After getting lost crossing a California desert & suffering intensely, emigrants gave the area this name
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As undocumented border crossings have plummeted, indicated by 1.5 ..... of the 
most intense human suffering and survival happening on the global... [DOC] [TLE] The Oregon Trail - Wyoming Tales and Trails [PAR] The Emigrant Road over which the early pioneers of California, Oregon, and ... 
names and dates on trailside cliffs, a few place names, and some graves.