 The person who had it the roughest, I think, another unsung hero in terms of the trail story, is the poor guy who had to walk next to the lead ox and gee and haw and be sure that the ox didn't step in the wrong place or when it was pulling uphill didn't upset the wagon or downhill and so on. The Latter-day Saints were not the only ones on this trail. It could at times actually become quite crowded. When gold was discovered,