The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-08
NO RESPITE FROM DUST.
snow Fatla % Cheek spread ~
Mexican Soil.


prrroN IN MEXICO. by way OF Columbus.
~. NJ. April / tCensored).--We thought
II would he a relief when the snow
came we did not even mind the biting
cold II we could get rid OF the dust for
"A while. But the respite WA As moth
ing. for the snow wac light. and again
Il is the same old story-dust TO the
right OF us. dust TO the LETT OF US,
dust everywhere, including in your eyes
This Is surely a dusty camp. although
one OF the most admirably laid out
camps In the world from a purely mill
'ary point Of view. However. this In
the %equinoctial eas and the win
will insist on blowing. and when Il
blows the alluvisl soil. which has been
ground to a finc powder by the hoofs
OF thousands OF horses. rises in clouds.
Does the WIND always blow this
way" a asked Of one Of the scout
attached 70 the expedition. between
gasps tor breath n while both aues-
toner IA nj questioned were wiping
away the tears and due..
Not alwSys." WAS the reply. Some
times II turns around and blows the
other way. That's how We manage To
keep the ground level In this vicinity
The Joke Is an old one. sprung prob.
ably originally by some members OF the
famous expedition led BY the late Mr..
Noah. but IL appreciated by the mem
bers Of this expedition into Mexico I n
search OF the bandit villa. Particularly
is II relished by the correspondents In
dust nlled dog tents who try to wriio
their %storiss. which, for all NO know.
are read only by the censors.
II is All III wind. however. which blows
nobody good. The goxsle makers Of the
United States are reaping a harvest. az
least 50 far as this OUTFIT IL concerned,
az SNert man rnpnAtAA x.,tl ~. ..a.
dition. from commanding general To the
'eansters. is provided with from one 10
"A half dozen pairs OF the big eve pro.
tsctors. And they range in price from
four bits 10 50 a pair.
Tho camp Is located on the left banl.
% the beautiful Rio Casas Grandes, on 4
few hundreds OF the millions OF acres
which make up the baronial estate OF the
Corralitos Land and Cattle COMPANY.
; The river AZ this point Is bordered with
groves OF immense ~cottonWoods. which.
Judging from their great size. mus, pa
hundreds Of years old. and the camp.
ground when tho men and horses hrst
arrived was covered Wit; n thick growtli
OF "sacaton." a coarse species Of grass.
This grass for u few days had the effect
OF keeping down the dus, but alas! the
tramping Of thousands of ironshod
hoofs soon destroyed the grass and
ground the al, soil into impaipablc row
der. 20 DO the snort Of the ~c1uinoc,!ai
winds.
Some mention has been made In rhis
correspondence OF the pretty gold pen
MES being turned by the inhabitants o,
Colonia Dublan through providing the OF.
ilCers and men with such articles of food
AZ are no issued from the comn!ssary
department OF the expedition.
II Is probably true that there H. not a
woman in the colony who can bak,
bread. cakes. Plies, douShnuts or other
delicacles who has not been kept bus,
since the day the troops arrived mixins
dough or tending the ever hot oven and
at the same time adding appreciabl,
10 her store OF good American dollars
Those who have COW are makinl
money too, There IL a great demand
for fresh milk. and AS II brings 10 cent.
a quart the cows are earning theil
keep and leaving a surplus for tn,
owners
While the regulations prescribe tina
all correspondents attached TO the ex,
p~editionary force shall have the statu,
OF second lieutenants and shall mes.
with the officers Of Tho command I,
which they shall be assigned. the cor
respondents attached to tho headuuar
ters STAFF have organized a mess OF theiI
own. with their own corps Of cooks
and they are among tho most liberia
patrons Of tho good women OF the Nor
mon colony who bake. brew or put vi
preserves.
They are living like kings. and II they
miss home and mother II Is not be
cause OF the food they used to get bacl
In Gods country. Some Of the cor
respondents while on the driving marcl
from the border were inclined to grum
BILE at the rations served by the CAM
cooks. They were the fastidious one
who would find fault with a Ritz-Carl
ton dinner on general principles. The.
are getting over II and now come u
rko veterans and take their sustcnanc,
from IA mess kit. dust and all.