4/25/2024 0 Comments Travel journal entries examples![]() ![]() The chores that i have are just the same, boring ones that i have to do everyday. We have passed many gravestones, and people talk about the dangers of diseases like cholera and dysentery. Goodbye!ĭear Diary, we have been traveling for one month now, and the day never seems to end, just rolling along a trail. The trumpeter has just blown his horn, so we must leave. My parents said that we are going to Oregon because the land there is better in quality and free, with frequent spots of forest appearing everywhere. My Father is 32 and my Mother is 31, and as i said before, I'm nine. Johnson are in their late thirties, i don't know the exact age, but the children are both nine like me. we know them because they saved my fathers life when he was around 17 and have been friends ever since. ![]() We are in the wagon train with a group of friends that we had back home, the Johnson's. Joseph because there are traffic jams down in independence, where most settlers leave from and we are going in a wagon train because we have heard that there are dangers of traveling alone such as being attacked by indians and running out of food, left to starve. Joseph, Missouriĭear Diary, today is the day that we are finally leaving! Currently, we are seated at the edge of the city, waiting for the trumpeter to blow his horn and allow us to begin following the wagon train. Goodbye!Īpril 15, 1842, The edge of the city, St. I have to go and help pack up the wagon now. Plus, oxen can survive off the prairie grasses along the trail and are strong. Our parents also bought 3 yokes of oxen, as they said horses were a target for indians to steal and had picky diets, and mules were to stubborn and unpredictable. We brought clothing and soap from the old house so we wouldn't have to purchase any here. Father also brought his gun and a extra, with 20 boxes of ammo for hunting and defense against indians. They also bought cooking utensils, 2 sets i think, along with 2 sets of eating utensils for each person. we bought 400 pounds of flour for making biscuits and Johnny cakes, 100 pounds of lard for cooking, 50 pounds of salt and pepper for adding taste and preserving meats, 200 pounds of beans for eating, 200 pounds of bacon also for eating and 100 pounds of coffee for the adults. We are currently at the supply store, getting things we need for the trip. We are from Cincanati, Ohio, and we slowly made the trip here, where we will began our journey. Joseph, Missouriĭear Diary, Father said that tomorrow we leave for Oregon! I am really excited as i hear Mother and Father talking about the life that awaits us. ![]()
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