Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
cAVA[RY0N7AE MOVE
They Usually Travel at a Walk
While on a March.
CAREFUL OF TRElR HORSES.

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Reascns Why a Trct or a Galiop Might
Prove Disastrous to the Animals.
The Wagons and s:app!iss--Goias In
TO Camp st Eisnt.
Irenl,lr unfamiliar with this marching
III troops frequent tave tine impress
zion thai MOUNTED! ,,o,n. usually trav-
I'll AT :, ,l.,t or g:..lsl, while on II lnarch.
lii the cavalry. i%t,Never. the gait is
usually IL walk.
There are reasons why il is net ad.
Nisah'c for c~.,l;ilry To trut or ..:illop on
Ks r,Hi,l ina.s..;... The trooper is la-
.,!irpd To c.triy his three Weapons
Il:ir. pistol aud salper-o over Il hundred
rounds OF bail a~nlinuniiiun. his blan-
krt. shelter l"li,. c:ll,reH. extra horse
hoes and snlGry other articles. all of
which add considerable weight 10 that
ut the trooper.
Ili.S weight Is more or less concen-
trated at comparatively few points in
sieau Of being uniformly distributed
over The horses lack. so that AT IL trut,
i'll spite of ri that may he done to
avoid j, the conclusion ut certain
points is considerable aud If kept up
tends TO develop Ilisters and sores OH
the horses back. which may increase
until the Animal is no longer tit to use.
AS the supply department furnishes
bur II horse to each trooper. differ
Ing In this respect from the mounts y:
the cowboy. who has as many as he
wants. 81 constant vigilance is required
Oh the part of the captain while an i.
lcng march in order tn keep his horses
SelNirc;.l,ie ;,.:d prevent his troopers
from btcmliin. d~iSuiuullleu.
his he :tccGMpIislies in part by
marching nj IL walk whenever the cir.
cumstances Will admit it. Ey means OF
the walk we make four miles an hour.
says Captain William +. Flynn. q. s
A.. in Forest aud Stream. and as TWEEN
ty-ive miles is considered Il fair days
march 1t Is Thus made in about seven
hours. considering the necessary lEllts.
The wagons carrying III supplies can
go no faster Than that. and there is
rarely amy advantage in reaching ones
camping ground very much in advance
of the wagons.
lt Is customary with individual tour
lists and campers upon maxim. camp
TO turn their horses loose and either
to watch them or else trust TO luck In
the matter of finding them again. We
are not permitted To do this in the
;iililN VIC always mean 10 provide
grain for our animals on the march.
and when we are unable 10 buy hay
Gu route ai,l thus have to rely upon
grazing we put each horse out on a
rope fastened to.a picket pin driven in
the ground.
On the march each mounted mar
carries his lari::t ANA PIN attached to
his saddle and as sucn as he unsaddles
seeks IL good grazing place for his
horse and drives his I.in in the ground.
inc horse thus gets II limited area
UPON which 10 Craze. The pins are
changed once or twice during the even
Ing. and ais tlic h"yse stays all night on
his rope IL" gets II pretty fair chance
at the grass. after all. and when we
want him in the morning we can find
him.
The horses having bccn umsadGlcd
~ disposed of. tine men then put up
their shelter tents. \ shelter tent is II
convenient little affair made in two
halves to accommodate nicely two SOL
&icrs. Each soldier carries his half
and his pole With him ON his blanket
roll atticlrd to his saddle. so as soon
IS he umsadd!cs he can select his
"bullkic, and put up his tent. The Of
ficcrs' trnts are wall tents. carried in
til" wagons and cannot lie put up till
tlc wagons come in.
AS 500 as that takes place details
at men put up the officers tents. get
wood and water for the cooks, and the
latter build their fire and at once set
about getting supper. Soldiers like to
have their food we'll cooked: but, bet.
ter still. they appear to like it prompt.
lN cooked. and that camp cook is al.
ways popular who wells Come and
get IT," just IL little sooner than it is
expected.
On the march we eat but two meals
Il Cay. After breakfast The cooks give
each man IL liberal sandwich of bacon
aud bread This the man imcloses IN
his meat can and when lie gets hun.
CRY eats ii. This constitutes his mid
day meal.
Supper over. :; gu:.sd is POSTED to
lock out for the safety of the camp.
and the other men usually collect fuel.
build a rousing fire. gather round ii
and amuse themselves 10y singing. tell
ing yarns and cracking Jokes upon
each other till bedtime. which GENES
pretty early With nclr on the march.
The officers till in the time in about
The same manner.
On the march one always has t. rise
early. There arc so many things lu be
done in order To get the cavalcnGp fair
ly on the road that early rising is es-
scntial. The guard rouses the cooks
long before daylight. and by the time
the horses are fed and brushed off
the cook %oun breakfast. After
breakfast the tents are taken down,
wagons packed. the horses saddled. and
the column is once more on the march.
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