The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-27
A QALLEsITE IN FRISCO.
Newsy Letter Regarding Camp Merritt
and Other Matters.

NcWsy Letter Regarding Camp merritt
and other Matters.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %, 1898.
ED. TINES NOUN TAINEER:
We arrived here yesterday with the
delegates and grand and head officers
of the Woodmen of the World and
Women of Woodcraft. There were Is
coaches of delegates came down from
Portland and the train was drawn by
two immense engines. The Woodmen
and Circles grand sessions convened
this morning at the Pioneer building
at ten O'Clock.
Yesterday we went out to Golden
Gate park and find many beautiful inn
provements have been made since we
were here during the midwinter fair,
among them being the conservatory
and the Landscape gardening. The
drives are very fine. We saw many
good turnouts, but to our notion The
Dalles can show better horses any
evening. The music at the park is
first GLASS and the Sutro baths are fine,
any degree of warm or cold water may
be obtained for the baths, and at night
the baths present a brilliant appear
ance, so many lights glistening at once
make a pretty scene. Shooting the
chutes is rare sport and lots of fem
mime shrieks may be heard as the
boat comes dashlng down the railway
into the water, the same sensation ia
experienced in tobogeaning.
We visited camp Merritt; and we do
not blame the Oregon boys or any
other human thing for complaining at
the surroundings. The camps are in
the sand, and when the wind blows
from the ocean down there it Is very
cold. Yesterday afternoon the fog
came up and was just like mist.
The boys said that morning that
sand would be wet to the depth of four
and five inches. The tents are black
with the dirt that blows and it is q
very dissgyeeable place for Uncle
Sans boys to be quartered. The
stencil from the cesspools everywhere
is awful; Jackson's hog ranch east Of
The Dalles smells like roses In cope.
parison. The cooks got mess ready
while We we're there talking to George
Dnfur, Charlie Wagner. young Fouts
and Harry Fredden. These boys were
glad to see US, and we were glad also
to see them. They said their supper
would consist Of beans. boiled beef,
potatoes, rice and coffee. They said
beans appeared on the bill of fare at
least two times daily.
The Catholic Truth and Red Cross
societies are doing good work. One
lady bought herself 500 worth of
blankets, medicines and necessarles
for ten convalescentsf from the measles.
This disease has been the cause OF
four deashs last week among the Ore
gon boys. They take the measles, are
sent to Presiaio hospital, and as soon
as they can walk are discharged, then
they return to camp, take cold, pneu-
monia sets in and they die. While /
was standing talking to the boys got
a very bad sore throat, just because
am not used to the heavy fog. No
oregoniap can ssana 1t, The boys all
cough and have sore throats, hst they
break camp tomorrow for Manila and
send best wishes home. The four boys
mentioned are now Uncle Sans regu.
lars of the 23d. Every word said about
this camp Meggit was true, and am
glad to hear the boys will be moved.
They have watched regiment after
regiment sent away, seen one boy
after another die, until would not
blame anyone for DESERVING. Isaw the
little tent in which 3 poor Roseburg
boy named Roberts died yesterd ay
All's not smooth sailing in camp.
The boys leave day after tomorrow
for Manila. More another time,
| INEZ FILLooN.