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Quoth the Raven Nevermo
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Date: July 23, 2014 08:07PM
Devoted Exmo Wrote:
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> I listened to the audio version of the story of a
> woman who traveled by ox team from Virginia to
> California just after the Mormons had come to Utah
> and her experiences were really interesting. She
> traveled with her husband and a small child and
> was pregnant with her second when she left. She
> was definitely tough, but it wasn't quite as
> harrowing as stories I'd heard from Mormons about
> how terrible it was and they only went from the
> Mississippi river to Utah!
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https://archive.org/details/byoxteamtocalifo00port>
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> I do think it's interesting that people had come
> from Europe to try to make a go of it in America.
> But I think that just shows that they had few
> opportunities for a good life in Europe at the
> time.
I do know that all the handcart parties nearly starved. They were met with food from SLC, which they then had to work off/pay for if they survived....probably family members had to pay off for those who subsequently died).
As for the other mobots, I don't know the history but anyone who trusts a profit to determine your needs when they will be traveling in relative luxury, is just not that smart. I would not trust in god to provide food and water for a journey, I would want someone with solid experience to determine what is needed and then add more for emergencies.