The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-31
Dick Wammuck Writes From the
Philippines.

MANILA, P. T., July II, 1899.
THE WHITE PINE NEWs:-
/ am just in from scouting trip and
saw some very fine country and fine
grass. This is my fifth trip across the
! line. We we're out eight miles from
! the American lines this trip, and saw
/ plen y Of nlggers, IN fact there were too
many as they outnumbered Us [ Judge
i by twenty.
am now on detached duty packing
! for Troop of the 4th Cavalry. The
i First Nevada troop is onathe firing line
at linus. They we're in the battle OF
/ Paranaque, one of the hardest fought
since February 9th. They we're on our
+ right and marched under fire one half
/ mile and never lost man. They are
now mounted on native horses and have
proven themselves to be scrapera, for
they have been in several dangerous
positions and came out all right. But
| Troop I has the lucky star hanging
over It, We can get IN more traps and
get out again than.any other Troop on
/ the island. In the battle of Paranaqne
we were in eross.fire for twenty mi
nutes and only one man was wounded.
! Nv partner and | we're mounted on
mul..s. Gen. Lawton was with us,
mounted on II big horse He wore
| big white hat. which loomed up like a
prairie schooner. while the balls fell
thick as hail. He Is lucky and brave
man. The man that was wounded was
holding horses about ten feet from me-
[ have been In four scraps and have
never fired gun while on the island.
The first and second trip 1 carried no
arms with me. as the packers are not
supposed to be on the firing line, but !
have beenin the thickest every time
and 1t makes man little nervous to
stand and see a nigger peck away at
him and have no gun TO return the com.
pllment.
see by the San Francisco papers
that the lst California volunteers are
the only troops on the island, but wait
until YOU hear their true record. Il
will he something ike that OF the fist
New York The Utah battery lid the
best work, the Kansas, Nebraska and
Oregon troops come next. In fact,
every organization here did nobly ex-
eept the 18th U. s. Infantry aid the
lst California. This war has proven
that boy officers and city chaps win not
make soldiers, and let me tell the reader
that war will not be over in two years.
rhe rainy season has just started in, 1t
has been raining about two weeks and
think they will do but very little fight
ing until the rain j. over.
Manila is filing up with crooks from
all parts of the globe. One problem |
have found too deep, is this, mo dis.
charged soldier or American citizen can
conduct business Of any kind In Ma
Mia" 7 hope the War Department
sends Gen. Miles here for l think he
would make a great change in matters
have great faith in the future of this
country from that information ! have
gathered already. The natives make
heir sugar in small quantities and farm
1 very small scope OF land. and depend
mostly on wild fruit, nuts and rice for d
living.
have lost all hopes Of Bruce and
Honeyman, yet they may turn up. bet
think they are dead II the niggers
have not already killed them they viii
lie through hardship and confinement.
Bruce Is not a strongly constituted man
and the native food and ways Of living
would cause death.
Ny best wishes 10 friends Of Flv.
A X. WAMNUoK.