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Thereafter, migration on the Oregon Trail was an annual event, although the practice of traveling in giant convoys of wagons gave way to many smaller bands of one or two-dozen wagons. The trail was heavily traveled until 1884, when the Union Pacific constructed a railway along the route.
Oregon-California-Mormon Trail Deaths[88] Cause Estimated deaths Disease[89] 6,000â12,500 Indian attack 3,000-4,500 Freezing 300â500 Run overs 200â500 Drownings 200â500 Shootings 200â500 Miscellaneous 200â500 Scurvy 300â500 Totals 9,400â21,000