The wagons came down the long hill into the valley. Some had decided to continue on, but some were ready to prepare for the winter months right here. I knew none were really ready for what was to come, but neither were they ready to be caught by an early storm out on the trail either.
I knew this country and either would be very bad for folks unprepared for it. Of the 63 wagons in the train, 34 decided to stop and settle here. The rest went on up the trail. I knew these people would need men who knew this land and could help provide fresh meat they would need to make it to spring. There were some good men in the group bit none who knew what was needed to survive here.
It was very late in the season and they would be very lucky to be near ready for what was to come. Cold weather comes very quickly to the area and none of them had any idea what was to come. I stopped mostly to try to save them from their first winter. To help build cabins and hunt meat for them. To help them put by wood for warmth. I pushed them to build as soon as it was decided to stop.
Of the 34 wagons that stopped, most were very unprepared for what was to come, but they could learn if someone was there to teach them. Of our 34 wagons, there were 93 people. The men out numbered the women more than 2 to 1. With sixteen children, but seven of them were over the age of thirteen. And of our time once young people were of that age they were young adults and treated as so.
I began helping set up cabins for families to live in. The very first cabin completed was for a young family who had 3 of the children under the age of thirteen. As we were finishing up their cabin he told me his two younger brothers were also living with them.
I ask if it was kind of crowded in a one room cabin with 3 grown males, a female and 3 children. He replied that it was fine they had split the room for the adults and the children. A small corner was curtained off for the sleeping for the kids.
"Sara, the boys and I have the rest of it."
"Is your wife ok with 3 men being in her sleeping area all the time?"
"Oh, I told Sara right off I was fine with the boys seeing her naked. And she knows I expect her to sleep with my brothers. She hasn't yet but I know she plans to."
"So your brothers have seen Sara naked?"
"Oh, Ya, she is open with them and they tease her. They both suck and kiss her big tits. She loves it. I have told her to go ahead and let them both fuck her and she's said she will."
"Is there a reason you feel this way?"
"My Mama was very open for my family. My Dad and all his brothers shared Mama. She taught me and my brothers about sex when we was old enough and Dad did the same for my sisters when they was old enough. And I want Sara to do the same for our boys when old enough."
I guess I was not shocked by this but a little surprised maybe? We finished up their cabin and I went on to the next. A few days after they had moved in completely Frank the husband came over to help me with the cabin I was working on. But no brothers? I ask where his brothers were as I had hoped they would help us too. He grinned and replied his wife had began pleasing them and they were on her all the time now. I understood.
Others were putting cabins and dugouts up as quickly as they could. On the fifth cabin I was helping with I found my second unusual situation. A very nice young couple whom I was helping build for had an older man who was friends with them.
Jack and Mary were in their mid twenties and married several years now were good friends with Bart Blake who was in his late forties and maybe just a bit shady? I was not sure of his intent about their friendship? But it was none of my business. Bart was not nearly as much help as young Jack and did not help nearly as often. They were still living in their wagon beside the cabin we were building.
As we worked one afternoon I could hear sounds from their wagon that made me wonder about the type friendship they had. Mary was a small woman of very much a complete woman in every way besides more than just a little beauty. As the sounds became more and more intimate I casually ask if Bart was out hunting meat?
Jack grinned at me.
"No Conner, Mary is taking care of Bart's meat right now as if you can't hear them. He lives with us full time now."
I just nodded and continued to work. As I worked over the next few weeks I could see much of this was likely to be expected. With only 29 adult women, 16 children and 48 men the men were going to need more women or men with wives would share? I saw several husbands were following Frank and young Jack and willing to do so.
A few single men were grouping together and building larger cabins for men to share together. One cabin completed had seven guys living in it. I had seen Bart over talking to the men there several times. We were working on a family cabin not far from their cabin and young Jack was helping me. As we worked I saw his young wife Mary walk up to the door of the men's cabin and the door opened and she went inside.
Jack watched and he grinned at me.
"Bart has worked out a deal with the male cabins for Mary to take care of their needs."
"They are paying Bart for Mary's services? And you are ok with him doing so?"
"They are all seven in there with Mary?"
He looked at his watch and back up at me.
