Deseret Evening News | 1901-09-05 | Page 4 | Alaska Indians Dying

ALASKA INDIANS DYING UIS A correspondent ot of the London Dally Dal Express s claims that the 1110 aborigines of or Alaska are gradually being exterminated exterminated by disease Pneumonia Is carry carrying ing hug oft off hundreds of ot the Indians along the lower Yukon and they the refuse to accept any treatment from Crom roam white physicians clans cIan As soon as os the Indians are nb stricken down they the resign to their fate and ammO die The Tho natives also nIno refuse to bury their dead and In auto onu day the soldiers rs ot of St Michael Velo obliged to Inter ten bodies It is estimated that during last win winter tar ter at nt least 25 per pr cont cent of the time natives s of ot northwestern Alaska succumbed to the ravages vases ro of at pneumonia and measles The Time millenaries In that part hart of at the country countr say that before ninny many years ears havu elapsed tho the tribes will be practical extinct