The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-30

There is considerable talk and sDecula-
ton in Fort Douglas concerning the report
that one company of the Twenty-fourth
infantry is to be sent to Fort Duchasne-
The rumor has it that unless the trouble
with the Indians is, quelled at once one
company viii be sent to Duchesne and Wan
be sarrisoned there at least for the pres
ent Just where the rumor started is not
known, but in all probability ii any troops
are sent to Duehesne at present it Will not
be from Fort Douglas.
It has long been talked of to send a COM
pany of infantry to Duchesne to occupy
the post with the troop of the Ninth cav
airy that IS now stationed there The
present trouble with the Indians may
have some influence with army headquar-
tiers and tend to strengthen the force now
at Duchesne by the addition OF an in
fantry company at that place some time
in the future. In that case one company
OF the Twenty-fourth will in all prooa-
biltty be chosen to take station there But
at present there seems to be Ntte touhoA-
ton to the rumor that any OF the torl
Douglas troops VIII be sent
In the meantime the soldiers at Fort
Douglas are getting UP their muscle and
preparing themselves for hArd work oy
iaborinS in the reservoir. The work gong
on in the canyon is very extensive uIl.
dertaking and requires q great deal OF
hard labor. 1t is being forced along so as
to complete the improvements before the
bad weather sets in But Wlth aA inc inc
haste that can be made ii is not expected
to be finished until December. a farSe
force OF men is constantly at Work, puc
the reservoir is a large one and the WORK
is of such d kind that 1t IS SLOW at pest
4 great deal of masonry IS to be put IN,
cement bottoms and many other such
improvements added A squad OF men are
engaged in blasting rock from the top OF
the mountain and rolling IL down 10 the
men at the bottom, where 1t is picked up
and hauled to the reservoir for use there.
All of the work IS being done by the
soldiers, as the appropriation for the pro-
posed improvements were lnsuibc4en. 20
admit of granting the contract TO civilians
a year ago on the 22nd inst the twenty
| fourth infantry first made its appearance
in Zion. Since then the @nemoers nave
| made a great many friends among uhe
people Of Salt Lake. The s9priety and
good behavior of the enlisted men haNe
found favor in the dyes of the people Ine
! officers and their wives and families nave
| made friends for themselves among the
| best people of the city. with whom th6U
| always ind a hearty welcome. In the fort
| the neW regiment has always SHOWN u
| hospitality to dne citizens that IS ehar-
| acteristic Of them.
source of enjoyment to the PUBLIC, whlch
| has hocked to the post during the sum-
mer months to listen TO the music: N
social ways the regiment has sllotyn Itself
! TO be a princH of entertainers. The hops
! club entertainments and other social
| events 70 which the society people OF the
| city have heen invited have all proved
most enjoyable. And ali in all the Twenty
| fourth is q welcome regiment.
%
| The troops are busily engaged during
their spare hours in preparing tor monthly
! and I=rf
| ing Arms. Announcements, barracks, ana
| in fact the whole post IS being brushed up
| preparatory to this event l ne reglfle etl
| colonel beginning at $50 Sunday morning
| On Mon{ay MH. e, c. Dickinson walo
| has been Gae postmaster in uhe post 1oT
! nearly a year past, VIII step down and
! out A esDIt t-Cna ago lln handed n MS
! resignation 10 dha office and 1t was &c
! ceDtel In eleg pace WIS appointed Miss
! SUSIE Harper OF Salt Lake. Miss Harper
| is the dar1gtl5er of Afr. Z. s.. Harper. Gnd
/ wal e1uer up-n freu duties as postnl-5tress
| ct For Douglas on Monday. Miss Har-
! per institute rcney order depart
! mem n the Office WElSn she steps ~ and
/ III Will be a, great convenience to the post
! people.
| lit IS reported from authority that Gem
| eral OTIS has said that if Fort Douglas
| is - rsna-1 a permanent posi- II VIII oe
rebuilt. The general gave VI as ms opLIl-
! l2N fAat slh4 post VIII undoubtedly be
! designated as a permanent OGe. and in
! that case a new fort Viii coma out of the
I one tl-lt uJW aXts-s The bulldogs are
/ all in rather bad shape, and Ill Will E11 be
! very lcclg uEGl tIsy Will be replaced by
} new ones
! The s,,rial cornTn-1tee of the Christian
! Bur1eaWor socially in me post gave an en-
! CeIL1:LImErE n the Chapel On -le evening
of the 22-u1- The event was n hl11i1r Df
the first anniversary of the arrival of the
: Twenry-t -urcn infantry at Fort Douglas.
| Tllr9 chapel was DELIBERATELY decorated Tor
tine occasion VIII a approximations pf
| flags and bunting. Iile artistic effects ~
( the dGapsry were executed by C0lor Ser
! seemt jackson. The Little chapel Was
( filled 70 Overlooking aGd the eVenJIg Was
I pleagaNtly passed in songs Uacit2ri-nS and
musical numbers. AT tina c,1sa of the en-
terJa-urent light refreshments we're
served TO tina many guests.
"Wednesday evening tts enlisted men
gave a h1p in tlla pOst nail fer clla beuefiI
of tina Rev Mr. l-lss of iths NIetnc1.sL
church. There WECe a gTe7L many people
pre56Cl- ami a good tlcnS WIS ha1 all
AROUND. After tde dancing a sllmD.uous
rogaI5t was SPREAD for tag guests n t.dc
large dining haul of F company. The &C.
cas.an of Sac benefit was t.ls m.lister ald
his family having t.Ie CITY.
The post exchange is doing thriving
winter I.rade among 9lle SOLDIERS. The res
taur9ls IS dong. god business ald she
store IS coming ~ FOR us snare, as vel
as UAe bae aAd Billiard r-l3fn. \ large
stock of wl-uer goods Las tae,A received
and more is coming IN every day.
TIE Rev. Mr.. Rack4n delivered a lecture
TO q large audience in Fele post cha Del
IuSl- Tuesday eVslang- The subject Of sl.s
leciJcne was Taia Underground Railroad
BY One of rs CgCIdunu-Cs" EI.s Lecture
was devoted Ito me manner n width
slaves we're helped 90 escape 70 Cha r,lrtn
darins the terrible times bsfGre one Wur
He SAID tE1l Eliza. the perc-n who takes
Caoan, was Sheltered IN his house. where
Size was taken IN after crossing the Ohio
river ON the Ice.
Peter Boyle, am old tailor. who had beer
w.i,n ''ae regiment for a greaL many years
died IN tine post hospital last week and
Itary hcnors-
q g g
This furnace FRA. mas just been put III
the post chapel IS elow IN operation and
ehe building Is KEPT warm and eomforta
bic by it.
Llee$enaHt Price of the regiment rfly
has just graduated at eglz Infantry n1f
Cavalry school at LeavegAwcrsh, has bssr
assigned TO college duty at Ada O. The
fienIlt5lant is detailed as Lngtructpr o,
military sctsGlCe and tactics This COL
iegc is til'e one Wt1iGil Issutenaut Proc ar
tended before his entrance TO West Potnt
Captain WygaT1- has been ordered to in
s-Sect tile issue Of beef to tina Indians a.
Port Hall reservation. and will Leave in
a Few oar ~