, 1891-08-22
THE BOYS IN CAMP.
Quietly Settled Down For the
Weeks ~Encampment.
The 18th Infantry and Militia Close
Neighbors.
How the Cheyenne Contingent is
Enjoying Itself.

Is IN une WOrklnR Oruer IN camp alrea1N
and the BOYS of the LIST regiment. W. n.
G although in camp for the first time
are demonstrating the fact that they can
learn the routine duties of a soldiers life
with the readiness with which they waltz
Mt a dress ball.
We arrived at Laramie about 9;45 yes.
| terday morning. were met at the denot
bv ompany a of Laramie and nv them
escorted to the camp grounds about A
mile and a half south of the city We
were the first arrivals and did mot have
anyone tn conv after when il came n tbe
pitcbtnp of tents W. GOT there how
ever inst the same. far in n vary short
time the CHEYENNE companv was safely
and securely housed in thirteen tents.
The camp ground itself ia beautifully
situated, The university is in plain view.
The BOYS are more than pleased with the
location Of the entire ground and part,cn.
hrly so with that part of il which the
CHEYENNE delegation o~ccupies A boun.
tiful supplv of coolopripg wafer is MT the
least of the many convenienccs which we
enjoy.
We had not been in camp more han
an hour when We witnessed a sight which
was well worth the seeing. The pack
train OF the 18th infantry appeared to the
east about four miles distant winding
through the foothills of the Snowy range
and was followed soon aiterward by the
18th itself. 1t was a sight which re.
minded the older members of the militia
of the camp life of early days, and gave
the Younger members some idea of what
they themselves might some day expe
riencs Tn bec oursa of nm borr tho on,
tire command arrived in camn and in n
remarkable short sn,co of time thar fonts
were in nlace
The march from For, Russau n Damn
was divided into nrcttv nearly canal
staoes Mondov niobt tbev roochad an.
cbr;s,,s ranch thirteen m;les from ,oun.
T,esdov n;ob, ,bey Canned a., S,anton,s
ranob morcb;,o f,,rtoon ruoe 10 ,oo,b
tbere Wednesd,v tbev marched min.
m;las and oomrod a. tho m;I;,arv uood
reservation on Pole creek. and vesterdav
morning bv noon tbcv had Travelled s,x-
teen miles. II rained every night while
thew were in capp. On Tuesday n,gbt
thew were caugbt in a violent thunder
storm, during which three of their most
valuable pack mules were instantly killed
by a single fash of lightning A driver
about twenty Yards distant was VIOLENTLY
stunned. but socn recovered. Notwith-
standing their LONG march and the weather
thew experienced the men are In pood
condition.
The LIST regiment has about 200 men in
camp, five companies being present. The
governors staff is composed of Adit. Gen.
Sitter; Col. Baird, Judge advocate gen
eral; Maj. Shapcott, assistant adjutant
general; Col. Meldrum, Inspector gen.
eral, and Capt. Kabis, aide-de-camp.
The regimental officers consist OF Col. De
Forrest Richards, Lieut.. Col. II. e.
Christmas Maj. NJ. U. Barkwell, sur
geon; Adit. Sam Slaymaker, and Maj.
X. L. Woodruff.
Company A of Laramie occupies the
right CT the regiment, Company Is OF
Cheyenne second, Company + OF Doug
las third, Company ID of Rock Springs
next, and Company + of Green River on
the left The Douplps hand 10 tho regi-
- -. II.