Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-05
PI.nsurc. Of so.d.erins in Utah.

The Columbus Gazette publishes some eH-
tracts from letters of young soldier 10 Utah,
20 his mother in Columbus. To young men
who have hankering to 60 to the wars, the
letters open up the true pictures of soldiers
life in the Rocky Mountains, and should be read
before hurr, ing to enlist in Uncle Sans grand
army. The pay of the common soldier Is ELEVEN
,iollsrs a month, and on the 2sth Of February
The son writes home that the rations of -four
had been reduced to nine ounces day; that
the rations are drawn every five days; that af-
ter feasting three days on their scant allowance,
the soldiers are compelled to 60 without any
thing mure for the balance of the time, unless
they buy provisions at such Government prices
as Is cents per pound tor -four, 27t cents fer
bacon, beans "a cents quart, rice 20 cents per
pound, sugar s7t cents, and other things in pro
portion
May 5th, the young soldier writes from Camp
Scott as follows:
Our ration of -four on the lst Of April was
raised one whole ounce, and at the same tune
he ration Of bones, sareastieally called beef, was
.ecreased 10 a pound and a half. Out Of this
ration of beef the men cannot actually get
enough for a single meal There is not par
icle Of the carcass Of the animal killed wasted
rhc hide gues to the quarternssier. The heal
and neck sell from 50 so to 50 SO pi~ce -
The liver has beer soid as high as IS, the heart
Ior 50 SO, kidneys 81 90, and other portions Of
the offal are preedily sought after BY many o;
ths men. The sergeant of the company buys
mead. neck and feet Of the butchers every day.
and makes head cheese Tor US at 25 cts. pr B-
Nov to give YOU a little idea Of my own way Of
nving. For breakfast piece Of bread and some
coffee; dinner, soup and beef, no bread; sup
per. bread aud cuffee This morning had no
bread tor bIenkfzsi, nor will have any for sup
per. nor tomorrow for breakfast. In the after
noon we draw rations for seven days (6 lbs. ?
ozs of fiOur) when ] can have bread for sup
Der. There is no salefatus nor baking powder
o, any description TO be had, and The weather
Is too c ID To raise bread, and therefore We have
to % without them, and do the best We can.
Sui there are some officers who, in writing 10
the States, will spin long yarns about the com
fort OF the troops, and all that. They have the
pick of the beef, the hind quarters, DC, and we
poor devils must content ourselves with the
tore quarters If their rations run out before
ration day comes. they can draw on the next
and keep on drawing, getting perhaps month
ahead. If We get short We can 60 without
And then the duty here-fnll dress Parades
every evening During the sevete,t weaths 1
this lat winter they would have full dress pa
rades every Sunday morning. Guard mounting
IN full dress, drills every day from one 10 three
hours, marching us round the bluffs and through
the sage brush at double quick time-duty
which would be called severe even at Newport
To be sure the mules haul wood for us now
bat when they have taken of the duty in one
place they have put 1t on in another; they
essed the back but they put more on the legs
This is what l call rOtbing Peter to pay Paul
with vengeance. Thank heaven, have only
seventeen munths yet to stay, and if live tC
see home again, can bless the Almighty fol
having brought me safely through fearful or
deal"