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Bound For Oregon

Bound For Oregon. By Jean Van Leewen. The Very Beginning.

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Bound For Oregon

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  1. Bound For Oregon By Jean Van Leewen

  2. The Very Beginning • 1850’s… The Todd family has plans to go to Oregon, but they only have a guide book and a wagon train to get them there. Mary Ellen and her sister Louvina are not sure if they want to go. Finally, it is their decision. They agree and they begin to prepare that evening. The next morning the begin their journey to Oregon.

  3. On Their Way… • While the Todd family and a friend, John are going to Oregon they face many dangers and hardships. Like: Rivers, lost oxen, Indians, a snowstorm, mountains, and more!

  4. Sickness! • The sickness has begun. So many adults and children are lost. The Todd family was lucky though. Some family members have caught it, but nobody went from life to death. But after the sickness is gone, a miracle happens… • They soon find out that there mother is going to have yet another child. Mary Ellen and the rest of the family take very good care of their mother. Mary Ellen helps cook so she does not have to bend down. Soon, their mother begins to feel weary. The next morning, the baby is here!

  5. The Journey Continues... • The Todd family keep going until they find a tall, cone shaped mountain. There is no reason to cross the mountain because they can go around it. But that won’t be easy either. They crossed streams and rivers to find that they are on top of a steep hill. The oxen make it down the hill, but the next morning they find that Buck, one of the oxen, had died in his sleep.

  6. Their New Lives • Finally, after a long journey, they make it to Oregon. T hey build a fence and a log cabin then put their belongings inside. The Todd family makes money by selling crops and gardening the other yards. Soon, their lives are just like normal. The only sadness is that they may never see their grandmother ever again.

  7. Writing Letters • Mary Ellen and Louvina write lots of letters to their grandmother. They tell her about Oregon. They are a little worried though. “I can’t believe that we may not she her again, said Mary Ellen. But maybe they will…

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