Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-20
Camp Cuba Libre.

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ty pine grove in Panama Park, about
four miles from Jackson vile. Won
may find a row Of twenty tents stu
ated on the n ght of liue OF the second
squadron Of @rorreys Terrors" regl-
meht, aid You ueed not go near to
know that this is the quarters of
Troop M of Nevada for. by the ring
ing out OF the clear voices in carousal
song at eve, and by the general good
feeling which is 80 marked, one would
quickly see that this is the troop from
the sagebrush state in the far West.
Our trip here as You already know
was n full Of o tune. The
wreck at Tupelo was one of The most
terrible sights immagiuable and the
loss ut our comrades here caused a
cloud to come over us winch will
never be removed for the mangled
bodies OF our dead and dying CON-
rades as they were packed from the
burning cars was II sight we will
never tLrget. Though our trip here
will be remembered mainly with sor-
eow,there were many things happened
too which will be remembered with
pleasure for the people of the sunny
South throughout II whole trip
treated us most kindly, often meeting
us at the train with lemonade and
sandwiches. The negroes, howe yer,
especially the little fellows we're
afraid OF US and often afforded us
much fun.
What do 1 think Of the South?
Well, l will tell You. To be short I
like it fine as far as 1 could see from
the train and what | now see about
me. The immense fields OF cotton,
tobacco and corn, the endless forests
OF beautiful pine, poplars and many
otner kinds of trees and the great
abundance of birds and flowers made
ME feel that this part of the world is
almost perfect. II is true that it ls
quite warm but as yet I cannot say
that l really suffer. Right here it is
very sandy and it rains very hard bu,
there are redeeming features enough
to Out weigh these and | like it here
far better than at the Fort. Through
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia
the country IS most beautiful and
here we passed through towns such
as | thought only existed in picture
looks for they were so nicely situated
and the houses seemed to be very
good. We passed other towns how.
ever which looked as if struck with
hard times and where everything
seemed to be negroes and water-mel-
ons. The south | think is aheed of
the north for beauty by far and the
people are more contented but uor-
them climate is By far preferable.
The main difference between the
South hod North as far as [ have seen
is found in the people. The great
energy and ambition which character
ICES the northerner seems lost in the
south but for genuine hospitality the
sontherners are far ahead, and more
patriotism canuot be found anywhere
THAI in them. There is q very mark
ed difference between the women and
girls too. While as a rule the girls
OF the north may be more highly ac-
comp'ished, l am sure you will find
more extreme beauty in Alabama
and Mississippi than in the whole
north though it reall, CRATES upon
my nerves to say it. The south as
far as 1 have seen is all right, though
from the north, l must say it.
The boys of our troop are at pres
emit all quite well and happy and with
hardly an exception ready and anx.
ious TO move to Cuba or wherever
else we may be called upon to go, and
the statement N a letter to one OF the
Elko papers TO the effect that the
boys are getting cold fee: is absurd
for | have spoken to nearly every n
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