The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16


bein' cut of by havin' us march WITHIN
supportn' distance NV each otner.
we didn't see no iniuns AN day an
tibet night We cum tgether ON th river
agin % ii courier wuZ expected from Car
los.
Wed been in camp some time when
an iniun scout cum EallOpm in. III yu
nan dan? (whcrc's the chieD he holler-
cd. but tn Of man he'd the paper fore
tn injun could jump from MS pony. ~
we'd guessed thcr iniun brought orders
fer active operations.
"Th' Of man called tn Lieutenant.
commander IN other Troop over [ MN
an they heG or long talk an We knew
ne WIZ Civn' ther young teller or lot
NV advice. % it wuz IN FIRST campaign
tn Lieutenant wuz ever on.
zone troop wuz ter go T. tn noun
tains north NV us Z keep IN inJuns from
crossin which could be easily done. ~
there wuz only two passes by whicn
yer could git over m range. an either
one could be held by err dozen men aginst
thousand injuns.
9TH other Troop an IN main part or
tn pack train wuz ter foller IN river
an work between it am tn mountains
while south NV ms wuz two Troops NV
Their -th. so yer see We he'd line across
IN country thetd keep tn iniuns + IN
east NV us an finally roun 'em up 81
Their wuz or lot wv cavalry comm from
tibet way. on Miles wuz IN command
then. an yer kin bet yer lite he saves
"a heap bout iniun fghtin
Orders wuz given 10 each man ter
take two can.eens fun or water. ez our
tran led straight across m desert. an
there wuz no water IN nigh onter seventy
miles
Then we'd a keg er water on each
one NV IN pack mules when yer cuts
loose from water in this country yer
haf T. take all yer can carry ~ yer never
know whether yerll lind water ~ or
spring when yer gifts L IT, an besides
yer has L look after IN animals - they
hev ter hev water "a well % ther men,
So th' Gllers got tn water ready tnet
night
eyer might Nv seen me hlnn my cam
teen las night an hangin 1t on or i'm
with Their cork out. jest before / turned
in IL Yer wet Their canvass an leave
the cork ont over night. ther water %
keep cool fer a long time Tn next ody'
II wuz coin ter take IL long I Day
ez yer wouldn't ketch me very Ier from
tn river without water When yer glts
arter a deer yer liable L 60 farther
yer think. an If yer amt got no water
long an gifts lost in this country yer
a goner.
III yer ever 'roun' er lot ct soldiers
startin' ON er march jest look al tner
canteens fer fun. But here. m eitun
Of ia track
''Th' mex lpo-nin' we started bright an
early. Tn animals bcin' fresh am every
body in good spirits We covered tn Groun
purity lively. 10 didn't take as long Ter
leave Their fertile lett NV IN river be-
him us. an our campaign wuz begun IN
earnest.
III yer remember how IN country
locked % Yer cum down ON Their stage
from Holbrook T. Snowflake yer KIN
form some idee NV IN desert down IN
tibet country
"Nuthin' but sand an rocks O. fer %
vcr kin see. coDt now am then some big
cactus or "a few scrub u.n-s.
"Th' sun wuz eettin' powerful hot an
IN hot sand seemed ter throw TN rays
hack inter yer face am hurt yer ewes IN
4otns az IL does when yer looks on or
lot NV snow when tn sun Us shnn purity
bright.
"Bv noon tn men an horses showed
signs NV bein' purity near done mp IN
alkan dust raised by tn horses hed coat
Cd Us with a GOVERN NV dirty white
II dued our eyes an siited inter our
tbroafs. maxim as feel ca though We
wuz breathin hot air.
..Ther burned stun made yer so thirsty
tibet yer wanted L drink an IN time.
Then III experience NV ia oloer ielieis
cum inter play. They knew thet IN sup
DIV er water must be used purity GIN
rcrlv. so they KEEP talkin L IN young
sters. telln' EN- L be more spaih Nv
TN water. % IL might be possible tHe'
we'd get fooled by Their spring. IL hatu'
though. L Tern sum young iellers' an
IN fesult wuz thet tn nun ou'N' ""@
erowlin' an tn afternoon
.T felt kinder sore myself 81 ] he'd n
idee we'd soon haiter oc uo''O'" ~
with IN youngsters.
I'VE KEEP peggin long, an consider
,,' an deem san an tn terrible neat
we made purity fair time
when We pulled up tibet night Ter go
inter camp tn wuzn't even orleu s"so
brush IN sight. so We couldh COOK cns
Thin am he'd ter satisfy our bellies with
raw bacon m hard tack NO II "uNh
very scrumptious. but soldier aoh
alters hey Delmonlco feed, specially IN
Arizona.
I'VE foun' thet a number NV IN young
sters hadn't drop NV water IN ther can
teens. an this caused all nan ter DC
nut on O short allowance 81 We hea Ter
make IN supply in tn canteehs last
tin We got Z tn spring
I'VE started out purity early mex morn
IN. ez We wuz kinder rested M. an
wanted ter make III spring by noon we
got there bout 'leven er'clock. an say.
tax bout kickin' an cussin', yer ought
er heard tibet outnt growL