Show STRANGE MALADY THAT IS OFTEN FATAL CAUSED BY THE TH E CLIMATE CLI MATE Carson C Net Nev Ne Jan 18 Dr Lee of or orthis this city who went to Tonopah as a member of the state board of health to t investigate the cause of the many deaths in that place has filed a re report report report port with the governor The doctor made a careful examination of the conditions as well as of the disease it itself itself Itself self The latter he diagnosed as a malignant form Corm of pneumonia complicated complicated complicated with congestion of the liver and weakness of the heart The disease is similar to that epi epidemic epIdemic epidemic demic in Bodle Bodie Candelaria and Ham Hamilton HamIlton Hamilton ilton during the first years ears of their existence and is undoubtedly largely Influenced by the extreme dry at atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere I and high altitude He found great extremes in temperature at To Tonopah Tonopah Tonopah wIthin a short space of time During the day the mercury regis registered registered registered above aboe 80 and at night it dropped to 5 and 7 j below zero Miners more than any an t other ollier class were affected and those of Tonopah like others were not careful at all subjecting themselves to exposure that might have been less dangerous in a more uniform climate but which was oftener fatal in Tonopah Again as in all aU new camps working men congregate around bar rooms and oth other other other er hot hut fires in the evening only to go out into the cold without overcoats and without protection at alt all against the thc extreme cold |