The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-07
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the LAST AMERICAN CAMEL.
lhe indians Made n Meal Of the Poor
Old beast.
San Efane!sco IN.

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NThe hst wild camel In America was killed
I'D eaten ny the Indians in Yuma a few
ays &n. Tie venerable beast was one OF
DC Hfd OF oamels brought from Asia
Einaf many years ago 10 carry ore from
Pc tp;nstock mines. So ends the greatest
BttenIt al acclimating foreign animals
Yer made In the United States. IL seems
Hid Eat the noble beast. the last OF his
i5e should have such ar ingioTious end
And vet some sympathy must I've given the
Aoor Indians, for they must have been aw-
sungTy 10 nasttcate the tough. seventy
4fryeaF~oid carmel Besides, the poor
= nei would most likely nave dled of Slow
starvation In IL snort time, for when last
aen alive sy white men 10 was very feeble
1j@t who the man was that thought Of
Anging cameis TO this country seems Il be
ESniat.er of some doubt Several men are
Aettea with having done 80. bur even the
Hd-,imers themselves seem 60 be a iitlie bit
Nngied up on this bit Of Western history.
n I Barton, Of Prescott, Ariz. who was
Y comsfuck a. the time, said he was posi-
e that the late Adolph Sutro was largely
Ornamental In bringing the camels acre.
bis however has been strennously denied.
Dsens of similar stories are told about
her prominent Califognians but little ere
snce can be given 10 any OF them.
4ilut the fact remains that the cames were
faaght here. on ali the points connected
oih this part OF TIE story the old-t!mers
gree
n, was In the old days when the Com
Pack WAS IN its glory. The days before the
har8ai. when Virginia cry Sas almost as
5s.ersant Il town as San Francisco Il 50
Rppened ihlt certain group OF mines
Boa twenty-five ar tAirty miles oni OF
vggtna t3ts was rannng out plies OF rich
=. II was smposstsi,. 70 pui up a mill
ese 10 the mines ON account of lack of
taser
Mules were put Ia flle work. and during
y winter inspths dis fairly we'll. although
y freed ard care for them was a teFror!g-
m expense |! mist be understood that as
~. rocky ana harrn "A desert as there IS
d the face o. the earth lay between Nlr-
ala city and the nines 10 usa 4 vehicle
suy kind vas OFT Of the question and SO
- ore Was carried in bags SUNG over the
keks OF tho aaiuais
Zfrom the first Z was apparent that the
zale plan was lst a siccess. In the sum
per II took ahou two mules % carry water
% the one tina carried ore. And all the
Pile the annass kept dying. Tha intense
- and dr.. andy air WAS too much FOR
lem ami th.-yfeil by tho wayside -, fast
AZ a new aaft was required almost week
EHt the - bad to he carried 10 the
81. for thCrsWaS millions in it
IA fhls funsurs some genius suggested
az the msuFs Duy carleis FOR the work
~ the Games were eougA; 81 Ere8. TX
lSe. SENIOR them were oHgained from
" veteran bowman. l.. + tsaFnutn a0d
(ai tNsnt rame direct & IN Asia Minor
der the cfe 81 au aEen; dispatched from
Virginia CN
lron, ,heirss ,ne csmels ga a. that aas
zNpecttd thsm f.aca uaar1linE tasV
uald eata measer hr,akfas, u any oli
fad thathaHpttied in their wsN. drink
rs gallo% so water and were ready Toy
AineSs. Two hssN x ore. e3c3 contain
fs tetH G PSI ana FL" pounds wtYs atfau-
n % 81 back over tha hump II eaca
4Ael
'Bhen he train Mas resdy al started ~
aasSss':1kthg good swinging saiJ shas
e kss nm unH tiss mill Sas Fe.scHs-i
T. draegs bad nothing 20 DO ous follow
trn Ne stopping far water. no arg
Il is ssi1gs. The faithful beasts an
sf woFk wiGiagiy Naea tbe ere
ss ampea ,he oai5ssls to'k aeaths- S -
FIX nd were turned losss being gserfni5-
tsinaka their way hack - the mine at
ksr.~n pleasure. Very raTesy As oDe az
aiu III "a be nn hard the next insre8ue
E3fo take another load 90 the u5l
~ camel tEAiu was stYsuEr sisa5 w h .a
Wk across tae desert Frva dis
- the general effect Vas THAI os scone
kf-ia- There fa$ nothing lacking tar
81 hioe SKY ths tsfnainz waite. sand
ftas distaHS mountains showing 3tuy
re- ft'ot purple base MANY s tras-
seSlrS thr slrfts ssr ere first t.snA, has
&c ara ruha-<t his eyes wandering IL
Zfsfstn 1t suffering with - rae temporary
tai Alberta .ios
al .ais chaasc1 NAen re railroad
IAN thg cam6i@' work was over
Pa Al~7r Alsr3atg.s Them ana One
vac ~9 rtrS Het.sG 80 QGEEle over a
x sA">- What vas q ,se 4ons
asra haH trtn Increased t.v sewers,
ontS NeBriy aA fhe infants bow
e's,l trst Nlase~ Thsn aT sfyors
e." fs ee3 'he ws9'- sag Nu. Far
Ga -t ~aa- thcm aaA ent>pds esss
10 sss Da oa cRulsls
X Non ere patient beasts wafte5
T. thfsr ala corral gsa.lv ans M!li{n.-
kshY W. nat II sat hs, xtxe,a thstyl
hsF waS 1ane fer yAsfm to 30 ard
tae "a srTs tsrnysi thern f,sa~s - efs
swnc rs neS. ghey could
r. es'f, ai n0ofhs scsore thrv vxr.
"a i7om tafir old horss sat ~ istss.
eaaaSea - wander al over the deg