Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
kAMPESkA
May Be CAMP FOR
FEDERAL TROOPS
Excellent Grounds There Nav
Be Selected for Perma.
nent Use.

Watertown, S. D., July 1.-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
ling to be recognized as ideal
Pin nearly every respect. The
new rifle range has been de-
tclared by United States army officers
to be the best one west of the Missis-
lsippi river, and it Is not yet completed.
The location of the camp on the shore
lof one of the best and purest bodies Of
water IN the northwest is a factor that
counts heavily in its favor. The access
,sibility of the grounds to railroads is
another strong argument. for within
three miles of the camp are the depotS
of the Northwestern, the Chicago, Rock
lsland and Pacific. the Minneapolis and
st. Louis, and the Great Northern sys-
TENS.
General Englesby has been pushing
this concentration camp proposition
hnd is of the opinion that the federal
government will shortly designate Lake
Kampeska as one Of it's national mill
pary 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
encampmcnt. The Black Hills COM
panies 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. Mc-
Farland, Captain c. X. Snyder and
Captain Z. G. Yeamons.
Captain c. c. Maxwell. the purchase
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 n 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 n popular one with he
public.
United States disbursing officer, Cap
tain Henry N. Hanten. is here with
the federal funds available for encamp-
ment purposes. Major ]. f. Platt is the
state paymaster.
The camp this year is in charge of
the adjutant general himself. Colonel
Stewart. of Huron. who was to have
commanded, having resigned lately
and removed to Chicago.
The rifle range, on which the federal
government has already expended
some $4,000 and expects 70 put in s15.-
o0o more. is pronounced - of the finest
in the west. Since last summer ten
rev national targets nave been add-
ca. Ihese are made in duplicate. so
that while ono is in position for firing
the other is down in the pit where tho
men in charge note the record of the
last shot and telephone the result to
headquarters on the firing line. each
large: pit being equipped with a tele-
phone. the entire lake shore bank at
the northwest corner of the corn
srounes has been cut away for the pits.
which are protected from the firing line
iDy a heavy dirt elmbankment backed
~ a solid eishteen-lnch concrete vail
!. taxes an entire company to man
we pits. The range is 50 as
70 permit firing at any distance from
EGO up to LOCO yards. '