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Well, you have the obvious answer - eating the deceased members of their party to survive.
Other attempts to survive included sending a group out to try to snow-shoe to find help in the Sacramento Valley / Sutter's Fort.
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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.
How many people were left in the donner party after they were found?
Of the original 87 members, only 48 managed to survive!
When was The Donner Party - film - created?
The Donner Party - film - was created in 2009.
Who were the donner party leaders?
George Donner was the leader
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.
How many people were left in the donner party after they were found?
Of the original 87 members, only 48 managed to survive!
When was The Donner Party - film - created?
The Donner Party - film - was created in 2009.
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
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that?
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that the Oregon Trail was hazardous.
What did Louis keseberg do?
He was the last rescued, surviving member of the famous Donner Party, which traveled from the east to California and had to resort to cannibalism to survive.
What group was traped in the snow and had 87 members die when traveling west?
That was the Donner Party. A group of pioneers who resorted to cannibalism to survive.
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.
Who was George donner?
George Donner was the leader of a group of American settlers who were going to California. The Donner party became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847. Nearly half of the emigrants starved to death, and some of the others resorted to cannibalism to survive.
