Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-22

for three years. He served in Texas
during the Cara uprising in 1898.
In the report of the Secretary OF
War for 1898, that official refers to the
report of General Wheaton of the De-
partment of Texas, who says: While
all officers in the field acquitted them
selves creditably and performed their
fully duty, l desire TO emphasize my
appreciation of the valuable services
rendered by Captain George F. Chase.
Third Cavalry, who, in command OF a
| isquadron in the field, displayed tireless
fenergy and great tact and discretion
in carrying out his instructions. 1t is
no disparagement of the valuable SER
vices of others to say that credit for II
large share of the results attained is
due to this officer"
Captain Chase was next stationed at
Fort Supply, 1. t., when he was de-
tailed by the Government to go to
Chicago to buy horses. He was trans
| ferred to Jefferson Barracks in 1894,
and has since been stationed at that
post.
1t was he who chose the tract which
has been used for two years for rifle
range and which Congress may pur-
chase for that purpose before the next
season for shooting rolls round. 1t Is
a beautiful spot, upon which 10000
men can be maneuvered with facility
when the half dozen small farm houses
and their surrounding fences and
buildings have been removed. The
rolling valley may yet be the scene OF
mapy a realistic though mimic fray.
If the district be malarial, there are
no surface indications of such condl'
tions. Those who approve OF Captain
Cases selection, and they are by nc
means confined to the Valley declare
that the soldiers who suffered 1rou
malaria when they returned from prac
tlce last year contracted it somewhere
en- route, and not in the saluoriou'
valley, where they had spent pleas
ant and healthful season.
Within 20 minutes after the arrlVa
!, of the troops the tents had sprung VI
and the men were busily arranging
their belongings therein. On the
, highest ground overlooking the entire
RANGE stand the officers tents. They
are distinguished from the rest by the
fIyiug guidous of red and white, witt
the name of the troops and number
the cavalry in large letters thereon
+ The tents of the respective troops are
pitched in straight, parallel lines a
. RIGHT ANGLES with these and 1t distress
ed the commanding officer to note on'
+ a little ..out of plumb" with the rest
He ordered a change in its position.
5 Last year these tents were pltche'
without ryme and reason, and pro
; pose to see that there shan,t De rep
etition of that mistake, said the Cap
tain testify, and the subordinate once
I saluted and withdrew.
Il When the tents had been pltcne'
! the work of starting campfires and 20
! building arbors for dining and resting
n rooms was begun. Hundreds OF sturd,
, black oaks on the surrounding hill
4 were shorn of their branches Tor tn
j building of the arbors. When Tn
: smoke from,the fires was curling up
n wards and the branches had bee
: spread upon the cross and places
D where they would rest against the up
: right poles, forming arboreseent roo
: aud walls, the aggregation looked nc
It unlike a campmeeting ground.
= The red buttes at the end oil In
d Iange belied this appearance. for IN
e day following the establishment OF IN
q camp huge targets, containing print