Ill 



('^.) That the mulo galls much less quickly th;ui the camel, 

 although I must own that Avhcu once galled his wounds will not 

 Ileal nearly so rapidly. 



(■!.") That the mulo will light against adverse circumstances 

 much better than tlie camel ; for undoubtedly the latter is devoid 

 of spirit." 



These arguments, it will be observed, bear mainly on tho 

 expedition in question and not on the general question of mule 

 transport or camel transport. 



The camel is a very delicate aianial and requires a great 

 deal of careful treatment. Camels in the hands of the average 

 Transport driver, and looked after by experienced officers, 

 will do as much work with as few casualties as tho samo 

 camels will do in the hands of their owners and looked after 

 by their own men. The Brahui or Pathan camel is the ono 

 required for frontier work. The camel cannot work Avith a force 

 advancing rapidl}', doing fairly long marches, say 14 miles, on 

 consecutive days. In the Zhob Valley Expedition 89 camels 

 were lost out of 1,722 (Pringle, Report on Zhob Valley Expedi- 

 tion, Quartei'ly Journal Veterinary Science in India, Vol. IV., 

 p. 83). 



Peyser urges the camel is difficult to feed in an enemy's country, 

 for browsing encourages thefts and attacks. If properly managed 

 there is no better beast of burden, ho considers. Puvers too deep 

 for laden ponies and mules may be readily crossed and re-crossed 

 by camels, they are excellent for gentle slopes but unsuited for 

 steep and winding ascents and descents (Quarterly Journal 

 Veterinary iScience in India, Vol. I., p. 544). 



Queriple urges the impolicy of mixing baggage and running 

 camels together in a convoy for transport work. Tho baggago 

 camels keep the lighter animals back and tlie latter cannot carr-y 

 so heavy loads as the former. The baggage camel is best for 

 general service but some trotting camels should be attached 

 to each column for conveyance of despatches, they can traverse 

 6 — 8 miles per hour for several hours continuously. Sometiines 

 trotting camels were used for baggage purposes, an arrangement 

 in many respects unsatisfactory, but it is ciuisiderc*! thnt there 



