Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-18
WRITE OFFICIAL FlREVELLS.
Captain, Of Utah Volunteer Forces Send let
ies 10 Governor Wells.


and are nH follows
rnoM CAPTAIN YOUNG.
on th. colon. @ Co M.
wednesday, june % 1905.
Ms Dear Covcrror-A nnai word NJ
parting The command a now spllt
up Zoo the manner described ln the pn-
p,rr My own battery has the smaller
boat. hut the most comfortable s0 Gar
aa the men ato concerned There b..
however. o. shortage of huuiH and o.
number Of mon must sleep nn tha fioor'
Two ny three men aro slightly indie.
posed done somewhat fotluuFly, We
regret very much that SOU found II lime
possible tp come down Co HaH uH You
would have received s fine welcome.
one entirely commensurate with your
deserts. which are not iuHpns.lrrlhIa
IN the minds " nl ~ o. J Hupru q"
che Newspaper men have told YOU
through thr press that wp have made
o. favorable Impression here iu uIl elr-
Uisa
senator Cannon Informed me that
another battery would hn accorded
Utah. and su D wired you. Lieutenant
Wedrwuod Will explain That hli
absolutely nothing 90 do with the.
General Greene aout telegram tU th"
adiutnut general warmly advocating
my promotion suppose ~ VIII come.
but ! shall not fret about " now ur
ever My main desIr1 now b. that these
batteries give q good account NJ them
selves 10 This cmhrorlio. nH you nil pN-
poet We shall. and N rnu do this ~
captain merely. nli right tho rank
o. hut the ruinon'H stamp; what ~
follow does the good for a. that ana
~ that"
SEQ that tho Aston battery ls come
Ing. ami battery from Wyoming.
Good bye Yours very respectfully.
RICHARD W YOTNG.
CAPTAIN GRANTS LETTER
on board the steamer china,
San Francisco. cal,
June ~, .issS
A. i've o'clock this afternoon tho
steamer china. with two companies "
the Eighteenth United States Infantry.
90. First Colorado Infantry. onr-hnlf
~ rtlh'H HIGHT battery u ana 70 dotnch-
mUut 81 the engineer corpse east on her
lines aud moved gracefully out into
the bay. coming 90 anchor about two
miles from the foot ~ Market street
Tonight with bands playing ana nll
the troops Including our own men.
things arc lively aboard with music
and dancing While the grand shin
lies peacefully anchored our thoughts
drift back 20 old Utah and the dear
friends az home. Tho men have already
been thoroughly IN earnest Ia their
work. and N you could have seen them
today na they broke camp aud
marched 10 the dock. I know that you
would have been proud u them. IN
behalf ~ both officers and men. I wish
/ Co tender the heartfelt thanks ~ thu
u a - -
and the Interest you have taken IN az,
/ while being mustered and since leave
iur the state We assure you that both
/ officers ana men win be- nil the more
attentive ~ duty ana tfuUr 10 the mas
/ when they think ~ the Governor ~ our
State.
Tho letter concludes hy wishing tho
/ Governor God speed and again vN-
pressing appreciation " tho executives
Interest and solicltudc for the Utah
| volunteer
WHAT CAPTAIN GAME SAYS.
Headquarters First Troop Utah Vol
Cavalry, camp Merritt, San Fran
cisco June -, 1895
/ ny Dear Governor
I promised IN write you occasionally
| that you might know how the troop "a
I getting on ! am happy 30 say that
I Hu Gar everything has been qulciwhlrl
] means that The men are working hnrt
/ and keeping ont ~ trouble. They ur,
] becoming accustomed tn the discipline
] taking ou spIiiarly bearing and SUR
/ prslug everyone with their horBrmau
/ ship We arc very pleasantly located
/ having o. block W ground 90 ourselves
/ aul thu camp being an Independent
[ ono under my command. ! am able q
| run 10 in my own way
] I have seen copy Of the Tribune %
/ llst Friday in which Camp Merritt Or
] pictured AH pHHiIlrnfill spot where
| h'th and immortality have fun sway
] viii not pretend a. defend the eutlrl
camp, but I want YOU 90 know that p.
! Gar lH tho cavalry camp ~ concerned
the story H untrue IN every dgtlll
| From the dnv We arrived I have heel
very strict about keeping people out %
/ camp, Hu strict In fact that the mel
have Thought u n hardship. Rut M
mon hnd their work 90 do aud tho
| could not do 10 n they were Hurr1undr
hy The crowds ~ people who are owe
| waiting % come IN. No one ~ admit
tod within tho lines without my con
! sent, and my consent IN never give
unless something ~ knnwn ~ the an
pllcant FOR admission
The inference that the mon nre sni
fdring from veurrrHl diseases ls ut
true. The sick reports show mo- sue
way could stand the rough riding au
general hard work without making
known.
90 sanitary way the cavalry cnm
On likewise clean. Tn tent walls ar
raised all dav. the bedding aired. IN
| grounds rlkad up. refuse put ln barrel
/ and hauled away. and sand hui linn
thrown into thr sinks twcr day. s
that thrrr Dr. mot 70 bad 0dur 20 h
found in this block
know % ia NOT necessary 10 ton yo
that thr Utah boys arc clean AM
wholesome but thH story iu mo MI
/ hume has nAuHUl much uuNIHtv ID
home. hH tho letters and telegram,
I frm anxious parents indicate. No
can DO much fu nllay thrIr fplrs. Id
write you the real conditions.
The conduct of ms men is rNrmnIar,
n IH over O. month since the troop wH
organized and I have not nH SGT hu
ncruHlln 90 place % single man IN ut
r"Ht The men are nhTllUnt ana fuIfH
mi They VIII Hll mako good alldlUr
Pay day comes tomorrow n will d
very welcome, n1 Some of fhH mon Noe
r. httlr money Small sums have hco
I advanced tn nearly ON NJ them.
that there has been mo- suffering q
] necessities. hut they win ll' fHnl hrtti
when lh.y have received thclr hlt
earned $3.50.
! anything about tho troop nr any Of n
w mh'rs 7 should DE glad 90 supply %
Information. I shall write from time
time whenever anything on lutcrn
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