Creative Writing: The Dalles Today
We reached The Dalles today. This is our last stop to Oregon city and this is going to be the most dangerous part of the whole trip. We have to take the Barlow Road around Mt. Hood. The road is very messy. There are big rocks guarding the road. Sticks and broken wagon pieces are getting stuck in the wagons. On top of that, everyone is getting sick and have no energy to move the wagon and walk up the steep hill and walking through the narrow paths are hard because we can't walk on the side to hold the wagon up. The oxen are getting too tired to walk anywhere and the other families with mules keep stopping and that makes us run behind on schedule. Many people are dying because they have worked too much and haven't gotten enough sleep. When we
first got to the road we found out we had to pay and give them something from our wagon. We had to pay $2.80 and gave them a pound of flour. We only have $47 dollars left to buy food and other necessities we need till we get to Oregon. When we get there, there will be pigs running around already cooked. We won't have to worry about not having any food for a while.
first got to the road we found out we had to pay and give them something from our wagon. We had to pay $2.80 and gave them a pound of flour. We only have $47 dollars left to buy food and other necessities we need till we get to Oregon. When we get there, there will be pigs running around already cooked. We won't have to worry about not having any food for a while.