Donner Party

The big one was Cannibalism! the party was isolated by bad weather ( Snow storms) was running out of supplies, and things took a turn for the worse.

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.

Yep, they are still stuck there.

Jk, the 48 of 87 who survived were rescued in February of 1847.

No. The Donner Party were not Mormon pioneers.

Allegedly the Donner Party set up a camp of about 2 miles for around 5 days at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain. Donner Springs Neighborhood is at the base of this mountain. The party rested in this camp prior to continuing their journey to California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where they met their eventual demise.

48 of the original 87 members survived the ordeal.

Yes! Unfortunately, the desperate situation these pioneers found themselves in forced them to either, as gross as it may be, eat each other (the already deceased members) or die in the wilderness.

one person who was banished from the Donner party was James Reed because he stabbed and killed a man in his wagon train because was abusing his oxen.

James Reed

They 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.

Nothing, because ghosts aren't real. Some believers of ghosts think ghosts are made of ectoplasm. Unfortunately these believers don't realize that ectoplasm itself isn't real.

Ectoplasm is said to be produced by physical mediums when in a trance state. This material is excreted as a gauze-like substance from orifices on the medium's body and spiritual entities are said to drape this substance over their nonphysical body, enabling them to interact in our physical universe.

Although the term is widespread in popular culture, the physical existence of ectoplasm is not accepted by science. Some tested samples purported to be ectoplasm have been found to be various non-paranormal substances, including chiffon and flakes of human skin. Other researchers have duplicated, with non-supernatural materials, the photographic effects sometimes said to prove the existence of ectoplasm.

April 14, 1846

I think what you are asking for is Donner Pass, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.

They used the Hastings' Cutoff

It is a German expression meaning "thunder weather!" The correct spelling would be Donner Wetter. One would use it if he were astounded at something.

Similarities:

-Both were huge expeditions across the continent.

-Both could be considered "risky" - the Lewis and Clark for the fact this was completely uncharted territory, the Donner Party for the fact they had never traveled the "shortcut" route before.

-Both taught a valuable lesson - Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped the country, the Donner Party for the risks of moving west.

That's all I have, hope it helped!

They both traveled a long way

An American Experience: The Donner Party 1992 PBS by Rick Burns

Coming out hopefully soon "The Forlorn" starring Christian Bale, filming is done but no release date.

Hope this helps.

The Donner Party was a group of western settlers who left for the west too late in the summer and got stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter. They became snowbound and most of the group died. The conditions they suffered under are legendary.

you have to be really careful even when traveling in groups because even then can bad things hapen!

Dogs, Oxen, Shoe Leather, Tree Bark, and just about anything else they could find.

May 1846 to February 1847.

The Donner Party left Missouri in May of 1846.

The last of the victims were rescued in February of 1847.