[or-roots] Migration and epidemics

Fri Jul 29 10:14:26 PDT 2011

You all might want to read the book "On the Oregon Trail in 1851" by Albert Edward
Belanger.  The book has numerous comments on the causes of some of the diseases,
and the White powder used for making breads.  The book is a facinating read.

Penny Malmquist

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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Thanks for this
> information. Do you know if there is going to be any discussion of "Meek's Cutoff"
> at the conference? After seeing the interesting film recently, I have been reading
> what I can find on the subject. I have read that one of the terrible causes of many
> deaths on this trail was the bad water when good could not be located in the desert
> before they reached The Dalles. Some of the bad water was alkaline and made people
> sick, especially the old and the very young. As provisions were decreasing, some of
> the people used a white substance they found that they thought could be a
> substitute for baking soda in their bread. Does anyone here know more about
> that?</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Thank,
> </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Paulette</P>
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> 0px">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Glen Jones
> <GLENKC7MBM at COMCAST.NET><BR>Sent: Jul 28, 2011 7:48 PM <BR>To: or-roots mail list
> <OR-ROOTS at LISTSMART.OSL.STATE.OR.US><BR>Subject: Re: [or-roots] Migration and
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> <P><SPAN>Disease and accidents were the cause of the majority of deaths on the
> Oregon and California Trails.</SPAN></P>
> <P><SPAN>Incidently the 2013 Oregon California Trails National Convention will be
> in Oregon City and planning</SPAN></P>
> <P><SPAN>is currently underway, I am on the Communications and Publicity
> Committee.</SPAN></P>
> <P><SPAN>Glen Jones Portland<BR><BR><SPAN name="x"></SPAN><SPAN
> name="x"></SPAN><BR></SPAN><BR></P>
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> <P><B>From: </B>"Leslie Chapman" <opera_70 at yahoo.com><BR><B>To: </B>"or-roots
> mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us><BR><B>Sent: </B>Thursday,
> July 28, 2011 7:22:38 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [or-roots] Migration and
> epidemics<BR><BR></P>
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> <TD vAlign=top><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial>I had understood that
> the disease outbreaks along the trail were mostly related to the large numbers of
> people and tendencies to all camp in certain locations with poor attention to
> sanitation.</FONT>
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> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I agree that web site is amazing
> though, Here is a link to a document about someone dear to us here in Oregon;</DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
> href="http://brianaltonenmph.com/6-medical-anthropology/charles-eastman/"
> target=_blank>http://brianaltonenmph.com/6-medical-anthropology/charles-eastman/</A></DIV>
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> <DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial>I was attracted to the letter
> because I thought it might be connected to some Eastman</FONT><FONT
> class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial> letters connected to my Wisner
> family, but it is about Sacajawea and her descendants etc. </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial><BR></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial>Bet you all could spend hours
> at that web site.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial><BR></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial>Les C<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
> class=Apple-style-span size=2 face=arial>--- On </FONT><B style="FONT-FAMILY:
> arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thu, 7/28/11, Kith-n-Kin
> <I><Kith-n-Kin at cox.net></I></B><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=2
> face=arial> wrote:</FONT>
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> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal>Ever wonder why and how some of our ancestors and
> other relatives died â€œalong the trailâ€ or shortly after arriving at their
> destination?</P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal> </P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal>Here is a very interesting piece of work on the
> subject.</P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal> </P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal>After you get to the site, search for
> â€œ<EM><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #29303b"
> lang=EN>Historical Epidemiologyâ€  </SPAN></B></EM><EM><SPAN
> style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #29303b" lang=EN>as
> the piece is more than half way down the page.</SPAN></EM></P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal> </P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal><A
> href="http://brianaltonenmph.com/biostatistics/risk-management/" rel=nofollow
> target=_blank>http://brianaltonenmph.com/biostatistics/risk-management/</A> </P>
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> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal>Pat</P>
> <P class=yiv1560747238MsoNormal>In Tucson</P></DIV></DIV>
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