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Overland Journal 06-4, 1988

Overland Journal Volume 6 Number 4 1988

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OCTA's newest YouTube Channel offering on the Butterfield Overland Stage and the Southern Route Through Arizona debuted today. Join OCTA experts, college professors, professional historians, and Bureau of Land Management archaeologists as we explore this rugged route across the deserts and mountains of southern Arizona. Be sure to subscribe to our channel so that you get instant alerts the second our videos go live. Once we reach 1,000 subscribers, YouTube will share with OCTA the ad revenue generated by our channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVQI2wjO9U&t=11sStay tuned every Friday as we continue to roll out all of the videos we filmed over the past year. Our schedule of release is as follows:Friday, April 23: St. Joseph, Missouri: King of the TrailsFriday, April 30: The Oatman Massacre and the Girl with the Blue TattooFriday, May 7: Painted Rock Petroglyph SiteFriday, May 14: Butterfield Pass and the Maricopa Mountains ... See MoreSee Less

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New Butterfield Overland Stage and the Southern Route Through Arizona Video! - E-News for Friday, April 16, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/indepmo/e-news-board-meeting-and-other-important-updates-3100562 ... See MoreSee Less

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In July 1843, John C. Fremont described an overland trail camp along the Bear River that "had an air of quiet security and civilized comfort that made a rare sight for the traveler in such a remote wilderness."Rivers were the highways across the west. As roads were being developed for the western pioneers it made sense to follow the waterways because of availability of water and grass, and as a natural feature to use as a guide. During the month of April we'll highlight each of the main waterways used to guide the emigrants along the California Trail.After crossing South Pass, pioneers made their way across the rest of present-day Wyoming, crossing three main rivers flowing generally north to south: Little Sandy Creek, Big Sandy Creek, and Green River. From Green River they made their way across a number of mountain/valley systems to reach Bear River in present-day Idaho. Bear River makes a big looping arch from Utah through Idaho and back into Utah to the Great Salt Lake, making it the longest river in North America which does not reach an ocean. Emigrants would either follow Bear River's east leg north to Soda Springs (from Wyoming), or they would follow its west leg north from the Great Salt Lake to meet the California Trail near City of Rocks, Idaho. Either way, Bear River was a guide through the winding valleys of Utah and Idaho.Explorer John C. Fremont commented on Oregon Trail Emigrants in July 1843 in Bear River Valley: "[the valley] presented a picture of home beauty that went directly to our hearts. The edge of the wood, for several miles along the river, was dotted with the white covers of emigrant wagons, collected in groups at different camps, where the smokes were rising lazily from the fires, around which the women were occupied in preparing the evening meal, and the children playing in the grass; and herds of cattle, grazing about in the bottom, had an air of quiet security and civilized comfort that made a rare sight for the traveler in such a remote wilderness." You can read and download Fremont's book at https://google.com/books/edition/…. The sketch of Steamboat Springs on Bear River is by James F. Wilkins in 1849 from his book An Artist on the Overland Trail. ... See MoreSee Less

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A breakfast fit for those walking to Oregon or California - bread, coffee and bacon!What's your favorite road trip food? A burger from a fast food joint? Maybe a homestyle meal at a fast casual restaurant? Emigrants on the trails west didn't have the luxury of restaurants along the way. They would eat what they brought along from home. Most emigrants' diets consisted of copious amounts of bread, coffee and bacon, usually cooked over a buffalo chip fire. #TrailTuesdayImage- A woman in pioneer dress holds a platter of food. NPS image. ... See MoreSee Less

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Renowned National Park Service trails historian and author Merrill J. Mattes was a co-founder of OCTA. He was inducted into the OCTA Emigrant Trails Hall of Fame in 2015. https://octa-trails.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1108_Merrill-Mattes.pdfThe Merrill J. Mattes Collection of trails-related materials is available on OCTA's Journal website.https://www.octa-journals.org/category/merrill-mattes-collection"The overwhelming reality of the human floodtide across the continent did not impress itself upon me until I first saw Scotts Bluff, a famous and majestic landmark, and the deep troughs of the century-old wagon road that traversed its famous V-shaped gap known today as Mitchell Pass." -Merrill Mattes #MonumentMondayImage- Mitchell Pass from the east side of Scotts Bluff National Monument. NPS/Eric Grunwald ... See MoreSee Less

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Speaking of the fear of cholera, this 1845 medical textbook speculates that the cause(s) of cholera could be linked to "exposure to the chill of damp or cold air after unusual heat," and that "drinking cold water when the body is heated has occasionally produced an attack" of cholera. If overland trail travelers had known the true cause, this dreaded and deadly illness could have been prevented for many.Did you know that this week is National Public Health Week?! We have heard a lot about #PublicHealth over the last year, but today we wanted to take you back to the 1840s!"The Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine" was a common medical reference book in the 1840s. Texts like this would likely have been available to Dr. Whitman during his medical training and practice. Taking a close look at some of the content of this medical reference book can illustrate how far medicine has come since the 1830s and 1840s. For example, this textbook speculates that the cause(s) of cholera could be linked to "exposure to the chill of damp or cold air after unusual heat," and that "drinking cold water when the body is heated has occasionally produced an attack" of cholera. Thanks to developments in science and medicine we know that cholera is caused by ingesting a particular bacterium. What health and science developments are you thankful for?#WhitmanMission #PublicHealth #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque ... See MoreSee Less

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New Lone Elm Campground Video! - E-News for Friday, April 9, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/indepmo/e-news-board-meeting-and-other-important-updates-3098658 ... See MoreSee Less

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Lone Elm was the first and busiest campground on the Independence Route of the Oregon, Santa Fe, and California Trails. Learn more by watching OCTA's Youtube video linked here. Subscribe to OCTA's Youtube channel to see a new video every Friday showcasing different stories and places on the trails. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVc0MGBXwI&t=1s ... See MoreSee Less

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"These poor 'dumb and driven cattle' were not alone in mourning the loss of this good, faithful creature." A sad incident in July 1849 along the Sweetwater River.Rivers were the highways across the west. As roads were being developed for the western pioneers it made sense to follow the waterways because of availability of water and grass, and as a natural feature to use as a guide. During the month of April we'll highlight each of the main waterways used to guide the emigrants along the California Trail.Once the emigrants left the North Platte River, they struck across a watershed divide in what is now central Wyoming to reach the Sweetwater River. The Sweetwater flows from the Continental Divide near South Pass to the North Platte River (in present-day Pathfinder Reservoir). A vivid story from July 3, 1849 was recorded in the Sweetwater Valley by A.J. McCall: "The road to-day was smooth, but quite hilly, so that we only made about fifteen miles, and encamped on the Sweetwater again. The cattle were turned out on a beautiful green meadow in a bend of the river, where there was very fine grazing. Just before the sun went down as I was watching the ruminating herd, I saw a great commotion among them and heard a mournful looing. I hurried ... to ascertain the cause. I found ... [the] ox, "Charlie," lying ... in the agonies of death [surrounded by] his associates, that for a thousand miles had toiled by his side, over mountain, desert and plain, [and] had gathered around him, manifesting deep sympathy, and when they saw him breathe his last breath, gave utterance to a sad wail. These poor 'dumb and driven cattle' were not alone in mourning the loss of this good, faithful creature. His death was undoubtedly caused by an injury received at the Platt Ferry. No more fitting resting place for his old bones could have been found than that sweet meadow on the bank of this murmuring stream in the heart of the 'Old Rockies.' McCall's diary can be viewed at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158005904320&view=1up&seq=10. You can read about crossings of the Sweetwater River on the Wyoming State Historical Society webpage https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/three-crossingshttps://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/sixth-crossing-sweetwater https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/ninth-and-last-crossing-sweetwater.The sketch of the Sweetwater River is by James Wilkins, called "The Narrows". It is from his book and diary from 1849, An Artist on the Overland Trail. ... See MoreSee Less

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If you are out and about near Gering, Nebraska, stop in the visitor center at Scotts Bluff National Monument and see the new exhibits.Have you seen the new exhibits in the Scotts Bluff National Monument visitor center yet? If not, come and check out the new, modern exhibits. These new exhibits do a great job of telling the story of this major landmark on the plains of Nebraska and the people who traveled in its shadow. Who knows, you might even see a stoic looking park ranger standing next to one of the exhibits, like in this #ThrowbackThursday photo from 1963. #MidwestNPS #FindYourPark Image- A black and white photo of a park ranger standing next to an exhibit titled "A Fantastic Fossil Record." NPS/Paul Christian. ... See MoreSee Less

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