The record-union., 1897-08-17
BY THE BOUNDING BILLOWS.
WEARY SOLDIERS OF THE SEC
OND AND SIXTH ARRIVE.
Falling Into Camp Life and Set
Ting Down Ready for Its
Daily Routine.

A Record Union" correspondent
writes concerning the soldier boys at
Santa Cruz as follows:
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 15.-Tired and
worn with a hard nights travel, many
of them with but little sleep during
the preceding night, occupying TWEEN
ty-two coaches, closely packed, the
members of the Second and Sixth Regi-
ments, n. G. S. c., arrived in this city
this morning. disembarked, fell into
line and marched with jaunty step to
the little white-tented village by the
sea shore, which they are destined to
occupy for the next eight days.
An hours parade followed, and
then the weary and almost famished
men broke ranks. and made an at
tack on the long tiers of breakfast ta-
bles that were ladened with ham and
eggs. sundry vegetables and steaming
cups Of fragrant coffee, and for time
the slaughter was terrible.
After breakfast the men had the day
10 themselves, and the majority took
advantage of this fact by strolling
through the city and its surroundings,
obtaining introductions to the talr
daughters of Santa Cruz, and in gener-
al making hay while the sun
shone," as they all fully realized that
the remainder Of their holiday will be
a season Of hard, actual duty, as oner-
Gus as would be encountered in a gen
uine campaign
The spot chosen for the camp lies a
few hundred yards back from the
beach, directly behind the plunge bath
building. And while the weary sol
diers will be soothed to sleep each night
by the soft whisper of Old Ocean, as its
waves leap up on the white sands, stlll
the locality is by no means satlsfacto-
~, and there are hundreds of old
campaigners present who long for the
level fields, that lie at the base of
Tripe Hill, where in former years the
mimic campaign Of war has taken
place, but it was impossible to obtain
these owing TO the refusal of the
owners.
At the present writing the boys in
blue have hardly got settled, and local
news is unobtainable. Company G OF
Sacramento, however, claims to be the
banner company in point of member
ship. being sixty strong, and Captain
Stearns' new sword is the envy Of every
officer present, but the other companies
are but little behind in this respect.
Company B of Colusa, Captain Ford,
has fifty-five sturdy lads in the ranks,
who point with pride to the prominence
in everyday life of their commanding
officers. Lieutenant Wines being Dis
trict Attorney of Colusa County, and
nearly every other officer holding some
office.
Major Perkey has brought his pony
carriage with him, and the little Shet-
lands are the observed of all obserV-
ers. when the stern demands OF mill
tary duty elapse enough to allow their
sturdy proprietor to speed them along
the hard sandy beach.
Captain Cook, big and handsome, the
beau ideal of a cavalry commander,
has been more than busy since the ar
rival of his troop, getting things IN
shape N his portion of the big camp,
and THE presence or a troop of regu-
lars acts as a spur to the ambition or
every member of his company, in the
performance of every detail Of camp
life. in order that credit may be re-
fected .on their favorite officer.
Adiutant- General Barrett and staff
are all present, and Captain Caring
ton, in full regimentals, with splen-
did mount, is on hand armed with an
swers to all the list of questions on
camp duties that are fired at him in
volleys from all sides.
Colonel J. w. Guthrie of the Second
infantry has been one of the busiest
of the busy all day, and his headquar-
ters have been besieged by a string of
orderlies seeking information
Stalwart Company E has settled
down with all the aplomb of old cam
paigners as their ranks contain sew
eraI old time regulars, whose advice
and training have been of the greatest
advantage, and the various other COM
panies are rapidly getting into the
swing of camp life, and it is safe to say
that when "taps" roll out on the cool
sea breeze at 1890 tonight it will find
few of the citizen soldiery of the State
comprising the Second and Sixth who
are not snugly ensconced beneath their
blankets, sleeping the sleep of the
weary. H.