Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-30

IL have 10 SICK, replies tho oihcci'
"Thore Il nobody In the ambulance.
the ambulance Is. % 70 speak. useless.
We have been on tho march during tins
past three months. We havo not
marched nix long spells without "a rest.
We shall march nyain tomorrow and
then perhaps we shall take q days rest.
My men are in perfect training. Now
will leave you. mcsdames In an hour ]
will come 10 take You TO dinner"
At the appointed time tho officer came.
and all the tourists followed him across
tho plateau, admiring TIE splendid pam
Drama spread out before them. From
the SUNNI, Of tho Au,ion 1900 mcters)
thoy saw at thor feet, like gigantic
ditch. tho valley Of tho Mimiora joining
tho Roya Mt tho east near San Dalnazzo,
and commanded by an italian fort. tho
most advanced Of tho works that dofeud
tho Col dc Tonde. Beyond the depth 81
tho Mimiera rose the last chain Of the
Alpos Maritimes. throwing mp heaven.
ward the ridge Del Diablo l2.Gsi motcrs,
and the peak LAbisso t2.1ij metcrs), On
enormous mass, with its snowy covering
tinted rose by tho setting sun-a grand
and striking spectacle, especially when
seen from the midst Of biyounc. itsolf
always 20 curious and so attractive.
The scntinels watch as they pace 10
and fro The mules browse the scnnt
but tasty grass u the high platcaus.
Seated on old tree trunks the officer
finish thcir itineraries. complete thor
notes, draw mp reports on the country
they hnyo travcrscd. make sketches Of
the distant mountain silhouotics. The
soldiers sing rs they clean their arms,
shout, run and aiuuse themselves with
games. To 500 their movements and
their activity you would mover think
that they had marched twenty-five
miles aud accomplished vancouver
amid all tho obstacles ~ mountainous
ground. The Italians hayo reason to 30
proud Of their Alpine companies. Our
chasscurs de montague are not one whit
inferior to thoin In tonacity and ondur'
nncc.
Night closes In. Dinner ia served on
n table formed Of wattlcd branches GOV.
orod with ilowery turf Old pine trunks,
cut down In timo Of former wars, serve
"a seats. A big fire and torches formed
OF pine branches light the guests nj this
original aud rustic fcnst. At such an
altitude frugaliiy Is obligatory, mover
thcless the far6 is quite pociablo. Tho
chief dishes arc red par,ridges and oivct
do chlmois. pine mushrooms, an ice
made with ewes milk and snow. while
Strawberries. arhutus berries and wild
forest fruits. served IN nosts Of moss.
formed the dessert. Tho tourists arc do.
lighted, aud thank the officers by drink
ing their health, and soon all retire to
rest.
At daybrcak tho battalion resumes It.,
march along the ridge, alternately
through woods aud across mcagor pas.
turngcs. Tho solitude Is absolute oxccp,
for some pistorcllo guarding his goats.
which seem literally 20 cling to tho noun.
tain side. Tho view is marvellous whom
tho distance appears through rent In
the opnlino morning mist.
The road gets worse aud becomes ali.
solutcly cxcrrablo at tho point where
the grand descent begins, and whore the
track IA scarcely marked out Of tho
sinuosi,ics OF the rocks. At ono point
great blocks oyorhang; No another shan
projections hnyO to be turned. almost
all the way tho road followa tho edge OF
n precipiec.
Ono cannot imagine how tho mulos
will pass with thor burdens, or how
thoy can even got footing In this danger
Gus pass. Tho battalion passes without
winking. ~ II Il were tho simplest
thing in the world. aud the mountain
battery follows In It's turn. But not thl
tourists; thoy find tho danger too immi
ncnt and dismount, preforring 10 trus
TO their feet. Meanwhile thoy wait III
the path Ia free, sitting ON u granit
promontory. aud watching the whole bat
terry defle nlony this track. which soom
imprcticable even for tho goats them
selves. II Is q work OF strength and pa
ticnco and requires rs much skill US /
docs GOODNESS
Tho soldiers hold mp tho mules an
even their burdens By means Of rope
Thus relieved, the animals glide al1n
rather than walk, stilToning their for,
legs and almost touching the grouu
with their hind quarters. a fow acct
dents happen, but. thanks TO tho man
fold precautions aud 10 the caro- Of III
drivers, they are rarely serious; III
mules that fall are soon put on thoi
feet again. At last this long aud periou
pass Is cleared; tho battery and III
ambulance roioin tho battalion, an
after ashort halt the march is resume
and La Bollcno is reached.
The tourists rushed into tho hotel, d,
lighted TO lind themselves once more /
n civilized place, and TO bo ablo 10 re,
for few hours. Tho column, however
continued its march. Later on III
tourists started for Nice In cayriag,
Toward the oud OF the day they owe
took the interchangeable chnssours, VIII
were still marching along, althoug
more than twelve hours had passed sine
they had begun thor days work. -Eroi
1.-THE French Army" by General Iowa
IN Harpor's Magazine.
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