2. The Trail
Most of the trail is the Oregon Trail then it
splits at Fort Hall.
The trail was really dangerous because of
the Rockies , predators, plants , and low
food.
Some people died on the trail because of
the low food supply and the heat.
3.
4. Why come?
The pioneers came because they wanted
to start a better life. they also went for gold
which was discorved in California in 1848
also known as the Gold Rush. They also
thought that they may be able to get some
Gold. It would mean a lot to them if they
found some
5. What to bring.
To survive the long jouney, a family of four would need 600 lbs. of flour, 120 lbs. of biscuits, 400 lbs. of
bacon, 60 lbs. of coffee, 4 lbs. of tea, 100 lbs. of sugar, and 200 lbs. of lard. These would just be the basic
staples. Other food stuffs could include sacks of rice and beans, plus dried peaches and apples. Bacon was
often hauled in large barrels packed in bran so the hot sun would not melt the fat. Each man took a rifle or
shotgun and some added a pistol. A good hunting knife was essential. Farm implements such as ax
pioneer’s typical outfit wasn’t terribly expensive; usually one or two small, sturdy farm wagons, six to 10 head
of oxen, a milk cow or two. Plus all the necessary food, clothing and utensils needed for survival. Often heavy
items such as furniture, stoves, pianos would be freighted to the West Coast by clipper ship around the Horn
of South America. If such heavy things were packed in the wagons, they usually ended up left along trailside
along the way.
To survive the long jouney, a family of four would need 600 lbs. of flour, 120 lbs. of biscuits, 400 lbs. of
bacon, 60 lbs. of coffee, 4 lbs. of tea, 100 lbs. of sugar, and 200 lbs. of lard. These would just be the basic
staples. Other food stuffs could include sacks of rice and beans, plus dried peaches and apples. Bacon was
often hauled in large barrels packed in bran so the hot sun would not melt the fat. Each man took a rifle or
shotgun and some added a pistol. A good hunting knife was essential. Farm implements such as a
plow, shovel, scythe, rake, hoe; plus carpentry tools - saw, broad axe, mallet, plane. Seeds for corn, wheat
and other crops.
A.J. McCall an early traveler on the Oregon Trail made light of how some pioneers tried to "take it all." He
wrote: "They laid in and over supply of bacon, flour and beans, and in addition thereto every conceivable
jimcrack and useless article that the widest fancy could devise or human ingenuity could invent – pins and
needles, brooms and brushes, ox shoes and horse shoes, lasts and leather, glass beads beads and hawks-
bells, jumping jacks and jews-harps, rings and bracelets, pocket mirrors and pocket-books, calico vests and
boiled shirts."
plow, shovel, scythe, ra - saw, broad axe, mallet, plane. Seeds for corn, wheat and other crops.
A.J. McCall an early traveler on the Oregon Trail made light of how some pioneers tried to "take it all." He
wrote: "They laid in and over supply of bacon, flour and beans, and in addition thereto every conceivable
jimcrack and useless article that the widest fancy could devise or human ingenuity could invent – pins and
needles, brooms and brushes, ox shoes and horse shoes, lasts and leather, glass beads beads and hawks-
bells, jumping jacks and jews-harps, rings and bracelets, pocket mirrors and pocket-books, calico vests and
boiled shirts."
