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On our way
The Donner party leaves to head to california. -
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The trip to California
The Donners does a trip to go to California. THey go through a lot of rough trcks like starvation. -
heading west
The Donner Party, attended by half a dozen family dogs, reached Independence Mizzouri during the first week of may 1846 -
group
on may 19, the donners caught up with the california group fifty wagons that had been ahead of them. -
Death
Grandma Keys dies. -
rested area
They reached the only majoring resting place -
Dared not to stop
It was august 27 and californias sierra Nevada spanish words mean snowy mountains were still hundreds of miles of away. -
Skull valley
they reached a place called Skull Valley -
Groups reach
The first groups reach the heavily frosted. -
Shelters Built
the donner Party built shelter that lasted till november 4 to 11. -
snowshoers
The seriousness of the situation was emphazed the night of december 15, only hours before the snowshoers were to start their journey. -
on the trail
it was janury 17 he had been on the trail for thirty two days. -
rescue
Only a few did make it.
