The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-13
Ninety-One Are On Their Way TO
the Mountain Parks.
FROM SEA TO SUMMIT
EQUIPMENT AND ARMS THEY
CARRY ON HORSES.
Twelve Days Will Be Consumed In
Reaching Their Destination-List
of the Men In Each Division
With Instructions How to Reach
Them By Mail-Two Men Sick.
Especial Correspondeneel


! Preside, Aug 9-This is the last day
at the Preside for the Utah cavalry
troop. 1t is a singular coincidence that
today it is exactly three months since.
/ the cavaliers were mustered in Az
Camp Kent, May 9. All day the camp
/ has been in a general rush and hustle
/ Of preparation. Yesterday afternoon
/ the men emptied their bed ticks.
/ burned the straw filling and bundled
/ up for shipment all their extra blank
cts and underclothes. On the saddles
will be carried all arms, shelter tents,
overcOats. double blanket, towel, soap
and such things. cut down to the light
est possible weight. Even then the
rider, loaded down with carbine, pistol,
saber and almost hidden from view by
a big pack in front and behind, with
saddle bags bulging with curry comb
and brush and a tin-cup dangling at
his side. with a lariat Coiled under
meath, presents a picturesque aspect.
Ninety-one Of Captain Gaines COM
mand of SO men and three officers
leave at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
for the parks. Lieutenant Kimball re-
mains here with Sergeant Perry r.
1 COtner and Privates Albert w. An
drewS, Jarvis c. DOwd, William II.
Hyde. Eddie E. Rich and William ].
Stephens to wait ten days for 20 mules
!
mite. Privates Albert w. Luff and
Christian Peterson are in the hospital,
too sick to go. When they have suf-
ficiently convaleSced to be released
from the hospital they will be attach
ed. to some other command at Preside
for ratiors and will wait here until
their troops return in the fall. Exam
lining surgeons have pronounced
PTivates James W.. Estes and William
D. LOvelesS physically disqualified for
the park service and they too will have
to draw ratiCns here until their honor
able discharge allows them to return
home. Thus all but II of the 103 be-
gin the march tomorrow. The route
will be by Burlingame, Mayfeld. San I
Jose Coyote, GilrOy, Bells Station, San J
Louis Ranch. Los Banos, Dos Pal0s,S
Columbia Ranch and MADEIRA At
MADEIRA the command will be divided,
Captain Game with Second Lieutenant
Kimball and twO-thirds of the enlisted
strength, proceeding TO Yosemite ma
tional park via Raymond. Ahrvance
and WawOna. First Lieutenant Smith
with one-third of the men will go from
MADEIRA to SequOia park via Fresno,
Kings river. Visalia and Three rivers.
Near Red Hill or Dave Carriers he will
establish a camp and protect from in
jury and depredations SequOia and
General Grant parks. Each detach-
ment commander is to report to Special
Land Inspector 1. w. Zevely, acting
Superintendent of the parks at
WawOna-
All those who go to Sequoia, whose
postofIice address is Three Rivers, Tu-
lare county. California, are First Lieu
tenant Benner Y. Smith, Sergeants Err
ne st de Vigne and Perry r. COtner,
Corporals Paul KimbaIl, John H Ed
wards and John B. Wheeling. Trumpe-
ter Otis o. Butcher, Wagner, Marion
Grundy, Transfers Henry r. Esse and
Marion Z. Tervort, and Privates AL
bert w. Andrews. Oscar H. Breinholt.
Homer Brown, Joel T. Brown. EnOck J.
Cavanaugh. William L. Clark, Ives E.
Cobb, Samuel Dallin, William p. DOds
Jarvis c. Dowd. Frank NJ. Eldredge,
Peter c. Evans, Abner Harris. Mark j.
billiard, Charles F. Judson, Roger c.
Kanters, Elliott T. KimbalI, Fred H
May, George c. Morrison, Ray r. Pratt,
Lewis Schoppe and George l. Weller.
Besides each mans mount they take
along one escort wagon, one blackboard.
six draught mules, u pack mules, II
aparejos, one riding mule and equip
ments. With the SequOia detachment :
there will also be a surgeon, hospital
steward and one civilian as chief
packer.
All others go to Yosemite. Their
postoffice address will be WawOna,
Mariposa county. California They are
provided a surgeon, hospital steward,
civilian chief packer, an escort wagon,
blackboard, ten draught mules, % pack
mules, % aparejos. one riding mule and
equipments. Detailed teamsters of
Captain Gaines command are Farrier
Louis Smith and Privates. Arthur Den
mis-, jr., and Richard Weatherby.
The march is expected to require y
DAYS at an average rate of about 20
miles a day. When located the two
apart. Lieutenant Kimball Will come on
with the balance of the mules at about
35 miles a day.
JOHN METER.