysentery. May 10, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. May 11, 1848 We shot 20 pounds of meat. May 12, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. May 13, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. May 16, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. We lost 3 pounds of food due to spoilage. We have reached Independence Rock. We traded 1 ox for 100 pounds of food. May 17, 1848 Molly is well again. May 18, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. Molly is sick with typhoid fever. May 19, 1848 We shot 45 pounds of meat. May 20, 1848 Rachel is well again. May 21, 1848 We found some wild fruit. May 23, 1848 We shot 302 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. May 24, 1848 We shot 315 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. We decided to ration the food in filling portions. May 25, 1848 We have arrived at the South Pass. May 27, 1848 Broken wagon tongue. We fixed the broken wagon tongue. May 29, 1848 Molly is well again. May 30, 1848 Ben has a broken arm. We decided to rest for 2 days. May 31, 1848 We lost 32 pounds of food due to spoilage. June 2, 1848 We will now travel at a more grueling pace. June 3, 1848 No grass for the oxen. June 4, 1848 Bad water. June 5, 1848 We will now travel at a less strenuous pace. We have arrived at the Green River Crossing. June 6, 1848 We had no trouble floating the wagon across. Bad water. Molly is suffering from exhaustion. June 7, 1848 No water. We decided to rest for a day. June 9, 1848 We shot 315 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. We lost 36 pounds of food due to spoilage. June 10, 1848 No water. June 11, 1848 Bad water. June 12, 1848 No water. June 13, 1848 We lost 27 pounds of food due to spoilage. June 16, 1848 Molly is well again. June 18, 1848 Heavy fog. Lost 1 day. June 19, 1848 Ray is suffering from exhaustion. We will now travel at a more grueling pace. We decided to ration the food in meager portions. June 20, 1848 We have reached Soda Springs. June 21, 1848 We lost 14 pounds of food due to spoilage. June 22, 1848 We have reached Fort Hall. June 24, 1848 We shot 114 pounds of meat. June 26, 1848 No grass for the oxen. June 27, 1848 The trail is impassable. Lost 2 days. June 28, 1848 Ray is well again. June 30, 1848 Bad water. No grass for the oxen. We took the wrong trail and lost 2 days. July 2, 1848 Ben is well again. July 4, 1848 We have arrived at the Snake River Crossing. July 7, 1848 We had no trouble floating the wagon across. We found some wild fruit. No water. July 8, 1848 No grass for the oxen. We lost 11 pounds of food due to spoilage. July 9, 1848 No grass for the oxen. July 10, 1848 Bad water. July 11, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. July 12, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. We will now travel at a less strenuous pace. We will now travel at a steady pace. We decided to ration the food in filling portions. We decided to rest for 2 days. Ray has the measles. July 15, 1848 We shot 601 pounds of meat but were able to carry back only 200 pounds of meat. July 16, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. Bad water. The trail is impassable. Lost 3 days. July 18, 1848 Ray was near death, but the doctor was able to help. July 21, 1848 Ray is well again. No grass for the oxen. July 22, 1848 We have reached Fort Boise. We traded 7 pounds of food for 10 bullets. We traded 72 pounds of food for 100 bullets. No grass for the oxen. July 23, 1848 We shot 90 pounds of meat. Rough trail. We will now travel at a more grueling pace. July 24, 1848 No water. July 25, 1848 Bad water. July 26, 1848 No water. July 27, 1848 We shot 144 pounds of meat. July 28, 1848 We didn't have any luck on this hunting trip! We returned to the wagon empty-handed. Bad water. No grass for the oxen. Rachel has a fever. July 29, 1848 Bad water. We will now travel at a steady pace. We decided to rest for 9 days. August 1, 1848 Ben has dysentery. August 6, 1848 We shot 78 pounds of meat. August 7, 1848 Rachel is well again. August 10, 1848 Rachel has a broken arm. We lost 9 pounds of food due to spoilage. August 11, 1848 Broken wagon axle. We couldn't fix the broken wagon axle. We will have to trade for one. August 12, 1848 We shot 22 pounds of meat. August 13, 1848 We shot 194 pounds of meat. We decided to rest for 2 days. We traded 1 wagon wheel for 1 wagon axle. August 14, 1848 Ben is well again. August 16, 1848 Ben has the measles. August 17, 1848 We have arrived at the Grande Ronde in the Blue Mountains. August 19, 1848 Rachel got sick and died. August 21, 1848 We lost 15 pounds of food due to spoilage. Ray has the measles. August 22, 1848 We will now travel at a more grueling pace. We decided to ration the food in meager portions. August 25, 1848 We shot 141 pounds of meat. Ray was near death, but the doctor was able to help. August 26, 1848 We have reached The Dalles. |
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threshershark | 01-17-04 5:20pm Wow, too bad about Rachel. We'll all miss her.
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Angel_Bob | Re:, 01-17-04 5:48pm Ha. Yeah sure. |
| threshershark | Re: Re:, 01-17-04 6:04pm Sure I would. |
Angel_Bob | 01-17-04 5:48pm Dysentery, fever, broken arm...
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Brianna | Re:, 01-22-04 2:07pm Haha! I love that game! I always ended up killing a lot of people off, though. Hm... |
yersmilefadesinthesummer | hahah, 01-24-04 5:11pm I remember playing that game in like 5th grade. I havent seen it since then :)
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