Our family used to stop at Ft Tejon in California on an annual basis, so I knew a bit about the Army's abortive use of camels. What I didn't know were the factors behind the demise of the experiment: the railroads, and the Mule Lobby.
Whatever Happened to the Wild Camels of the American West?
Initially seen as the Army’s answer to how to settle the frontier, the camels eventually became a literal beast of burden, with no home on the range
109 view(s)
I had thought it was a combination of the railroads and everyone getting distracted by the Civil War that ended the camels. Mule lobbyists never entered my brain, but it makes perfect sense.
Now I have to go watch Hawmps.
Well… Maybe not.
Yes, wat ever did happen??