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= Baker Family Journal =


 * Independence Spring **
 * (Independence, Missouri) **
 * Mile 0.0 **
 * May 1, 1853 **

Susan Maggie The water in independence had choleral in it. We have to wait untill this evning to get water that is safe to drink.we have no water on the oregon trail and we have to till tonight.

David/David we all made it across the river. we lost no supplies. no one was lost.
 * Crossing of Blue River (Red Bridge) **
 * (South of Metropolitan, Kansas City) **
 * Mile 15.2 **
 * May 2 **

David/David we skipped Observation Bluff because we would lose energy if we did climb it. we thought there might be bandits.
 * Observation Bluff **
 * (A ridge west of Captain Creek, Kansas) **
 * Mile 47 **
 * May 4 **

**Crossing of Wakarusa River** **(5 miles southeast of Lawrence, Kansas)** **Mile 54** **May 5-7** jacob/jacob we thank-fuly got past the river. it was difficalt but we did.

David/David we had a nap. we had some fresh water
 * Fremont Springs **
 * (4 miles south of Diller, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 194 **
 * May 16 **


 * The Narrows **
 * (1.5 miles northwest of Oak, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 252 **
 * May 20 **

Susan /Maggie
father got biten by a rattle snake but with the help of plantain and tabucohe he made it.It was a close call so the boys need to be careful when they go hunting.

Susan /maggie finaly we got to fort kearny and we are getting more suplis and sending a letter back home.we have been travleing for a month now and we're even closer to our desanton.
 * Fort Kearny "Fort Childs" **
 * (5.5 miles south of Kearny, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 319 **
 * May 30 **

elizabith/athena we got there and wetraded 2 of our ox but we only got 1 new one back.so we are donw one.
 * Gilman Station **
 * (8 miles west of Gothenburg, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 401 **
 * June 11 **

Susan/maggie we had to pay a frenchmen a little bit of suger and a little bit of flour to crose the river.It was a had day and a tuff river.
 * Lower (old) California Crossing **
 * (3.8 miles west of Brule, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 485 **
 * June 23 **


 * Windlass Hill **
 * (Garden County near Ash Hollow, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 500 **
 * June 25 **

elizabith/athena

we used rope to go acrooss the river and we made it all the way down safly but our dog watch was missing. our 3 oxes slowly let there wagon down as the rope was tied to a train.


 * Courthouse Rock **
 * (5 miles due south of Bridgeport, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 561 **
 * June 30 **

David/DAvid today we sasw corthose rock. it was butiful. there were no trees so we had to get buffalo chips.


 * Chimney Rock **
 * (3.5 miles southwest of Bayard, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 575 **
 * July 1 **

Susan/Maggie we climb chimney rock and wrote our name on it. we found our dog watch.


 * Horse Creek Crossing **
 * (4 miles southwest of Morril, Nebraska) **
 * Mile 615 **
 * July 6 **

athena/elizabith

we have walked threw the indion lands but for that we have to give them our stuff.instesd of fighting we chose to talk to the leader and she said they onliy need the stuff because they have noo food to eat they will starve.We agreed to give them some food for the indions in need.

we didn't get to see watch but we had a good time
 * Fort Laramie **
 * (Goshen County, Wyoming) **
 * Mile 650 **
 * July 11 **

David/David <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I wanted to see the Ayers Natural Bridge. I was the only one who wanted to see it. No one got to see it.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ayers Natural Bridge **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(12 miles west of Douglas, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 724 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 13 **

elizabith/athena we came to a bridge in a big storm and had to pay to get acroos but we waited for the storm to stop there were more storms so we payed any way.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Reshaw's Bridge **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(3 miles northeast of Casper, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 761 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 17 **

jacob/jacob i... just can not beleive... what just hapend are new oxen dead from that lake... and theirs so much going on im just gonna stop now.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Poison Spring **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Natrona County, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 777 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 18 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Alkali Slough **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Natrona County, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 798 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 20 **

Susan/maggie we got there but we didn't have any deaths of any kind. our animals are ok and we are on our way.

Athena/Elizabith baker When we were walking we found baking soda and me and dad decided to eat it but mom and brother didnt it turns out it tasted pretty good in an odd sort of way.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Saleratus (Playa Lake) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(1 mile northeast of Independence Rock, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 814 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 22 **

David/David some of us told the rest of us about how it was named. we carved our names in the rock.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Independence Rock **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(48 miles southwest of Casper, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 814 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 22 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Devil's Gate **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Natrona County, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 820 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 22 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Athena/Elizabeth <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">we ran into a stampeed and had to do a horse back scare away

susan-maggie eilzabeth and I got the ice but dad and jacob went on becuase they thought the ic e was saff to put in the water bin.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ice Spring **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(9.5 miles east of Sweetwater Station, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 862 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 25 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">South Pass **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 913 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">July 30 **

David/David my oletst daughter sang O Susana and we got 2 oxen and 2 catle. and we got half way.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Parting of the Ways **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(9 miles northeast of Farson, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 932 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">August 1 **

Elizabith/Athena We had to stop because the trail slt we chose THE FORT BRIDGE ROUTE because it has green grass clear water and a store for suplies we could use but the other trail has plain dessert


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fort Bridger Route **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Little Sandy Crossing **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(7 miles northeast of Farson, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 940 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">August 2 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">susan/maggie **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">we had a good day but we had ome blankets missing we are a bit a sipshouse **

David\David all of our family repared fences and got one oxen each. Now we have 9 oxen.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fort Bridger Route **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fort Bridger (Fort Bridger, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1026 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">August 8-9 **

jake/jake there was noting really to it we had a party passed out and thats it.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Thomas Fork Crossing **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Rejoining the trails: Sublette Cutoff and Fort Bridger Route **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(1.2 miles west of Border, Wyoming) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1108 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">August 14 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Steamboat Spring **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Soda Springs, Idaho) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1154 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">August 16 **

Elizabith/Athena we filled up our water kegs and did not get burned.

Susan maggie baker we spent $4 and 80 cents on food and we konw that we are perpared for the winter.we just spent the money on the things we need not want we want.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fort Hall **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(South of the Snake River, Idaho) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1217 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">September 4 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Three Island Crossing **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Elmore County, Idaho) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1397 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">September 20 **

jacob we lost our coffie


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Farewell Bend **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Baker County, Oregon) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1551 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">September 30 **

Susan/baker I fell exited and scared at the same time and jacob fells scared.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ladd Canyon Hill **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Union County, Oregon) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 163 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">October 5 **

Susan/Baker we made it down safely but we lost a day of travel a lest we didn't sumersalt down the travel.

David/David we made it saflie. our family is going to get $200.00 because people want to make a book.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Deadman Pass **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Umatilla County, Oregon) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1671 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">October 8 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Whitman Mission **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Walla Walla County, Washington) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mile 1709 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">October 12 **

David/David we sold 3 oxen for 25$ each then went on the toll trail.


 * The Barlow Toll **
 * (Gate Wasco County, Oregon) **
 * Mile 1857 **

Athena/Elizabith baker we went across the toll bridge and it was beatiful we found berries and food and everything was perfect until a snow storm came and we lost 3 oxen afater a while we heard sounds so austin and Lewis Rinehardt went to look and never came back.

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