`  == Numbers ==  There seems to be some difficulty in resolving the numbers of survivors in the article.   *We say there are 87 in the party who entered the mountains. *The lead did say 45 survived, this was then changed to 48 *The main body said 45 survived and 42 died (agreeing with the original lead), but later in the Mortality section it said 41 died in total (6 before reaching Truckee Lake and 35 more up to April). Removing Sara Keyes (as we don't count her) that means 40 died, giving a total of 47 survivors. I changed the lead and the body to agree with this, so at least it is consistent until a figure can be agreed. *If we remove Stanton (who perhaps left before the 87 total was calculated but then returned and died) from the total of 35 we get 39 deaths up to April which allows the 48 survivors figure to stand, but I don't know whether Stanton is included in either the 87 or 35 figures. *Adding the figures from the article it looks like it gives us these numbers for the survivors:  McCutcheon, who left with Stanton but did not return (1), Reed and Herron, who rode to Sutters (2), Forlorn Hope (7), First Relief (20), Second Relief (14), Third Relief (5), Keseberg (1), giving a total of 50. If McCutcheon is removed from the 87 total (presuming like Stanton that he isn't counted as he left early on) it can be knocked down to 49, but unless the details of the survivors are wrong or you don't count Reed and Herron either (which would result in a figure of 47) I don't see how you can get it lower. *...? Apologies if I've misadded anywhere, but it certainly isn't immediately clear where the numbers come from.  `