The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-20

100000 in stock, the resources of the
establishment were placed at the dis
posal of the Herald Tribune. A search
of the envelopes on Grant and of Gard
ner's rare Photographic Sketch Book
of the War" failed, however, to uncov-
er anything of the general in the sad
die. Asked where one would look for
such a picture, Arthur Brown sug-
gested that the hunt be extended to
private collections of wartime photo
graphs; to the war zone in the West
and South, where some local photog-
rapher might have made a plate, and
to the families Of CRAFTS descendants.
who may perhaps possess such relic.
1t seems curious, indeed, that no
such photograph of Grant can be
found when one considers that so
much of his life was spent on horse
back and that of all our Presidents,
not even excepting Washington and
Roosevelt, he was most famous for
his horsemanship. Read through his
memoirs" and you will find repeated
examples of his love for horses and
any number of incidents which ap-
parently stand out clearly in his men,
DRY because a horse was associated
with them. Go to the United States
Military academy at West Point to-
day and they will show you among
the records made there, the highest
jump by a cadet on horseback. 1t
reads "Grant upon York" and the
mark Is more than six feet.
AS a cadet at West Point Grant was
a poor student in most subjects. But
he was a fine horseman. OF him one
of his classmates, Gen. Egbert Velie,
has written: 1T was as good as
circus to see Sam Grant ride. He
was far the most fearless rider there.
There was a dark bay horse that was
so fractions that it was about to be
sold because nobody could ride it.
Grant selected it for his horse. He
rode it every day at parade, and how
he did ride! The whole class would
stand around admiring his wonderful
command of the beast and his grace
full evolutions." Upon his gradual
ton from the academy Grant hoped to
secure a commission in the cavalry.
But ironically enough, there were no
places open in that branch of the
service at the time and the best horse
man that West Point had ever known
became a second lieutenant in the
Fourth infantry!
But the Mexican war gave him a
chance to show his Craftsmanship even
though he remained commander Of
foot-soldiers. When General Taylor's
army started its invasion of Mexico,
Lieutenant Grants company COM
mander Captain Mccall, asked him
if he did not intend to get a horse.
Grant replied that since he belonged
to a foot regiment he would walk.
Mccall insisted, however, that his
lieutenant should ride and pointed out
a three-year-old mustang which one of
the colored servants with the regiment
had purchased at Corpus Christie for
three dollars, with the remark There,
Grant, is horse for you" The young
lieutenant bought it for So. Grant
records in his Memoirs" the result
as follows: "The day we started
was the first time the horse had ever
been under saddle. I had, however,
but little difficulty in breaking him,
though for the first day there were
frequent disagreements between us as
to which way we should go, and some
times whether we should go at all.
AT no time during the day could
choose exactly the part Of the column
| / would march with; but after that,
had as tractable horse as any
with the army, and there was none
that stood the trip better"
Grant not only won the admiration
of his men by the way in which he
mastered this wild horse but during
the battle of Monterey he performed
feat which won him renown through
| out the army as daring soldier and
a matchless rider. With his charac-
teristic modesty he records the incl