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HORSES 5 SNOW SHOES. 
I walked without ski behind a pony on snow shoes in snow 3^ to \\ 
feet deep—the pony sank 2 to 3 inches ; I sank about 30 inches, being 
as far as my length of leg would let me and was very quickly played 
out. 
Would it not be feasible, were it necessary to have a war in winter, 
or over snow covered ground, to utilize Mountain Artillery, both men 
and mules on snow shoes of sorts ? The mules in this work would 
have to be in draught, to reduce the weight on the shoes, the only sort 
of work for which, in my opinion, Mountain Battery Mules should ever 
be put in draught. 
