The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-13
Xarpc.'s s Weekly

Tie CAMEL EXrERIMENT.-Thc latest
advices received here concerning the pro-
gress and promise of the camel experiment
of the Government in its military opera
tions on the frontier continue to confirm
the highest hopes of its friends. From the
animals were landed on the cost Of Texas
eminen!ly successful one until tho expo
rience had with them as beasts Of burden
has been such that all cnnccr ned in their
management and Use are unanimously Of
opinion that they suit, rs beasts Of burden,
the requirements Of our great western
plains rs well as those Of Asia and Africa.
In pcrsevering to obtain from Congress the
means Of making these experiment. and
in his sayacious arrangements to consum-
mate them to the best advantage, the late
Secretary OF War has certainly conferred
benefit on his country second TO none 9TH
cr for which the nation has so far been in
lcbtcd to a gentleman in a similar official
position. In twenty five years hence cam.
ell trains will be we'll nigh as common in
the far west Of the United States as on the
most travelled routes Of the East. by this
time next year they will doubtless be i'm
ported on private account, and be in actual
use by citizens crossing the North Ameri-
can desert. AS yet, the national advan-
tages to result from this idea of Secretary
Davis are not to be calculated.
DlanroS EocK.-Thc providence Jour-
nal copies the statement Of the Fall River
Star relative to the Dighton Rock, recent
purchased by Ole Bull, the violinist, and
adds
Every now and then we hear some news
about the Dighton Rock and its unknown
inscription. That any parchment has
been discovered in Norway with a copy Of
the Dighlon inscription or. it, is all non
sense nor has it been pretty correctly as
ceraincd that the inscription dates back as
far as the tenth century, and was made by
some emigrants from Norway" The Dan
ish antiqnarics claimed for It such an orr
gin, but their claim was never established
On the other hand, Mr.. Schoolcraft, who is
high authority in all that relates to Indian
matters, attempts to show that tile hero
vlypTics on the Digbton Rock were pro-
baby the work Of the Indians, and that
they had reference to their hunting scenes.
We believe that the Northmen visited the
shores of New England in the tenth GEN.
tury and frequently afterwards. The evil
dence Of this, however, does not rest upon
the Dighton Rock and its inscription, but
uponthe ancient Historical Sages."
7 PATS DREAM-Two sons Of the green
and glorious isle met day or two since
and thus colloquzed.: -"
"Good morning, Put" ss,.'eE' - ."sss's'
'aGood morning, Dennis" 81 u e.@
'Dennis-"IIow is il with ye, Pat W
same in squandars.' .'"e,i'~fngtslsst is ~ -
PatA"Bedad bot it'sss9 all right ye' arc
without knowing it, for it's IN, that .sa,pe
l am. It's a provoking dhrame I've
hadp .ysa .Is-saa yiqssI' 81 aailn;,i.
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! or asbad ons no. .i.:,f ~ =, t,.,ts.:t. -
t Rat-aBad }uck; but .,itwask a little 90
4 both. IL dhrarped ]; ,was with the Pope
I who. .xas as a4great NJ gantlemaA sss any
4 popa inthedisRicts and he axed me, would
4 Stink. * ThisSs 1, would a duck swim, 4 an
4. I.seein, the Inis1towen and the sugar oil. 16,
a siasboaId, Lseld him, ! @Qs3Ip'g mind fa
3 king awee dbtop Of pa1slf 4, 3
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