Um.....okay, this was funny! I played again and here's what happen without even a minutes worth of playtime:

March 1, 1848

We started down the trail with:

20 oxen

20 sets of clothing

2000 bullets

3 wagon wheels

3 wagon axles

3 wagon tongues

140 pounds of food

We will now travel at a more grueling pace.

March 3, 1848

We have arrived at the Kansas River Crossing.

March 4, 1848

The wagon tipped over while floating. We lost:

1 wagon tongue

79 pounds of food

GIR (drowned)

Dib (drowned)

Nny (drowned)

Riz (drowned)