New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-12
NORpOR\TION NOTICE-Street DE.
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.
Cholera Among the indians-Mortality among
the Cattle. Ac. &c.

In a conversation we had. Yesterday. with
MAJ. + Picot, OF the American Fur company, VINO
came down few days since on the steamer ~ Ahge,
We were given detailed and full account OF me
prevalence of cholera among the Indians IN the past
TWO years.
About Fort Pierre m the year 1881, the first case OF
cholera occurred on The ith of July. Otner cases
followed tins. and the disease continued 10 spfeau
until some 900 or 400 Missouri Sioux Indians had
fallen victims To Il.
The rayages oi sickness were not confined 10 the
Indians. II would appear. The cholera communi-
Gated 10 the cattle. add Mai PIcot states thai from
his own knowledge only, some hfiy head OF cattle
died OF a sickness for which he cannot account un-
less II were cholera. They were seized suddenly
with vomiting and purging, and IN many instances,
indeed IN the majority of instances death ensued
after hye or SIX hours from the manifest hon Oh me
first symptoms. The fact that cholera shouIddeclaTc
itself ANIMALS may appear singular but II lSne'ef-
theleSs true strange. We recolloct very wen one
case OF tins kind which occurred IN 1879, when the
epidemic at H. creates, hight The steamer
Alexander Hamilton, bound for the Missouri Kivet,
carried on board two horses, who were seiked Al
about the same time with violent pufging ana VINO
died, despite all the ordinary remedies that were ap,
Piled. few hours only after the hrst indications oi
Illness
When the disease was raging most violently among
the Indians a council was held. after whose decision
the entire nation struck camp. and separated iOr va
rlouS quarters. portion OF them took refuge IN ,e
mountains. and the remainder JOuTneyed toward inc
north. The cholera followed the party VINO nah re-
pared 10 the mountains, and continued To commit
sad Tayages among them TO add still more Ia their
mSfOrtunes, the smallpox broke ont among them
about the same time and while IL ran It's course
there were from five 10 SIX hundred Of their NUMBERS
VINO fell victims to The traders did all THAI lay
IN their power 10 alleviate the suferngs ABOUT
them They were fortunately well prov lded with
vaccine matter, and MAJOR Plcot snpposes that
no less than fifteen Ia twenty thousand Indians were
yaccinated by them, 20 start from the occurrence oi
the first ease The most tnghtiul panic spread "
self among the Indians on the appearance oi emo
lera IN such "A malignant form Neither interest, nor
friendship nor pareniage were sufficient oonds 10
keen them together IN TINS time of affection. wives
were abandoned by their husbands, parents Dy theif
children, and friends by their friends The cholefd,
rs also the SINAI pox, fingered from July, 1890, 70
July, 1851 abatng IN the winter to a conslder ans
extent In that time numerous children ssid help.
less women and old men. who ha0 been suddenly
abandoned by those that hal hitherto supported
them were picked mp and taken care of by the trad
In the present year Of The Indians who vent 10
the North, the majority are not yaceMateu' III aP
pretended, that when they retnn, While dppIopn,,
aiing to thea the guns, blankets, and cl0uuns VI
the inyaids by small pOx, which were thrown away
IA The pralres The disease Will Introduce itse''
among them.
The fact may not be without 10, interest, that
IN the present year. when the party Of SIOUX
consisting OF one thousand iamliles) went 10 the
North, they fell IN with war party OF Blackfee',
who were m search Of the CROW Indians. The SIOUX
attacked them, and murdered every person IN the
party Not 4 single one Was efl 20 bear the tale Ia
ms Nation
After the occurrence Of Inc first few of small
pOx, these Indians, who mad retired 10 the norm,
became particularly careful IN their interc0fnmuni-
Gallon with strangers Guards we're stationed about
their village, whose duty 1t was 10 "arn all strangers
from approaching them and further, 10 shoot down
such As persisted crossing the line 0i tnef encap
ment Major PIcOt adds that very many Indians oil
foreign tribes az well a. the Sioux tribe ITSELF were
murdered for the tina. they disresafded ms
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