Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-21

with its baggage. aud at Woods Cross
company + left the train. The
cars containing the Nephi and
/ Manti companies + and 4 were
sent on south early this morning, while
part Of the Salt Lake command remain.
ed In the cars tlll daylight. and part
marched away at once Capt. Bassett
with his company. was first To leave.
He was followed by the signal corps
and hospital crops The battery with
all It's baggage following the guns
marched to Main street at O'Clock,
and thence 10 the arnOry. where the
horses were put Immediately on a pick
ct line and fed. The command thea
went 10 breakfast at local restaurant
and afterwards returned 10 unload its
equipment The cavalry horses were
picketed behind the armory and fei
likewise before the men left them Ia
go to breakfast
The men and officers alike are high I'm
their praise Of regular army men and
officers with whom they came I'm con-
sact. Capt H. II. Wells. Twenty. ninth
infantry. a brother OF former Gov. II.
NJ. Wells. was specially mentioned as
having done all IN his power TO make
the Utah troops comfortable while In
camp.
LUND BLAMES RAILROAD,
Col. II. NJ II. Lund OF the First in
fantry was seen I'm his office this NOM
ing. hut was too busy catching up with
accumulated business 10 md time 10
say much However, he stated that this
troops lost two days owing TO the lag
gard work Of the railroad company.
and said It would be In order. II an0th-
er such expedition was to be under
taken. TO have forfeiture clause in
the contract with the railroad. That
would compel the company 10 put the
troops through ON time. But the rail-
road company was not the only offend
or. The freighters between the railroad
depot and the camp were very inde.
pendent and were not disposed TO make
any special eXertion. They would car
ry so much and IN just such a way, and
would do no more. However. the officers
learned a good deal about moving
troops, and at the time Of the next en-
campment will be able TO make such ar.
rangements as will render the move
ment OF the troops more expeditions.
THERE'S YOUR GROUND"
Col. Lund saw very little Of the gen.
eral commanding the camp. He re-
ported Ia that important parsonage and
was pointed out the grounds recently
vacated by the Dakotas, and told.
There's your place; go pitch your tents
and occupy H."
The regular army officers. however.
noted the business like appearance Of
the Utah troops and paid them a com
rliment by rcmarklng that they looked
as though they came Tor work. As a
general thing the army officers gave
little attention 10 the state troops. and
had II not been for the courtesy and
kindly attentions Of Capt n. ID. Styer
Of the Thirteenth infantry. the Utah
men would not have Jared 50 well. But
capt. Styer considers himself a Utah
man rs he Is professor Of military tao
tics and engineering al the Agricultural
college. and a son-lu-laW Of Major
Wilkes 50 he took hold and helped his
friends out. His advice and assistance
when anything was wanted. proved
very valuable.
Col. Lund was told that the Utah
troops did infinitely better than the Da-
kota troops. and he believes that the
Ctahs viii go on record as having the
best tc troops Of the encamp-
ment. Tho men took hold at once and
all did their best The officers Jared
no better than tho men-all worked and
messed together.