The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-07-18
LAKE kAMpESkA
MAY BE CAMP FOR
FEDERAL TROOPS
Excellent Grounds There May
Be Selected for Perma-
nent Use.

Waterfowl, s. D.. July 15.--The pres
ent encampments OF the South Dakota
National Guard here increases the
probability OF Lake Kampeska being
made a concentration camp for federal
troops. The South Dakota National
Guard encampment grounds are com,
ing to be recognised as ideal
pew rifle range has been de-
plRred by United States army officers
TO be the best one west Of the Missis-
sippi river, and 1t Is not yet completed.
The location of the camp on the shore
of one Of the best and purest bodies Of
water in the northwest is a factor that
counts heavily in its favor. The acces-
sibility OF the grounds to railroads is
knother strong argument, for 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-
tems.
General Englesby has been pushing
this concentration camp proposition
and Is of the opinion that the federal
government viii shortly designate Lake
KampeSka as one Of its national mill
tary redezvous.
The Fourth regiment, South Dakota
National Guard, Is now In camp on the
east bank Of Lake Kampeska. For the
uA1L bAlklC III NuC nlStOTy OF the SIAIc
every company is represented in the
encampment. The Black Hills COM
pSnies have heretofore held separate
maneuvers owing to the great distance
by rail between that section Of the
state and the eastern part.
Before the arrival OF the companies
the camp had been laid out by the
board OF survey, composed Of Major
George w. Carpenter, Major J. G. Nc
Farland, Captain G. *. Snyder and
Captain F. G.. Yeamons.
Captain G. G. Maxwell, the purchas-
ing officer, has been on the ground for
the last week. He is the officer in
charge of the commissary stores and
supplies for the officers mess. In adj
dition to these duties he will have
charge OF the dining hall and will be
authorized to furnish meals to visitors
at IS cents per meal, making a de-
tailed report to the adjutant general
at the close Of the encampment This
order will be popular one with the
public. @
United States disbursing officer, Cap
tain Henry M. Hanten. is here with
the federal funds available for encamp-
ment purposes. Major ]. E. Platt is the
state paymaster.
The camp this year is I'm charge of
the adtutant general himself Colonel
stewart, of Huron, who was to have
commanded, having resigned lately
and removed to Chicago.
The rife range, on which the federal
government has already expended
some $4,000 and expects to put in $15,-
600 more, Is pronounced one of the finest
In the west. Since last summer ten
new national targets heye been add
ed. These are made In duplicate. SO
that while one is In position for firing
the 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
target pit being equipped with a teIe-
phone. The entire lake shore bank at
the northwest corner of the camp
has been cut away for the pits.
which are protected from the firing line
by a heavy dirt embankment backed
by a solid eighteen-lnch concrete wall.
II takes an entire company to man
the pits. The range is so arranged as
TO permit firing at any distance from
300 up to 1000 yards.