The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-03
NEWS FROM co. |.


The Boys Are Living on the Fat Of the LAM
In San Francisco Now.
The following letter from the REC
TsTER correspondent arrived last
night having been missent and thus
delayed.
Camp Richmond,
San Francisco May 81, '9S
After passing the dumping ground
Of the earth Wyoming and Nevada,
we came to the California line early
yesterday morning, striking the foot
hills of the Sierra Nevada where the
train fairly played whip.cracker with
itself, we entered the finest scenery on
our trip. Yesterday morning we
passed through forty miles of snow
shed, and number of tunnels. The
hills are covered with pines and
cedars, and the tops of the mountains
capped with snow, making picture
never to be forgotten.
At Benicia our train was cut into
two sections and run onto boat and
taken across neck of the bay After
an hours ride we arrived at Oakland
across the bay proper where we
were taken on boat for five mile trip
across to San Francisco. At our
landing we stacked our furniture and
marched into the hotel DINING room
whore we were fed by the Red Cross
SnnintN
fed, then came the tramp of five miles,
to camp. BY the time we arrived it
was nearly ten o'clock and only two
tents could he found. so some slept in
tents and some outside. This morn
ing onr tents were pitched, and those
of us who had not saved from yester-
days rations went without breakfast.
All along the line the California
people met the Kansans and treated
them to straw berries, cherries,
oranges and the like. At Sacramento
Il seemed like the entire town was at
the depot, and all the bands were
present to furnish music. No sooner
had the cars stopped than the cars
were filled with people who were
eager to shake hands with the Jay
hawkers, although it was six O'Clock
last night when we arrived, the officer
leading us to camp seemed disposed
to make sort of an exhibition OF us;
there Is no doubt, if the remarks
heard on the street is anything to go
by that the Goth Kansas has more
big men in 1t than any other regiment
here, and Co. |. has more big men in
1t than any company in the Regiment
We are all here and in very good
shape. Our treatment has been
gradually better from the start
Topeka not even giving us pleasant
look. The people here have captured
us, for the nearest way to our heart is
through our stomach.
No one knows as yet when we
shall embark for the Philippines, if
ever, all sorts of "hear says" are
afloat.
NOlESs
The bay Is mined with torpedoes
and no boat can pass from S p. III. to
a. m.
The gunboat Monterey lies off shore
about two miles as picket guard.
The steamer "City of Pekin," Is
slowly being loaded with provisions
and ammunition and it is thought will
be sent to Manila with the soldiers
early next week.
1t will take quite awhile to equip
aud drill the army after getting thus
far.
This morning the privates were
ordered out to pull grass--for exercise
Our boys believe they can accomp.
fish anything that any one else can If
they can get enough to eat.
Eat? Yes, when we can get it,
am not going into detail very
much, for the all interesting sub
iect to us is our living. Little did
we think when we left our homes
three weeks ago that we would be on
the charity, almost of the good people
of San Francisco. Our rations from
the Government have almost been u
perfect farce. And were it not for
the liberal share of su bstantial food
given us, we would have actually
suffered. We have been made fun
of by few little tin horn reporters
for being poorly clad; aud having
been cut ON food, it goes pretty tough
for Kansas boys 1000 miles from
home. Most of us did not bring even
change of sox, thinking we would
be equipped before leaving Topeka
but no uniforms yet Instead of hav-