Monday, April 30, 2012

FOOD THAT THE EMIGRANTS BROUGHT!!!
  •  200 lb of flour
  • 20  lb of sugar
  • 10 lb of salt
  • 10 lb of coffee
  • 250 lb of bacon
  • Hardtack
  • dried beans
  • dried fruit
  • dried beef
  • molasses
  • vinegar
  • pepper
  • eggs
  • salt
  • sugar (100 lbs.)
  • rice
  • tea (4 lbs.)
  • lard (200 lbs.)
  • baking soda
  • corn meal

CONTINUING..... :) :
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A shovel is used to dig up a hole into dirt.


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Augers are also used to dig a hole into dirt.


An auger digging a hole.
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Gimlets are like augers but in a smaller addition and with a handlebar. They are drills but in the old addition.


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Chains is a type of equipment that is very helpful and useful that hooks other items.



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Saturday, April 28, 2012

CONTINUING:
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Wood is also an equipment that could be cut and used to make items. For example: A Wagon, Barrel, or even a House. Or maybe to start a campfire.





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Wooden barrels are like boxes because they both are used to hold food.




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Friday, April 27, 2012

Continuing:


A pistol is used to defend themselves [the emigrants]. they needed gun powder to launch some pressure to fire the bullet.

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Gun powder is used to fire bullets  in any type of gun. Example: A Pistol.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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A wagon is used to carry passengers, supplies, or equipment in the olden days. They are most often used in the Oregon Trail by the emigrants.
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A wagon's backup wheel is also part of the important resource of a wagon.

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An ax is an equipment for splitting wood from timber to build or replace wagons or others.

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