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which I examined. All this stock had pure water and good grass. The first 
case that occurred was that of an ox, which belonged to a logging team of seven 
yoke. ‘This ox, on account of his breachy propensities, was kept at nights in a 
stable, and watered from a well of pure water. When not at work in the day- 
time he was staked out to grass with a long rope. About two weeks before he 
was attacked with this disease a herd of Texas cattle came along and were 
stopped and fed around him for an hour or more. Soon after the rest of this 
team were attacked, and all died but one, which escaped the disease. Along 
the trail of this Texas herd, which left the Santa Fé road at Burlingame, and 
travelled north, almost every farmer lost stock. Cattle that belonged to Bur- 
lingame, and ranged north over this trail, nearly all died, while those which 
ranged south all escaped, though they were herded at night in the same yards. 
Another herd of Texas cattle passed through the county eight miles east of Bur- 
lingame, in another direction, and they left their trail, whole herds dying where 
they passed along. People here are unanimously of the opinion that the disease 
came from Texas. Cattle from the Cherokee country do not bring that disease. 
Neither do these cattle after they have been wintered here.” 
Leavenworth county, Kansas—* Spanish fever was brought in by Texan cat- 
tle, but was confined to certain limits, on uninhabited Indian reserves, as the 
people would not allow any to be pastured around farms in the settlements. It 
appeared from three to four weeks after the Texas cattle came in, or passed by, 
among cattle that grazed on the same ground where the Texans had grazed 
over night, or staid for a greater length of time. It appeared in the latter part 
of July. The Texans arrived in June. At four different times in seven years 
this has been the case—always three or four weeks subsequent to the Texan ar- 
rivals. Loss, ninety-five per cent. of those attacked. Bleeding, cathartics, 
stimulants, hydropathy, &c., have been tried by multitudes. I have personally 
exhausted the whole range of cattle medicines, and lost very largely in 1857, 
1858, and 1859, but found no remedy in any direction; in a word, there is none 
known. All were attacked that were exposed to the cause.” 
Woodson county, Kansas—‘The Spanish fever broke out in December, and 
raged until the 1st of January, when the cold weather set in and checked it. In 
the immediate localities where the Texas cattle crossed the country the losses 
were heavy. Some farmers lost all they had, and no less than thirty per cent. 
of the cattle have died. The methods of treatment have been various. I have 
treated the disease in its incipient stages, and have seen everything tried that 
ingenuity could devise. Calomel did no good; salts and alkalies all failed ; soap 
I have seen tried with no satisfactory results. Guano, from the goose cot, I be- 
lieve will frequently effect a cure, given in doses of one quart until a thorough 
evacuation is produced. 'This I know to be a sovereign and unfailing remedy 
for the dry murrain.”’ 
Douglas county, Kansas— The Spanish fever, or something similar, made 
its appearance about the first of February among a few cattle that were driven 
from the south. I think the severity of the winter caused the greatest loss ; 
about one-third of all the cattle brought from the south have died. The only 
treatment was to give the weaker ones a little more care, and separate them 
from the stronger ones.” 
Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas‘ The Spanish fever appeared during 
the first part of last May, about the time Texas cattle commenced driving, and 
continued all summer. Texas cattle did not appear to suffer any ill effect from 
the disease, but fully one-half of the native eattle in the county died with it. 
No remedy has been found for this disease.” 
Franklin county, Kansas—“ Within the last ten years we have had the 
Spanish fever in this county three times, and it is indisputable that in every 
case cattle from the south had been driven through our county. Yet I have 
frequently heard those who have resided in Texas say that the disease known 
