Dairy Entrys 3 and above

Diary Entry III: Devil's flat

Ever since we gazed upon Cheyenne crossing I knew there would be a tough journey ahead. Moving through the blistering hot desert quickly parched everyone in our wagon train. Our water supplies are near empty and we still have 5 days until we get through the desert. Devil's Flat has an appropriate name. All there was was sand -- as far as the eye could see. Touching the scorched sand burnt any bare skin, and dry waterholes are plentiful. We also have many of our livestock dieing. The only way to get through it is to tough it out and depend mostly on luck and knowledge. We travel during the early morning to escape the heat of the day. The Oregon trail has brought much misery, but it will soon be less. Oregon City is almost near.

Matthew