Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-06

BOYS ARE DRILLING HARD.
Large Crowds visit the Parade
erounds Daily to witness the
Military uancuycrs.

Camp Wasatch is IN nourlshlng
condition and the members of the Ma.
tionnl Guard hrc doing a great deal u
good hard drilling ana practlclng with
the exception Of the wind which Is COM
tinually blowing over the camp. the
weather Inns boon beautiful over since
the camp was laid out rhc ground now
occupied by the camp has been used by
the Ninth cavalry as a parade ground
for some time and o. badly cut up and
whom the wind comes whlatllng across
the bench from the north the camp Is
almost hidden from Wow by great
clouds Of dust Lieut.. White OF Fort
Douglas saw at once the difficulty un-
der which The boys woru luboriug and
has the post sprinkler out each day.
General Cannon has Instituted the
rule that There are Go be- two guard
mounts each twcnty.f0ur hours Instead
uf one which Dr. customary at most
military posts. This new rule ls a very
good one as ull the line officers VIII
have the privilege NJ serving uH either
officer NJ The day ur or the guard, The
morning guard mount occurs ut a n.
~ aud the guard that goes ou duty ut
TINS time Dc relieved ut 7 g. M. serving
eleven hours instead OF twenty -four,
several fonts have been put up since
Monday ana today there were sixty
four brown canvass houses and the pic
ture when hey make ls % pretty one
na viewed from the Hill on the east.
This morning four companies under
the direction of Lieut.. COL Ford had an
hours practice nt target shooting.
which was enjoyed immensely by tho
mon most OF whom urc from outside
settlements, and have not had the
privilege NJ this practice before.
The success which the signal corps
had yesterday in communicating from
Ensign Peak Co the Post caused the
corps 70 try their Telegraph machine
again today. but instead NJ going to
Ensign they took the 2l5 train 10
Nultnlr Reach aud spent the afternoon
IN flashing messages back 60 the camp
which were interpreted by "a squad LETT
at the post Tor that purpose.
General Cannon has given inatruc-
lions TO the officers not Go give permits
Co men Co leave camp during drll hours
unless the applicant has very import
ant business Go attend Ca. Last even
lnr there was worry large crowd of
visitors from the city who went up TO
witness the dress parade and they
were amply repaid Tor their trip as the
boys made good showing us they
marched around tho parade ground
headed by uall'H band. which nils the
air with patriotic music. After the
parade the visitors witnessed guard
mount. after which tioli's band gave
10 concert In the Fort Douglas band
stand
The meals which the soldiers have are
excellent and are looked forward 10
with great pleasure. Whom taps were
sounded last evening the boys were
perfectly willing a. retire. M the drill
Ing which they had 10 do yesterday was
very hard, but General Cannon stated
that tho boys went NJ Il m good
npirlta and Will derive great good there
from"
This evening there win be large
crowd go up from the city 20 see the
dress parade uud guard mount, Camp
Wnratch viii not be broken until sat-
urday, on whlch'day the annual oncam-
mont VIII end