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__**Fulkerth Family Journal**__

Independence Spring (Independence, Missouri) Mile 0.0 May 1, 1853 Philip/Joseph We had to make a decison to get water now or later. We chose to get water later. We did not have to dump all of our water because we chose that.

Crossing of Blue River (Red Bridge) (South of Metropolitan, Kansas City) Mile 15.2 May 2 Philip/Joseph

We had to cross a river.We had to make a desiton we chose to take our waggon apart one by one.We made it across saftley.

Observation Bluff (A ridge west of Captain Creek, Kansas) Mile 47 May 4

Jack/Nathan Today we had to either climb the mountain to see how it looks and whats ahead, or keep going to save time. We climbed the mountin to see what was ahead, and we made it up and down safly.

Crossing of Wakarusa River (Blue Jacket) (5 miles southeast of Lawrence, Kansas) Mile 54 May 5-7

Emma/ Abby We had to disied how to cross the river. We disied to pull our stuff across. We made it across but we had to pay 5 dallors.

Fremont Springs (4 miles south of Diller, Nebraska) Mile 194 May 16 Emma/Abby

We ate food and stop to rest and go back on the tail. We also saw John Fremont and Kit Carson named carved into a rock.

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

Fort Kearny "Fort Childs" (5.5 miles south of Kearny, Nebraska) Mile 319 May 30 Brooke/Mary We were able to get suplies. We got 2 lbs of bacon, 30 lbs of beans, 20 lbs of flour, and 4 letters. We also got 8 horse shoes and traded in 1 oxen for a new one.

Gilman Station (8 miles west of Gothenburg, Nebraska) Mile 401 June 11 Jack/Nathan We traded in one oxen and got two tiered oxen, and we four new horse shoes. We had to spend 1.00 on the horse shoes.

Lower (old) California Crossing (3.8 miles west of Brule, Nebraska) Mile 485 June 23 Jack/Nathan

We had to cross a river that was a mile wide/across, and the bottom was quick sand. We crossed diagenaly and paid someone to help us across, we maid it but had lost five dollars.

Windlass Hill (Garden County near Ash Hollow, Nebraska) Mile 500 June 25 Philip/Joseph We had to choose how to slowly take our waggon down a steep hill. We decided to take our oxen off and use the ropes and attack them to the waggon to the back of the waggon and pull it slowy down the hill. We made it down saftley and we lost our watch dog.

Courthouse Rock (5 miles due south of Bridgeport, Nebraska) Mile 561 June 30 Brooke/Mary We did have to make a decison. But we had to collect buffalo chips to make a fire. We had to gather alot because it burns fast.

Chimney Rock (3.5 miles southwest of Bayard, Nebraska) Mile 575 July 1 Philip/Joseph We saw a rock so we carved our names in the rock. We read a note about our watch dog he was found.He is at Fort Laramie. We have to find out where it is.

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

Jack/Nathan We met with Indians that wanted food for us crossing their land. Then we met with their chief and he said that they were just hungry and more and they just wanted food so we gave them some food and they let us pass.

Fort Laramie (Goshen County, Wyoming) Mile 650 July 11 Jack/Nathan

We had a choice to buy food, supplies, and rest. We bought:4 pairs of moccasins, 1 buffalo robe, 2 dozen fresh eggs,5 lbs of sugar, 10 lbs of flower, 2 lbs of bacon.We were left with $359.5.

Ayers Natural Bridge (12 miles west of Douglas, Wyoming) Mile 724 July 13

Brooke/Mary We had to make a disigen to go up the mountion or stick to the trail. We choses to stick to the trail. Nothing bad happend to us.

Reshaw's Bridge (3 miles northeast of Casper, Wyoming) Mile 761 July 17

Emma/Abby We had to pay 8$ to cross the river we made it across safely.

Poison Spring (Natrona County, Wyoming) Mile 777 July 18

Brooke/Mary We had to disied how to keep our oxen out of the spring. 1 of our oxen drank it. We had 2 oxen left. A baby was born and we named her Josephine.

Alkali Slough (Natrona County, Wyoming) Mile 798 July 20

Brooke/Mary We did not have to make a disigen. But thar was water with akali in it. We got past safly.

Saleratus (Playa Lake) (1 mile northeast of Independence Rock, Wyoming) Mile 814 July 22

Philip/Joseph We made bread with baking soda it had fungi we threw it out. That was __NOT__ the right thing to do because we just wasted baking soda and we have no more bread to eat. We cant eat anymore bread for a week.

Independence Rock (48 miles southwest of Casper, Wyoming) Mile 814 July 22 Brooke/Mary We did not have to make a disigen. We passed Independence Rock. We wrote our names on it.

Devil's Gate (Natrona County, Wyoming) Mile 820 July 23 Philip/Joseph We had to get through a narrow rock walls. A stampede of buffalo came. The men with horses steared them away.No one died we all came out saftley.

Ice Spring (9.5 miles east of Sweetwater Station, Wyoming) Mile 862 July 25 Brooke/Mary We heard a legand that thar was ice here. We disied to dig for it. We found clean refieshing ice! Did I minchen it was summer?

South Pass Mile 913 July 30 PHILIP/JOSEPH F. We just got the contanental divide. We are celebrating because we are half way through. We sang and danced and played instraments.

Parting of the Ways (9 miles northeast of Farson, Wyoming) Mile 932 August 1 Brooke/Mary

We had to make a disigen about wich root to take. We chose the first root. We stuk together on axedent.

Fort Bridger Route Little Sandy Crossing (7 miles northeast of Farson, Wyoming) Mile 940 August 2

Emma/Abby Are decision was to go to Fort Bridger Route it was a good decision. We got fresh water and the animals are health

Fort Bridger Route Fort Bridger (Fort Brider, Wyoming) Mile 1026 August 8-9 Philip/Joseph We got to fort Bridger. We took 2 fencing jobs, we got 2 oxen in return for free, and we got infomation aboout the trail ahead.

Thomas Fork Crossing Rejoining the Trails: Sublette Cutoff and Fort Bridger Route (1.2 miles west of Border, Wyoming) Mile 1108 August 14 Jack/Nathan We got to a place and all met up,and had a party with all of the familys.

Steamboat Spring (Soda Springs, Idaho) Mile 1154 August 16 Philip/Joseph We got to a place with alot of gyser we had to research stuff about the gysers but if you did not research you wouldve gotten burned and you wouldve had to were a bandage for 2 days but we researched it and did not have to were a bandage for 2 days and luckily we had cold water for the rest of our journey.

Fort Hall (South of the Snake River, Idaho) Mile 1217 September 4

Abby/Emma We reached Fort Hall. We bought: fox and beaver fur coats,flour,suger,rice,and coffee.

Three Island Crossing (Elmore County, Idaho) Mile 1397 September 20 Philip/Joseph We had to cross a river with 3 island sin the middle we had to find a way to get across.The way we chose to get across to get across by making a farie and floating our stuff across. But the fate was that we lost an oxen because we were worrying more about the farie instead of our oxen.

Farewell Bend (Baker County, Oregon) Mile 1551 September 30 Emma/Abby We are exited for the futer in Oregon. We camp out and shared juournel enteries, and the people how did not write juornel enteries had to ceep wach.

Ladd Canyon Hill (Union County, Oregon) Mile 1633 October 5 Jack/Nathan

We had to go down a steep hill. We disided to take of our animals, then we tied a rope to the back of the wagon, we let it glide down slowly while we held it, and lost one day of travel time.

Deadman Pass (Umatilla County, Oregon) Mile 1671 October 8

Emma/Abby We are crossing Deadman Pass we look up why it is called Deadman Pass. We will get payed $200 when we finsh our juournel.

Whitman Mission (Walla Walla County, Washington) Mile 1709 October 12 Jack/Nathan We had to either columbia gorge, barlow toll, or wintering near Whitman Mission. We picked the Columbia gorge.

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

Emma/Abby The people who went to look, they died.

Columbia Gorge Cascades (Hood River County, Oregon) Mile 1860

Jack/Nathan the 2 people that stayed behind died.

Willamette Valley Mile 00 Summer of 1854 Philip/Joseph Even though im dead i thought it was not worth it going on this trip. It was kind of worth it but the part of loosing people was extremly depressing and i just think we shouldve stayed east.I also think __NO__ shoudve left to put a bear trap.

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