Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of stories. MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Rogers" <[email protected]> To: "southern chat" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7:41 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > We were in the mountains with no food.They were weak,exhausted and almost > dead. Two scouts went out looking for someone to help them and they were > found by a herdsman . > News spread quickly in the valley, and a massive rescue effort was > underway immediately . People back in the mountains were also at the point > of starvation. Catherine (Kime) Rickard told her grandaughter that she > could > have eaten her own flesh if she had known how to do it. > The scouts who had started over the mountains heading for the three > sisters were still not heard from, so a search was made, and their plight > was even more pitiful. This area was so rugged that the Indians had always > crossed the cascades by other routes. The young men came across the lava > flows to the headwaters of the Mckenzie. They werenear death from > exhaustion > and starvation, having eaten their horses when they gave out. The stronger > ones had gone ahead until they could not continue. When someone eventually > found them, one man had to be cared for for three days before he was able > to > travel. > Even with all of the help by the rescuers, the way down the Middle > Fork > of the Willamette River was rough and dangerous. In two days of travel, > the > river had to be crossed twenty times.Water was high, swift, and cold.One > woman lost her life when her wagon was overturned. > The arrived in the vicinity of Eugene in 1853, and passed through the > town without knowing it. At this time Eugene consisted of one store and a > blacksmith shop. Bran was substituted for flour. At this time apples could > be secured for any price, a nd a flour sack of potatoes were .25.**** The > Rickards wintered north of Skinner"s Butte spring and made (fence) rails > of > fir to get them through the winter. In spring they went on down the valley > looking for homesteads. Uncle Sib Barclay saw the smoke of their campfire > and helped them find homesteads.******The three Rickard brothers and > George > Shultz took up contiguos land claims between the emigrant road (now > Highway > 99 west) and the Williamette River, north of the present town of Monroe. > -- > Linda Rogers, more to come > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello MaryC...... where ya been hidin' ? Hope everyone has unthawed! Just a spatter of snow here but it's still dreary and ugly. xoxoxo *paula* p.s. has anyone heard from Stella??? Recall reading a while back that she was ill..... ----- "MaryClyde" <[email protected]> wrote: | Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of | stories. | MaryClyde |

Hi Paula... I've just been kinda hiding in the background but I'm still kickin! We had about an inch of sleet here on Saturday and Sunday and some of it is still laying there waiting for more. I don't like it but they say it's good for the land, sooooo! Good talking to ya... take care...love ya! MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "*paula*" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Hi MC and all ..... The Lost WagonTrain........continues > Hello MaryC...... where ya been hidin' ? Hope everyone has unthawed! Just > a spatter of snow here but it's still dreary and ugly. > xoxoxo > *paula* > p.s. has anyone heard from Stella??? Recall reading a while back that she > was ill..... > > > ----- "MaryClyde" <[email protected]> wrote: > | Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of > | stories. > | MaryClyde > | > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary Clyde ,I don't want to curb your excitement but I think it's about over.I'm the result of the relationship between Elizabeth and George. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "MaryClyde" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:20:25 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of stories. MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Rogers" <[email protected]> To: "southern chat" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7:41 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > We were in the mountains with no food.They were weak,exhausted and almost > dead. Two scouts went out looking for someone to help them and they were > found by a herdsman . > News spread quickly in the valley, and a massive rescue effort was > underway immediately . People back in the mountains were also at the point > of starvation. Catherine (Kime) Rickard told her grandaughter that she > could > have eaten her own flesh if she had known how to do it. > The scouts who had started over the mountains heading for the three > sisters were still not heard from, so a search was made, and their plight > was even more pitiful. This area was so rugged that the Indians had always > crossed the cascades by other routes. The young men came across the lava > flows to the headwaters of the Mckenzie. They werenear death from > exhaustion > and starvation, having eaten their horses when they gave out. The stronger > ones had gone ahead until they could not continue. When someone eventually > found them, one man had to be cared for for three days before he was able > to > travel. > Even with all of the help by the rescuers, the way down the Middle > Fork > of the Willamette River was rough and dangerous. In two days of travel, > the > river had to be crossed twenty times.Water was high, swift, and cold.One > woman lost her life when her wagon was overturned. > The arrived in the vicinity of Eugene in 1853, and passed through the > town without knowing it. At this time Eugene consisted of one store and a > blacksmith shop. Bran was substituted for flour. At this time apples could > be secured for any price, a nd a flour sack of potatoes were .25.**** The > Rickards wintered north of Skinner"s Butte spring and made (fence) rails > of > fir to get them through the winter. In spring they went on down the valley > looking for homesteads. Uncle Sib Barclay saw the smoke of their campfire > and helped them find homesteads.******The three Rickard brothers and > George > Shultz took up contiguos land claims between the emigrant road (now > Highway > 99 west) and the Williamette River, north of the present town of Monroe. > -- > Linda Rogers, more to come > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ever heard of the saying "I'm a day late and a penny short"? That's me... MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > Mary Clyde ,I don't want to curb your excitement but I think it's about > over.I'm the result of the relationship between Elizabeth and George. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: "MaryClyde" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:20:25 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > > Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of > stories. > MaryClyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Rogers" <[email protected]> > To: "southern chat" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7:41 PM > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > > >> We were in the mountains with no food.They were weak,exhausted and >> almost >> dead. Two scouts went out looking for someone to help them and they were >> found by a herdsman . >> News spread quickly in the valley, and a massive rescue effort was >> underway immediately . People back in the mountains were also at the >> point >> of starvation. Catherine (Kime) Rickard told her grandaughter that she >> could >> have eaten her own flesh if she had known how to do it. >> The scouts who had started over the mountains heading for the three >> sisters were still not heard from, so a search was made, and their plight >> was even more pitiful. This area was so rugged that the Indians had >> always >> crossed the cascades by other routes. The young men came across the lava >> flows to the headwaters of the Mckenzie. They werenear death from >> exhaustion >> and starvation, having eaten their horses when they gave out. The >> stronger >> ones had gone ahead until they could not continue. When someone >> eventually >> found them, one man had to be cared for for three days before he was able >> to >> travel. >> Even with all of the help by the rescuers, the way down the Middle >> Fork >> of the Willamette River was rough and dangerous. In two days of travel, >> the >> river had to be crossed twenty times.Water was high, swift, and cold.One >> woman lost her life when her wagon was overturned. >> The arrived in the vicinity of Eugene in 1853, and passed through the >> town without knowing it. At this time Eugene consisted of one store and a >> blacksmith shop. Bran was substituted for flour. At this time apples >> could >> be secured for any price, a nd a flour sack of potatoes were .25.**** The >> Rickards wintered north of Skinner"s Butte spring and made (fence) rails >> of >> fir to get them through the winter. In spring they went on down the >> valley >> looking for homesteads. Uncle Sib Barclay saw the smoke of their campfire >> and helped them find homesteads.******The three Rickard brothers and >> George >> Shultz took up contiguos land claims between the emigrant road (now >> Highway >> 99 west) and the Williamette River, north of the present town of Monroe. >> -- >> Linda Rogers, more to come >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message