CALIFORNIAFROMMISSOURITObyDixieMarshallillustratedbyJoanneFriarbyDixieMarshallillustratedbyJoanneFriarCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350983-XISBN13:978-0-15-350983-4OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350601-6(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350601-7(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357936-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357936-3(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706Itwasalovelyspringmorningintheyear1852.Joeyrubbedhiseyesandslowlyrolledoutofbed.Itwouldbetheverylasttimehewouldsleepinhisbed.ThesmalltownofIndependence,Missouri,wasbustlingwithactivity.Thatday,awagontrainwouldbeleavingforalongjourneyacrossthecountry.Joey,hissister,Rebecca,andtheirparentswouldjoinagroupofpioneers.Thisgroupwasheadingwesttostartabrand-newlife.TheywouldtravelalongtheOregonTrail.Itwouldtakethemaboutsixmonths.3Joey’sfatherbelievedthatthereweremanyfantasticopportunitiesintheWest.GoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainthe1840s.ItwasattractingthousandsofsettlerstoCalifornia.Theywereallhopingtostrikeitrich.Ateamofoxenwashookedtothefrontofthewagon.Thewagonhadbigwoodenhoopscoveredwithcanvas.Thiswastoprotectthetravelersfromtherainandhotsun.Asinglewagonwasaboutt...
