, 1870-12-09
TIE INDIANS OF THE NORTH
WEST.

Fearful RAyaEeH OF Sntafs Pox-1n.
. Inynotta Psneaiccs OF TfHdets-fhe
Rich lnads -xer 10 be Won mud
SeIl2eu.
Fort Garry. Red Ri,,r tyesit - a. c''re'p0asf"ee"
:. Just now fearful pert,lercs is raging on
the dIsran trIaius to the northwest. sm.lt-
pox has broken out fox the first time IN eighty
odd years. The most harrp 7ing taies hs'e
been esnt rs from the s poss on ., tue %asea
House, Fort- Pitt ard Edmorton. aud other
djstsnt stations. The savages haE'og nsFet
before sxpe1ienced apch 3 Visitation Na
stticken tsitl1 terror, and ascrlee the al.ease
to the prfe<nca Of missionaries among nen-
Tht h13e f1aEht s e,g sa I: Fstt P
where 2QQ: died in four dsyes the su1S1sofs
carried The. pu'rid corpses and cast them
aeainaf the stockadsa OF the fort to 1nfec@ t9a
whltee. Tho disease has been imported o5
tradiug bands coming frum among the re
gsns and Dlackfeet at: Fazs Banton: Ihe N
| fentity Of i,a .aaases u,Ay be imagined xheu
/ you are told that tWoshitds OF the total IN"
| t1isp population xlIl likely be s~apt away.
Such tales ;of horror as are 1ecorded!
| Whole encampmenta hare been stormed B!
| +he cr;m warrior death. Tha akin curtains of
he lodges fIspidly IN the tsin' ed wind T1era
! ie no one, within them but the dead. Han
drefs OF corpees rot along the rivers bs1ka
or float on their wavea The plaius arc dot.
ted with bodies torn pfecemesl by tooth o.
gaunt wolf, OF bill Of goEBed cEow. Iroopa q
dogs dina aH, their dead ma-tess: Tdo #enaa Tha
in ordinary eouIse have dined Oh them; ihs
eurylvord have fed to rocks and csves, to n1a
death waiting for them armed douoT wlth toa
horrors 1t. snlitude- a doctor and stores
Of medicine have been sent from netr;
but he can effect little in 90 wide 40 t1.sos -, ~
country. AZ pseesrtions us ,,s.?on taxfn o1lv md
great number OF bales of fura nave oeen
burued. because they contained the eeeqa y.
| infection. One would .ecarcslr th'nx 'ess 3
human being cauld- be guilty Of sucn neuu,
4 ish crime, butt I'm assured there e1lss @a1
{swbo raskt + trade Of collecting the 1ooes u
the dead for sale-more deadly tdan inc PVT
soped tunic at Hercnles. 4 pleasant lookoas
for the men who, Hrappsd III these rooea; ~ W
ha snFei1mr Along The fane next wlntas- insI
win Be- "gf,a death bthind the cavalier 10
. 1t NAV be Interesting to eoue OF ths New
, York doctors, fond Of new "eystens, 20 ~
cnr,nt tha Indian atyla Of treating all di.eaaes
Tom meae.es End cztarrh up to small po3 ~
t CHOLERA 1uorhus. The medicine lodge IL ciose9
from profaue eye by curtains Of nytte1y y;..ne Ina
tsgtefy 11at5sn.Pss "sn .als psesrfvei
odd b0nes and stones, sna chaa1fnl articles 9
. = sim;l.r character Diabolto m3s4Tea ~
> hnrr Ii pouches TO poles tsoua dt1ed oans.
, rYnts up 10 VOLTS eyea and pn!yer1ea muo
tuttee Ihsss a5e ga s1iGi. ,gI !. I.erai1y' IL o Wbe
MN faIl sick unto de.th he IL pla:e'
: :, 1h;s lodge aud painted. The medicin
n,.n ,hen, toet bnll-horns, bat hide-dtuns
y | ,haEe Tatsxs, ard howl Then they dape
2 l. and forca tha patient to JON, until pe ~ 80
: in muck at sut4t, "hen ne n.a - s+rs saI ~
nake0 and ut tup speed, to tha nearest stfe;i
:. and fumpin. Occasn:nslls the treatment .an ',
a and the patient~IecoVets, has II u = eu1
i. | thing in emall-fo1 n,,
Is ftripge ard. numme1'es- " ons '.lus ~ ss.d
Il wcnid epeak ire elts!ng thus lenl ~ ~, -
r over long. And tha: is hA oecesstts sns. s. :.
= ISIS for securing Tor the Unitet States ines
v rich and dee1inea zegioEs- Tae pao?is a. ~
le Leeis)sture Of Hi Deaota are a1aEo 10 tae ~ ~
IS po1tznce ofthe qnrRtinp. aipce they knon ~.
'e value Of! the; territories: FIR N tne ''s, a.
SWinrlees.- Rsins Lake, ,9d Ltss srtz " NJ u
i, The famous !. fertile belt" ,.:,
ltj t., It alopes gently Westward, sud its so1!
,, rich, deep prsi1,e ioasn- The cl.nate IL ~
ID | Of The Northwestern stat:s. Whsat. cn,
Is roots. and fruits 1ireu rapidly, abo Az +,
x have magnificent pas'unGo- Rivers Az asrti M !
- intersect tho country, aod not on!s iii ticI
at it, but afford \ fire. system OF nstTbsn r a,od1
a roads, Coal and iron abound. BIN e,nt, mun
ut ipg md manufacturing would fniy l;1,osa IAN,
be be- But it's Err At value is As .n't ,ha pa
q, lh6 NoTtnefQ EAC0 WIZ Euf ..or cnt1.Itr
ea aIlel Of Al deg 1t intetsee1 Pao. ~ ,nnni
-, tra5trses the Great Deaers e.Amus d,a 'chf
be tAns By difficult passes, aud hns,i5 dsur.r,u d
On the Pacific cost Ut Is haof ,s;1H,r Haa thnug
r.. ha,bor. Wheretss ~ Psclao 1ais4, 9a,,t,1e bel
,le Csr sdian sol worl; 5.se,sa tu.s ielu,e b.
he Those eofi Is fssofabia fos satt!ene.i .au, =.
,ht rirh IN n.odu.tiou !; the accent y g.tt e. n
he nvoidrne yicNnt graaes, the oaa1..- oa.sss M f,o
II 1nnst f.c,e kroan. the Ine is shoft=. tI i
aa tSa h;nSsr latitude, AID The ha15os a. =,
ha Pscitss extremity is splendid si ong be
i 70 arnnssitiou Of this crest p,'ze Hoaia hscsn =.
- tr;amph for American diplomsey; sa1s I
,,t aot only would it open up gzanaa ts tssd
ruN!iona Of cutsi7&sosr, tu i aoaIa ne' yas
sa sr: RrgIsrd'a O,ientM trade: Ese many ~; ";
tloR-eorz John Bni, SM build hts own .nd b. Be-
III 1ail4sY from Rute lnlet to ha. sE>aoi ooI bv y
,se Imericsn tne frun japan g i4satpop. Il III
tch " In Il retain these gsest hnrtevssith S
y r;ons yhich they can sequfre a. easa'e 'e,;r n I
w .s1nIs y" m q thiA asen to~ n1d %
ss ssa ant weTp George Francis Ixs3n ae m1 no se
uur Houston to taks tbs hasfass3 @s