<P> The train continued to Wagontire Mountain , a name it later received when early settlers found a wagon tire there . Here the emigrants camped in and around what they called the `` Lost Hollow . '' There was water and grass but not an ample supply for the emigrants and all their livestock . As emigrants further back in the train continued to arrive , circumstances in the camp became desperate . Water quickly became scarce and many ran out of their staple supplies . In a weakened condition , more travelers became sick . Camp fever and other ailments began to overcome large numbers , especially the children and elders . </P>
what was wrong with the water in meeks cutoff
not an ample supply for the emigrants and all their livestock