The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-20

Sixteenth infantry, under the command Vi
Colonel Blunt marched out in heavy
marching order, prepared for active ser
vice and whatever field operations might
turn up, viz: Company E, Captain Ward;
Company d, Captain Morrison; Company
II, Captain Whitall; Company b, First
Lieutenant Thurston; Company 6, First
Lieutenant Chandler.
After marching some ten miles in rain
and wind, the command bivouaced the first
night in the neighborhood of Garden City.
The enemy was reported between this
place and Garfield and our rest that night
was disturbed somewhat by the wind, rain
and the firing of the pickets. At break OF
day, September 18th, we pushed out in
battle array, with Captain Wards COM
pany deployed well in front aud the bag
gage train well covered in the rear About
9 a. N. the advance struck the plckets Of the
enemy and drove them back in the main
tody: our main force then came up and the
battle commenced in earnest, we driving the
enemy pell-mel through Garfield INFO the
mountains beyond. The wounded were
well attended to by our surgeon, DR.. Ken
dali, and the troops went into camp at Gar
field for that day. Captain Doris, the
worthy superintendent of that resort, sup
piled the troops with everything needful to
replenish the commIssary, and also assisted
in housing and caring for the wounded.
The day, September 18th, the COM
maud movsd out at daylight carrying our
wounded. Captain Whitalps company was
sent to the front as advance guard. Soon
we knew they had struck the enemy in the
mountains beyond, and it was not long ere
the whole line was engaged. We turned
their flank and drove them in and through
Toele. They abandoned most of theil
supplies and outfit all of which
fell into our hahds. We campec
at Toele that night receiving many courte
sizes and hospitalities from the good people
of that pretty town.
The next morning, September Ii, with
Captain Morrison's company in advance
we started out at daylight to lind the enem,
and to complete his destruction if possible
He was found strongly entrenched within
few miles of Stockton, and after a short
delay in getting the troops in proper posi-
ton, the attack was made in force, in front
flank and rear, and he soon fell back, 6yini
through Stockton, with our forces in ful
pursuit beyond Morgan's ranch, some eigh
miles below Stockton. dispensing the enemy
who fed and scattered in every direction
except ours All Of their war material
supplies of ali kinds-fell into our hands
and having succeeded in successful,
destroying the enemy and all of his sup
plies, our command bivouaced at Morgan
ranch that night, our forces not losing AM
IN killed, and few were wounded.
The following morning at daybreak w,
took up our return march, carrying all o
our wounded with US, all of whom wer
able to walk with the command.
1t is believed that the enemy will Civ
thu people of that section of country n
further trouble for at least another year.
At Morgan's ranch the worthy proprie
tor regaled US with German carp, ana wa
untiring in his efforts to make US as com
Portable as possible.
In passing Stockton on our return th
people desired to show their appreciatio
Of our services, the genial Captain Stove
looked sublime and the United States fla
was flying from the royal standards, bJ
we were unable to halt at Stockton an
pushed forward to Toele and went int
camp for little rest.
Here we were loaded down with fru
and the native mes of that town.
1t is said that the Toele bellies here mac
many wounds, on some very tough heart
On September Is we left Toele, much
our regret, and arrived at Garfield at 1875
q. m, having marched over iii
teen miles in four and
At the rate of three miles in forty-fou
minutes, which is considered very goo
considering we had no enemy in pursu
of us.
At Garfield we again accepted the ho
FATALITIES of Captain Doris and. ''to Il
victors belong the spoity'' we took posse
sion of the pavilion and other appurtel
ances and made night interesting by bait
ing in the lake, dancing and sparrlng in Il
pavilion.
At daybreak the following day we bi
adieu to Garfield with all its alluring &
fractions, its popcorn and its fandango
and wended out weary way across Il
alkali plains to Garden City, thence to Fo
Douglas, arriving about s 80 a. N. Thur
day, September Is, having walked some /
miles and cleaned the country Of t
enemy.
The troops arrived home somewhat foe
sore, little weary and a lltsle reduced
avordupois. We are informed that all o