Terri don't worry about rambling i do it to nice to know that im not the only one. So far the onlly ones that i know is the capt olsen and my family Rasmus Nielsen, Dorthea his wife and Niels, Hanne, Hans, Mads who are the children they had another child but she died on the trip over on board ship. her name was Maren Kirstine. these are my 3rd great grand parents and their children and their son Hans is my 2nd great grand father. Thanks Jackie Eldon & Terri Jensen wrote: > Jackie, > > It was quite common for travellers to use ox-teams. What is interesting is > that the people could walk faster on foot than the ox-teams pulling the > wagons. This is part of the reason the Willie and Martin Handcart > companies got into such trouble. There were ox-teams assigned to travel > with both these Handcart companies. However, the people KNEW winter was > upon them and travelled as quickly as they could and very rapidly outpaced > the wagons. > > Anyway, sorry to ramble ;) > > Could you give us some names of the travellers in the ox-team? > > Terri > > At 09:06 PM 6/16/98 -0600, taz taz wrote: > >hi list > > > >I have heard of the handcart and the wagon trains but does any one know > >about the ox team party. the captain was captian Olsen and they > >traveled in1854 and settled in the sanpete valley in 1854. First in > >Manti and then in Ephriam. thanks for any information. > > > >Jackie Carter > > > >