This was a long and tedious route, with problems of malaria and other tropical diseases. The Panama canal wasn't built until the 20th century. An alternative route would be to round the horn of South America and come back up. Neither route very desirable. The mail trail wasn't a natural route that you could run wagons or buggies up...
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Neither route very desirable. The mail trail wasn't a natural route that you could run wagons or buggies up. If you try to go to San Diego you go against the grain of the mountains so it is almost impossible to find a descent route trying to avoid climbing as many mountains as possible. The Natural routes in the mountains run northwest toward Los Angeles...
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Oregon Trail Later, mountain men such as James Bridger, who founded Fort Bridger in 1843, contributed their knowledge of the trail and often acted as guides. The first emigrant wagon train, headed by the American pioneer physician Elijah White, reached Oregon in 1842...	2 / 360
Oregon Trail Later, mountain men such as James Bridger, who founded Fort Bridger in 1843, contributed their knowledge of the trail and often acted as guides. The first emigrant wagon train, headed by the American pioneer physician Elijah White, reached Oregon in 1842...	2 / 366
Oregon Trail Pregnant women, on the other hand, had especially difficult time s during the journey. Many pregnant women died because of child labor, but also because their extra needs as pregnant women could not be met due to the extreme conditions...	3 / 624
Santa Fe trail The Santa Fe Trail became the highway for troops to carry supplies to New Mexico and other places. The war ended and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed which made Santa Fe a territory of the United States...	3 / 772