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On April 16, 1846, nine covered wagons left Springfield, Illinois on the 2500 mile journey to California, in what would become one of the greatest tragedies in the history of westward migration. The originator of this group was a man named James Frasier Reed, an Illinois business man, eager to build a greater fortune in the rich land of California. Reed also hoped that his wife, Margaret, who suffered from terrible headaches, might improve in the coastal climate. Reed had recently read the book TheEmigrants' Guide to Oregon and California, by Landsford W. Hastings, who advertised a new shortcut across the Great Basin. This new route enticed travelers by advertising that it would save the pioneers 350-400 miles on easy terrain. However, what was not known by Reed was that the Hastings Route had never been tested, written by Hastings who had visions of building an empire at Sutter's Fort (now Sacramento.) It was this falsified information that would lead to the doom of the Donner Party.
Reed soon found others seeking adventure and fortune in the vast including the Donner family, Graves, Breens, Murphys, Eddys, McCutcheons, Kesebergs, and the Wolfingers, as well as seven teamsters and a number of bachelors. The initial group included 32 men, women and children.
With James and Margaret Reed were their four children, Virginia, Patty, James and Thomas, as well as Margaret's 70-year-old mother, Sarah Keyes, and two hired servants. Though Sarah Keyes was so sick with consumption that she could barely walk, she was unwilling to be separated from her only daughter. However, the successful Reed was determined his family would not suffer on long journey as his wagon was an extravagant two-story affair with a built-in iron stove, spring-cushioned seats and bunks for sleeping. Taking eight oxen to pull the luxurious wagon, Reed's 12-year-old daughter Virginia dubbed it "The Pioneer Palace Car."
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What year did the Donner Party settle in Utah?
The Donner Party did not settle in Utah. They passed through Utah in August and September 1846.
What year was the Donner Party episode?
May 1846 to February 1847.
Summary for the journal of Douglas Allen deed?
hes a 14 year-old who is in the donner party.
What mountain range did the Donner Party get stuck in for the winter?
48 of 87 pioneers survived the trip. Near Truckee Lake, Northwest of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border of North California and Nevada, the Party could go no further. Most survived by cannibalizing their family members and others who died of starvation in what is now known as The Donner Pass.
What trail did the Donner Party take?
The group left too late in the spring, so when they were getting into the mountains the winter snows hit. They were stuck.
What day did the Donner party end?
June 1847 is the day that it ended.The month and the year is known ,but the date in the month is unknown.I had checked it in websites but it didn't say what date it ended.
What year did the Donner Party set out?
The Donners and Reeds left Springfield, Illinois, on April 14, 1846. They left Independence, Missouri, on May 12, 1846. However, the Donner Party didn't actually exist until July 19, 1846, when George Donner was elected captain of a newly-formed wagon train.
How many cars pass Donner's pass each year?
about 11,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
A sentence using the word dominate?
Donner dominated this year's Reindeer Games.
What month and year did Ral Donner record She's Everything?
SHE'S EVERYTHING (I WANTED YOU TO BE) (Written by Douglas Lapham / Chesley Howard) Ral Donner - May 1962
What year did all time low get signed?
2006 is when they got started /w/ the party scene CD
What year did warre harding join the Republican Party?
Warren G Harding started his political career in the Republican Party in 1898 where he successfully won a seat in the Ohio Senate and he served there until 1903.
