Arizona republican., 1906-08-11
THE MIMIC WAR
 AT CAMP MABRY
The Arizona Contingent Has Preser'
 Ved It's Health.

Camp Mabry, Texas. Aug. S.--Cspe-
 cial correspondence of The Republi-
 can.)-Readers of this paper have
 learned through the dispatches of the
 movements of the Arizona National
 Guard since its departure from the
 territory last Thursday, but doubtless
 various incidents of the trip and of
 every day camp life will be of interest.
 The special train was made up at
 Maricopa on the arrival of the Yuma
 company and left there at 8 o'clock
 Friday morning. Time was lost from
 the start though the special was ex-
 pected to beat No. los time by a couple of hours. At Bowie the train was three
 hours late. At Lordsb burg N. M, No.
 10, which had been following close, took the lead. At Deming further time was
 lost. for during the stop there com
 pany C's mascot, Lieutenant Camp
 bells hairless dog, inapprOpriately named Fuzzy" made a break and it required some time and the efforts of most of the members of the company to recover the canine. The Flagstaff company took warning thereby, how ever, and it's dog henceforth was kept tied. but duly exercised at each stop by some member of the company.
 The train arrived in Fl Paso way behind time and was further delayed by a change of engines and the sddi- tion of two Texas companies which ran as far as San Antonio. Long be- fore reaching that place it was evident that the train was hopelessly late and as Austin could not be reached ar the best before midnight it was decided to lay over two hours at San Antonio. Reaching there about 9 o'clock battal- ion drill was engaged in for an hour and the men were given the freedom of the town till II o'clock. They took in the city but be it said to their credit did not abuse the privilege and returned promptly on time. A better behaved lot of men it would be hard to find, considering the opportunities they had to be otherwise.
 Through New Mexico and western Texas the trip was anything but inter esting till we reached Langtry. That place was made famous by Justice of the Peace Roy Bean. The old building used by him Is still standing and was pointed out to us and the sign ''The Law West of the Pecos" is still to be plainly read from the cars. A few miles east of Langtry the Pecos river was crossed on one of the highest rail- road bridges in the United States. It stands 331 feet above the water. From there into San Antonio things of in terest were seen frequently. Field af- ter field of cotton was passed through and considerable farming is done in that section.
 Camp Mabry was reached about day. light Sunday morning. In the course of the forenoon the Arizona battalion established it's camp. which has since been often praised by officers high m military life and is regarded as the best militia camp here.
 In camp now are the following com mands: United States troops: Entire Twenty-sixth infantry, First cavalry, squadron of Fifth cavalry, division hospital corps. one company signaI corps. The Sixth and Fifteenth bat teries of field artillery. Texas Guards First. Second Third and Fourth regi- ments of Texas infantry, squadron cav airy. one battery field artillery, one company signal corps and hospital corps: the Arizona battalion of infan- try and squadron cavalry and the same from New Mexico.
 The camp is known as ''the Man euver division camp of instruction, Camp Mabry. near Austin, Texas. General Wm. S. McCaskey IS in charge.
 Lieutenant Colonel Walter $. Schuy- Ter of Washington. D. C., of the gen eraI staff and chief of staff to General McCaskey. also chief umpire. with q corps of assistants is also here.
 Mimic warfare is now in progress and has been for several days. Camp is divided into the Blue and Brown divisions and the tract of maneuver- ing extends over some eight square miles. The Arizona battalion is this afternoon engaged with the Brown di-