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LevineThe JournalofJedediahBarstow;AnEmigrantontheOregonTrail

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  • Rumors of hostile Indians coupled with unforgiving country, disease and dangerous work made life difficult.
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      In The Journal of Jedediah Barstow; An emigrant on the Oregon Trail, Jedediah is a fifteen-year old heading west on the famous Oregon Trail. Despite the dangers of the trail, Jedediah knows his family will make it to Oregon. That all changes when his mother, father, and sister drown in the Kaw River early on in the overland trip.
  • In preparing for the trip, many emigrants overloaded their wagons with supplies.
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      At one point in the trail, Jedediah's wagon train has to abandon all unnecessary possessions. Jedediah has none to start with, but prized treasures are left behind by others.
  • Platte River was a time for the emigrants to settle into travel mode. This meant getting used to hitching and unhitching the oxen, cattle and mules whenever a stop was made - hard and dangerous work. It also meant constant wagon maintenance, foraging for firewood and clean water, cooking over open fires and learning how to break and set camp every day
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      Jedediah at first helps fix broken wagon wheels and occasionally drive the oxen, but one night, he is reassigned to guard duty. Jedediah is attacked by a grizzly bear, but escapes with only a cut. This symbolizes the constant danger that followed pioneers in their work. 
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  • Chimney Rock
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      When the wagon train stops at Chimney Rock, Jedediah climbs it and begins to carve his name in the rock face. He reaches the "R" in Barstow before falling off, but his name is embedded in history.
  • Buffalo herds that initially were a dependable food source for the emigrants also thinned out due to excessive killing.
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      A man in Jedediah's wagon train protests the slaughter of the buffalo, but the others laugh him off. In The Journal of Jedediah Barstow, [...] buffalo is eaten every day it is available.
  • choking dust compounded to make life decidedly unenjoyable. Though confrontations with Indians were rare, the fear of attack was a constant worry.
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      Jedediah and the others are caught in a sandstorm at one point, and there are several encounters with peaceful Indians.
  • The Dalles, the emigrants were faced with either taking their chances on the dangerous Columbia River, or, starting in 1846, taking the safer but longer Barlow Road. Sam Barlow's toll road became the preferred route for the emigrants. Finally, if money, animals, wagons, supplies and morale held out, the emigrants reached the Willamette Valley.
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      anonymous on 10 Mar 15
       
      A council is held to decide which path to take between these two, and the first major division occurs in Jedediah's wagon train. The company splits in half; Jedediah takes the safer but longer route.
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