I just happened to be reading The Emigrants&#x27; guide to Oregon and California.  It was the guide that the Donner party used to take a short cut.<p>The book doesn&#x27;t embellish.  (The Donner party took one sentence out of that guide, and made a mistake.)<p>My reason for posting  here is when the author was describing California; it was almost like reading fiction.  The amount of wildlife was staggering.  We were all told about the Bufflo, but there were so much more wildlife.  Wildlife that we destroyed.  One sentence really got to me.  It stated, &#x27;Salmon are 10 lbs. to 60 lbs.&#x27;  I thought 60 lbs--it must be an exaggeration, but I think it&#x27;s true.