Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14

that the cheers meant victory on some
mart of the line. After that Bay Bet
was one Of the most serviceable horses
in the company, but she would never
bear whip.
sShe was taken home and for some
months was allowed to play about the
farm at her will. In the fall 1t was
decided to use her in blowing. She
took to the harness well enough, but
a little skittish over the plow, but went
to work like an old stager. But early
in the day, the man driving the team
struck her with a whip. She was furi-
GUS on the instant, and ran away, drag
cling the pillow and the old farm horse
after her across the field in the style
of a cavalry horse careering to the
front, struck snag Of a tree project
ing from the ground, and killed herself.
The boys of the company always be-
lieved that, Inundated by the whip,
she committed suicide. told the story
afterward to Gen. Grant, and he was
very much touched, and remarked that
he guarded his own army horses more
carefully than that"
Grant in Days of Poverty.
Gen. Henry Wanen was with the
Fourth Infantry, which, with Grant as
a second lieutenant, went from New
York to Vancouver Barracks in the
early sos. Both he and Grant found
it hard to make ends meet on lieuten-
ants pay and between them they en-
gagged in several speculations.
Arriving at the barracks, at the
mouth Of the Columbia River, Grant
became quartermaster. Potatoes were
selling at So bushel, and out Of his
knowledge of farming Grant proposed
to Wallen that they grow field OF
them. They joined capital to buy the
seed and Grant plowed the land, fur
rowed it, and Wallen dropped the seed.
AS Wallen tells the story, when the
crop was dug and housed in an empty
magazine in the barracks, they discov-
cred that potatoes were worth nothing
at all because of the big crop raised
everywhere, that they had to hire q
man to haul the rotting potatoes out
of the stOrehouse. In his Memoirs
Grant says that the Columbia River
fortunately oyerfowed it's banks mad
drowned out the crop.
That winter Wallen, Grant and IN
gals went into an ice speculation. San
Francisco the summer before had paid
fabulous prices for the luxury, and it
was proposed to take advantage Of the
next summers demand.
A runner was sent to Portland to see
if Capt. Dali Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company would agree to carry the
cargo. On consideration that he be
taken in as fourth partner, Capt. Dali
chartered brig and it was loaded with
Columbia River ice. Towing the vessel
to the ocean the Captain found such IA
voring weather that he ordered the
captain Of the brig to sail into San
Francisco Before the ship was out of
sight of land adverse winds struck it.
It was six weeks making port, and
when it got in the captain found the
San Francisco market oyerstocked with
ice from Sitka. He had his cargo tow
ed to Sacramento. and when it was
unloaded there was not ice enough in
the hold to pay towing charges.
Still seeking to supplement their
meager salaries, Wallen and Grant took
up speculation in cattle and hogs.
Grant did the purchasing in the Column
bia River country, shipping the ami
mails by steamer to Wallen in San Fran
cisco.
I'VE continued the business until
Grant lost all the money he had, and
until had lost more than | had" said
Gen. Wallen. when I got back to
barracks l owed Grant nearly $500. I
gave him my note for the amount and
afterward paid it."