Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10
VOLUME NXXII.
Frbrn Fort Russell.
Fort ID. 4. Russell. WYOMING,
MAY 30. 1898.

F,DIroE OF THE lSDEPESDSET:-
Last Thursday witnessed great
change in the general routine Of our
daily work. Tho regular programe
was knock ii to pieces and since. then
it has been all work and no play with
us. Early in tho day the news was
current that Col. Torrey was keeping
the wircs to Washington hot, and
that orders had come to- him to pre-.
pare his regiment ns quickly as pos.
sible to move To the front. Accord
ingly orders were issued to the several
troops that hereafter instead Of drill
ing twice day, We should dnll fonr
times day and non-comn,issioned
officers should devote seven hours II
day to drill and tactics, while the
commissioned officers are oblidged to
spend eight hours daily in this work.
AS there is no alternative all hands
take to the work good naturedly, but
now instead OF lot OF happy .go-
iucBy boys We are, | think, nlrcad,
beginning to look and feel like real
soldiers. We now have several hun
drcd head OF horses and they are still
coming in rapidly. This fact con-
nected with many others makes Us
fully realize now that the day Is not
far distant when We will be doing
duty for Uncle sam, but not il Ma
nilla III we first expected, but in
Cuba.
We hal our first lesson with our
horses yesterday morning, the first
part OF which was the agreeable job
of currying mi shining them nicely.
This lesson afforded con siderable fun
for tile boys accustomed to horses,
for many OF the boys here have never
handled them Ht all and -can't ride
n little bit Most of the horses are
very gentle and good riders but
ranches are taken mp qnito frc-
,qurntly. About six or eight different
boys have phsscd through this nn-
pleasant experience, while one. the
most unfortunate. has fallen OF nu
less than four times, but all have cs-
capped without the slightest injury SO
far.
Tho Nevada md Utah troops were
given their uniforms Hnd clothing
yesterday and no y on parade or at
drill look very neat. We have the
regular cavalry uniform consisting Of
p.l l,I.
blue overshirt and calf-skm shoes.
We were also givGn Our mde rclu.hc5.
Next Tuesday wo will be fully equip.
ped with caThine pIs'ols, belt, leg
gings, enddlc etc. When these are
Issued and wu receive IA little more
drilling -Torrcy's Tcrrors" will he
rcndy for action RJd we have no
doubt TINT we will SEQ plenty Of it.
Col. Torrcy III very proud of his
regiment it seems. for yesterday lie
sent this dispatch Ia head quarters n.
Washington. "llIe second regiment
OF U. S. cavalry il now quite we'll
drilled aud is doing fine. Discipline
excellent No arrests"
Tho Nevada troop, now known ~
troop NJ, ia still hy far the best drilled
troop in tho regiment md IL SO
acknowledged by every troop in the
fort. This | attribute solely To the
superiority Of our captain and lieu
tenants over those Of other troops.
We could not have better command
ing officer thnn Captain Cox for no
understands handling u troop md
fully commands the rcspcct of all nm.
der him. II troop NJ docs not got the
first place in tho regimen: | will Ger.
,ainly be disappointed.
a lively game OF baseball was play
ed on the ground hero today between
tho regular Cheyenne nine, the best
in Wyoming, nnd boys from our troop.
Tho game wns professional through
ont and resulted III n victory for tho
Cheyenne by scorc OF III to 7 though
the Ncyndans had tho stronger nine
and wore IL not for the fact that wo
may bo on our way To Cuba by next
Sunday Il challenge to play them
again wo;,ld have been made. THIS
IN tho first time wo have been bcntcn
in anything hero.
All Of us ARE looking forward to TO-
morrow quite nnxionsly. Tor We expect
to 80 10 Cheyenne 10 observe Memo
rial Cay. There will probably bc
grand demonstration there.
IL you will now pardon me for talk.
ing up 80 much space will close.
When | write again, think IL will bc
moro interesting, for wo will, think,
coon DO IN eccnes moro interesting
than these.
1rcmnin.
Yours Truly,