Cannon provided constant updates of troop movements and activities until the last of the troops returned to their home stations on January 24, 1904. Cannon, in turn, received correspondence from his superiors, particularly Adjutant General Charles S. Burton, and from his staff. Much of the logistical correspondence pertains to furlough requests, supply purchases, general orders, and transportation of troops. There are also letters from the sheriff's department who had attempted to arrest Mother Jones and others at Helper and from the county attorney in regard to the arrests. The series is arranged chronologically by day.
Attachments remain with the date of the cover letter.
Processing was begun by J. Brent Brinkerhoff in 1990 and completed in 1992 by A. C. Cone. Misfiled folders of National Guard records were noted inserted with the records of the Coal Mine Inspector in 2000 and the series updated then. Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.