The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-01
In CAMP LONESOME.
No Pretty Girls to Visit the
Gallant Militiamen.
BECAUSE TRAINS ARE TIED Up.
me orsunds In Order, aed Martial Lffs
Bsgun-Gov. McGrsw Visits
the Array.

WOODLAND, June U.-TepecisL IA
soldiers life is not aiways happy one,
especially when one dimes with o cold
stream Of rain the size OF knitting needle
running dows his spinas column, and at
night lies down in wet clothes enwrspped
In damp blankets. Ho.eyer. such slight
disadvantages az existed in the militia
encAmpment Thursday and Friday did
not serve 70 dampen the ardor Of the
sturdy and vigorous manhood that COM
pose the National Guard OF Washington,
and today. under bright skies and q dry
atmos phsrs. everything IL serene and the
camp Ia under military rule.
Yesterday the hours Of service a. fol-
lows were commenced and will be en-
forced each day hsncefortss With the ex-
esption Of Sunday:
RevesIie, $50 .. M: stable call and
assembly for roll call. after reveiIle; break
fast call, $50 O. M; sick call. q. m. :
sergeants' call, 7:i5 q. M; fatigue call,
7:3O q. m. school for officers, Z 80 n m. /;
guard mounting. $50 q. m. Guard details:
Adjutant's call, s.45 A. NJ recall from
fatigue. e:f5 a. m; water call, $50 a. NJ. :
battalion drill, so a. IN. /; drill call, 10 A.
IA. assembly, after drill: adjufant's call.
10 s05, recall from drill. li:30; first SER
feant's CALI li;s5: dinner call, ~ M. ;
school call flor Bon-commlssioned offlcersh
30 p. IA. drill call for skirmish drill
(boots and saddlesl 2:30; assembly, after
drill: recall from drill, a; stable call, 4:3o;
supper call, 8; dress parade. 40: adiu-
tanf.s call, o.; retreat. sunset; band prac-
tics. 7, tattoo, $50: taps. 10.
Companies arriving by the first train
yesterday were: Company @, Spokane. AZ
men; Company Il, North Yakima, %
men; Company X. Tekos, IS men. and
Cavalry Troop A. Sprague. 81 men; Troop
Il, North Yakima. AZ men; Troop ID. spo-
kane, As men. Later three arrived Com
pany II, Dayton, 90 men, Company u,
Wsitsbnrg. IS men; Company Ii. Pome-
roy. IS men: CompanyaI. Walls Waila. As
men. There are now about /. $50 men In
camp.
Woods lake, quarter of mile from
the parade ground, q beautiful sheet of
water. furnishes an excellent bathing
place, though the cold weather renders
thIs recreation about as attractive at pres
ent as would be cold plunge in mid win
ter. An entcrprising boatman of Olympia
has placed upon the lake some excellent
boats, which will prove great acquisition
20 the camp in event of good weather.
The monotony OF camp life has been re-
tieved by the usual incidents thereto.
There have been two runaways, with no
DISASTROUS results beyond the demolition
of q vehicle and the knocking down OF
tents and fruit stands. In a collision be-
tween mounted officer and cart q SER
geant of G company. First regiment, had
narrow escape from serious injury.
John Lyon, Of III company. Vancouver,
was accidentally cut in the shoulder By q
giancing axe. and viii be temporarily dis
sblsd. and Lawn Thompson. of the same
company, was seriously sick. but is recov-
sring.
Gen. o'Brien has received permission
fro N the Northern Pacific road to run
pors Townsend Southern cars over the
track of that company. This. however. if
carried into effect, would be service