they leave them there
They died, so did people. It was a very hard trip on all involved.
because they just did!
Contaminated water. This was part of the reason most quality guidebooks to the trails recommended using "oxen and one yoke of cow to pull your wagon as the cows can give milk on the trail and they can be sold when you arrive at your destination" as although the reason why drinking the water made people sick was not understood, it was known that people drinking fresh milk on the trail got sick much less often.
Some slept in the wagons. Others slept on the ground in between the wagons and the fire pits.
Pioneers drank water,water that they got from rivers and streams. SOme pioneers got sick because of the water they drank. But if someone was sick and they had a medicine that was liquid that was drinken. Also, if something was eaten and it was poionus, whiskey would be forced down that person throte.
The main benefit was being with others and they could help each other out. It was a dangerous thing to do and often people lost wagons, got sick and died, and babies were born on the trail.
the number of people who died on the trail
well they had to face people and animals geting sick and they had to cross a lot of mountains . :^))
Lots of people were sick and didn't have any food
Willamette Valley ( Central Oregon).
they got mad so they did not give the land sick that is a lie