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Show Reward of -an Army Male. No mule is better known or more "re-, vered" than ."Old Goose," of Leavenworth, Leaven-worth, who is now at the Shell Mound farm, near Alameda, where government horses are taken care of. She ia now over 40 years old, and has not yet given up her mulishness. "Old Goose" was brought to this coast in 1849 by General Kearney. She has been through,, flood and field,, and has borne someof the bravest, of our heroes on the warpath.. war-path.. - Colonel Moore was mounted on 'Old Goose" when he was killed at San Pasquale. She had done good service at most of the military posts pn this coast, and is well known to all the old army officers who served on the Pacific elope. Gen. Sherman, on a recent visit to the farm., recognized this old pack mule and said that thi3 faithful servant should be pensioned. She is now retired from service and draws her regular rations. I |