The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20
Csmels IA the Uaissd states.

PROM ;HB BBv-voYAaB 70 snYRsA-oAhRLs IN
1Hs caIssA-THE,R UsKs, ADVANTAGES, PRICES
AND vAhiErKs-INTEsEsrnG ACCOUNT or HA-
PBR's oshlL OokPs-vIsiT TO ALEXANDRIA,
sMi RHA-RAsARK ALTON OF TaIRryTHRSE CAAELs
-rHB NATURE, QUALITIES, DissAsEs, ANATOMY
or THK AkihAL-CAA1L LAND aE "dUdp-
AaAsiAN CAAHL, THkIK SPEED, Erc--rHn pk8Aks-
ATloN-cAnaL DoCroRs-rHRrR AcoLIAArloH IN
TRyAs-sEc0ND BxPgpIrIoN-Irs svcCsss-Tas
INSULT OF THE EXPERIMENT, Bro., ETC.
The Secretary or War has lately issued very valuable
and interesting report the importation Of oames into
the United States for purposes OF military transportation
and as not very likely fall under the general readers
uonce we 8 join . synopsis.
On the Cd or March 1885, thirty thousand dollars wore
appropriated to be expended under the direction of tho
Wa Department. for the purchase OF cAmels and mpor
tstcD Of drcmedaies The Secretary Of the Navy also
supplied the stcroshp Supply, under the aole and expo
enced command OF Lieutenant Porter In order 10 carry
out the wishes OF the government In this novel and I'm
por'an! unce taking. At the time Major Henry c.
Wayne Of the United States army, commissioned to
proceed to The Ievan anu insoror Of Asia vn farther
Instructions obtain from experienc I'D persons IN Eng
lanG France and Tuscany every aormson bearing upon
tine ne and Introduction into he United States OF the
In accordance with these Instructions In the month Of
Nay following, tbs expedition sci eu and tho Tth June
ssor Wayne srr red 10 London where he re NAMED for
short time collecting nJormaucn respecting the habits
mode o. living ccnston 30 O. the osines In the Zoo
logical Gardens Proceeding 70 Paris, where he obtained
from officers who were In the French Alyerine
service, he vent up tine Mediterranean, laidsd at
through the American Consul, ". r Chandler, had
interview with the Bey hohAmmed Pasha,
beng requested 70 grant MT or the condensation Of
learning whoa he generously 'entsd two line blooded
stations, which were accepted In the name OF the Pres
dent and peop,e OF tie Unse1 States.
THIS expedition then visited Ess, S,nyrns and Sslon,ca
ard landed At uonsisn,Dope on the 4,h October From
this place Major Wayne wri tbs depa-tnaeut:-"At
Ia " q g.eCi Ceme
dromedafes, and owing TO the Cmean war, The demand
for them being very srestse Br al having In one order
lad considerably advanced averaging from $40 to
$50 for the best females and froms5 10 800 for the best
males "
Finoug n this pace that Journey Persia where IL
WAS anticipated the finest breed could be obtained,
not a. that season Of the year feasible Major wasne and
fullest opportunity, from the immense humber Of cameis
10 by the allies to get tho most complete Information
a. 70 their adaptation for military purposes.
Here they the t~o kInds-the Bactfisn two
bumped camel, and the Arabian or one humped-thc lat
ter being considered tee more servosable. In a con
versaton with Colonel McMardo as 10 the ayaillbty
OF the camel for military purposes, he Colonel
e.asd tney we're most emcien. nasng naa 1Sooo
tho organization OF the camel corps under Gsners Napier
consisting OF thousand mounted upsn 500 dro
meoAyies two men 10 each drom sdary the sitting
back 70 BACK one facing The head, the oher the TALL and
both armed with ris and "a The or using
operations the drcmsdars made TO kneel square,
under the charge OF their SEQ drivers forming
use OF operations from which the o,her d 70 hundred
oper ed as infantry. AZ the nd vsnced body moved the
square squares, ,mcre than formed II rsquir
ed also moved and IN OF extremity the square
offered q under which the thousand could
find compsrsi 20 shelter behind the animsu-who
prevel led from rsng by hobble on the oreeg-and
iaes rifles mos, effectively This corps, Col kcMurco
IN 0fmed me- could be readily marched seventy I've miles
In any direction In telve hours e SO 1er hour and
rendered roughout the npaign efficient resyice"
The expedition next visited Alexandria, from which
plSe was contemplated 10 chip twenty csmen;
but ospg to the restrictions Of tae government only nine
canes permitted after much ),s,u scn, 70 leave
the Nioeroy's dominionE-six OF them being present
from Ina, dstinguished Individual.
MT Heap Of ~hose services honorable mention Is msde
In the depaiches 10 our having proceeded In
advance TO 10 complete The purchase OF toe qui
elite number o. eaneis on tne slui OF Jaauafy 1880,
OF the following month thrty three animals safely
shipped boad the sappy In addition to three Arabs.
already taken into service 10 attend 20 cleaning feeding
and general management OF tho animals, Turks
act oil cordue.ors carefully unbranded
the funds appropriated TO this service, thai out OF
$40 coo Allotted expense the experimental trip
ore than s. 600 had been expended ~ 70 the
bsrfstion = The requisite humber
let eaIe the thirty threc canes quietly rumi-
nang their fodder On board tue supply, with two
OF their young fssins about ana proceed 10 condense
interesting facts ~ 10 their characiorstcs.
TIE camel, among the domestic ANIMALS, IL enc OF the
eariest merNoned Ia the Bble and although long
known ana used, j. n,srs, Gaaaae,, disease and
those ~ho have bad most opportunity OF studying
the subject tho camel Ia not Indigenous 10 tho tor
rid zone, bot rather belongs tn the north omtorato,
and suffers more from great hes, II does from
inlense cold "Canel land" embraces The Cannri ",
Morocco Agiers Tuns, Tripou the Grea. Desert, aud
Tsypt in Africa Arabia Turkey in Asa Per,a Csbool
Hindotaa, Brmah, Thibtt, Mongolia, a small part OF
the tosshern por OF Siberia lndep, nien. rArry
Asa the Crirnea, and small rsr of oocnry around and
Congtantnopie Ia Europe. For two hundred yGArs
the camel ra also existed In Tuscany, ,nd with tho
cepion OF attempt 1901 20 introduce The animal into
virginia the DO founi Ia any other place
until tht expedition happily resulted ia ia Introduction
into Texas
there are two gsner,div.cns Of the species The nrs
the Bsctrsn tao bumped the ioccnd, The Arabian
humped. The former Is a MI h heavier, stouier
mbed and siroDser animal ,Aan The latter. " It's great
vaiue is br.e5er FOR crossing the male Bsctrsn upon
the female Arabian, the produce bsing poEerul
hun ped hybrid" Th. hybrid progeny !. ncspasla,cd
to continue a. species. me A. a6au or one bumped
nnims IL the mort serviccsse II can1ot carry grea,
burthen the Bscrsu but u 10 svter ard every wsy
osefuL Is strength ard endurance IA groatsr the
further north y Ia found
the raure and dseases Of The e-i-ar thee
OF the OK Il has four accordrg 80 ne writer's Iva
sion II very liable 70 the mapge sca b1 this
IN great MEASURE 10 ewing 70 the want Of proper care
ose OF the met extraordinary features OF tho
camel IL the champ" which EXHIBITS the
d.rful ee sns OF Providence IN llog back ~ he
burihes Composed OF gelat nous AT, Il o9nubaissa
sock a. provs that by resbsorpor frashes thn AMI
rtl with srset ance iSe ~ ina oounTy or
other urfortuDs,e conn seEcy deprivss o. surp, cr
food sufficient fo9 ia exera9ns" Hence his rkp q no
derert Is snsbed 10 travel for seven tays together h
out food or vaier.
me Arabian camel Is c,crs,ed for burder and NJ, for
drtughi II has additional Joint Ia TIE hind leg, by
which enabled fnecl down 10 permit burdens 10 be
packed on " back IL said u viii 'rhvd In IT. nsual
rst Tor t'vy conte11iive hours vn9ut unpping csn
travel witt facility sand, gravel s.oass The Josh
OF The camel closely resembles hef be easily
ubstuted without he possibility OF detection Is milk Ia
not dbtrguishabh from that OF cows, -he s pile ~
oiled 70 the nanua'uTe Of carpets cloths, ropes
&c hit oct 70 the desire and pride oftbe a the shawl
70 which i,s name fslsely given II pastures every
shrub plan, thai gro., even the thistle aoi pricty
pear and IN compsrsn with other ,ulmsls, requires less
provwlon for forage Il will carry fT short distances
900 10 600 pounds, but long only $50 10 800
pounds. much depending tho qualify ne breed AZ
saddle animal or dromedary, The cav - Tor burden Ia
u Ito averaging about $50 pounds b. aoensstss IN
speed for lie comparative want or D. &c ras carel ~
used Tor carrying and riding and at Gro wr 10
twenty 1ve years OF age during oe~Jl lis docll
W, endurance and fidelity are truly wonier II.
Smyrna IL the best place, according t. the rspo Tor
procuring burden cAnels and Jsfa and Beroab dromc
darics but shipments must be male between May ard
November The prices OF csme vary from SIS 70 900
the average about $3.50 Barley, wheat leaves ground
and made into thick paste dough, ,traw, hay
and form tue nourl.hment ~ the camel
drometsry, well equipped well riddco and gooa
dilop can make on average Hfty miles day; the