The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-24
ROUTINE WORK
AT BLACKHAWk
6uardsmen and Regulars Do
ing All Kinds OF Stunts.
INCIDENTS OF CAMP LIFE
YARN TOLD BY REGULAR ON
MILITIA SENTRY.
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Aug. 23.-This camp is now fully
arranged and running as sys-
tematicslly rs though it had been in
existence a year or more, instead of
twenty-four hours. The commands
that came here yesterday from Salt
Lake. Bountrul and ManU found all
the streets laid out and the tents up
This had been attended 10 by detail
Of twenty-eight men in command of
Captain Bassett. who came here the
DAY before by direction of Colonel
Smith camp quartermaster, who holds
the Office Of inspector general on Gen
eTaI CamerOn's staff
The laying out of the camp was su-
perintended by Captain C. H. Jamer-
son, who was appointed inspecting Of
fccr OF the national guard by the Sec
rotary of war, and who is now engaged
in getting out his report showing the
condition of the camp as 10 sanitation
and sewerage, and the appearance and
proficiency OF the officers and men in
their various duties.
The camp is in a beautiful spot on
the edge of Utah lake and is delight
fully situated in the Provo valley. on
every side and in all directions are
high mountains, forming a cloud
topped circle of peaks and ranges. The
bathing beach Is a favoTite resort Of
both the guardsmen and the regulars.
Veterans at springville.
The Black Hawk veterans are not
here Contrary to the expectation Of
Governor Wells and General Cannon,
they decided to go to Springville, and
they aeT there today.
DR. Milton Vaughn, the new contract
surgeon at Fort Douglas, is here with
the regulars of the Twenty in
fsntry and the Twelfth regular bat
terry. and viii remain during the en-
campment.
All the drills and calls announced in
the general order issued yesterday by
General Cameron went into effect this
morning, and the officers and men Of
the national guard are now under strict
military discipline. This is some
what irksOme novelty to many Of the
guardsmen, and it is bOtheTing some
OF them TO get accustomed to it. No
more during this week will a private
slap an officer on the back and say.
Hello, Bill" Many amusing incidents.
viewed from a strictly military point
of view. occurred during the trip on
the special San Pedro train from Salt
Lake TO Provo yesterday, and upon the
arrival of the company from MaIhi
yesterday evening officers and men,
when meeting. shook hands and in
quired about their friends and had a
general good time.
Yarn Told by a Regular.
The regulars are telling a story about
irregular non-COmmissiOned officer and
q member of the national guard. who
was on guard duty last night About
midnight the regular. who had been TO
Provo and overstaid his leave. as sol
diers sometimes viii when in the COM
pany OF the fair sex, drove up To camp
in a twO-seated buggy with three of his
women friends. Upon alighting from
The buggy he badc the women goodbye
and told them he hoped TO be able to
see them again soon. He then started
to walk past the sentry, who said to
him, 4 guess / ought TO halt you,
hadn't u" The regular uon-com Off
Ger replied, No. YOU needn't mind. I'm
going to my tent" and there the Incl
dent closed
The Twenty-ninth infantry band
gave a concert near the commanding
generals tent this morning, playing
Navajo" and a number of other pop
ular airs. Il gave anotber. concert i'm
the evening It looks as though the
bandsmen are the hardest worked men
on the ground
Drill of the Regulars.
The two companies of the Twenty
ninth regular infantry drilled this
morning in extended skirmish order
giving a fine instructive exhibition 10
the national guardsmen, all of whom
waSched their maneuvers which lasted
an hour and a half. They were COM
manded by Captain Jamerson and
Lieutenant Saunders
The regular United States battery. /
in command of First Lieutenant @. r.
a
Berry. gave an exhibition drill this
morning which showed the proficiency
Of the officers and men.
At o'clock p m battery 4, light I
artillery, y q. L., began target prac-
lice. firing fifty shells at a target in d i
boat in the middle Of Utah lake
Strict Discipline.
Prior to the beginning Of the battery /
target practice, General Cannon and /
Captain Jamerson assembled all Of the
oIhcers, both national guards and reg /
ulsrs. IN the formers HEADQUARTERS
tent and gave them talks on disciDline
They were fully instructed as TO their /
various duties and commanded 20 /
strictly enforce every order Of the com
Tnanding general and Lieutenant Col
onel J. A Greenewald.
Captain J. l. Ewing Of company A is
oilcer OF the day, and Lieutenant A. J.
'Si1Ihore OF the signal corps is officer
of the guard today
Sham Battle Of.
The Black Hawk veterans HAVING
passed uD Utah lake resort and canned
AZ SpringviHe. the proposed sham b1itle
t2et%een them AID the national guard
4lss peen declared Off
General Cannon has announced that the
infantry companies aud batteries OF me
llduOhal guard VIII start at an early hour
tftif@day morning for 4 practice march
OF I'VE or SIX miles They viii take their
SliHs d"d equipment and each man viii
nave enough unlocked food for one meal /
n his haveTsack, which viii be cooked
Tor dinner while In temporary cauD sff-
Ct dinner the command viii march hack
70 camp Black Hawk tt Is expected that
tnis Dractlce march viii cover twelve
TIE better part Of Thursday and viii no. !
cessitate giving up drills for chat day
ASIDE from treating one Of the division I
cocks who suffered for an hour OF two
ms morning from combination OF
WHISKY and eDileptiC fit. the hospital
CORPS mas had nothing 10 do since coming
10 camp. The health OF both Iardsmeu
ana regulars has been as fine "a could be
ctsifed The guard house was At o'clock
rms evening without an OCCUPANT none Of !
me soldiers having been arrested Tor VIC
lsaLlns sny OF the rules of the camp or or
oeis OF their superior officers.
Looking For Wells.
me troops are anxiOuslv looking for
VI p 70 Lne arrival OF Governor Tfeber
"a, Nells. but neither General Cannon
-. LOT, ahg cther officer can tell when he d,
ILeSssEe TO-DAY from Adjutauf General 4, / :
: burton VINO Is IN Salt Lake inform
1nE MIN tEat he shall arrive in camD TO
leerfow evening General Burton is OF