. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. ad been out on the immigrant trail and hadheard that some of my relatives were on the road, but thatthey were belated and short of provisions. He advised meto go to their assistance, to make sure of their comingdirectly over the Cascade Mountains, and not down theColumbia River. How my people, with Olivers experience to guide them,should be in the condition de-scribed, was past my compre-hension. However, I acceptedthe statement as true. I feltthe particular importance oftheir having certain knowledgea
. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. ad been out on the immigrant trail and hadheard that some of my relatives were on the road, but thatthey were belated and short of provisions. He advised meto go to their assistance, to make sure of their comingdirectly over the Cascade Mountains, and not down theColumbia River. How my people, with Olivers experience to guide them,should be in the condition de-scribed, was past my compre-hension. However, I acceptedthe statement as true. I feltthe particular importance oftheir having certain knowledgeas to prevailing conditions of anover-mountain trip through theNatchess Pass The immigrantsof the previous year had en-countered formidable difficultiesin the mountains, narrowlyescaping the loss of everything,if not facing actual could not help feeling thatpossibly the same conditions stillprevailed. The only way todetermine the question was togo and see for myself, to meetmy fathers party and pilot themthrough the pass. But how could I go and leavewife and two babies on our. We struck awkwardrapid and heavy butstrokes. Messages and Messengers 109 island home? The summer had been spent in clearingland and planting crops, and my money was very remove my family would cost something in cash,besides the abandonment of the seasons work to almostcertain destruction. Without a moments hesitation mywife said to go; she and Mrs. Darrow, who was with us asnurse and companion, would stay right where they wereuntil I got back. I was not so confident of the outcome as she. At bestthe trip was hazardous, even when undertaken well-pre-pared and with company. As far as I could see, I mighthave to go on foot and pack my food and blanket on myback. I knew that I should have to go alone. Some workhad been done on the road during the summer, but I wasunable to learn definitely whether any camps were yet inthe mountains. At Steilacoom there was a certain character, a doctor,then
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