The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-16
Soldiers Will Re urn From Camp
Wells Tonight.
ENCAMPMENT A SUCCESS.
MILITIAMEN HAVE RECEIVED
MUCH BENEFIT FROM 1T.
The Colonel Commanding Expresses
His satisfaction-Con,pa a Wins
Baseball Game-A Mountain Lion
Appears-Camp Notes.

CASTILLO SPRINGS, Aug. ,5.JFhe
broken today. Orders have been issued
by Colonel Henry Page, commanding,
to strike tents this forenoon and re-
turn via the Rio rande Western rail-
way to Salt Lake City this evening
The remainder of B company that have
failed to get an opportunity to qualify
as marhsmen will shoot this morning,
under the direction of Colonel E. w.
Tatlock. Yesterday was the best score
day during the encampment, and A
company carried away the honors.
The first encampment of the National
Guard of Utah has been Enost pleas
ant and successful affair. Companies
A, B and D of the First battalion have
reason to be proud of their record and
official actions during the past week.
Order and discipline have prevailed day
and night and but few reprimands were
necessary. An enjoyable season has
been spent and the troops have OBJ
tanned a proficiency in facticS and tar
get practice which is not surpassed by
any OF the sixteen companies compos-
ing the guard.
Camp Wells. named in honor of the
governor of the state, is most pic
turesQue and historic spot. 1t is sit
uated on a lovely mountain slope over.
looking beautiful Castillo In the carry
days OF Utah history the Indians were
dangerous foes of the pioneers, and in
Spanish fork, near the site of Camp
Wells they surprised an emigrant train
and engaged in pitched battle. the
redskins were forced to retreat be-
cause of the deadly fire of the Black
hawk volunteers. The new Utah guards
recall those scenes and blink Cf their
forefathers as they make records for
shooting at the stationary target on
the grounds of this modern camp.
The officers and soldiers spending the
past week at this camp are Utah men
who have formed the nucleus of a ma
tional guard under the most trying cir
cumstances. They have spent time,
money and experience in organizing
their forces and, with but little encour-
a-gement, have successfully combatted
all difficulties and now stand at the
head of the guard of great and grow
ing state.
No time has been wasted by either
the men or officers, and as result the
companies comprising the First bat
ldlIOH are well drilled ana aDIe TO pre-
sent q military front in competition
with any similar organization in the
west. One week has been devoted to
the study of the .-hool of the soldier
and to actual camp and military life.
The rations of pork and beans have
been enjoyed by the troops. Very lit
tie sickness has been reported. The
camp is well drained and commands
an excellent and imposing view of the
river and canyon.
The camp consists of a line of seven
officers tents, fronting toward the rail-
road, with seven round wall tents in
the rear where the companies are sta
toned A guard tent, hospital tent,
commissary and quartermaster' tents
add to the tented field. One large fly
is used as q shelter and shade for the
mess, where all the companies take
their meals. Two cooks, with assist
ants, are kept busy in preparing and
issuing the rations.