Crossing the Plains, Day of '57: A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method |
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ahead alkali animals attack band bank barrel Black Hills boys buffalo California camped that night cattle child Chimney Rock cover creek CROSSING THE PLAINS Darby DAYS OF 57 desert Devil's Gate distance Diveer's drink early emigrants farther feet fellow fire Fording the Platte Gravy Green River ground hand head hills Holloway party hope Humboldt River hundred yards Indians who killed Jack Jerry Bush journey knew look loose stock Maxwell miles milk Missouri River morning mountains Nebraska City occasion oxen passed persons Pike County Piker pistol PLAINS DAYS Platte River prairie prairie dogs ridge route saddle sand sang savage scene sheriff shore Shoshone shot side sight stampede stone stood stop stream Sweetwater River teams tion Tooly Tooly's train trees trip Truckee Truckee River valley wagon willows Wood Wood's wounded yoke Yuba River