Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-08-05
CAMP SADlER.
The Soldier Boys Write Some
Letters Home.

VI
William Cox writes as follows to the
EIko independents:
The unanimous opinion of the men is
that 1t Will only tax a short time more
o. camp Sadler to totally unfit us physi-
caily to accomplish anything at the front
should we Nv sent, in fact, we all believe
death would be the inevitable result Of
prolonged stay amid these foul conditions
and starvation diet. 1t is only fair to saw
lrat company b is the only
suffering from scarcity of food. the other
three companies averring that they nave
all they can eat. This being the case
makes our company feel that there is
something rotten in Denmark but all
our Kicking fails to uncover the niger
III the ~woOdpile."
The food we do get. outside of the fresh
beef, Is OF the poorest quality. For in
stance, this morning we had hominv for
breakfast-ou breakfast consisted of a
small ladle of thin hominy. bread. and
water barley colored by a very inferior
grade of coffee, while the price paid by
the Government warrants the choicest
''N 'Shii ihtI tH6 COOK
declared must be ten years cd, it ~reuuir-
Ell so much soaking II cooking before |
becoming at ali palatable.
The explanation that this is a tempo-
rary encampment and some distance
from the depot of supplies, strikes us as
absurd. suppose we were 1000 mile from
such depot n were allowed to run short
what then? Is the War Department jg-
gnorant of the needs of 400 of it's volun-
teers, and the way in which to supplv
these needs? Yesterday Captain Sanders
"ought a dollars worth of potatoes and
tour bits worth of Sug IT for his ompan
telling us 1t he would rather spend the
balance of his nom so. than to keen
continually called the kicker OF the
camp We all are sure that were the
facts made public thare would be enough
OF citizens to espouse our cause and enter
such a gigantic roar of complaint against
the way we are being trealel that would
soon stralghten matters out. regardless
OF Temporary encampment.' distance
from supplies, or what not.
Corporal Evans Of Woodland. writes in
a different strain II the W0odl md Mail
in reference to the tail men of Nevada
He says:
The major of our battalion, c. Morrison
is a gentleman in the true sense OF the
word. He is very proficient in military
tactics, very obliging; an individual who
looks To the welfare of the men under
hIm and one who is as willing to con-
verse with a private as to the governor of
the State. All of the Woodland bows
think that Major Morrison is all right. ,
Inc captain OF Company D, our captain. :
Is a very fine man and well liked hy all
81 his men. He is perfectly willing to do ,
anything for the benefit of any of his
men and he never flils to do it. Our own
brother could not have treated us any ,
better than he has. | told YOU that orr .
lfst lieutenant was AL right. having
that opinion when he met us at
Nerdl on the way up here. I assure Won
NAT after becoming better acquainted we
nave not changed our opinion in the
east. L must not forget to tell Won about =
our second lieutenant. He stand. six 1
eet, six inches without shoes. and is inst |
is good and just as proficient as he is tail. /
lie passed an examination of one hun '
ired questions in military ta~rticswilh an .
'Verage OF 9o $40 per cent. No doubt if
nm Budd was governor of Neyad, LIEN =
enant Stone would not be fit to hold a =
omnlls>ion. If wego "Frisco"we will "
ct you know what time we will pass :,
brought Davisville aud all who can come ID
Town, II L promise that you shall have :;
look at these three noble fellows who -
re t" preside over the destinies of The r
MEMBERS of Company D..