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 horses which no longer exist were known as Conestoga's too and were similar to the Clydesdales. They stood sixteen hands high and weighed as much as 1800 pounds. A typical team of a Conestoga wagon consisted of four to six animals.