The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-15
HAD TRUCK RIDE.
Guarding Ranch Of 250y00o Acres
Of Land Coed Accommodation.
-Indio RANCH.
Near Eagle Pass, Texas

AullO Il4IGUz
Near Eagle Pass, Texas,
September 5. 1916.
Dear father and all: We feel now
that Ne are the real stun. suppose
you read In the Baltimore papers Of
September 9Th, IN account Of the
First but Baltimore papers do not
give n . square deal. We have two
reporters with u and they phone
the news ok. Well We left camp
this morning, In BIZ auto trucks. and
we had some ride They are big
Packard trucks Ike the freight busy
es at home; they rode more easily
than you would think. We are y
miles from Camp Ord The other
companies In the battalion are 10,
So and s. miles re, the battalion,
are guarding four biz ranches. This
one re are on Il about 40 mIIeH BY
so miles and has $4,000 acres of
Land; hey have about 1000 acres
under cultivation and they have
about 1000 head Of cattle spread
over the place: they are nov filling
their sIlos with some kind Of corn.
They have IL of these silos. They
are made Of cement and are more
than 30 feet high. aud ! guess % or
30 feet Il the base. They have their
own Ice plant and electric light.
Their buildings are al lighted BY
electricity. including their stables.
They have fine. Big ranch house
and have = long house 10 house the
Mexieana who work on the place and
believe me- they are some. T'hey Keep
only about 20 COWS have not
InaFHHI =.
and surrounding country as thIz il
our fri day here. The motor trucks
that looE the other company farther
on are now passing on their Hay
back - Camp Ord We were told
We would see deer. sild cats md
plenty Of coyotes. Ne have heard
the eoyoites yelp many n night It
Camp Ord. Hunting season i on
with large game md plenty Of mex
rabbits. quail. doTea. etc We af6 not
far from the river. ! do not know
h6s II set but have lake mere
with Kuoa fishing TIE mosquitoes are
had heTs-ihey - hey are Big
enough - carry You out Of Your
cots. We have nns man from The
Hospital Corps WHo vii look after
US IN lIHe OF our health / an ell.
but he = little lHnEad 40 head Ne
get Eosd meals OF here. and ve
have telephone m 30 We en- get
word u and from camp as - a.
from h other ouIIoaia " are
supposed ~ atay 81 here IL %
days - II We ars not eallsa hume
VII hHxe some sta Ne turn n out
here Hzme as when n camp. - nar
trim o. thls morning He did n Hee
anything but calenH md maHznIIsl
bHaAsz Hhis county surety zones
~ % Elat thst zen said tia Haa
sent . Westminster papers a. one
OF or HaYa. Well. father. II - ever
get homo Se VII = some LACK.
When e SEQ a white person - give
them good look nj wonder i Ne
VII Get ahlte again Oh hy The ~.
on thIs ranch theY even have Iheir
Own school house Their school
ground i right ~ 10 our line Of
tents - have : nIaHH ball out here,
We m finished II lhia morning and
had 10 lear n big piece Of ground
Well ! hope We gsI The cake Fuu
sent 0uT address / the same. ut
! thInE re only ct mail } time \
week. think nal comes n md
goes on again on Thursday. - .TIle
me 20 J get a feN letters when Inc
mail doas come on from camp.
viii wife all when ! get time II do
30. Re do not have chance To
bus many things OH here. They
have Ihslr own store but onIY ell
pop and tobacco. have good sup
ply d paper envelopes and stamps.
] hope enough 70 ii until xe are
ordered hume. Gle M best regards
10 all ny friends. | will say GOOD
night
Musician f1au1 n WImerI.
q. Il. First Maryland Infantry,
lAmI Ord. EAGLE La. TcNaa