So the reality of overland travel was reduced to this : If you were trailing to California, you’d best round up an outfit—a canvas-covered wagon and a team of oxen, mules, or horses. Oxen, the strongest of the three, were generally preferred.
lundi 24 juin 2002
Dans la réalité, pour aller jusqu’en Californie, mieux valait se procurer son propre équipement : un chariot bâché et un attelage de mulets, de chevaux ou de bœufs - ces derniers étant généralement préférés aux autres car plus puissants.
So the reality of overland travel was reduced to this : If you were trailing to California, you’d best round up an outfit—a canvas-covered wagon and a team of oxen, mules, or horses. Oxen, the strongest of the three, were generally preferred.