< I know the leading cause of death for Mountain Men certainly could be
drownings I just can't remember reading about that many drownings. But
like I said earlier, maybe I just remember the indian battle deaths
more as they are dramatic>
Probably because they were not writing down their experience as they struggled to not go under for the third time.
And in the battles, some may have survived to share their stories.
The facts, legends, and lack thereof is what makes study and discussion both interesting and non-ending.
Personally, I would think that the leading causes of death were less dramatic than drownings and battles. Things like gangrene, falls and illness must have taken their toll in large numbers without proper medical treatment being available.
How about starvation, dehydration, hypothermia?
Frank
- ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8
Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><HEAD>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/8/2004 10:31:40 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> MtMan-List: ways mtn men died</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV>BB said,</DIV>
<DIV> < I know the leading cause of death for Mountain Men certainly could be<BR>drownings I just can't remember reading about that many drownings. But<BR>like I said earlier, maybe I just remember the indian battle deaths<BR>more as they are dramatic></DIV>
<DIV> Probably because they were not writing down their experience as they struggled to not go under for the third time.</DIV>
<DIV> And in the battles, some may have survived to share their stories. </DIV>
<DIV> The facts, legends, and lack thereof is what makes study and discussion both interesting and non-ending.</DIV>
<DIV> Personally, I would think that the leading causes of death were less dramatic than drownings and battles. Things like gangrene, falls and illness must have taken their toll in large numbers without proper medical treatment being available. </DIV>
<DIV> How about starvation, dehydration, hypothermia?</DIV>