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 -Fort hall was built by nathaniel wyth. He wanted to travel west and bring supplies to the fur trappers, and then set up a fishery in Columbia and export fish to Hawaii and new England. No goods were bought, so he built a fort to get rid of excess supplies and other goods. Fort hall was the only American outpost, until he sold it to the Hudson bay company. - The next stop was Fort boise. It was built to compete with fort hall. IT built by hudson bay company, and know for hospitality, entertainment, and supplying travelers. It was later closed in the 1850's. - after passing the river, the pioneers had to make a decision to get to williamete valley. They either had to go on it or build a road from the dalles to the willimate valley to get around mt. hood and then oregon city. - The trail is important because without it there would be no Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and California.
 * Arrival at Oregon/California – Ft Hall to End **:
 * Role of the British done
 * 49ers on the Oregon Trail
 * Indian hostilities in the Trail's later years done
 * Importance of the Trail done

Provisions F lour, sugar, bacon, coffee beans, lard, spices, dried fruit, beans, rice, and a keg of pickles were items found in an average pioneers wagon.. The cost of these items can range from $500 to $1000. The price can go up if you have to buy the wagon, or draft animals. Families with money to spend on the trip had two wagons. One wagon would be for food the other for everything else. Also cast iron pans, a kettle, and a dutch oven

Buffalo -While traveling west the pioneers ravaged many buffalo for food. As they trip went farther west this animal was harder to find, however they did see their carcass' often along the trail -there were two other ways buffalo was used. The dung was used for fuel for the fire, because of lack of firewood. The other way was for frisbees. The kids occasionally tossed them around.

Camping - For dinner families had bread and bacon. The lucky families may have had quail or buffalo with their bread that they cooked over a fire. - Most families didn't have tents, so they slept on the ground. They didn't find it comfortable, but they had to settle because of exhaustion. - In the morning they would yoke the oxen, and then hit the trail for another fifteen miles.

We have been working with the south paris class on this wiki. http://wagonswest.wikispaces.com/Wagons+West http://wagonswest.wikispaces.com/Hailey This is the link to my map on Amelia Stewart Knight's journey on the Oregon trail.