Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-02
Camp Brown-sundAy Among the Soldiers
Strict discipline.

strict discipline.
CAMP Brown, August 1st. Yesterday
was for all here a Sunday with the sold er
Buys, and couple of tn uard 60 DE
awaited themselves of the privilege t.
visit the camp. An impartial observer car
not but admit that the women of these re-
gions are hearty. healthy and most comely-
looking lot. A critic of the human female
form will only find in comparing these
ladies with those of the valleys that they fall
below them in physical loveliness in the
thickness of the ankles, for they are wise
enough to climb to this camp in short walk
ing-dresses, and hence their feet and ankles
are objects not to be ignored Can il be that
climbing the steep hills Of this section &c.
velops the pedal motors? However that may
be, and however great the coals that may be
heaped upon the writer's head for this criti-
cism, it must be said that these women are
SPLENDID WALKERS,
And get over the hills with surprising agility,
and tramp, tramp about this camp with no
apparent fatigue. They have found hearty
welcome, and no men could he more sincerely
cordial in their bid to good cheer, or mora
gallant and attentive than the officers and
men of the First Artillery Regiment are to
these guests.
Sunday was an exceedingly pleasant day in
camp. This men were merry without bolster
business, and sober and discreet without being
distant. The men in several of the companies
spent part of the day in decorating their
tents and avenues. Company A has the finest
dressed avenue, and when lighted up last
night it was exceedingly handsome and at
tracted great many visitors. The finest
decorated tent is that of Sergeant Rivett's
mess in Company G. Outside of these come
the very handsome quarters of Captain
Houghton in the artillery camp. Colonel
Haymond's quarters are not yet completed in
detail. Outside the company avenues the
spot that attracts most attention is Press
avenue Ito the right and rear of headquar-
ters), at the head of which stand
THE REooRD-UNIoN" QUARTERS
Consisting of a fine large wall tent, with
a bric.a-brac front, as huge as the tent
itself, and ornamented with large American
flag and mammoth japanese umbrella
cover, the whole fanked by rows of ever.
green trees cut and placed in position to suit.
1t is admittedly the coolest and most inviting
spot in the camp, by reason of its shaded
location and artificial projections from heat.
Sunday 364 guests specially called to pay
their compliments to these press headquarters,
and large numbers of others made general
calls.
THE CAMP GROUND,
Which we all expected to find uncomfortable,
is quite the contrary. It is on high, hard,
dry ground, is finely shaded, and is up in the
region of a pure atmosphere, that has an in.
MIGRATING influence upon visitors from the
valley. The parade ground is rather con-
fined in width, but the tenting ground accom-
modations are superior. The camp is a per-
feet square, with the artillery On the west
and north, the infantry on the east and
south, aud headquarters at the extreme
southeast.
The programme for the week is full OF in.
terest. and now that the camp is in order the
serious business of the encampment will
begin and the public will have an opportunity
to note what, if any, progress is being made
by the National Guardsmen, and the men
may as well make up their minds to be closely
watched and freely criticised, for the people
are watching them with view of determin-
ing if their money is well expended in these
efforts to improve our system Of citizen
soldie,y.
THE BOYS ar WORK.
The scenes in the camp to-day foreshadowed
hard work to come. After the morning duties
the troops were marched to Gleubrook Park,
where for two and half hours they endured
q battalion drill. As it was their first, some
of the miner companies were timid and feared
the ordeal. However, it was quite as good
as was looked for. For the first time Colonel
Raymond was severe and evidently, with
his corps of advisers, proposes to get the best
possible results out of the encampment. At
the close of the drill two companies were de-
ployed into piece of woods where battery
was concealed, and skirmish followed, with
alternate firing on both sides, the battery
doing some excellent work At 2:30 the regi-
ment, minus the guard on and guard of,
equaliug about 100 men, went to Grass Valley
aud marched through the chief streets. and
had dress parade. All Grass Valley was
out to see the sight. at the camp tonight
the band gives concert and the soldiers and
guests dance. Tomorrow Company G. has a
target shoot There will be battalion drill,
also, and Gatling battery exercise.
NOTES.
Colonel Turner, Assistant Adjutant-G Gem
eral has been in camp from the start and has
ably assisted Colonel Raymond and fire.
quently had direction in special matters.
The band gives concerts each evening and
all are free to dance on the very fine platform
on the parade ground.
Company G has good quartet that
nightly and daily gives serenades.
Company A has group of ten singers
who held large company pleasurably last
night in an open air concert.