The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-14

They fill the evening air almost as
completely as do the mosquitoes.
The lizards here are beautiful little
things. They have the peculiar proper
~ of changing their color to CORES
pond with that of their surroundings.
If we lay down on our lawn in the
evening one of them will come crawling
up over some ones shoe, cOlored black;
as he passes over the trousers, he will
change color to brown. and as he
reaches the shirt he will turn blue.
UTAH MEMS LUCK.
Utah troops may consider themselves
fortunate in having an old soldier at
their head, for some volunteer con-
Germs here are suffering terribly on ac-
count of poor officers. When many
men get raised to the position of col
onel or captain they seem to think it
beneath them to think of the welfare
of the men under them. as a conSe-
quence, they eat or starve, just as the
grub supply officer happens to be, and
are suffering for lack of clothing and
shoes. They are dropped down to quar-
ter in any place, regardless of SAM
tary conditions. Old soldiers never do
these things, and the weight of their
shoulder straps doesn't press heavily
upon them. AS a result, the
regulars here fare vastly better
than the volunteers, with the
exception of a very few commands.
among which is Utah. Captain Young
knows what our rights are, and does
his best to see that we get them Our
medical department. especially, has i'm
proved recently, and now there is no
complaint heard about it.
SICKNESS INCREASING.
The sick report grows larger every
Il xE h hnf of Cd
with severe earacheS. The heat and
lazy atmosphere of the country is
slowly breaking down even the strong
est constitutions, and the greatest pre-
cautions will be necessary TO prevent
general epidemic from decimating our
forces.
The officers are luxuriously quarter
ed in a splendid mahogany house,
short distance away from the barracks.
Like all houses. the second story only
is used as a dwelling, and the ground
floor as a carriage shed and stable.
Into their rooms on the second floor
the officers are collecting, scores of
relics, consisting of Spanish flags,
swords, knives, guns and all sorts of
oriental curios. They will have very
valuable collections when they return.
To live in accordance with their sta
ton they hired a native to act as
chambermaid and porter. Yesterday
morning the native had disappeared, so
mad a gold watch belonging to Captain
Young and $40 belonging to Captain
Grant. Hereafter they won't place
much confidence in these amigos
The boys are so delighted with A. L.
Williams, their new commissary SER
geant. that they have raised a sum
of $50 and invested in a gold watch,
which they Will present him tomorrow
morning that being his birthday.
Payday will come within a few days,
and nearly $4,000 will find it's way into
the Utah troops. A large portion of
this will go home to the mothers and
sisters left behind.
This morning we were all lined up for
inspection in dress uniforms. when an
other call to get ready came. In four
minutes we had again lined up in old
campaign clothes ready to line out.
we will all get in the fire department
when We get home" is the way Lieu
tenant Grow complimented the boys on
their haste. ISAAC RUSSELL,
Battery A.