My wife also said that they used word-of-mouth. Billy Bob would tell you that 5 km past the big red rock there was a spring or stuff like that.
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BigDiction@lemmy.world 2 months agoI’m thinking how the fuck people hucked across western Utah in 1850 in the middle of summer without a reliable water source
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Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
They took their chances. That is why they were called Trail Blazers.
kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Canteens, animal skin water carriers, maybe water barrels for people with wagons. They had to plan routes with available water from springs and rivers frequently enough that they could carry enough with them in between sources.