History of the Donner Party a Tragedy of the Sierra
The book History of the Donner Party a Tragedy of the Sierra was written by author C F Charles Fayette Mcglashan Here you can read free online of History of the Donner Party a Tragedy of the Sierra book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of the Donner Party a Tragedy of the Sierra a good or bad book?
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"Dec. 5. Beautiful sunshine; thawing a little; looks de- lightful after the long storm; snow seven or eight feet deep. " Dec. 6. The morning fine and clear; Stanton and Graves manufacturing snow-shoes for another mountain scrabble ; no account of mules. "Dec. 8. Fine weather; froze hard last night; wind south-west; hard work to find wood sufficient to keep us warm or cook our beef. "Dec. 9. Commenced snowing about eleven o'clock; wind northwest; took in Spitzer yesterday, so weak that he ^can n...ot rise without help; caused by starvation. Some have a scanty supply of beef; Stanton trying to get some for him- self and Indians; not likely to get much. " Dec. 10. Snowed fast all night, with heavy squalls of wind ; continues to snow ; now about seven feet in depth. JACOB CONNER S DEATH. 95 "Dec. 14. Snows faster than any previous day; Stanton and Graves, with several others, making preparations to cross the mountains on snow-shoes ; snow eight feet on a level. "Dec. 16. Fair and pleasant; froze hard last night; the company started on snow-shoes to cross the mountains ; wind southeast.
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