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"Now nearly we'll.
CAMP BUENA VISTA, Sent. a. 1917

CAMP BUENA VISTA, Sept 4, 1917.
Dear -: We arc still without any news from
Zen Scott, or the city Of Mexico, and the same
doubt and uncertainty hang the future as when
, last wrote All talk of forward movement
however, has ceased, and the prospect seems to he
that we may have to winter on the ground we now
occupy This will be disagreeable enough. A
part from the increasing irksomeness of our Iono
protracted inactivity, l apprehend, from the cool
ness OF the nights and mornings, in this elevated
position among the mountains, and the scarcity of
iuel' our condition may become positively uncom
n1 now ma TWO blankets quite indispensa-
BILE at night, although the days continue oppressive
~ hot, and would be inolerable but for the fine
breeze which generally prevails from about nine %,
clock until sun set.
You ask Inc ''What of the rainy season 2n As
yet, must say, have seen nothing which at all
comes up to the ideas l had formed of it.-Since
the early part OF May, we have had frequent show
ers-ofien daily fT many days together-but no.
thing more These showers rarely last over an
hour or two, when the clouds break away and all
becomes calm and -shlne-though while thew
do last, they often come down, assure Won. with
weight and density quite peculiar TO Mexico
have seen level plain covered with water in a
very lew minutes. Still find that the lands which
are not irrigated, however ricl are not at all IN b
relied upon for crops of any kind You NAV nJgc
then, OF the value of the country for agricultural
purposes. With the advantages ofirrpation. how
ever, you may create perfect paradise. Notbinu
can surpass the luxuriance of plants and trees thai
are properly supplied with water. Yet. GENERALLY
speaking, 1t is but a very narrow strip of the rich
est Valiies mat can be SO watercd and wherever
they do exist they rendered the more attractive
by the very vasiness and droarness of the dcsola-
ton by which they are surrounded
surrey, such country can never be made the fit
abode OF the Anglo Saxon race The eternal b,r.
,ehhess which curses SO large portion Of it arises
rom great natural causes which are equally above
'heir art and their enterprise, and they would ut
.eriy reJec' II as 1t is. They will not consent to
make Their homes where these great characteristics
OF Their race are thus fettered down by nature
where Their aspirations for social improvement, IN,
ma no scope-where the Church and the School
mousse can never be brought in close proximity IN
'hem. No-no.-Annexation is an impossibj,v
an aosurdIty! Mexico is only suited to the kind
VI people VINO now inhabit ia sort Of primitive
pastoral, semi barbarous race averse to chanoip1
old habits and perfectly content to follow in The
ioo'Steps OF their fathers thousand years ago what
ever they may have been. OF course sneak bero or
the masses not of the educated few who rule tben
, co Hamtramck has now entirely recovered from
MS recent lndlsPositlon, and assumed the command
OF the Volunteer Brigade.-His staff are. I,;cut
pore!field, Va. Reg't, Assistant Adutant Genersi
Lieut. Henry, Mississippi Rer't. Aid. dc. Cam
capt. Harper, Va. Rtg't, Assistant Inspector Cen
eTai-Ihe health of our Regiment continues alout
lne same that it has been for the last two months.
J he eleven companies here number 6(jG non-com-
nssoned officers and privatcs present and absent
d whom 10 are on the sick list. very pood hos
'itai has been erected near our encampmeni. where
very comfort is provided for the sick. The Mis-
'isSPpl Regiment has also hospital, which appears
o be very well conducted. My company Teporis
'ine on the sick list this morning-none of whom
re IN the hospital, and of course the cases as vet
ne mol OF much seriousness. fear, however. from
'o oaees' Influences OF the climate Upon ttyo or
hree OF those now sick that they will have to be-
ischarged. Yonrs' sc %