The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05

camp is a week.
Camp Admirably Selected.
The camp is admirably selected and
laid out. Big Sibley tents of the regu-
lation kind are provided for everybody.
At first glance the canvas looks dingy,
but inspection reveals the fact that 1t
is all new. The appearance of the tents
is due 10 their color, which is gray. a
recently adopted idea of the war de-
partment Thick straw bedticks of a
most comfortable pattern are provided
for the states soldiers to sleep on, and
with the blankets they brought along
the men should be very comfortable.
Brigade headquarters are at the
northwest corner, next to the guard
tent. Twenty feet away to the south
are regimental headquarters. The hos
pital and signal corps are in the rear.
The hospital tent is a big, roomy af-
fair, fitted with comfortable cots for
invalids and plenty of appliances for
relief in emergency cases.
There were only two patients yester-
day, and neither was very sick. They
were Privates j. w. Hill of COMPANY
E, and A. B. Hill of company B. Both
were overcome By the heat, but a few
hours treatment was sufficient to re-
store them. Neither knew the name of
the other. and when they found out,
Great Scott. this is a tough dav for
the Hill family"
General, Cannon In Command.
Brlgadier General Cannon is in charge
of the camp. Colonel Richie is next In
command, but the fact that the signal
and hospital corps are there makes up
a brigade and General Cannon is chief.
Lieutenant Colonel Croxall and Major
I = l, fol 1a-
partment, Steward Bodell being in di-
rect charge. Lieutenant Colonel Scott
Wells, who is acting adjutant general.
will remain in camp until Saturday,
with the soldiers
/ Major A J.. Williams, chief, of COM
missary. was as busy yesterday as a
hen with two chickens. Dad was so
afraid his friends wouldn't recognize
him in the uniform he is entitled to
wear that he appeared in his khaki rig.
He saw that everybody was fed, and
we'll fed, too, for if there is one thing
Dad" hates to~see above all others, it
is a hungry soldier.
The menu Yesterday while not elab-
crate, was wholesome and plentiful, and
if anybody didn't get enough to eat
it was his own fault. The supper con-
sisted of sliced tomatoes, beef stew, boil
ed beans, eggs and excellent bread and
!
and Dad" promises to keep his depart
ment up to a high standard of excel
lence throughout the encampment.
Troubled With Dust.
One great trouble about the camp is
the dust. 1t is several inches deep. and
the least stirring around aggravates the
nuisance to a remarkable degree. Just
before the companies assembled for
| drill YESTERDAY troop c of the Ninth
/ cavalry dashed by about fifty yards
! from the first row of tents. There were
I over 100 of the black troopers, and the
/ dust they raised was something awful.
/ For several minutes the camp looked
as if it were enveloped in a heavy fog.
General Cannon said he was perfectly
willing TO put up with a little incon-
venience like that, though, in view of
! the kindness with which Lieutenant
White had treated the guards. The
! lieutenant put two barracks at the dis
: posai of General Cannon. One of them
1. is being used as a mess hall for the
men, and the officers are eating in the
other In addition, Lieutenant White
| is allowing Major Williams TO use one
! of the big ranges at the post, as well
as lot of cooking utensils and other
necessary articles.
Big Men From Woodruff.
OF all the companies in the camp the
/ one from Woodruff has the biggest and
strongest looking men. Captain Wal
/ ton says the air. of Rich county is re-
/ sponsible for it. He points with pride
to Private BERTHE Brown as a sample
of what Rich county can do when ii
reall-- tries.
BERTHE stands just six feet five in his
stockings, and he looks even taller, fol-