I've just recently heard that the Donner Party did not really go over Donner Pass, but the next pass to the South, Roller Pass. Is there any truth to this?
2007-06-22 10:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by John B 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
One group seperated from the Donner Party at what is now Donner Pass and reached California without incident. The Donner Party and another party went a different direction, got lost and then bad weather set in. One member of the family managed to get through and 4 attempts at rescue were made before all survivors were rescued. Half or a little more perished.
2007-06-22 10:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What is truly tragic about the Donner Party story is that in order for some to survive, the dead were cannibalized.
2007-06-23 00:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it was because some teen-aged native americans stole all the road signs to decorate their dorm rooms.
2007-06-22 17:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by paul s 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
to say i really don't kno much of this at all
2007-06-22 21:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea H 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋