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OREGON TRAIL Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a route followed by American emigrants as they moved westward during the middle nineteenth century. Along this route, the settlers would face many challenges such as Indian attacks, fierce weather, difficult terrain features, and many diseases. Although these tasks proved to be formidable, nearly four hundred thousand people would eventually travel along the trail. The origin of the Oregon Trail can be traced back to the Native …

…the Blue Mountains as rough traveling. The rocks were all disordered and it was hard to keep ones footing. Loose rocks made it common for settlers to fall or create small rockslides. Stuart described the Blue Mountains as having a large number of Pine trees. He mentioned that at some points trees became so thick a person could barely see ahead of themselves. Also mentioned was the abundance of animals including Deer, Elk, and Beaver.