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| Smallpox In 1869 smallpox was transmitted from a Missouri River steamboat to Indians living in the area. It quickly spread northward and before it was over, more than 3,500 Indians and Métis on the Canadian prairies were dead. On a visit to the Porcupine Hills in October, 1973, we stopped beside a rock that our guide, Mr. Cox, said at one time was covered with the remains of those who had died of Smallpox. A century later we still discovered some trade beads beside the rock. |
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