Donner Party
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- Jan 17, 1847
- Oh my!
- Jan 31-Feb 18, 1847
- We are here to rescue you!
- We are starving!
- March 1, 1847
- Oh no! What happened and why are there bones?
- human remains...
- March 12-14, 1847
- The survivors of "Forlorn Hope" reached Johnson's Ranch. There were people that were still alive and some that had been cannibalized or died of starvation and the cold.
- NO! come back!
- Let's go back guys.
- People are dying!
- First Relief: The rescuers reached the Donner Party at their camp where they were found starving and many were dead.
- April 17 - June 22, 1847
- Oh my! - General
- 1847 - 1848
- Second Relief: Rescuers reached the camps and found survivors who are weak but still alive, and evidence of cannibalism. A blizzard struck the camp.
- Third Relief: Even more rescuers arrived and more people were found dead due to cannibalism. When the third Relief departed, several people were left behind to suffer.
- more human remains...
- Forth Relief: Rescuers finally arrived on April 17th and only found one survivor. In June, the general and troops arrived and they were horrified with all the human remains left due to cannibalism.
- One of the very few survivors, Patriarch James, created a fruit farm once he reach California and settled in San Jose. In 1848, he struck gold and became very wealthy. He was the only survivor to make it in California.
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