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Show THE BULLETIN After his successful campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona, Crook, in 1875, was transferred to the command of the Department of the Platte and the next year, in his expedition against the Recent Order Retiring Some of Army's Mules Recalls Valuable Services of Sioux and Cheyennes, proved how valuable a pack train is. After the disaster to Gen. George A. Custer and his Seventh Indian-Fightin- g cavalry on June 25, 1878, the forces of General Crook and Gen. Alfred H. Terry, Custer's superior officer, united to pursue the hostiles. "In two things the column from the Yellowstone (Terry's com'4vWW' :! ' f mand) was sadly deficient: in cavalry and in rapid transporta' L , i.if. tion" writes Bourke. "The Seventh cavalry was in need of reorganization, half of its original numbers having been killed or wounded in the affair of the Big made up, Horn; the pack-traias it necessarily was, ox animals taken out of the traces of the heavy wagons, was the saddest burlesque in that direction whicn it has ever been my lot to witnessfor this no blame was to Terry, who was do ing the best he could with the means allowed him in Washingwas ton . . . Crook's pack-trai- n a marvel of system; it main tained a discipline much severer than had been attained by any comnany in either column; under the indefatigable supervision of Tom Moore, Dave Mears and others, who had had an experience of more than a quarter of a cen tury, our mules moved with a precision to which the worn-ocomparison ox "etoexworx is just ly adapted. On the first day's march, after meeting croox, Ter pack-trai- n dropped, lost or ry's Two packers In Gen. George Crook's army daring the Sioux Indian damaged more stores than Crook's war of 1876-7- 7 "cinching up" a (From a photograph by command had spoiled from the Stanley J. Morrow; courtesy, University of South Dakota museum.) same causes from the time when commenced." sections, his pack trains were se- 'cuss words' to which the green the campaign unfavorable com this But lest lected as being best suited for the pack mule has given rise. He most arduous work . . . will not mind the bell, will wan- ment on the efficiency of the of a rival outfit be "The Idea upon which Crook der away from his comrades on pack-trai- n to ascribed the natural prejudice and divers in and herd sundry worked, and which he successofficer for his commander an of the demonstrates ways perversity to select carried was out, fully of his nature. To contravene his whom he admired and respected, trains under the who had enjoyed the widest expe- maliciousness, it is necessary to as Captain Bourke did General let it be added that an rience, and were by nature best mark him in such a manner that Crook, severer even criticism was utsee will a at glance adapted to the important duties every packer officer in the Sevan tered new is and a that he by arrival, to be called would perthey upon form. Those who were too much thereupon set to work to drive enth cavalry. He was the late addicted to alcoholic stimulants, him back to his proper place in or were for other causes unsuited, his own herd. The most certain, were as opportunity presented re- as it is the most convenient way placed by better material. As to effect this, is by neatly roachwith the men, so with the ani- ing his mane and shaving his tail collection so that nothing is left but a penmals; the of bony giants and undersized cil or tassel of hair at the exSonora 'rats,' whose withers were treme end. He is now known as 'shave-tai- l' and everybody can always a mass of sores and whose a hoofs were always broken and out recognize him at first sight His comrade of sorts, were as speedily as pos- sedate and .' sible sold off or transferred to is called a other uses, and in their places "These terms, in frontier sar we saw trains of animals which in casm, have been transferred to "Cinchinr no" s nack mule weight, size and build, were of officers of the army who, in the from s drawing by Frederie Rem-i-n the type which experience had parlance of the packers, are cton. iuustrating "On Frontier shown to be most appropriate. known as and 'shaveby Lieut G. W. Van Service,' tails,' respectively, the former "The 'aparejos' or pack-cus- h In the Outing Magazine, Deusen old field or of the being captain ions, formerly issued by the quartermaster's department, had been ficer of many 'fogies,' who knows December, 1895. too much to be wasting his ener who as a gies in needless excursions about Gen. Hugh L. Scott, from West fresh lieutenant the country, and the latter, the young joinea uie youngster fresh from his studies Point (a "snave-tau'- j, few weeks arter me on the Hudson (at West Point), Seventh who fondly imagines he knows it disaster to Custer. Two Tears later vounc Scott all, and is not above having people know that he does He is a was stationed with his regiment 'shave-tai- l' all elegance of uni in the Black Hills when General spick-spa- n form, new, well Sheridan arrived to locate the sense new post of Fort Meade. In his and without groomed, enough to come in for 'feed' when book "Some Memories of a Soldier" (published by the Century the bell rings . . . company m iszbj uenerai aeon An Animated Sight writes: "There are few more animated Custer's Train s "Disgrace." sights than a pack train at the Seventh cavalry officers "Tha moment of feeding and grooming Genthe mules. The care shown equals all made an official call onin the in a Sheridan body eral almost that given to the average tent of our colonel (samuei baby, and the dumb animals it was a laree hosDital tent seem to respond to all attentions. was so full and my rank so it but General Crook kept himself post could not get entirely inlow I ed as to what was done to every Sheridan expatiated upon GEN. GEORGE CROOK side. mule, and, as a result, had the such a post would have, value the of his satisfaction trains whim Indiana seeing broke away from burlesques, and killed more mules net average of 320 than they helped in carrying carrying th Nebraska agencies and went to while a the pammule, their loads. Crook insisted upon pounds sit issued by the government nnrth toward the camo tooi Fort a telegram having each mule provided with phlet Bull; ting the had that stated high explicitly an 'aparejo' made especially for enaoie a est should not exceed Meade, he said,to wouia off head them force him, saying that it was just as 175 average So oavalrv that, viewed in here. I took my courage in hand pounds. ridiculous to expect a mule to care the most sordid light the carry a burden with an post which General Crook bestowed and asked if he thought mat to be would as it expect upon his trains yielded wonderful would be any good here without 'aparajeo' a soldier to march comfortably Instead of having a nark-traiwith a knapsack which did not fit results. Not a day passed that thrown out. it seemed to me one not from did the pass general squarely to his back and shoulstrike him just right, xor ne ders. Every article used in these to two hours in personal inspec turned to our colonel, saying: of his trains, tion of the pack-traipack trains had to be of the best and he hasworkings told me 'Sam, do you want a since often one.' materials, for the very excellent that he felt then the I'll you give great respon reason that while out on scout, it "The Seventh cavalry had nev- was impossible to replace any- sibility of having his transport before. had real sack-trai- n tion in the most order, thing broken, and a column might because so much perfect General Terry thought because to be de was be embarrassed by the failure manded of it you could eaten Indians wun a of a train to arrive with ammuteam, thoueh he never "The packers themselves were did it himself. nition or rations therefore, on Whenever we en the score of economy, it was bet- an interesting study, drawn as countered from General cavalry ter to have all the very best make they were from the four corners Crook's department of the Platte, of the earth, although a majority in the first place . . . our wagons, the dif from awa of them, as was to be expected, Wise Old Hales. was painfully evident, for ference n were of origin. "The old mules of a train know Not an evening passed on this trip General Crook was the father of their business perfectly well. across the mountains of the Mo- - the modern anaraio train. Cus They need no one to show them gollon range that Crook did not ter's train was a disgrace, impro vised from the mules tasen irom where their place is when the n and his packers evening's 'feed' is to be appor- camp fire of some of the packers the wagon-traimw tioned on the canvas and in every and listen intently to their remin were witnout experience, for and miles was scattered train themselves as sedate, iscences of early mining days in way deport members of California or 'up on the Frazer could easily have been captured prim, society, from whom all vestiges in British Columbia.' 'Hank n had the Indians known about it. of the frivolities of youth have Yank,' Tom Moore, Jim O'Neill, "Notwithstanding frugal quar been eradicated. They never Charlie Hopkins, Jack Long, Long termaster - generals, the Fort wander from the sound of the bell, Jim Cook, and others, were 'forty- Meade pack-trai- n given us by and give no trouble to the pack- niners' and well able to discuss General Sheridan in 1878 survived ers 'on herd.' the most exciting times known to even the penurious General "But a far different story must the new Pactolus, with its accom- Batcheler, who stripped the army be told of the inexperienced, panying trying days of the vigi of mules, and this train even sur skittish young mule, fresh from lance committee and otner epi vived the retrenchment after ' e n These war. It was the blue grass of Missouri or sodes of equal interest. Nebraska. He is the source of were 'men' in the truest sense of sent to the Mexican border in more profanity than he is worth. the term; they had faced all per- 1912, when the chief packer called and were it not that the Recording ils, endured all privations and on me at San Antonio, and thai Angel understands the aggrava conquered in a manly way, which train serves the cavalry on the tion in the case, he would have his is one unfailing test of greatness border to this day. I used to hands full in entering all the in human nature. love every mule in it, long ago." Pack Trains in By ELMO SCOTT WATSON iRelcaard by Wcatcra Newapaper Union.) THE "streamlining" of regular army, now rapid process, may be necessary to keep pace with the demands of modern warfare, but as a result of it there's a glum group of men among our soldiers these ," days. They are the men who have charge of the long-eare- d quadrupeds used by the machine gun, howitzer and headquarters companies of the various infantry regiments in the new "streamlined" infantry divisions the First, in the East; the Second, in Texas and the Southwest; the Third, on the Pacific coast; and the Fifth, in the Middle "mule-skinners- West They have been ordered to turn in all of their animals to the quartermaster's department as a result of the complete motorization of these regiments which will speed up their tactical movements from 2ft miles per hour to 35 miles per hour and the same fate is in store for the mules in other infantry divisions as they become motorized. What is to be done with these faithful beasts has not yet been determined by the quartermaster-general, but it is certain that henceforth the mule-draw- n machine gun cart in Uncle Sam's army will be a thing of the past. Hereafter recruits will learn the care of motors stead of mules and as a result a favorite army joke will have to be revised. For years there has been a saying among the doughboys that the in- "mule-skinner- s" have associated with their cantankerous charges for so long that not only their dispositions but also their facial characteristics came to resemble those of the mules. This does not mean, however, that the "army mule" is a vanish- ing American. Take the word of MaJ.-GeDaniel Van Voorhis for that! He has been in the cavalry for almost 40 years and he also organized and commanded the modern mechanized Seventh Cavalry brigade at Fort Knox. He believes that the day will never come when an army can get along without mulea and horses and rely solely upon motors. Speedy and efficient though trucks and other motorized vehicles may be, they can never entirely replace the surefooted and enduring brids when munitions and supplies are to be transported over certain types of terraine. Crook's Pack Train Famous. Whatever the future of the army mule may be, he has already won a permanent and honorable place in the military history of our country. Especially was this true during the Indian campaigns in the West and the literature of that era is filled with references to the pack trains of mules and their masters, the "packers," which accompanied most of the army expeditions against the redskins. Outstands ing among the successful was Gen. George Crook and no little part of his success was due to his recognition of the value of a good pack train and his determination to have one of the best He began developing this invaluable adjunct to the forces under his command during the Apache campaigns in Arizona in the early seventies and some of the best descriptions of the operation of an army pack train are to be found in the book "On the Border with Crook" (published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1891), by Capt John G. Bourke, who n. Indian-fighter- writes: "General Crook was at all times anxious to secure for his men while on campaign all the necessaries of life, and to do that he knew from his very wide experience that there was nothing to compare to a thoroughly organized and pack train, which could follow a command by night or by day, and into every locality, no matter how rocky, how thickly wooded, or how hopelessly desert. He made the study of pack trains the great study of his hie, and had always the sat isfaction of knowing that the trains in the department under his control were in such admirable condition, that the moment trouble was threatened in other well-equipp- well-organiz- Days :'" : . 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