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Yes, there were a number of survivors, maybe half of the original complement. It is a tragic accident of history to call this incident a Party, which usually is something joyful and upbeat, not extreme hunger, survival problems- and cannibalism.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey built shelters to live in and slaughtered their animals for food. At the very end of their ordeal, some of them ate human flesh to stay alive.
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∙ 14y ago46 people of the 87 lived.
2/3 of all the women and children lived.
2/3 of all the men died.
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∙ 14y agoOf the 87 people in the Donner party, 39 died; plus two of the rescuers also died attempting to save them; for a total of 41 people dead.
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How many wagons did the Donner party have?
16 wagons were on the donner party And 87 people that were with the donner party.
What mountains did the donner party have to cross?
There was only one major mountain range that the Donner Party had to cross through. The Rocky Mountain. The Rockys caused a lot of trouble for the people going out to west. The Donner Party took off late from Independence, MO, so the Donner Party got stuck in the Rockys. That's what caused the Donner Party to become so famous and the number of people going to the west decreased dramatically. Then the Gold Rush started and the numbers went way up.
What was a mistake the Donner party made?
The Donner party took a shortcut across Utah that its promoter said would save them 300 miles. Instead, it added 100 miles to their trip.
How long were the Donner Party stuck in the serria Nevadas?
6 months
What are the release dates for Haunted Highway - 2012 Lake Murray Beast The Donner Party 2-4?
Haunted Highway - 2012 Lake Murray Beast The Donner Party 2-4 was released on: USA: 11 December 2013
How many wagons did the Donner party have?
16 wagons were on the donner party And 87 people that were with the donner party.
Margaret donner in donner party?
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
Were the Donner Party LDS pioneers?
No. The Donner Party were not Mormon pioneers.
When was The Donner Party - film - created?
The Donner Party - film - was created in 2009.
Did the people in the donner eat died people?
No one really knows but people think that members of the Donner Party ate each when they were absolutely starved.
What is the duration of The Donner Party documentary?
The duration of The Donner Party - documentary - is 1.5 hours.
Who were the donner party leaders?
George Donner was the leader
How many died in the donner party?
There were 87 people not including the teamsters or Indians that travelled with them.
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that?
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that the Oregon Trail was hazardous.
Who cut the trip to California and his followers died in the snow of the Sierra Nevadas?
You are thinking of the Donner Party.
What happen to the donner party?
The Donner party left the other group of travelers and used hasting cutoff little did they know that the guide only used this path once. When the Donner party got close the the Sierra Nevada's they got suck in a snow storm some of the people in the Donner party had to leave there wagons behind or get rid of stuff so alot f the people were out side huddled against each other getting warmth. Because of this "shortcut" the donner party ran out of food and water and people died for the lack of food when it came to that the donner party had no choice to eat the dead later on theree n ople that volenterred to hichhike to california and get help and some of the people trying to get help died on the way some made it to california. Thats some what of what happend to the donner party.
Where can one find details of the Donner Party?
You can find details about the Donner Party on the Wikipedia page devoted to it. You can also receive an introductory lesson about the Donner Party provided on the PBS website.
