Word: coopwood
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During the Civil War, the Confederates captured most of Jefferson Davis' dromedary herd. But Confederate Colonel Bethel Coopwood of Texas got 14 for himself, sent them over the line into Mexico. The rest were recaptured by the Federals, who in 1866 abandoned all camel experiments and offered the beasts for sale...
Last week Colonel Coopwood's descendants told the following story: Colonel Coopwood bought all the available dromedaries at $31 per head, took them to join his original 14 in Mexico. But when he drove the entire herd back into Texas, they were seized by the U. S. as stolen goods. Colonel Coopwood filed a claim against the Government, vainly pressed it during his lifetime. Last week's news was revival of the claim by Coopwood descendants. After the Government seized the Coopwood camels, they were turned loose in Arizona where they thrived, propagated. In 1870 a Nevada saltminer...
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