The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12

manieaus iron trunks photographic apparatus. scicn-
ufc Instruments pont2ons, sections of boat, &c, &c
The other half of the hut Is sleeping, dining and
hall ROOM 1t is ms dark pitch within, tor light can
not penetrate the mud with which the wood work IS
literally daubcd The floor is of dried mud, thckly
covered with dust which breeds ncas and other ver-
min, TO be plague to and my poor dogs / have
four youthful Mcrcuries OF ebon color attending me,
who on the march carry my personal weapons of
offence. do not need many servants to wait me-
but such is their pleasure They find their reward in
tho liberal leavngs OF the table Did they not minister
to me they know they would have subsist on their
rat'ons and black youths nave such capacity of DIS
tension their stomachs that would shame the verest
gutton in Europe. II ! have goat killed Tor the
European mess half OF IL suices for two days for
When 1t becomes slightly tainted my Mercuries
VIII beg II and devour it at single sitting. Just out
side the door OF my hut are about two dozen OF my
men, squattcd IN a circle and strnging cads A
necklace of beads Is each MANS daily sum whercwith
to buy food. | have little 100 men.
Imagine 100 necklaces gwen Tor food each day for the
last three months; in the aggregate the sum amounts
to H. 400 necklaces; in year it Will IS 400
necklaces. A necklace OF ordinary beads is cheap
enough in the States, but the expense of carriage
makes necklace here equal about twenty cents
in value. For necklace can buy chicken peck
of sweet potatoes halt peek of grain. left the
coast with about 40 900 yards of cloth which, in the
States, would be worth aO\ u, and a,af cents
per yard or altogether about $4,000; the expense of
porterage far as this lake makes each yard worth
about City cents Two yards OF cloth will purchase a
goat a sheep thirty yards Will purchase OK If
yards is enough to purchase days ratons for
the entire caravan.
These few Of the particulars OF our more do
nestle affairs The expedition Is now divided into
eight squads OF twenty each with experienced
each squad. They all armed with Sny-
dcrs and pcrcussion-lock muskots OF
the faithful have brace OF revolvers addition
to their other arms.
We have had four battles since left the coast
The hrst occurred IN Turn with desperate set OF
savagcs rivaling the Apaches In ierocty and deter
minaton The battle lasted ;hrce days. lost twenty
one men killed Their loss was thir,y-lve killed and
some hundred or so wounded. Twice we made clean
sweep through their country, burning and destroying
everything We came across, and would have liked to
exterminaie the wretches had not mission required
my duty in another direction.
on water we were successful land; but, as
God is my judge would prefer paying tribute and
making these savages friends rather than enemies
But OF these people cursed with such dcrous
ferocy that compelled to defend ourselves.
They attack in numbers and sudden that our
repeating rifles and Snyders have be handled with
such nervous rapidity will force them back before
We are forced to death; for IL allow them 10 como
within forty yards their spears as fatal as bucts
just tnink had twenty-on killed In one day
and but wounded Tho spear makes frightiu
wound, while their contemplate looking arrows
deadly weapons have for the sake OF experiment
sent an arrow amos, through bullock at twenty