I almost had the vaccine, but found put from a few avid hunters in this
area that about 28% of the folks that has had the vaccine have come down
with symptons similar to the disease, so beware! Also a friend sent me
an address which I have not looked at, abcnewsgo.com I believe, article
was concerned with a lawsuit against the vaccine.
<BR>jd in Indiana
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<FONT SIZE=+0>Ho the list</FONT>I
have something serious to talk about so listen up. It ain't history
oriented, but that's too bad. Last fall my brother contracted lymes
disease, a tick borne infectious disease that is getting more widespread
daily. He has been hospitalized several times and has some scary
symptoms. Some people die from the disease, but it is more often
just dibilitating. His doctor told him that he will be off work a
minimum of six months, but more likely at least a year. Luckily his
employer, the City of Arlington, Texas, is being very cooperative and between
workman's comp and the city he will continue to receive his full salary.
Yes, I said workman's comp. His occupation, utility worker,
is among the most widely affected groups and with the excellent documentation
my brother provided he was approved for workman's comp. In fact,
he is thought to be the first person in Texas to be approved for
workman's comp due to lymes disease.Lymes disease is contracted from a
tick about the size of a grain of coarse pepper, not the big dog ticks
that you can actually see. The disease is widespread all over the
USA and is approaching epidemic proportions in some areas. My brother's
doctor said that state tourism departments are downplaying the disease
for fear of scaring off tourists. How do you like that?!Any of us
who use the outdoors, and who uses the outdoors more that buckskinners?,
are subject to infection and should make ourselves aware of the dangers
and possible preventive measures. There is a vaccine, LYMErix, that
goes a long way toward preventing infection. I have included below
a couple of sites to find out more about this disease and about the vaccine.
I intend to get the vaccine immediately and I urge everybody to read this
and any other information about lymes disease and decide for themselves
what is best for them.My brother told me that he will gladly talk to anybody
about his case and effects it has had on his life. He asks that you
call no later than 9:00pm Central Time. My brother's name is Danney
Ratcliff and his phone number is 817 483 0588YMOSLanney Ratcliff <FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="http://lymerix.com/">http://lymerix.com/</A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/148ba2.htm">http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/148ba2.htm</A></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 23:01:48 -0600
From: Allen Hall <allenhall@srv.net>
Subject: Re: [Re: MtMan-List: priming horn]
At 07:11 PM 05/16/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Ole,
>What do you mean? ....the pack animals were not there to hall goods in they
>were there to haul pelt's out"
>Walt
Walt,
I have to disagree with ya here. Pack animals were just that, to pack
equipment and plews around. The pack animals that brought goods out, turned
right around and took plews back to St. Louis, that was the deal. The
trappers in the mountains had need, daily need, of pack animals.
We've done enough horse back travel to know that one horse will keep a
single man moving and haul his personal equipment. But when you add traps,
any kind of supplies at all, you're talking about pack animals. But heck,
don't listen to me, saddle up your pony and give it a go!
Allen
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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 23:37:31 -0600
From: "Walt Foster" <Wfoster@cw2.com>
Subject: Re: [Re: MtMan-List: priming horn]
> Walt, > I have to disagree with ya here. Pack animals were just that, to
pack
> equipment and plews around. The pack animals that brought goods out,
turned
> right around and took plews back to St. Louis, that was the deal. But
heck,
> don't listen to me, saddle up your pony and give it a go! > Allen
That was what I asked. I do not see any one way empty loads. I know what
it takes to get around on horseback You are talking St. Louis to rendezvous
site and I thought Ole was talking about the resupply by the rendezvous
mountain man. I also thought they would try to be on trapping new ground
and not returning to last years workings. What are we disagreeing on? Walt
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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 19:06:23 +1200
From: Duncan Macready <Duncanm@ihug.co.nz>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Powder (resupply and yearly requirements)
>Hawk wrote
>I would have took 2 to 4 ----25lb kegs of powder---75 to 150 lb of lead
>and 10 yds of patching---
In Africa a lot of powder was carried in "lead kegs" the powder was the
correct amount for the bullets cast from the container, when you wanted
more you hacked open a keg , poured the powder into horns and moulded the
bullets,
Did this happen in the USA?
YMOS
Cutfinger
Friendships made,Problems shared
Campfires across the wilderness.
Auckland, New Zealand
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Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 05:07:55 -0700
From: "larry pendleton" <yrrw@airmail.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Powder (resupply and yearly requirements)
Duncan,
Yeah, that's exactly how Lewis and Clark carried their powder and lead
across the continent.
Pendleton
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To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
Date: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Powder (resupply and yearly requirements)
>Hawk wrote
>I would have took 2 to 4 ----25lb kegs of powder---75 to 150 lb of lead
>and 10 yds of patching---
In Africa a lot of powder was carried in "lead kegs" the powder was the
correct amount for the bullets cast from the container, when you wanted
more you hacked open a keg , poured the powder into horns and moulded the
bullets,
Did this happen in the USA?
YMOS
Cutfinger
Friendships made,Problems shared
Campfires across the wilderness.
Auckland, New Zealand
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