Year: 1866

OBI HIPPLk, 1I8fCu -Vr 1000


EDrroR Butte REcoRD The vernal equi-
nox is upon Us and We are still at onr winter
quarters robed in the unvarying blue of our
excellent uncle But our military career 10
the District OF Arizona, is fast drawing to
close-whitiled nearly TO q point Twenty
men OF our company are already on their home
ward passage by water. The balance of Us
will leave as soon as we can get sufficient trans
portatiou, there being at present no teams at
the Post. We will cross the Colorado at La
Paz and take the middle route across the des
ert to Drum Barracks. You may look for Us
q, the Gem of the Foothills by the middle of
May.


General McDoweli's advent in this territory
has wrought quite a change in the state of
affairs. gratifying to some persons and perplex
ing TO some others the -Prescotausr being
sorely annoyed because he has ordered the re
moval of headquarters from this place to Tue
son. The headquarter mansion built by de
tachment of Co. A, is henceforth to be used
for hospital for the sick and wounded at this
post.


There it goes Shandrew has just passed
by me nearly ex,inguisbing my candle and al
most tearing my head of. The Orderly apol-
ogized by saying, "Give 'em my love Squire.
To add insult to injury the humorous Kea,ing
chimes in Mine too." DeLong sits at another
table looking as wise as an owl, and twice as
pretty. which Heating considers pr'mG taeia
evidence that the @ NJ. Sergeant is writing to
her. There is no telling what amount of
deyiltry we resort to to kill time, and from the
way the "old Destroyer" is suffering just now,
| am obliged to postpone futher proceedings in
this line, to "more convenient season."


MARCH 23D.-To day We have buried one
of our comrades who died from disease of the
liver. He was one of the White Mountain
party, was not fit for that trip but would GO,
and returned 10 very bad health. He con-
tinued to fail gradually until bis physical pow
ers became entirely exhausted when be yielded
up his life on the altar of his country and his
spirit to its Maker. He was buried with the
usual military honors and well lettered head
board in the cemetery at Fort Whipple marks
the last resting place Of FERDINAND ZIMMER
MAN, of Co. A. lst Cav, Cal. Vols.


MARCH 25TH.-This evening train of six
wagons arrived from La Paz and think we
will leave here this week, at least that portion
of the company who, having no horses, will
make the trip on foot. About forty five are
without horses, none having been furnished to
supply the loss by starvation and exposure in
constant service.


MARCH 29rH.-We have not yet had the
order to march or even to get ready to march,
although the almost positively, certain pros
pect is that those of US who are Oh foot, about
forty in number, will start to-day. Instead of
getting the order to march al certain time
we shall probably at some time receive the in
formation in some round about way that once
upon a time we marched Things lie scattered
around in astonishing profusion, and the quar-
tiers of Co. A, look like the last rose of sum-
mer."


The last detachment under command of the
Captain will leave here probably uext Mon
day. The LeuteDants go with US. Co.
feels well, you bet Whisky suffered yester-
day, as it was necessary to offer sacrifice
The POW wow" is over, and we are preparing
to git Faithfully yours,


W Y Bliss