The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-19
FORT DOUGLAS NOTES.


In accordance with orders from head
quarters department of the Colorado.
aiming drill is being gone through by the
soldiers. This drill is always a pre-
liminary measure to the regular season s
target practice, and consists in aiming at
a miniature target. When a soldier
thinks he has the proper aim the rifle
is LETT untouched on top of the tripod,
which has been used as a. rest. Then
others sight the rifle and correct the aim
of the man who originally sighted the
J piece.
Gallery practice has been postponed
pending the receipt of the revised manual
regular season of target practice Will
begin is not known. 1t was set for June
l. but an order has been received re-
voking it.
The adoption of the Krag-Jorgensen
magazine rifle made necessary some
changes in the regulations TO adapt them
to the use of the new arm. but the old
regulations have continued in force until
| very recently when orders were issued
TO discontinue further practice until a
the small arms firing regulations was
recently made by Captain J. S. Mallory,
acting judge advocate of the department
| of the Colorado. The work is now under
consideration by a board composed of
Colonel John c. Bates, Second infantry;
Major Adna R Chaffee, Fourth cavalry:
First Lieutenant r. C. Van Vliet, Tenth
| infantry, and Captain ]. S. Mallory, re-
corder. The work is expected TO be
finished in a few days and the revised
| regulations Will be issued to the army
may be resumed.
The most important change occasioned
by the revision is in the kind of traSet.
The ordinary bull s-eye target. which has
been so long in use. will probably be
abandoned. and white targets displaying
life size silhouette figures be adopted in
stead. These figures are of four kinds
full height, kneeling, lying prone and the
figure of man on horseback. All firing
positions in which the soldier lays upon
his back are abolished. At 200 Yards the
positions will be sitting. kneeling and
standing. At 300. 500 and 600 yards sit
ting. kneeling and lying prone face down.
ward. At 500 and 1000 yards the prone
position only is adopted.
Separate courses OF firing have been
arranged for men in different years of
enlistment, and also for sharpshooters
involving a diminishing amount of firing
The skirmish drill have been assimilated
to the extended order drill of squads, and
the company firing to the extended order
drill of the company. Provisions have
been made for field practice over varied
ground, as well as for range and practice
Competition of the individual and of the
company are revived and the Nevada
trophy will again be open to competition
this year.
Much of the data for the revision was
derived from the recent experimental fir
ing near Fort Logan, Colo, by firing
parties consisting of one party of in
fantry, one of cavalry, two Snapshot
erS and two first-claSS men in each de-
tail. the firingS being in conformation in
all respects tC the revised regulations.
The targets were satisfactory to the
parties. which included some of the best
shots in the army. 1t is believed that the
revised regulations are more practical
and calculated to bring out the battle
efficiency of the soldiers more than the
present ones.
At a recent meeting of the Canteen
council. the following dividend was de-
clared: Company A, GO men, SIS. 40: B. 60
men. $3.50; c. 60 men, s57s7; D, so men,
$50 80; E. 60 men, $3.50; F, so men. s5S. 80;
&c men. SIS; hospital. II men. s27 .4S; regi-
mental fund, 1886. Total, s551.26.
Mrs. Cabaniss has gone to Minneapolis
on visit, to be gone about three months.
Captain and Mrs. Angus have moved
Leave for two months. to take effect on
or about June Is, has been granted Sec
ond Lieutenant Isaac c; jerks.
Private Charles Page of troop X.
Fourth cavalry, surrendered himself as 2
deserter on the 10th He deserted from
the Presedio of San Francisco. Cal. and
has been placed in the guard-house !
awaiting trial by general court martial.
Ralph Whitney enlisted for the Fiji
teenth infantry at Fort Bayard. N NJ. |
O.. the 18th and left on the 18th to join !
Recruit Samuel Chopper Joined the regi- !
ment from recruiting depot and has been 1
assigned TO company d.