A third company joined us here and will go on to Camp Supply. Major
Hunt, the captain, has his wife and three children with him, and they
seem to be cultured and very charming people. Mrs. Hunt this moment
brought a plate of delicious spice cake for our luncheon. There is a
first lieutenant with the company, but he is not married.

There is only one mail from here each week, so of course there will be
only one from Camp Supply, as that mail is brought here and then
carried up to the railroad with the Dodge mail. It is almost time for
the tents to be struck, and I must be getting ready for the march.

CAMP SUPPLY, INDIAN TERRITORY,
May, 1872.

THIS place is quite as dreadful as it has been represented to us.
There are more troops here than at Fort Lyon, and of course the post
is very much larger. There are two troops of colored cavalry, one of
white cavalry, and three companies of infantry. The infantry companies
that have been stationed here, and which our three companies have come
to relieve, will start in the morning for their new station, and will
use the transportation that brought us down. Consequently, it was
necessary to unload all the things from our wagons early this morning,
so they could be turned over to the outgoing troops. I am a little
curious to know if there is a second lieutenant who will be so
unfortunate as to be allowed only one half of a wagon in which to
carry his household goods.

Their going will leave vacant a number of officers' quarters,
therefore there will be no selection of quarters by our officers until