The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-24

l.. +. BsALs Esq. writing from III Paso
10 the Secretary OF War, says OF the camcls:
1t gives nc pleasure Ia rcpor. thc entire
success Of the experiment with the calncls,
40 far M have tried IT, laborlng under
all the disadvantages arising ont Of the fact
that We have not one single man who knows
anything whatever of eamcls. r how to
pack them, We have nevertheless arrived
here without any accident. and having used
the camols every day viii, heavy packs, have
less sore backs and disabled ones by hr
than would have becB the case travelling
with pack mules, Oa starting ] packed
nearly zoo pounds on each camel, which |
feel was too heavy n burden for the com
mcnccmcn, Of 80 long a journey. They.
however, packed il daily, uutil that weight
was reduced by our IiurnaI use of il as for
ngc for mules trust they may stand The
remainder OF the journey ~ well M they have
thus far, and ! see NJ reason whatever 10
doubt il, II they should, the experiment of
their usefulness is demonstrated fully, aud
It il TO bc hoped win he imported for 10
dian scouts with infantry companies; IN
countries ns badly supplied with water IA
Texas and New Mexico, they would prove
an invaluable aid, though ibeac We have
with IA arc no, the most valuable kind for
burden, being ali females, with three c1crp
,ions The regular hnricn camr woud
make the same journey We have made, an
IN The same time, with 200 pounds n easily
IA ticsc with half The weight ! desire 10
call your attention particularly TO the fact
tha, they live and kep up OF food rejected
even by the mules, an1 which grows In the
greatest lusuriancc in the most barren Of onr
American deserts.
The rftasewoDd il small bitter bush
nsclcss 'of any otler purpose, | have 'scn
able "a discover, except AZ being iolerablc
food o' The cameis, although they eat praiu
when siakcd out Ia il, II lcii 10 ibcmlcly,s
they viii instantly leave 'bc best grass anJ
howac grcedly upon bn-hcs Of any Kind
wbaicycr. in pr'treuce. was told by the
highest authority on leaving Gan Anionia
tia, ~, one of them would ever see III I'aso
that they would give on, IN tbe foot. dc
Sc, This prediction has not been verified
hy TACT, The road from here To- San Abio.
ma ia certainly ihe mcsl terribly trying go
ru.hod fctt ! have ever seen consisting of
sllaip coarse irregular iliuty gravel about
tie sizc of u pea or smaller, acting upon tn
ic,t IKE q stccl rasp This il 20 true that
have oo, AZ unahod wntl male or horse tia,
i. not lame, the feet having born unable 10
rc-is' The grinding nature of the r'ads.--
with he camrls ! have moi 10 This time u
ingic tcudcr foot'J animal attribute this
,.ot .o much 70 the 2nt'a p rcha Ike sub
dance which forms the fo' na 10 The singu-
iar rrgDlari'y and perpendicular mo'ioa ~i,h
which ihe loot il fiis''1 anl pat dosp. In
horsr ~ mul,s thrrr n n'ways more or lcss
of Slip shuttle friction by Siding motion
inyarcl - 'k" fp', by ~" action Of ihr
anImal bat ,l,c camel llfts hi. toot cleAtly
and ,.1sJIru aflg from TIE gToBui ea
'rt1. tie 'fz ani replace. II q1sfc'y mi
nf'y Siihoat The lclA sl.1''e " mD''on 70
ra14n friction
They are The m,.i d5cile patient ahi
ca.ly managed creature IN 'h. World, and
irftitr', more ra.iIy pa's''i 'baa nalcs
Prom prsoa1i Obcrva'i0H u them ]
wOul fB'i.r uud take the m1usgeuYnt Df
,w'nty - ilcm than I've mulcs IN lat.
~ camel gi'cg 10 ,fopbI" sl,a'efrf koe'l-
n, down 81 receive bis l9ld, !, nay be- pn'
On wiihDu, hurry al TIE c1nyenlrbcc 81 thc
mas'.r ard he woc,s, Of In'sing INFINITE
" cas' thaG hat Of male parking T'ir-s
animal. remain quieily On their knees uhill
l9ai,d C0n,r.st With this the lnss0nR.
tie binding. the s4Iilinz, and pulling aDi
haqins of roy,a, ,b" adjus'meh' of ',e pack
% an animal Ike the mqle, flying around IN
al difc.,ions % .,y nothing of the chance
a broken iimh received from w,e ~ 10
nun crous kirks, viii the patient quiet Of
,he camel kn.eliny or u bal We have