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Category Archives: Oregon Trail Big Day
April Thrift Report 5
The toaster oven and microwave are important tools in my kitchen. I use them daily to reheat my meals from the stockpile in the freezer. Recently the on-off knob on my toaster oven developed a short. At first I was able to make it work by … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeder, Goodwill, mini laundry basket, patterns, peanut feeder, second hand stores, sewing supplies, St. Vincent de Paul, Steller's Jay, thrift stores, toaster oven, travel mug
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The End of the Oregon Trail
The Dalles The Dalles was named by French-Canadian fur trappers for the French word for gutter. Here emigrants floated down the Columbia River in rafts through the stony river gorge. The passage, with emigrants and their wagons crowded onto a … Continue reading
The Oregon Trail #11 The Whitman Mission
The Whitman Mission The Whitman Mission, founded in 1836 by Methodist missionaries Marcus & Narcissa Whitman offered religious instruction and medical services to the local Cayuse Indians. They also gave care and supplies to wagon parties travelling along the Oregon … Continue reading
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Oregon Trail #10 Three Island Crossing and The Blue Mountains
Three Island Crossing At Three Island Crossing emigrants on the Oregon Trail reached a critical junction. Here they had to decide whether to make the difficult crossing of the Snake River or take a longer alternative route along the south … Continue reading
Oregon Trail #9 Ft. Bridger and Soda Sprngs
Fort Bridger Ft. Bridger was originally a fur trading post established in 1842 by Jim Bridger. Later it became a vital resupply post for wagon trains taking the Oregon Trail. Jim Bridger discovered the Great Salt Lake. He was … Continue reading
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Oregon Trail #8 Devil’s Gate and South Pass
Devil’s Gate Devil’s Gate is a narrow gorge cut by the Sweetwater River in the Rattlesnake Mountains of Wyoming. The gorge was too narrow for wagons to pass. They had to go through a pass to the south of the … Continue reading
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Oregon Trail #7 Buffalo Chips
On the plains the only available fuel was dried buffalo droppings. These buffalo chips burnt fast. It would take a bushel full or more to prepare a meal. Prior to our game paper mache chips were hidden along the trail. … Continue reading
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Oregon Trail #6 The Rock Landmarks
The Oregon Trail through what is now the state of Nebraska was generally considered the easiest stretch of the journey. The land is flat, water was readily available and there was plenty of food for the livestock. Rising from the … Continue reading
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Oregon Trail #5 Windlass Hill and Ash Hollow
Windlass Hill The windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder, which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and … Continue reading
Oregon Trail # 4 Fort Kearney and the Platte River Crossing
Fort Kearney At each “Fort” the wagon train members are quizzed on the facts regarding that landmark. They then have to opportunity to buy needed supplies. Fort Kearny was established in the spring of 1848 in response to the growth … Continue reading
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