Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-11

Logging; Sergeant Litch, one through
his shirt; Private Toyne received a
center shoot in his canteep, between
the U. and S., but fortunately the
canteen Was full OF water and the
bullet went half way through the
other side and fell back in the canteen.
Trumpeter Leo Leonard had his can
teen shot from the hook and Private
Mallon E.Taylor was slightly wound
ed, having been shot in the neck. The
rest OF the troop Jared well although
few were overcome by the heat and
fatigue OF the day. The division lost
about % men in killed and wounded
and in tho neigbborhood of 800 men
fell out Of line fromIexhaustion.I 1t was
a grim sight to behold the line of
battle made by our troops; ammuni-
tloD, haversacke, shelter tents, ponchos
and even clothes were scattered for
miles along the line Of march; men,
singly and IN groups, wandered about
in their delirium in search of water
and shade. The next day at Gam.
we reached Paranaque, and. there the
troop remained for eight days, guard
ing ammunition and ration trains
and the Paranaque bridge. On the
18th OF June we were attached to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES brigade and moved
toImoo with the 4th and9th u .Regu-
larInfantry and camped on playground
with but half shelter tent to rest
on, and the rainy season having set in
with all the fury capable in the Phil
ippines, we we're afterwards quarter
ed In the native huts about the town,
While there We had a scouting trip
and one days skirmish with General
Wheaton in which we captured a
town called Dos Marinas, after
brush with the natives, IN which the
4th Infantry lost one man killed and
two wounded. The troops IN the Is
land are in the most deplorable con-
dition imaginable, owing to the con-
slant exposure and the rainy season
having set in, the diseases seem to
take firmer hold on the mems con-
situations. The average company
here OF 85 men have only from 20 to
25 men for duty and some have been
reduced to corporal's guard. Strong
healthy men who enlisted for the war
and we're sent here are being turned
out Of the hospitals mere skeletons of
the forms they once possessed, physi-
cal wrecks of the worst order, and
still, these men who have given their
very lives in protection of their ma
TONS honor and flag, are forced to
remain here long after they have full.
filled their contract with their ma.
tons people, and suffer disease and
climatic conditions to carry them to
an early grave or render them a bur.
den forever to themselves and their
families at home. And all this for
few Wall Street money sharks and
army officers who in time of war
draw big salaries and live at ease.
We hear of several States that have
requested the return of the their vol
unteers, but have failed to see where
Nevada has taken the slightest inter
est in the little troop of Cavalry that
she has here. The only Volunteer
Troop OF Cavalry in the service OF the
country, who have done their duty
with the best, remains unthought of
through it all. Certainly they should
be proud OF their native State. We
have been mounted for the past
month and during that time have
been dong mounted duty exclusively
We have had detacbmen out on an
exploration trip with Lieutenant
King, son Of Gen. King, who 10 max
ing map Of the country held by tho
Americans.
Well, friend Booher, think
I have already taken up good
deal Of your valuable time and as