Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
THIRD REGIMENT IN CAMP
Regular Troops in Camp TO Teach the
State Militia.
Range Work Began Monday Captain
Ure's Score.
The intense Heat Makes Thorough
Work Dangerous.

I CAMP DOUGLAS Special telegram,
/ Jnly Although the troops from Fort
Smelling arrived on Saturday, and the
( five companies of the militia had reached
camp yesterday afternoon, the really
effective work OF the present encampment
\ did not begin until today. Now 1t Is be-
/ ing entered into with a zeal heightened
IN marked degree by the new experience
provided 10y the presence OF the regulars
\ This Is the first encampment OF regular
/ troops with militia in this state, but 1t
/ will by no means be the last, If the wishes
of the National Guard are carried ont.
I Col. Mason six companies of regulars,
numbering about 80 officers and men,
are encamped a short distance east of the
! Third Regiment W. n. G.. the two camps
being entirely separate and independent,
| There have been no changes among the
/ field aud staff officers of the Third regi-
ment, W n. e.. during the past year,
and they are all present for duty, There
are but two new captains in the regiment
since the last encampment-Capt, Ballard,
of Co. T., Eau Claire, and Capt Raymond
| of Co. /, Sparta.
( Capt Ballard brings to camp a com
/ pany to which much favorable attention
was called last summer, soon after camp,
/ by its successful expedition to West Su-
/ perior during the labor troubles there.
! The present captain was then its hrst heu-
! tenant, and has fully maintained the high
! standing of the company since his acceS-
sion TO the command on the retirement of
Capt. NcMaster
The regulars are here for the purpose of
| teaching the militia some of those lessons
/ in the art of war which are not to be found
. in the books. There will be no drills in
concert, ard there is no attempt at ANAL
! gamation for the purposes of exercise. The
miihamen and their officers are simply
given an opportunity to observe how things
are done by the men who make
war business. On the rifle
range. the regulars will do nothing but
volley and file firing. The regulars two
I hours of field exercises in the morning
from $3.50 TO / 80, will illustrate SOME
few Oh the minor operations of war, entire
4 ly independent Of the militia but for thar
benefit including reconnaissance, offensive
and typographical patrol duty. ambu-
lance drill. first aid to the wounded,
on the field of battle, etc. Later the regu-
lars will construct in the neighborhood q
red0ubt. and show the two classes of em-
brasure barbette and enclosed-also rifle
pits, shelter trenches and hasty iorhhca-
tions. This regiment of militia wilt see
the red0ubt in process of construction,
with exactly the character of work re-
CURED of men in the field the reyetments
being made of gunnysacks filed with
sand Grand guard commonly known as
picket duty, will also be illustrated.
All the work of the mihtIamen on the
range during this encampment IS FOR prac-
tice There Is so much OF tins range
practice mapped out in the orders that II
may curtail somewhat the opportunities
afforded for observing the exercises OF the
regulars.
Adjutant General Burchard arrived in
camp Yesterday. He anticipates an un-
usually profitable and pleasant encamp-
meut aud shares the satisfaction of the
guardsmen at the presence OF the regulars.
Major Curr,n of the quartermaster de-
partment, Madison, has handled the mat
ter of transportation, etc, with has
usual success Lieutenant Seaman, of
Milwaukee, adjutant Of the Fourth IN
fantry. Is IN camp.
The extreme heat today did not prevent
the commencement of range work by the
militia under the direction Of Capt.
Phillip Reade, {. s. A. Three companies,
a., b and c, OF Hudson, La Crosse, ana
NGllsyile. were detailed for today Capt.
IRE, Of Neilsyille, made the largest indi-
ridual score and lowered the range house
flag. Tonight the remainder Of the regi-
ment went through the morning battalion
drill. Col Moore and all the field officers
being on the ground The afternoon bat
talon drill was omitted on account of the
heat. which made drill dangerous. The
first guard mount this morning showed
marked improvement since last year
Tonight the military were reviewed after
dress parade by Col Mason. The regular
troops had battalion drill during the
morning and field exercises among the
woods and bluffs one mile from camp
Their dress parade Tonight was watched
with great interest by the militia officers
A most entertaining occasion this evening
after dress parade was the formal intro
duction of the officers OF the Third
regiment. w. n. g.. and
their ladies 10 the officers Of the
Third infantry, U. S. A., and ladies' The
ceremony took place at Col. Mason
quarters and was gracefully performed by
/ Capt. Phillip Reade Mrs Fremount
Mrs. St0uch and Mrs McMae are the only
{ ladies Of army officers in camp. Today
was even hotter than yesterday the tenn
perature being about 100 in the shade.
Z There are only few cases Of illness causr
ed by heat. but one Of them Is serious,
/ that of viii Uirich. OF Eau Claire, "a COM
I many cook His condition rs precaTIOuS.