Washington telegraph., 1864-12-21

IN tue lJ1f year. o. LIc NaT, hoAHt II
standing rertatcd disasters and its pslp
ble waste aud Inconvenience, We perse-
we're I'D Ih- u=e Ot great mule killing
aguns ever INV most inij Practicable rcad-
Il II field transportation. we have i train
consisting of toss " useless ooA rrd iron
representing millions ot money tur III.
transportation no; c'ly Of army supplies,
bat Of field aud camp Cq1ipsg'. pro
2 &c 10 cz minr iaty this tanFpoitS inr
q1e-ticr; and il c.n n Y Lew y emnl,
Ia fur XII nr- -uIe in -ix, can y. spared
fon the business 4 rra41InE great tr-its
III wood aai ir n- sn pu- tO .te plul h,
| will point nlt " w TN whiel ID "
corn Or mur. Ehcss caI he produced fnt
tbe sab.is,eUec Of the simy sud people;
sud iurt!.e-, If | can snow that he CREST
mass Of wood ana il u can b. sy- -r-d luf
cOni eTsilu INFO zerltg tUrai elements
die gain t0 t.e au-tIy viii b en- hrRcei;
ana KY sparing portion MI thr smal
irmy yt trau-teFs and lataf.el men, the
srt z-Hs lGl iIUn sr, ihat ha Z : aud keep
III repair lirze wood .ul Ia d machines,
Whist is nuw II H.uch iiupof,snce to ua.
the iac es,e IL tie eiiec i've i1lce OF the
army iuay b= &C mr. sled.
Oac Ut these SIX niue X agOns weighs
largely over 4 tn; the aver ge !uai trans
ported in OGe j. nOi exceeding three quar-
fers ot lun. Ihtre ~ Hen fc4T ur a.
p,ulds VT wagon II eFeIy three puuaus
VI supplies ur camp equip Ky tran. ported
for tile army j heSe teams have iyay'
to lie loaded at their minimum, bvcau-e
they must provide fur BID weather aud
mprac'icab.o roads TIE da iy MARCHES
ut an army arc restricted I'D bad weather
\ ii the minimum T4tG Nd travel b cause
| ti.e ed can go ro faster ti.an iAu F-il
-i ~ ll b%l weather lhg r1 iG- and arns-
sings ut atr-4Ms brrunI imqa = bie New
| Tracks have tJ 10 ,ai iur tile IDaicilJ
ia-cniHes, and the unavoidable dg ays o.
caslCu irEe-uiority 10 Tat.ors sui Uiser
d.s'sn OTis l. trUa ps-ma'trrs aI1ays ~
bs avoided, If pts-i.le. ani IN . measure
| destroy t!c "a bl.ty NJ tle =fmi. -iera
a.c q1iie Er at iucon reniyDcas arl N
III, ia lhr u-e cf le wooden in chimes, iA
thtir great Ii. bity io he lusi Io ita cte
a-T, from btIHg LAi doncd ~ unid tclns-
siefs, who are m' siiy uulrmrd, ia tts
! pis-. Il 81 ten that "a accident u ot.
aag uey cause tie cs, tu.c or hu.n'u-
| Ji al tie others. III tite a-c.lc- 4. kt III
n. ore mule r. " .ts5 .hh fca ai.l-- u.-.
ta- Ta-ln aaI iU-l iii =lHa cll lrt
4cfinT al ia= aFyaai. - ul Iirr4mr- -4uN
efJ-s byv' or below ". Y beI llc f; tI ,
l.ust ~ over lil lr one icJ A ps-
s--t ai dsA.ts HiLd tel u, '!a- - ui,u .o
t4rCsd tie L..,ch of roo sIj ca.s..
iac l'sl e 80 Iauy l.ye- 10 y.ytoc i <
| then, ID 10Y n-.hng "i tAe property -ar
I opportunities lost hy ihc delay, fA.t Ill
eam- wunarr.u. ar barter cr-ciiI-t hi
\ let bseu atte opted S-ch tr-irs Ky! zli
Ia prl1tiaa.l. iI H-r ir .oIA- -Juru.
where tre ru-L Arb 4-i l-H uI
Y p.ArAaI. but crrI taera fas-ek l.i-s d
! DJvsab.c e.. amos y u. Z, ,iirH reql.r
! the aotu.outI~.t %. the 10 Ia tivrDly .
.-te tAo.s lla iins S.u l.vs 10 Je -
\ .uT he LaazliLuni czp.c. J, a-i -ls Gll
VI pr, pIrtIJ4 ot rf.tI -ll iiDu tl ;re I'll y-
n y. ei trausFl. would rem .A. 4 Trr-
r- psa able ail.ary -lii-r, accustomed KY.
Y tI- wars .u Eu rpe. c,AIcuna .Ac - .
Y great -aEOn 1u4 Lise' lns F-rls.sa-a fy
carts, which cAn ID -l.s-ls c-aftti.el
are easily e~t-.c.;r4 fresI t.s ayr, s-I
c-u 30 al most any vHcrs tu-t ist4i-.y 5
/ -Aa; aud, mJi.uflr, wusa 4i-.aet. .ul,
hg led .Ji VI the NJ sy WAL vug lJ.s Uf
/ ,il eT Inconvenience ,- ILL -iA-r UF5
-rEo
5r john II urc, .n Pvftl- al, i-lAl tH
common caFtl y. tle country best ad1p ld
- t.e rurpJs VI sr-n- yOrt4.iya, tu~
pea>antry having learned Ly experience
and wit.Ol. the application oi scieudli
knowledge, The ecoaomy OF thCn. ln thv
sii.e ray Df. kl-u learned ia the Afci.c
that tran uil am ilst va tile best foot
| In the Asiu .nauA cJ&Ilry. I.a Dla~
! HeilnltO organ 4rl mule Lfi1=Ics
winch enabled hun tD svo, I'D four huu
drcd miles from Lisbon without thJ alt
# steamboats, or r-iiazys, IL q .nG1l g.r-t
his s-bsisteucs frOI N.rth a-l -oI-h
| America.
Willie Uns of tho machines cIm.nouly
Nd 49, in our arI H., Id be drawn bY I'D
mules, Walt nvt transport Wirh certainty
more thsn lf-gaH hunlfel pounds w4i1H
y Uuiy two hludrci AID III pounds o
tie niue, aud eau travel un alout N. cell
niles a day. The same mules ~, ia aA
average, pack three hundred aul Iity
poun i each thirty miles, with more coin-
| fort % himself AID with les liability ID
accident or delay. UF, tile sane ax mules
\ h-racssCl io -i1 light carts sach are
used Id The construction UI railroad works
with the load weI! p,.s.d w tMe axle, win
pull over six hundrel pounds each. The
SIX carts Wi not co-s more Ihar the cue
wagon. The SIX pack saddles vii not
cost moro than the mule harness.
Il is apparent that four mules will pack =
much an Xix will haul iy the present. sysiciu,
aud that three mules with carts will de
more than fh1 work of tile Nix, with lhr
advantage of travelling further ani ils
seued liabiliiy to accident auG daLy. Ba
The economy d, Is not stop here Th,
two or three mules are not ouiy rest }: e,
10 the agricultural labor Of the couotry
but their fyraee is saved, and adied 10
conmrn stuck Tor the subsisi ence Ui the
amy aud cOnutry. . Mule NJ horse cai4
twelve nUuula Uf cOrn ! day, aud there i-