The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-11
BLACK HORSES FOR UTAH men
ToRREy's ROUGH RIDERS DRAW
LOTS FOR COLORs.
Cavalrymen Are Now Fully. Equip
ped-Some Lively Broncho Bust
ing Promised.
fspeciaI Correspondence.l

Fort Russell, Wyo., June Cuisines
has been rushing with 1 troop the last
ten days. Clothing was issued two
weeks ago, the Utah troop being the
first supplied. The entire regiment is
now uniformed. Sunday the work of
! issuing carbines. revolvers, saddles,
brides, etc, was begun and 1 troop
was provided for among the first.
The carbines issued US are particu-
larry satisfactory, being of very late
pattern Krag -Jorgensen 80 cahbre. The
revolvers are As Colts. The troop has
experienced very little difficulty learn
ing the manual of arms, as it seems
to strike the men as something more
tangible than marching, counter
marching, etc.
The nom commissioned officers some
days ago planned ball to be given at
the post and it was suggested that
the priVates be not invited. Some OF
the non-coms took exception to the
proposition upon the theory that nearly
every one in America was once poor
boy. and the affair was declared off.
The non-commiSSioned officers as a
rule have not been seriously affected
by their promotion from the ranks. A
corporal remarked the other day, jok-
ingly, that ne was a self-made man,
having left home as private.
Ladies' day at the fort last Friday
was a brilliant occasion. The whole
regiment turned out in new uniforms,
and when the command assembled at
regimental headquarters after an
| hours drill the enthusiasm was very
pronounced.
Lieutenant Young and several troop
ers from troop serenaded Colonel Tor
rey one day last week, when drill had
been postponed on account Of rain.
; The colonel expressed his appreciation
in a characteristic h--.>e talk, conclud-
ing with the remark that he hoped the
men would amuse themselves TO their
hearts content when off duty and that
the regiment would develop into com
| bination of circus and theatre when
there was nothing me- serious to at
tend to.
A war song for "Torreys Rough
Riders has been written, and last
Sunday six men were selected from
each troop to sing the various parts
and see if it had the proper go" 1t
seemed to fill the requirements.
Two recruits, Wilkerson and Eek
dahl, Sheridan, Wyo., were assigned to
/ troop today. This leaves the troop
two men short of the maximum limit
of 81 officers and men.
The horses for the regiment are to
be solid colors, and at the rate they
are being received here, eight troops
will be mounted on bays, two on blacks
and two sorrel Last evening the sew
eral captains drew for colors. Captain
Cannon succeeded in securing first
! choice of blacks for 1 troop. D troop
! Qdaho) drew bays, A troop (Denver).
first choice of sorrels. wyoming men
will probably all ride bays.
We are all looking for some exciting
sport when the horses are issued,
which will be soon, on-commissioned
officers having been provided with
horses today. Five or six hundred
horses are being fed grain and hay,
and the majority of them are feeling
very frolicsome. Some have already
given a very fair exhibition in the
bucking line. When they first arrived
there were several instances of horses
which had apparently never seen oats
before, and the boys had to throw
them to put the nosebags on.
Today is payday and there will be
between SIS, 900 and $4,000 distributed
here, at a rough guess.
Yesterday 80 packers left here for st.
Louis, TO be drilled and Quilted 1t
is said here that these men are to COM
pose the pack train for the rough rid
ers, and from this we take lit that our
final destination is Cuba and not the
Philippines. DULL.
Only Two More Days
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