Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-28

3oout 10 miles a day, but If It was
scarce and we were crowded we some
times made Is, but that was not often. "
How was a train organized? Wen,
W. simply had the string OF wagons.
with one driver TO each wagon. He
WAS the gee haw" man. and walked
alon5 side of his oxen. with each out
M went o wagon boss and assistant
boss, They rode mules and were on
hand at bad places to boss The doubling.
and to tell the drivers the best way
around chuck holes, But mind
you, was not out on these
trips. | would help in starting them,
ana would see them come back off the
plains, but ] was too much of a child
to go myself / picked up most Of
my knowledge from the wagon bosses
for father"
ADDING THE TRAILER
THE last development of the bust
ness" said Mr.. Young. was the divid-
ing Of the load Of the old style schoon.
e. into two loads. part being put IN q
trailer The trail wagon held 4,iOO
pounds, and about this same amount
went into the regular wagon, This was
big help. for every driver could then
do his own doubling, If he got stuck,
by unhItchng the rear wagon, and
coming back for it when the first was
safely over the trouble. Then, too If
wheel went down In a rut, there
were seven other wheels to keep on
pulling, and II was much more liable to
come out all right. than when there
were only three left, with two or three
tons Of weight on the stranded Wheel
Solomon Young brought his load Of
To-
sub-contractor for Mpjs. Russell and
Waddell, who held the contracts to fur
nish supplies for the government The
files of the Deseret News show that
the question OF getting supplies TO
the army i'm that period was one which
caused great concern to the entire east
The cost Of every barrel Of -four de-
livered here was Si2, and even then
the seasons of the year IN which 1t
could be carried forward were limited
The News" files show letters and spe-
clals reproduced from eastern papers,
which Indicate how serious the prob
lem was. The long train brought In
by Mir. Young in the fall OF 1858, was a
part Of a shipment of 1900 wagon loads
headed for government posts in the
west, so that the privations Of the pre-
ylous winters would not be repeated,
THE CAMEL CARAVANS
An interesting coincidence with the
big shipment. is that the government
went into the business Of buying cam
els with which to get supplies over the
country The hles Of the 'NeWs' dur
Ing the summer 81 1888, when II was
printed at Fillmore, reproduce from
the Missouri Republican, an account OF
the experiment with camels, aud their
use In the Campaign against Utah"
II is I'm the shape OF a letter from
Il. +. steele, ia tho Hon. J. 3, Floyd,
secretary Of war and states that In
obedience 20 orders Beale has expor-
ed the road from Fl Defiance TO Cali
fornla, Via Albuquerque and TETON pass
through TIE Sierra Ncvadas, with
Wow OF finding out II It is passable In
winter. After telling the nature OF
the road he says Of the camels which
ne used on the journey.
II sent the camels back from the
Colorado river to Fort TETON. In charge
OF my clerk IN order that they might
be used against Utah, ! parted with
these noble bYutes with much regret,
A year Of hard and almost unrcmittIng
labor with them had attached us all 10
them with feelings stronger, ] think,
than anyone experiences for either a
horse or a dog. II Is 20 be hoped that
the government will continue the Inn
portation of this valuable animal until
SUFFICIENT have been obtained for the
use Of the whole army. II is cheaper
at first cost. lives longer and Is inf
nltely stronger and harder than the
mule. while its capacity for work is
four times greater For military pur-
poses regard & ns invaluable In a
country where forage is hard TO OBJ
tain. The camels are now living, fat
tening and thriving, 10 tao feet Of
snow on the summit OF the Sierra Ne
yadas In California"