The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20

cure an aaiuai q sughs ood and the same person re-
70 me y sdmni,sr .n osnSs 81 go "a;
-, :H svs grains Of sunp0"ds' " cure '~m' WIN s"'
Among the number of oameb on board the Supply was
ono month old ehristeRed Uncle Sam. zone OF the
rurbs, amused himself the vcysge making peAleuan
Of him, wrestling cauel, and wneu six week. olu
,S The. match TO- M esd san lung
wonderful strength In so yourgs thing tnas ne Decso
very rough play mate, and frequently hurt the men on
the deck By throwing himself on them mddsuy ana
From Ipdisnoa The camas were moved TO lamp verdo,
~ being superior location, and ia Major Way report
alter stating their general COED condition ne
eayS that The oprlons he heard through
out Texss the availability OF The came this one Was
texas from other ooupss or from he old mates are here
as ard a. serviceable they were IN the ooan
tries ates they ler the process or imaion impair
Ing apparently, vital eyey and urapoe THIS detari
0rscn does rot however, extend TO animals born In Texas
brought into very ung On the conrav they are
this soud appear ss il The con t,on OF the imported
growp up cames wooi be seriously deerierated. while
that Ct the y oung comfortably improved
After sorne sugges.ons TO the regulations which
should DO enforced In ect to the Management o. inc
cameh, Major Wayne, Ia his last communication OF De
cember a. 1885, when he had rad sufficient time to form
correct judgme gives his opinion that the climate
OF Texas admirably suited 70 camel raising that their
acciimaton Is certain and thai Tor military purposss
point OF economy and utility, they are al that ooad be
expected
0nhe 18th of June, 1885, Lieut. Porter ordered to
Of camels and drcmedares The journey performed
In much shorter time than tho previous one owing to
the greater completeness Q! The arrAngsmena and ten
Verde. Lieut. Porter thinks the advantages the mpor
NOT to be resped in day. oct like the intro
dueuon the horse and other doncetc animals by our
spcest prs posteiy viii be much benefited and that trade
and commerce. such II carried On by Internal commu
nicaaen, WILL III ough This means: be largely sss.ea
the experiment regarding the prer dces g nst their In
PRODUCTION the result Of ignorance Of the true nature Of
the camel and at last accounts was devong bis attention
TO the par suriton OF his prolific stock.
RESULT THUS FAR OF TEE CAMEL EXPERIMENTS ON
TIE PLAINS.
I'll PAso July "a, 1857.
SRI have the honor report my sr val a this place
With the expedition under my command, Thus far We
have progressed rapidly, and withou. single days delay
since leaving San Antonio.
gives me pleasure report the entire OF the
experiment with the camels, far ~ have hed Is La
boring under Ill the disadvantages arising out OF ths fact
that we have NOT . single who KNOWS any thing
whatever Of camsls how to pack them have nsvsr
theless arrived here without ACCIDENT and having used
csme every day with heavy packs have fewer sore
backs and daoed by far hsu would have been TIE
Gaze travelling with pack mules. On starting we packed
nearly seven hundred pounds each camel which feel
too heavy a burden for the commencement OF 30
ioIs journey sy however, ps'kss y daily uaa Sa .ans
for mules. l trust they may stand ths remainder
OF the journey we'll they have thus far and soc no
men. O, their uscul aess demonstrated fully and is
be hoped they Ni be imported for Indian scouts. With
wafer q TEXAS and New Mexico they would prove an in
valuable aid though these We nave with US are nos the
valuable kind for burden, Being Al females, with
The regular burden camel would make Tho Jour-
uey We hsvo made, and in tho same tmo with !, 200
10 call your attention. particularly 10 The fact that they
live and keep on food by oven mules and which
grows in the greatest iuxuri.nce In the mos,
small bitter brsh uscoss for any Other purpose that
have been able to discover except n being toersbe
food FOR the caek although thoy cat grsss when sased
ont IT, If len to themselves they Will instantly leave
best grass and browse greedy upon bushes OF any
Kind whatever In Preference
tonic that not Of them would cvoS see ri paso-hat
they ~osld give out in the feel. 40, &C Th. prediction
Antnno certsnly the most terribly trying unshoi
have seen consisting Of sharp COARSE irregular
up sy s s . ao'l IKE zoe steel This % 'IsS Ss
that ! have not unshod work mule or horse
that Is not lame; the feet having been unable
resist the grinding nature OF the reads With the
canels bavo not at this time single teuder fooed ami
attribute ,his not much TO the gua perona IKE
substance which forms the eo the singular regu sfy
and perpendicular motion with which tho foot Is raised
put down. In ho mules there IL always
or lcss Of sin xhoe rcon or aiding motion i'm parted
10 foot by the animal but the camel rs
hts foot clearly and pcrpcnecusry from the sronnd,
tends the leg ard replaces Iquarey and aay, without
the least shu iic or motion TO create friction.
The camels are the mos, Doodle pauen, and easlv ma
naeed creatures in the world and Infinitely easily
worked than mules From personal observation OF
them I would rather undertake the Management
OF I. enty or Them than i've mules In fact the camel
gvss trouble whatever kneellng down 10 receive his
load may 10 put without hurry, at tho envcnienco
OF the master ard the process OF packing IL innrely
easier ban that OF mule packing These anmas remain
quietly their knees until loaded Contrast with this the
lassoir the binding the iaddng and pulling and haul
ing OF roptsne adjustment OF the PACK AMI MAJ Ike
The mule fly ing round In oil directions 10 ray nothing OF
char OF broken limb received from Of its
kcks-wh the patient quiet Of the camel Kneeng
fer its losd We have bad them this journey some
times for twenty hours without water, exposed 10 .
great cearee OF heat, tho mercury standing 1o4 deg,
and vher hey came 70 water seemed almos. in.
dIerent n t. Not Gil drank, and those TIA,
Old, not with the fam shed esgernes OF o'her
animals when deprived OF wafer for the length OF
time II the Depart ent intends carry Ing the Imperial
OF them further AFTER TIL. present experiment. has been
fully tested, and have reported my The
OF II, would strongly recommend q saddle 10
DO prepared for hem 10 replace the present clumsy
iv ancc snd also that corps or hcxcans be eIooyod
In hererg and using tbom, Americana or tho dlpR sho
tecs such employ mcn totally unit for borg TOR
the most p.rL harsh and impatient with the animals
trusted 10 their The Greeks snc Turks who With
know OF csmels than any American living In
New York knows or bufaloss. ] have the hynor 10
main, very respectfully, your obedieGI servant,
Eff BFALE-
Hoo. ions B. FrorD, Secretary OF war.