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9. Most of the emigrants on the Oregon Trail survived the trip. Between four and six percent of the emigrants died along the way-between 12,500 and 20,000 people. This is about one grave for every 200 yards of trail (the length of two football fields). Most of those who died were either children or elderly people. 10. The four most common causes of death on the Trail were cholera, wagon accidents, drownings during river crossings, and accidental gunshots-not Indian attacks! In the period 1840 - 1860, fewer than 350 emigrants were killed by Native Americans.
byTodd Underwood. The Oregon Trail migration, more correctly known as the Oregon-California Trail migration, is one of the most important events in American History. The Oregon-California trail was a 2,170 mile route from Missouri to Oregon and California that enabled the migrating of the early pioneers to the western United States. The first emigrants to make the trip were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman who made the trip in 1836.