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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This is about Aunt Charlotte who crossed the
Oregon trail in 1843 (at the age of 5), with the same group that my gg
grandfather was with. Make sure you go the the second page "Good Night" to
see the wonderful photo that Rachel took on our 7150 mile trip in August,
2000. We're on our way home, and driving into the eye of the setting
sun!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>from the introduction</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT
size=+1>Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood was a wonderfully remarkable woman. She
was a</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+1> student of the nature of
man and his surroundings even at the age of five, when she and</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=+1> her family set out across the plains "into the
eye of the setting sun", as her father,</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=+1> Daniel, described it to her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Ckapter 10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/oregon_trail/crossing/chapter.htm">http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/oregon_trail/crossing/chapter.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Oh! The link to Walt's e-mail on this site
is incorrect. Sorry. :-(</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Cecil</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.<BR>PO Box 530833<BR>San Diego CA
92153<BR>FAX 619-428-6434<BR><A
href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">mailto:cchouk@cox.net</A><BR>ANDERSON - BLAKELY -
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