Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-08-31
SOLDERING IN THE ROCKIES.
A Thrilling Story Of Western Ad.
vensure.-TrCuble with the
Miners.
CHAPTER III.

Guard mount took place at !
.. IN. and the tired and forIort
guards OF the past day and nigh,
we're replaced by others, who, VIII
the little rest Afforded by a sleep o,
half a night on the ground, could
not look toward with any grea,
thought Of comfort to their duty OF
the succeeding twenty -four hours.
These guards we're scarcely as
signed, when the whole command
With the exception OF some sixty
men, was formed, and With Gen.
Brooks ut their head, set out to In.
tercept the squad of "deputies''
marching to attack Boil Hill, the
miners stronghold. They, four
army numbered about six bundled
men, With gatlings an,i a couple ct
Dspoleous, aud though ordinarll,
small, was made, rs We hoped, OF
good "stuH," aud of imposinp
enough appearance to ron as good
q bluf as any similar Dumber of
men. To my disgust, I bad been
assigned as "Oaicer OF the Guardn
tor tue day. aud AS the Officer OF
the Day, ny superior, got permis~
zion to 60 with his ommaud. il left
me 10 charge Of the camp; not a
well regulated one in good ruuulug
Older, bat With tents half erected,
aud everything in a state OF semi.
confusion. Beaver Park exceiIed
even its record during the next
twenty>four houIs of our STAY.
With an altitude OF some eleven
thousand feet, the THERMOMETER be.
low freezing point during tue day,
sud the wind blowing about forty
miles au hour, it took the whole
camp to successfully erect Que tent.
Being an officer 1 was entitled to a
"grip," 1t there was anyway of car.
tying 1t, aud l had the foresight to
pfOvide q "change OF clotbes,n 10.
Guiding q very good flannel over.
shirt, purchased at the last minute.
BY putting this "change" on top OF
the others, and a heavy winter coat
on top Of all, existance was possible,
but comfcrt had long since fed.
All during the next night I could
bear the corporals trying to get out
their respective reliefs, wherein
they had to crawl into tent and
pull q fellow out by the heels to
convey to him the idea |
that for the next two hours it be.
came bis duty to nght the cold
and wind aud give due noti,e OF
any approaching marauders.
Morning will cJme If you wait for
{, and with 1t came some thirty
.eams, With orders to transport the
whole camp to Altman. Just under
Bull Hill, where the General bad
selected a new camp sight, xnown
as "Hogle."
Here We began active camp life.
Rsveille at six with breakfast as soon
thereafter as possible, and guard
mount at niue, battalion drills, reg.
mental drills, aud occasionally ~
the middle of the night the "loua
roll." where every man is supposed
to tall out Of bed, dressed With Ruu
10 hand. ready for action. 1t vas
always quite . feather III the cap OF
. company to be first to report on
such OccaslOus and being close to
the COlOuePs tent, We generally
cO1trived to know just about when
lhese extraordinary, aud uuautlci.
pated calls were to be made, On
such OCCASIONS. the "bOys" lay down
With their shoes Oh, caps Oh, guns
10 their hands; and IT We didu't get
Ehero hIst, it was our Own fauI:.
Thanks to the good dlciplins meu-
IIOned We were always first, aud
received complimentary mention
hereiOr.
Tue 6rst day OF our stay at camp
'HOgle," one OF the teBts II our
OmDuny succeeded ia lOcatiua n