Ok, so I was bored, I played some angry birds, rage quitted, and decided to play some organ trail. Due to my very short knowledge of the names of certain things and about certain sicknesses, everybody died. So here's what happened from the beginning to the end.
(I named myself Lance. Too lazy to re-name everyone else. :3)
April 30, 1848
Here begins the journal of Lance, formerly an artist. Tomorrow we leave Independence behind to begin our journey west to Oregon City. We must still purchase the supplies that our large farmwagon will hold to sustain us during our long trek.
May 1, 1848
Decided not to buy a package deal. I can do better on my own! (Probably where I made my first mistake.)
Saw a headline today: Irish Unrest Grows in Wake of Potato Famine
Purchased 17 6-oz. bottles of allspice, 10 8-oz. bottles of alum, 10 16-oz. bottles of ammonia, 14 6-oz. bottles of anise, 2 axes, 550 pounds of bacon, 2 banjos, 6 6-oz. bottles of basil.
Purchased 5 blouses, 5 bonnets, 5 pairs of boots, 5 yards of brown muslin cloth, 5 dresses, 5 hats, 5 pairs of long underwear, 20 30-yard spools of mending yarn.
Purchased 5 bridles, 10 bales of hay, 10 20-lb. sacks of oats, 5 pack saddles, 1 saddle, 4 saddle blankets, 3 spare horse or mule harnesses, 4 spare horseshoes.
Purchased 30 5-lb. tins of biscuits, 10 pounds of butter, 5 pounds of candy, 5 8-oz. cans of sardines, 10 pounds of celery, 5 pounds of cheese, 10 pounds of coffee beans.
Purchased 5 oxen.
Reached another prominent landmark today: Blue River.
Caulk the wagon and float it across, that is the way to go.
We laid by today near Westport.
May 2, 1848
The good citizens of the wagon train elected me as their captain. (:D) I plan to accept position of captain.
Passed New Santa Fe about noon.
May 4, 1848
Passed Lone Elm.
May 5, 1848
The fog is as thick as pea soup. I reckon we'll wait for conditions to improve.
May 6, 1848
Found ourselves at Blue Mound this day. Got a nasty splinter in my thumb, but extracted it without too much difficulty.
May 9, 1848
Reached Kansas River. Strangely beautiful country.
Decided to ford the river.
May 10, 1848
We swamped the wagon in the river and lost 5 6-oz. bottles of allspice; 2 8-oz. bottles of alum; 2 16-oz. bottles of ammonia; 4 6-oz. bottles of anise; and various other items.
Eliza broke a bone. We’re going to set the bone and apply splint.
May 11, 1848
Passed the hundred mile mark today.
May 12, 1848
Traveled past Saint Mary’s Mission this afternoon.
May 15, 1848
Felt somewhat weary today. Passed Red Vermillion River.
May 16, 1848
We were hit by a severe hailstorm and decided to wait for conditions to improve.
May 17, 1848
After much travail, we came to Scott Spring.
May 20, 1848
Found a clean, well-formed ox skull a short ways from Alcove Spring; tempted to take it with me, but decided against it.
Misplaced my guidebook at Big Blue River today. Luckily we found it before leaving.
May 29, 1848
A delay prevented us from crossing at Big Blue River. We're going to wait our turn to cross.
Decided to caulk the wagon and float it across.
May 30, 1848
It was extremely foggy early today. We figured it was best to slow down.
May 31, 1848
Had a lengthy chat with Mr. Lumare today near St. Joseph Road Junction.
June 4, 1848
Caroline has been bitten by a snake. I'm going to use tourniquet/suction method.
Nooned at The Narrows.
June 5, 1848
We hope for some rain to settle the dust. For the time being, we'll slow down.
June 8, 1848
Felt somewhat weary today. Passed “The Coast of Nebraska”.
June 9, 1848
Nooned near Fort Kearny.
June 11, 1848
A prairie fire spread across the trail today. It seemed best to continue as usual. ('cause the peeps told me to.)
Francis has a bad burn, and we're hoping to clean and bandage burns.
Made our way past Plum Creek late today. Trail could be better.
Traded 1 spare horse or mule harness for 1 thermometer.
June 12, 1848
The fog is as thick as pea soup. I reckon we'll wait for conditions to improve.
Teresa has been bitten by a snake. I'm going to use tourniquet/suction method.
June 18, 1848
Much grumbling today about Nick Tillman near O’Fallon’s Bluffs.
June 22, 1848
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to slow down.
Confounded mosquitoes! There's no end to them! We'll continue.
June 23, 1848
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to wait for conditions to improve.
June 24, 1848
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to wait for conditions to improve.
June 25, 1848
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to slow down.
Faced a buffalo stampede today and decided to wait for stampede to pass.
June 26, 1848
We were inconvenienced by a serious thunderstorm. We chose to slow down.
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to wait for conditions to improve. (-3-)
June 27, 1848
It's mighty hot today. We’re going to slow down.
June 28, 1848
The weather turned mighty hot, so we’re planning to wait for conditions to improve.
July 1, 1848
Nooned at South Platte River.
Traded 1 bale of hay for 5 dollars.
July 5, 1848
Decided to ford the river.
We will eat fewer meals.
Traded 1 pair of boots for 55 pounds of meat.
Traded 1 dress for 1 Dutch oven.
Traded 1 blouse for 5 pounds of bacon.
July 9, 1848
Today we have traveled 500 miles.
We saw a small party of coyotes today, just a mile or so west of Ash Hollow.
July 11, 1848
Our path was blocked by a prairie fire, and we decided to wait for conditions to improve.
July 13, 1848
Caroline started showing symptoms of scurvy. We're trying our best to go look for edible plants. (And this is where it started going downhill.)
Eliza started showing symptoms of scurvy. We're trying our best to increase rations.
July 14, 1848
We just learned that Francis has been showing symptoms of scurvy. It seems I'll have to go look for edible plants.
July 19, 1848
The morale in our wagon party is low. We are hoping to continue.
[name] [have/has] a bad cold. We're going to increase fluid intake.
July 20, 1848
Teresa has been showing symptoms of scurvy. We'll have to go look for edible plants.
The members of the wagon train dismissed me as captain. (D:) I plan to continue as a greenhorn.
July 26, 1848
We just learned that Eliza has been showing symptoms of scurvy. It seems I'll have to rest here awhile.
A very sad day, Eliza has died. We will provide a proper burial. (Don't worry, I still got three crew members! :D)
A very sad day, Teresa has died of scurvy. We will provide a proper burial. (Errr...)
We suffered a terrible loss. Francis has died. We plan to provide a proper burial. (.-.)
July 27, 1848
A very sad day, Caroline has died of scurvy. We will provide a proper burial. (Darn it... -3-)
We are near starvation because we have no food. I've decided to kill a draft animal for food.
July 28, 1848
We are near starvation because we have no food. I've decided to kill a draft animal for food.
We just learned that I have been showing symptoms of scurvy. (We?! I'm the only one not dead! What do you mean "We?") It seems I'll have to go look for edible plants.
We came across an abandoned wagon and decided to search it for something useful.
We found: 8 pounds of salt pork.
July 29, 1848
We just learned that I have been showing symptoms of scurvy. It seems I'll have to increase rations.
Lance died.
And thus, due to having no medicine or anything helpful, everybody died. Let this be a lesson to whoever is going to play the game: Buy as much medicine as possible, or all of your crew will die in one day (except for the tough guy who thinks he can last longer, and dies the next day.). And then you are basically screwed. XD
Subject: My first attempt at orgin trail. 
