"August 1st we nooned in a beautiful grove on the north side of the Platte. We had by this time got used to climbing in and out of the wagon when in motion.
When performing this feat that afternoon my dress caught on an axle helve and I was thrown under the wagon wheel, which passed over and badly crushed my limb before father could stop the team. He picked me up and saw the extent of the injury when the injured limb hung dangling in the air.
In a broken voice he exclaimed: "My dear child, your leg is broken all to pieces!" The news soon spread along the train and a halt was called. A surgeon was found and the limb set; then we pushed on the same night to Laramie, where we arrived soon after dark. This accident confined me to the wagon the remainder of the long journey."
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| Catherine Sager Pringle, 1890. | Image courtesy of the Oregon State Library. |
These words were written by Catherine Carney Sager in 1844. She was nine years old when her family began their journey along the Oregon Trail.
Both of Catherine's parents died along the Oregon Trail; leaving Catherine, her two older brothers and four younger sisters, including the baby "Rosanna" born May 30, 1844, orphans.
They were adopted by missionaries, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. The Whitman's were massacred in November 1847 once again leaving the Sager children orphans.
In about 1860 Catherine Carney Sager wrote her account of their journey along the Oregon Trail and their pioneer life.
Both of Catherine's parents died along the Oregon Trail; leaving Catherine, her two older brothers and four younger sisters, including the baby "Rosanna" born May 30, 1844, orphans.
They were adopted by missionaries, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. The Whitman's were massacred in November 1847 once again leaving the Sager children orphans.
In about 1860 Catherine Carney Sager wrote her account of their journey along the Oregon Trail and their pioneer life.
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