Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-26
kAMPESKA
MAY Be CAMP FOR
FEDERAL TROOPS
Excellent Grounds There May
Be Selected for Serma-
nent Use.

Wate<town, S. D., July 1.-THE pres.
| emit aneampments of the South Dakota
National Guard here increases the
probability of Lake Kampeska being,
made a concentration camp for federaI
troopx. The South Dakota National
Guard encampment grounds are COM
ing TO be recognized as IDEAL
in nearly every respect. The
new rifle range has been de-,
Slarsa by United States army officers
to be the best one west of the Missis-,
sippt river, and It IS not YET completed
The location OF the camp on the shore
of one OF the best n pursst bodies OF
water in the northwest Is q factor that
Eounts heavily in it's favor. The access
biblity of the grounds TO railroads is
anothe< strong gunner Tor WITHIN!
three miles of the camp are the depots
of the Northwestern, the Chicago, ROCK
island and Pacific, the Minneapolis and
st. Louis, and the Great Northern sys-!
teusS- /
General Engiesby has been pushing
this concentration camp proposition
and Is of the opinion that the federal
government Will shortly designate Lake
Kampeska as one OF it's national mill
larry redezvOuS-
The Fourth regiment, South Dakota
National Guard. is now in camp on the
east bank Of Lake Kampeska. For the
first time in the history of the state
every company is represented In the
eneampnent. The Black Hills conf
paniss lave heretofore held separated
1naneuvers owing to the great distance
10y rail between that section of the
state and the eastern part. :
Before the arrival Of the companies
the ann had been laid out by the
Gbeard of survey, composed of Majors
George w. Carpenter. Major j. G.. Nc
Farland. Captain G. K Snyder and
Captain Z. G, Yeamons.
Captain G. G. Maxwell, the purchase
ing officer, has been on the ground for
the last week He is the officer in
charge OF the commiSsayy stores and
supplies for the officers mess. In adj
ldition TO these duties he will have
charge OF the dining hall INK will be
authorized TO furnish meals to visitors.
lat IS cents per meal, making a de-
tailed report to the adtutant general
lat he close OF the encampment. This
lorder will be a popular n with the
public
Uaited States discussing officer, Cap
tain Henry M. Hanten is here with
the federal funds available for encamp-
,ment purposes. Major ]. e Platt is the
state ~paymaste<.
The camp this yea is in charge of
the adjutant general himself. Colonell
stewart, OF Huron, who was to havet
commanded. having resigned lately
and removed to Chicago.
The rifle ange on which the federal
government has already expended
eome $40, 0G0 and expects TO put in SIS
900 more, is pronounced of the finest
in the west. Since last summer ten
new national targets have been add-
ed. These are made in duplicate. so
that while one is I'm position for firing
ghe other is down in the pit where the
men in charge note the record of the
last shot and telephone the result to
headquarters on the firing line, each
taSEet pit being equipped with a tele-
phone. The entire lake shore bank al
the northwest COrner OF the Gang
grounds has been cut away for the pits
which are protected from the firing line
by , heavy dirt Cmbankrnent backed
by a solid eightcen-lnch concrete wall
II takes an entire company To mar
the pits. The range is so arranged as
to permit firing at any distc@ce from
2G9 UP to LOCO yards.