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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Leon Pantenburg / The Bulletin
November 14, 2006
THE OREGON TRAIL, May 15, 1853, near a ford on the Platte River in Wyoming territory
"Ferried over on account of getting our turn, there being such a crowd of teams waiting to cross. They charged three dollars per wagon for ferrying across, and one dollar for each horse. Forded our stock....