I am fairly sure they used clean rags and things and filtered their water through that as many times as they felt it was required, and then drank the water.
To wash them selves and boil the dirty water to make it safe and semi-clean to at least drink on the journey.
in oregon
drink clean water. Take daily intake of veggies and other foods. And medicine. Walked for exersize
On the Oregon Trail, water was purified through boiling it. Between 1840 and 1890, pioneers took this long trail and carried with them food in water-tight containers. The water was gotten from rivers and streams.
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boiled it
Drank clean water. Took daily intake of vegtables and other foods. And medicines. Walked for exercize.
food and water were so important on the Oregon trail because there wasn't much food or water. for the first 100 miles, there were a few river, but after that, there were no river and it never rained.
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In the 1800's on the Oregon Trail a person who caught dysentery was in trouble from the start. Until Gregory Colloni of Italy, a pioneer on the trail, mixed leaves from a pine tree with water and egg white. The patients tried the potion and it worked successfully. Mr. Colloni is one of the unknown heroes of the world. If not for him, many more people would have died on the Oregon trail.
People back then went on the Oregon trail to start new lives. They had a 2,000 mile journey to Oregon. They WALKED the whole way even though it was long and dangerous. Many families died because of diseases, lack of food and water, and their were even some Indian attacks. They still traveled because there were good opportunities there.
The Oregon Trail crossed several significant bodies of water, including the Missouri River, which marked the starting point, and the Platte River, which provided a vital water source for travelers. Additionally, the trail crossed the Snake River and the Columbia River as pioneers made their way into the Oregon Territory. Other smaller rivers and streams also presented challenges and opportunities for water supply along the route.