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buffalo dung
emigrants on the Oregon Trail used buffalo dung
with many supplies
The travelers would be called emigrants.
The difficult voyage along the Oregon Trail prompted settlers to carry different medical supplies with them in case of an emergency. Some medical supplies used on the Oregon Trail were surgical instruments, liniments, and bandages.
They chose the Oregon trail because of the free farm land ,adventure,gold rush and the taxes where too high for them to pay.
food and tools
The first major migration on the Oregon trail began in 1843.
The Mormon Trail and the Oregon trail followed the same route through much of the Midwest, until the Mormon Trail split off into Utah through Wyoming. No doubt the two groups exchanged help and supplies. It's also likely that some Oregon Trail travelers may have taken a detour through Mormon settlements in Utah to rest, wait out winter weather, or gather supplies.
The end of the trail on Oregon was at Oregon City, on the river south of Portland. Emigrants loaded their belongings onto rafts for the trip down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean after the trail ended at the Dalles.