The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-29
From Saturdays Daily
THE SMALL POX."
Cases in this City ana at the Di-
vide.

1t is useless to disguise the fact that
there are cases of small pox in Butte.
Already the news has spread to adjacent
cities, and it is well-known throughout
the county. There are nine persons ly-
ing sick with this horrible disease in
Wunderlich's hotel at Divide. we
think this community should at once
q k action IN this serious state of af-
fairs and use all legitimate means to pre-
vent the further progress of the disease.
We do not wish to cause needless
alarm; we feel, however, that the situa-
ton warrants prompt and effective
measures. Three cases had been re
ported to the city authorities as existing
in Butte. The city officers are using
all means il their power to prevent the
spread of the cOntagion. Placards and
yellow flags have been posted on East
Park street, to warn all passers by away
from the infected premises. There is,
however, reason to believe that the
chances of the spresd of the disease are
being increased by culpable negligence.
w 1 tIlCtt q lttli living ol
Lower Montana street, and who has or
has had a well-defined case of small poX,
went into a barber shop in the city day
before yesterday and was shaved. We
hope this is a mistake, but if it be true,
such action is criminal.
Already the small pox has been car
ried from the Divide, where it first
broke out, to Deer Lodge. There is also
reason to believe that it was brought
from Wunderlich's to Butte. 1t has
been stated to us that a blacksmith from
Wunderlich's came to Butte some
ten days ago and visited the
house of Mr.. Drake on East Park street
in which two little children are now
his arrival at Mr.. brakes house this Wis.
itor was taken sick, and left immedi.
ately for the States. Shortly after his
departure the Drake children were TAX
en- sick
The first case at Divide was that of on,
Fiddler, a waiter at WunderlIch's hotel
Among the sick are Willie Wunderlich-
who, with Fiddler, is convalsscsnt-Mr
!, Chas. Wunderlich and Mr.. Closets boy, tn
latter being still in a critical condition. Som
, ten days have elapsed since the disease mad
t its appearance in Wunderlich's hotel, yot, s.
: far as we are informed, the travelling publ
+ has not been notified of the fact that Wun
: deriich's hotei is infected. There are said t
2 be seven Inen-wood- choppers and tie-cultel
Y and two children, all sick under one root 8
Divide, aud ali Of the cases said TO be aggra
9 waited. Weeks have goEe by and guests hav
come aud gone, without even knowing of th
existence of the disease. Let the ~trayslin
public take warning.
q AS to the cause Of The disc ase, it is vari0u!
II ly ascribed to a Heather Chinee and q pill
grim who is supposed to have brought it wit
him from The East. When our infor nal
left Divide last Wednesday the attendin
physician was himself complaining Of serior
symptoms. Trains on the Utah u NortLer
have been forbidden to stop at Wunderlich'
and conductors refuse to allow passenge
from Divi { to board the cars. 1t is tin
that people should be OIL their guard. Their
~ is no occasion for alarm, but thsre is rool
for caution.
DR.. G. w. Corey, physician of the u. u
A road, went down Thursday evening at the II
ID quest OF the County Commissioners to e,
40 anime into this matter. There has been q
ready all unfair and unwarranted, not to s.
criminal, suppression of the facts OF the ma
49,. L.jl +non. wv. raooptlv Capt frn,
Divide up to Dyers lime camp, and all Il
men at work in the camp quit work at ono
10 Nj. Dyer has 1000 bushels Of lime OH han
but wishes to engage other workmen.
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