The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-11
SMALLPOX is srAMpEp OUT,
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was over He went 90 miles up the PorGupine to meet and warn Rev. Whitaker. who was expected over from Fort Macpherson during the winter. Mir. Whitaker diG not come, but had he come notices which Fyie left on the trail, after waiting se1er- al days, would have given the warn ing.
 "Thc last case of smallpox develop ed some time before Christmas, and the last patient has been out of the hospital some little time. All work in connection with the case has been terminated except that of cleaning up the quarantine island in the spring. The epidemic was just getting to its fullest when heavy snow storm struck the island, last fall. Old quar- ters where the natives lived and much old refuse which they had used were covered. and have been under the snow all winter. This cannot be touched until after the snow goes The dozen or more log houses which Indians occupied were burned during tho winter. under direction of Dr. Smith. The doctor said the cabins would be the most favorable places imaginable to harbor the disease, pos sjbly for years, and he had the match applied. Realizing the truth of his statement, we We're glad to see him take such rigid steps. The 1 Indians now have gone to the hills to hunt. They had to be fed during the entire winter on rations supplied by the government from my stock and from tha. of the boundary sur ycy parties. Fortunately, We were well supplied. The Indians could net 20 hunting while sick, and all their garments were condemned and de- stroyyd. Their habitual garment is deer skin. They could not live in that bleak rcg.cn without the skins, so. once deprived. they had to re- main charges of the government un- til mild weather Every Indian was given an entire new outfit of cloth ing. blankets and the like. We have now the cleancst and proudcsJ band Of Indians in the entire world. The poor fellows suffered rri4htiu,Iy, but again all are happy. Amos. the h. dian preacher. ordained in Dawson last year. was there. An his family had the disease. but Uc haI been yan- ciuatcd early. aud escaped. was yaccinatcd in Victoria ln.t spring, before the outbreak on arc roruD .ar and wls immune
 "AU old clothing which thc @H- lians hal worn before being taken down. including th.tr winter sE.n garments. Was burned. Win ih ir skin garments gene, they We're easily chilled. but from now o1 should have TO trouble until they can g.t new l supply Of caribou hifa for tal.l.-. 1 The camp has cHou-h staples to lat |uutu the open war.r Ta. n.iunI however. are ou: hrutlu- rrr ~n"- selves. aud hay, s.@-ret .u a1 d.- |rccrtoas. Pra.,i.auy au uaa Indians in the district were ta the ama'InaX camp. and lut a hlaat. proved im- Imune when plancI i1 the ty-oat tents. The boundary people at first sent ont white men for four or five days to call in the Indians last sum- mcr, but could not locate them. Later n Smith. at my suggestion. sent an Indian. In two or three days he hal them streaming in from all direct ions. It was pitifm to see the poor victims. Some had faces as red as beets. and swollen as though they had been pounded. And the suffering many endured in tio camp was in- tense.
 within nine days af,cr the cases were reported to Dawson last sum- mer throuch Messrs. Craig and Riggs the Canadian government had dis patched and landed at Rampant Hous Constable Fyfc and Lee, the nurse. The lumber and other supplies for the camp came later and slower, and Ii' was endurance until the houses were mp. The Delta left the supplies 75 miles below Rampant House. She could have gone through. It is due to Mir. Riggs that we got the sup plies at all. Although very late in the season. he kep' his launches run ming nine days ard got up all medi- cincs. lumber and other material. Three trips were made. It was a one-day trip for big boat
 Two boundary survey men recent ly went from near Rampant House to Fort Yukon, against the wishes of Dr. Smith. who contended the dis trict highly infected. Since they de- liberately disregarded his authority, f- ,N-