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his officers have taken a good deal of interest in the matter, and are 

 sufficiently informed upon it to carry it on, aided by Mr. Ray's ex- 

 perience. 



T ^^^ usefulness of the camel for all military purposes, and its economy, 

 i hold to be fully shown already, though they have necessarily been 

 handled with extreme care. Their condition is excellent Their 

 acclimation I regard certain. By the time, though, that your answer 

 reaches me, this portion of the experiment will be definitely settled 

 ihe meteorological register of the medical officer here will show the 

 climate they have gone through in the past month; and in six weeks 

 more they will have passed the severity of winter. 



Requesting your earnest attention to this letter, I am sir, with much 

 respect, your obedient servant, 



HENRY C. WAYNE, 



-□- T -r. Major United States Army, 



Jlon. Jefferson Davis, 



Secretary of War, Washington City, 



