The accepted mode of travel of the 1820's was wagon train. A group of family and friends would get together, picking up others on the way. As the train pulled out a list was made of all on the train in order to aid friends and relatives in tracing them, in necessary. The rules were as follows: 1. Allow 5 days for each one hundred miles. Bad days, what you can make, or stay in camp if agreed on by all. Real good days, and ground makes it easy pulling 25 to 30 miles per day, if camp site comes right. 2. Take pleny of guns and ammunition. 3. Recommended --shave your head--Indians have no interest in bald heads. 4. Do not drink whiskey or alcohol in freezing weather, or you are liable to freeze to death. 5. Do not fire rifles, only when absolutely necessary. 6. Do not stay up late -- get your sleep. Guards are on duty all night. 7. Do not smoke strong pipes and cigars in close places where women and children are. 8. Keep you politics and preaching to yourself. Let the preacher do the preaching. 9. In case of a renaway of teams to wagons, get down and try to ride it out. If you jump, you are liable to get killed, or hurt badly. The horse men will pick the tearm up, maybe not too far off. 10. All people -- young, married, or not, stay inside the circle of wagons in Indian country, or you are liable to lose your scalps. 11. The wagon master will try to pick spots so men and women and children can bathe, clean up, and wash clothes, when possible. 12. Be courteous and help others. 13. Do not be noisy, even with your musical instruments; only when it is safe. 14. When can, we will have recreation and dances. 15. Do your part by all means. Church services will be held when it is considered safe from Indians, and other hazardous conditions. The cost of this first class passage was about $100. per family. Cheers, Carol ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm