Jilt Whitman Analysis

Here in Whitman Mission, it is nothing like I expected. Everyone was expecting a nice place to rest and to stock up on supplies, but it was not like that at all. It is a very deserted area, with many burned down buildings. We soon found out from one wagon with family of four that one month before we got here, the Cayuse Indians attacked this place, killing many people and burning down buildings. We decided that instead of going to Fort Vancouver, we will just continue on the trail with the problem of running short on supplies. We reach the Dalles before getting the Oregon City. Here we have to Barlow Road around Mt. Hood. We have barely any food left, every animal is near done, and people in our wagon train are starting to get sick. We are also low on money, but we have to pay a toll to go on the Barlow Road. We do not have enough money to pay for this because we need at least a little bit of money to start, so we have to get them to compromise, maybe pay $1.50 and give them one of our nice pans and something that Larry bought from the blacksmith shop. It took some convincing, but they gave in and we got through. Barlow Road is really rough and bumpy. It is knocking our things around and hurting our feet. Our feet are badly, badly blistered. It is so narrow that our wagon barely fits. We cannot walk next to our wagon, we have to either walk
We finally arrive in Oregon City. We have walked 2,000 miles to get here. This six month journey was too much. Lucy is beginning to get sick, and we have to find a way to cure it before anything bad happens to her. We would like to start this new life as a happy family. I am beyond excited to finally be here. It looks like life will be better here, just really hope so. Everyone is relieved to finally be here, but we have to figure out how we are going to start. We will have to find land available for us and build a home. I cannot wait to get unpacked and settled