The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-07-25
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FIR IN TIE PLAINS

4 correspondent OF The Mo. Ranablje,,.
ting from about 500 miles west of For, y. VI
under date Of June 10, gives a fearful 1o....'a
OF the rasages OF the Cholera among 4. :
grants. We give some extracts:
''We have witnessed most horrible h,,.. !,
that dread disease, cholera. That dseass
out about The same time in every train M, s
in Plum Geek valley from lie Isl 70 a. ~ y "
Jnnc. nave eatieavofed 10 assertion j, ~
particulars, bat in great many ins,anf., Y
graves with not even a name ler. and II -, M
the name only given. Up 10 Ills las s l.a
counted folty graves, in sixty miles tra,. ~ :.
we have passed several trains where ro,s ,, .a
six We're sick and probably tgo.lhiras ofllan
dead ere ih,s.s
The following Particulars were given -.
gentleman who overlook rs yesenl,,
have every reason 10 believe them tror .tt NJ
he neglected 10 state explicitly every ~
interest. he states, on the tn, abcn, ~.
mites west of Plan Creek, ~ found email I ,s
ci three wagons, about hall NILE fsom II. ~ ~
Ioa.', and but one man able 10 81, m. A., :.
were already dead and buried; lonr ws,, ~
dying Of choleIs, one Lad The measles, ana A
other Wei, bit 30 faiigued from n,Ir.ins. D., l.
could scarcely stand. Ny informan, ssis, M
this company was formed at 81. Joseph, a,
some were from Buchanan, some from Li,,as,r
and some from St. louis.n
In view otthe fact Of The cholera har. NM
its nnWeleotne appearance in the train, The is,l
ligeni correspondent says:
"Now. Nessrs. Editors, will Won pI.,,. !.
on d.. Mcdowell, and Others Who contend Ms
cholera is contagious, and who also below n
disease is cause IRON a lack OF -leetielif i, /,
air, ard ask them to account for his dis,m
breaking out III some t.ry or ore bundled, na
about The same time. il the centre u vaa nj
lie, al lest thousand miles from any CITY ii
| immediately following severe ihuadsr,lofs,.
And bear in mind, the trains in which u. Il
ease FIRST appeared were from healthy ceph6s-
Cedar, Ray. &c.--and oiiis Two OF The train ss
from 81. Loui-, ons and Halls and VIZ hk IA
s. Louis before single case had occarta nn
tran month ago. II strikes me iha, u. aa,,rs
that cholera is contagious il fully esyioaa, d
| that tits merely ihfectious.''
"ro give son one idea oftbe sickness o. /.
pains This year, will only mention lev ns
| that have come under my own personal o.sr.
tion. visited train Oh Tuesday lar. tin
| II men toinposing il s WIRE sick Ano,t,r,n
j passed Uattel al one Niue, or 8 mols ses
and one diving as ! passed In Two es,,rs
have passed rains where Oh bus a,4e had dst
In one instance saw Al an encamp,usri, "a. s
lett standing an. another .ss,ruck,n bu, Rwu
the ground also hrrel Of crackers, slS
blankets, six or right pair OF boots. hats, ,sss
shirts, &c, sc. and near BY FIVE graves. En
a sad spectacle
This writer estimates the number Of dsta
sha, have occurred between his encampmes, a
Plum creek at $50. re gives the n,ss
those who have died, none Of which are ioa ii
region Of country, niie-tenihs oftLem being hn
Missouri.
Another correspondent, Of The same r's
ditihg at Foh Laramie, June Il, ssys:-aIh
whole number registered as having pas.st rs
spring stands as follows - Men, 80 9s4; aaus
iSa; children, sos wagons, -,li3; Horses, is;s
Mules, GAIT Osen, 1882
The same correspondent, under date d d
2isl, says that $1,000 emisraits snd 75o0Ss
ons had pas.ed that post.