He started his own business about a year ago when he heard about the journey west. Our wagon is eighteen feet long and four feet wide. On the rear axle there is a grease bucket that is filled with a mixture of animal fat and tar, that is used to keep the hub of the wheels greased. I had the choice to buy a Conestoga or a Prairie Schooner, but I chose to go with the Conestoga wagon because it was at a reasonable price of $40 and was big enough for our whole family to fit in, and many people recommended it. We have decided to three oxen, really we only need two, but it something happens to one, then we will be prepared and have another one to replace it. We have made to the decision of taking oxen because they are more reliable, stronger, patient,
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We have a lot of money to spend on the trail because we decided that it would be good to sell our farm, and we’ve been saving money aside for quite some time now. We’ve been on the trail for about a week, so far so good that i can’t complain.Lucky we haven’t had to experience any terrible hardships like our wagon breaking, or shortage supply of food, or even sickness and diseases. In our wagon train we have about 40 wagons but we are only close to three wagons. The members of our train that we are closest with are three other families. One family is, Hans Larson, 34, Hans wife Olga, 33.They have three kids Henry, 13, Carl, 10, and Ingria who is 5. Another family that we have gotten to know very well is the the O’Neill family, Thomas is 29 and his wife, Margaret is 28. They too have three children, Kathlyn, 11, patrick, 10, and James who is 8. The last person that we have gotten to know very well is, William Fetterman, he has no family and has no one traveling with him to Independence. William is also our wagon train leader, this was a no brainer for me to choose who was going to be our leader, he has a military background, and no children so he can focus more on others than his own. Voting was very strange in my eyes, this is how it went down: First they would line everyone up that wanted to be a leader, then once that was settled everyone would form a like behind whomever they wanted to be captain. There are some very
We have a lot of money to spend on the trail because we decided that it would be good to sell our farm, and we’ve been saving money aside for quite some time now. We’ve been on the trail for about a week, so far so good that i can’t complain.Lucky we haven’t had to experience any terrible hardships like our wagon breaking, or shortage supply of food, or even sickness and diseases. In our wagon train we have about 40 wagons but we are only close to three wagons. The members of our train that we are closest with are three other families. One family is, Hans Larson, 34, Hans wife Olga, 33.They have three kids Henry, 13, Carl, 10, and Ingria who is 5. Another family that we have gotten to know very well is the the O’Neill family, Thomas is 29 and his wife, Margaret is 28. They too have three children, Kathlyn, 11, patrick, 10, and James who is 8. The last person that we have gotten to know very well is, William Fetterman, he has no family and has no one traveling with him to Independence. William is also our wagon train leader, this was a no brainer for me to choose who was going to be our leader, he has a military background, and no children so he can focus more on others than his own. Voting was very strange in my eyes, this is how it went down: First they would line everyone up that wanted to be a leader, then once that was settled everyone would form a like behind whomever they wanted to be captain. There are some very