Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-02
CAPTAIN GAMES CAVALRY BOYS.



That Captain Gaines cavalry boys
ate pretty well satisfied with being sent
T. The yosemite u ~ dcnccd by the
following letter ffom tho captain 60
Governor Wells:
4 am iust IN recent % your tglc-
gram naklng Whtn Nn leave for thc
Yosemite. and n w. ntr rntlsned 90 do
~. which have answered na follows
Expect to leave Augurt ith Everyone
Nell satisfied. Letter tuiluWn'
THE reason 1 have TOT wrlucn You
about this matter before 81 that have
bren tfylnE u Sc Str. Merriam per'
Tor-iy before dning rh Hla hsld- o
uIaItera are in he c.tg ana though j
have gone into town four times rN-
Iteslly o. SEQ him Z found him In only
ohes. and that time be- was very busy
with number uf ,iicttJ who we're
about 10 sail fcr Mnnht, 10 that I
could no. fst even q VOID with him.
Il have been sntifiiUi. however, ever
since tie dny 1 attiy,d hefr that the
Yosemite drthi u not only not nbirc-
ti1nalllr. but ~ Onr cf the nest fuftu-
nate th.ngs that rcuid nave happened
Tor ~. The alternative would have
been lying here all Hun'mtr lr the art
nnh cnld fog, tho men growing more
gnf,lrHH uuu dlsruutHuted every day.
Instead OF that We viii make long
ntrrh Into a hrduilfui.Etuithful ouun
tiy, and have thffe uisuthr NJ service
that viii h. Invaluable ~ ihr u,lu and
ON er1 alike. The nrrN lee required i,
not dhh1nntahlr nor grading; uu
tho contrary We Htr given authority
aud duties Involving much responsible
ny anu NNrttiHr 80 t'li mint. The two
Troops ~ regular cavalry isft here
WOULD rladiy exchange - 90 with ua.
Lieut. Smith had a talk with Gen.
Merriam before I returned. The gem
'tal said that be- diHli'tnd 90 nee ~
taken out of the cxprdltlnnary forces.
a. hu believed cavalry should be- kent
81 the front nut b. said W. nrt not
needed IN Manila nor anywhere eiHo
Just al present, and u We were sent In
either direction We would be- sup riiu-
Gus ana consequently q dead weight.
lie said, however, that n the war con
uhuoH We would surely be sent IN the
FROM, and that thoro IL no danger Ut
tho Utah cavalry bel~f overlooked.
This Ntems 90 inc 10 be am W. can rch-
Hpnahly aFk n the war continues W.
VIII b. given a chance. ~ the war
ends soon. We WIN " a. wen IN as
most " the others ia the volunteer
army.
we are being furnished with shelter
tents, additional horses ana "a hundred
little things that 50 o. make our equip
ment complete and which would not
hANF h'nN iufNitItN hut Tor the Nna
semitic expedition, They afu preparing
~ elahnrair outni Tor ". pack train
OF thlrty.nve mules with professional
packers, besides wagons. ambulance.
etc. Two medical officers. twn hurpl-
tai stewards ana ten civilian employer
VIII BE- added Co my command W.
viii be- iu tho plrks until November.
and viii then ryutu hero. trained clv.
aNl men. Injured CO. hardship ari uNs
p'riorcrd ln patrol au1 OUTPOST duty
10 perform
THE talk of our having 90 heri sheen
or 90 drive them oft the reservation H.
OF course, nonsense, The men have r..
clNerd from the hrat disappointment
about Manila, and are now lauFhlnr
AZ tho thuunandH Of less fortunate vol.
unieetH who Gre left here Indefinitely.
y Dc not eNnrHrritc when I uy thui
my officers ana my men are dellrhtpd
with the prpaprci ahead ~ them
II appreciate very much the Interest
you tatc In our welfare and ftel sur,
that you will be- satisfied with thg
status uf nnalia, The only rlNairy
that has been sent to Manila 4 Hiv
troops % the Fourth cavalry that wont
over without h0Wnu. 1 much prrfsr ii
hold On ~ our horses. aud truat a. What
the future may bring forth. and IN This
view ! have the concurrence ~ /.
large majority of the men In tho tront
"our camp az the Preside n les
comfortable than tho oae We had ai
Camp Merritt, aud there o. really mort
HleknesA In tho troop NOW than 40 any
time before. though there are ma narl,
Gus claea Tho most dlsarrss,iie ~,
tnre n the cold wind which ulo1.s con.
Htautly"