Weathering is the principal process that acts upon the earthâs primary minerals to form the smaller and finer particles that we call âsoil.â Maui County is an excellent place to observe the effects of weathering since it contains both slightly weathered and highly weathered soils.
The Conestoga wagon was built with its floor curved upward to prevent the contents from tipping and shifting. Including its tongue, the average Conestoga wagon was 18 feet long, 11 feet high, and 4 feet in width.
The ends of the wagon were built higher than the middle and a high, rounded, white canvas roof would cover the wagon making it a Covered Wagon. Teams of four to six horses powered the wagon. Other wagons used by American pioneers were similar to the Conestoga Wagon but smaller and sleeker.