The Wagons they used
The Conestoga Wagon the Granddaddy of the wagons used mostly for freight
The prairie schooner the workhorse of the wagons west ..The wagon that built the West mostly pulled by a yoke of oxen about 1/2 the size of a Conestoga,, a very rough ride,, no springs of any kind , you feel every rock in the road
HAW
4 horse Conestoga Fording the river "Ha". slap those reins it will float like a boat
8 horse dragline freighter with 2 trailers with supplys for the town
Grandfathers wagon
Relic from the past
prairie schooner that came to Oregon City Oregon
The Morman handcart
Although most early pioneers traveled west using a covered wagon and team of oxen, there were many who couldn't afford such travel accommodations. The less expensive handcart, much like a large shallow wheelbarrow, allowed the poorer pioneers to afford the journey west. Because travel was more difficult with a handcart, it became a familiar symbol of dedication and duty to God.
One hundred forty-two years ago, in October 1856, two groups totaling more than 1,000 people were caught in an early winter blizzard while crossing central Wyoming on an emigrant trail. These people could not afford wagons and teams of animals. Instead, they were traveling on foot and pulling two-wheeled carts filled with supplies for the long trip and a few personal belongings. John Chislett, a member of one group, described the frigid conditions:
The weather grew colder every day, and many got their feet so badly frozen that they could not walk, and had to be lifted from place to place. Some got their fingers frozen; others their ears; and one woman lost her sight by the frost. These severities of the weather also increased our number of deaths, so that we buried several each day.
Wax Brigham Young (not actually involved in the Handcart Tragedy) stands to one side, exhorting pilgrims to their doom.
Actual handcart that made it to Salt Lake
And then came the stage
Old Concord #12 custom built for Durgin Stage lines Concord New Hampshire
notice Gold plaque with Durgin logo on door
