The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
IN CAMP At
GUERNE WILLIE.
Second Regiment of the
Boys Brigade on an
Outing.
DWELL IN THE FOREST.
Relief From the Turmoil of the
City Found Beneath Tall
RedwoodS.
DISCIPLINED AS IN AN ARMY.
Thirty Mem ers of the Woman's
Auxiliary Are Goddesses of the
Encampment.
DISCIPLINED AS IN AN ARMY

GUERNEVILLE, CAL, July 9.-Nest-
ing between the romantic hills of old
Sonoma County, Guerneville is an ideal
retreat for those VINO seek quiet and rest
and relief from the turmoil of city life.
Russian River rippIes and splashes by, its
busy song an inspiration to relieve the
mind OF thoughts of tropical weather; for
Old Sol occasionally displays his regard
for Guerneville by beaming upon the town
with unusual warmth.
Guerneville has burned down several
times-wiped itself clean out of existence
Jest ketched atire ITSELF said an old
ium herman; but each time the town resur-
rected ltsslt from the ashes-phenix-l like.
as the City newspaper correspondents
afterward described the erection of new
houses.
But down among the tall redwoods, in
the deep canyon which the river ditched
ior Itself IN some remote rainy era. there
Is oelicious comfort. The great wooden
sneafs catch the sun rays in their foliage
and hold it there, while the cool Shadows
softly fall below. There is no prettier
spot on earth than the green bank of Rms
sian River under the redwood trees. In one
OF the grandest of these dark hooks of forest.
about four miles down the river from
Guerneville, is camDed the Second Regi-
mand OF Colonel E. J. Walker, after whom
the camp is named. The other officers of
the regiment present are as follows: Major
A. w. Taylor, Major L. CobbledecK. Can
tain b L. Weymuth, Captain w. N. Jen-
klns, CAPTAIN L. T. Ward, Captain 81 s.
morton, Captain and Adjutant H. T. Hob
son. captain w. w. McN ell, Lieutenant
]. Z. Hawley, Lieutenant G. b. Dinsmore.
Lieutenant Paul FERGUSON, DR.. Henry NJ.
Fine and DR.. j. j. Medros, surgeons.
About 125 OF the boys are on the ground.
accompanied by thirty mem bers of the
Women.s Auxiliary The young soldiers
are subjected to strict military discipline
when on post, and the camp is patroIed by
the boy guards day and night. Il is
amusing to see sentry about three feet
high hold up a big lum herman with his
small rifle and make the visitor salute the
regimental colors as he goes by.
In the fine grove it is like pitching the
tents in an arbor, and the effect of the
great trees standing among white canvas
is indeed pleasing. The boys have the
beautiful river short distance away for a
bathtub. ana squads can be seen swim
ming every hour of the day..
The regiment has hardly got down to
camp life yet; the novelty of being in the
woods overcomes their military stiffness
and they are inclined TO be more bows than
soldiers. Last night Company G tried to
run the guard line for a starlight swim in
the river. They got lost in the darkness
and eventually landed in the guard tent.
What troubles the little sentries most
during the dark lonely hours is the bark
ings Of the coyotes in the forest, and when
the yeIping pack gets to bowling near a
post the brave young soldier retreats to
his tent and covers up in his bedqu1lt.
The camp mascot, the eolonels dog, how
ever, is bold Waterman and banks def
ance to his second cousins, the coyotes.
when they come too near.