Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26
hEGIMRNTAL CAMP.
SUMMER OUTING OF THE FIRST AR.
TILLERY REGIMENT.
The Companies Will Depart for Santa
Crnz One Week From To-Day-Ar-
rangements for the Camp.

The present indications are that the First
Artillery Regiment will go down to camp
this year with as large number of men as
has ever attended regimental encamp-
ment. The Captains of sll the companies
are using their best endeavors toin6uce the
men under their charge to 60 down to
Santa Cruz with their companies, bat in 8
great majority of cases no Inducements are
needed, and many outsiders sre making ap-
plicstion 10 so to camp as substitutes. in
case the company ranks are not full
enough. l. is preferred, however, to have
the regular members attend, as they are
more entitled to enjoy the weeks outing
with the regiment than new men who ioin
simply to go down for the week, and have no
intention OF enlisting for regulation term
or undergoing the Slight discom tort of at
fencing the weekly drills when the pleas
ures are over.
Company a expects to go TO camp with
at least forty men, and the other companies
will probably each have about The same
number. The Woodland and Nevada City
companies attached 10 the regiment willno
doubt bring with them their usual full
ranks.
They will leave for Sacramento at such
time on Saturday, August ID, as will in
sure their arrival here before o'clock that
evening. Company c will no ubt come
down on the overland, which gets here at
5:25 P. NJ and Company F will arrive at
P. NJ. On reaching Sacramento, they will
march to the armory and stack arms until
the hour of assembly, 7:30 P NJ Captain
Nihell of Company will arrange for the
extra transportation of his men from Ne
yida City to Colfax and return
1t will be 8 o'clock or thereabou;s oE the
night of August ID before the special train
bearing the militia and friends will leave
The depot. The men will wear their fa-
tigue uniforms, and take with them kHap-
sacks, blankets, dress uniforms and all the
necessary equipments for en- eight day en-
campment.
Company commanders will provide ra.
tions for their men While en- route. and
also see that they are provided with all
necessary toilet articles for their accommo-
dation and comfort while in camp. The
company baggage will be delivered to the
Qusrtermaster Sergeant not later than P.
NJ. on Saturday, and the Regimental Quar-
termaster will have all necessary house
equipments shipped with the camp lug
gage.
The train will be made up of frst-class
coaches (not sleepers) and will arrive in
Santa Cruz, via Stockton. early Sunday
morning.
Lieutenant W B Maydwell, of Colonel
Guthrie's stsff, has been down to Santa
Cruz, and the fact that be has charge of all
arrangements, as regards the laying out OF
the camp and attending to the numerous
other details, is assurance that no part will
be left neglected. He proposes to lay out
the camp in about the same manner
adopted two years ago. Each company
will be provided with thirteen tents-ten
for the enlisted men and three for the
officers. There will be plenty of tents, as
Lieutenant Maydwell has arranged with
Colonel Lehe, of the Stockton regiment, to
leave some of their tents in Santa Cruz for
the use of the First Artillery.
The main avenue leading to the Colonels
tent will he so feet wide, and company
streets GO feet wide. Eight or ten posts
will be established around the camp ground.
The regiment will cross a small bridge in
going to the parade grounds. The latter
are quite rough, but letter was received
the other day from Mayor Bowman, Of
Santa Cruz, stating that be had employed
number of men to level the grounds and
fill up the gopher-holes.
The dining-tables left by the Stockton
regiment will be used. They are located
just above the camp, on the hillside, among
the trees, and are almost entirely shaded
at all times of the day. Barney Dean, the
well known caterer, gave the regiment his
terms for conducting the culinary depart
ment, and they were accepted. This means
good food and plenty of it.
In the last regimental order is the fol-
lowing important suggestion, TO which the
men should pay particular attention:
ut is to be hoped that Captains of COM
panles will issue such instructions to their
men as will insure the observance of proper
military rules and etiquette, such as the
saluting of officers on all occasions, whether
on guard or not, and the care of their quar-
tiers, which should at all times be ready for
inspection. This is especially necessary,
as the general appearance of the regiment.
both on drill and in camp, will be critic
ally reported on by an officer of the United
States army, who has been detailed by the
War Department at Washington for that
purpose"
Tickets fof the round trip, for friends of
the regimen in Sacramento who wish to
go down, hav, been placed at S..