The morning call., 1894-07-17
MILITIA IN CAMP.
SuiliVan's First Has Captured the
Whole ReuIIIar Armv

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SACRAMENTO, July 16.-At the camp of
Inc First Infantry Of the California State
National Guard there was little to disturb
the quiet routine of field service. The
event OF the day was the visit Of Colonel
Graham and his adjutant. Lieutenant
Galbralth. to the camp of Colonel Sulii-
vans regiment. The general was escorted
by number OF First Infantry officers
about the camp, and expressed himself
mighty pleased with all that constitutes
the encampment. The fact that Sulll-
vans infantry occupies the first place
among the militia organizations of
the National Guard service OF California
has undoubtedly impressed itself upon
| Colonel Graham. And not alone upon
Graham. Lieutenant MeIver of the Sew
enth United States Infantry Is the guest
hI Colonel Sullivan, and has been since
the First went Into encampment down at
the end of Ninth street. McIver is in
spectOr of the National Guard of Caifor-
MIA. detailed by the War Department His
experience during the exceptionally excel
lent camp If the First Infantry at Santa
Cruz about a month ago has very evidently
Impressed him with the very praise worthy
The reflections which both the First and
Third infantry regiments of San Fran
cisco had Suffered generally upon their
character were not substantated by any
OF the indications which come in the way
Of casual observer here. Both regiments
have been doing superbly. The Third is
on guard around the railway deDot build
inRs and yards and the First has sentry
lines extending all the way from the yard
down the road several miles to the Ameri-
can River bridge. Officers AMI men are
becoming thoroughly accustomed to rough
work at the military encampment during
service that comes pretty near being
actual. All of the company comman ders
are acquitting themselves admirably.
Among officers of the staff there is also a
commendable regard for those uDcom-
Portable but carefully regarded dictates of
duty which have caused this latest I'M
plessantness among National Guardsmen
of the State.
Battali lion Adjutant Hosmer will of course
persist in taking pictures, supremacy OBJ
liyiOus, or it may be, uncaring, that war is
stalking redly through all this territory.
Captain Williams and Young Mitchell, the
sergeant-major, do deal of work on their
uDtented ia bic in vacant lot. Burdick
and Jansen, both of them majors, are
driving nails in dearth of drills and gener-
ally serving the sovereign State with rare
spirit. Lieutenant Dohrnann and the hir-
suteness of him are having hard time.
but still are favorably progressing. Rife
practice is being conducted without the aid
of Barrere, but Barrere is doing the best
n oil IN no hnc FOL
there is excellen, discipline and no very
great amount of work. Thus far the Sac
ramento malaria has not seriously inter-
fered with the daily operations of Colonel
Sullivan's men. On the whole, Colonel
Sullivan is again furnishing proof of the
superb quality of his regiment and the
cnmmendation bestowed on him by army
officers is conclusive evidence OF general
regim entail excellence.
While Colonel Graham was down about
the locality to-day where Sullvan's First
California Infantry Is encamped he sur
veyed considerable area in that vicinity
with a view of changing the camp of the
Federal troops from the depot to Tenth
street, just below the tents of the First
California. Located in that part of town,
the regulars would secure every kind of
convenience that might be expected in a
field camp. and their absence from the
depot buildings would also make it more
convenient for the railroad officials in the
transaction of business. which is now be-
ginning TO assert itself. In fac. this latter
is said to be the principal reason why
Colonel Graham had decided to remove
his camp. 1t is very likely that he will
select that portion of Tenth street be-
tween d street and the north levee. With
quarters here the Federal troops will be
sufficiently near to the depot 10 Cooperate
with the guard which will be left there.
The Third California will doubtless be
ordered to remain as at present in the
neighborhood of the depot, and the First
is expected to continue its several miles of
particularly dsagreeabls guard duty all
along the track from the shops to the
American River railroad bridge. The
military force ia gradually decreasing from
numerous and frequent demands for train
guards. Nearly every member of the
Sacramento and Stockton companies has
left the city on trains north and south, and
great mum bers of regulars have also de-
parted in all directions.