of fifty wagons and five hundred oxen, which were on their way to Sedalia. When the wagon-master escaped the yokes of the oxen were being burned, and preparations were also being made to burn the ...

On Wednesday, a crew from Lincoln Tent & Awning stretched a new canvas over the wagon’s bows. After years of neglect, the original covering had disintegrated, as did a pair of oxen towing the wagon.

For instance: “Each ox wagon should be provided with a covered tar-bucket, filled with a mixture of tar or resin and grease, two (ox) bows extra … and six open links for repairing chains.” ...

Oxen are work animals that can pull very heavy wagons and perform all kinds of tough tasks. Bison are very muscular with very ...

In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of ...

The ox-wagon was far more than mere transport. It was, in fact, your entire home. It was also your fortress. You might notice the wide streets as you drive through old Karoo towns like Cradock ...

Martin's modernized covered wagon he pushed over 2,400 miles. Courtesy of Donald Martin Martin did not travel alone. Along with him he brought a stuffed steer named Last Ox and a modernized ...