Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01
,,oh's Citizen SoIdiery, 43o Men
Strong, Are En- Route tor
Wyoming Camp.
INV. CUTLER MUCH PLEASED
Tho Guard, He Says, Is In Shape
Err ANY Service the Country
/, May Require OF 1t.
,,,.0 Artillery and Baggage Left This
,,o,ninc With Infantry, Band and
Hospital Corps Following.

with a lively tune from the military
"A IA of the Utah National guard, the
u ,,n,rvmen of the command this
s. ,,,,rroon marched from the Pierpont
n loo, beadduarters to the Oregon Short
s. ,,e depot. 1t is the beginning Tor
81 my NJ them of experiences in camp
e. nn For others it is the return ~
1,,arsnces in which they hope this
b ,ima by remembering the errors OF
81 ohor years, to save themselves from
q 5,s,omforts that then fell to their lot.
Earlier in the day the batteiymen
a ~ the First battery, field artillery, had
E ,,tau nm the march to the depot, and
\ ,,romnty at S o'clock their mixed train
Of stock, freight and passenger cars
Il had pulled out for its Dale creek des-
81 tination.
81 This afternoon the entire command,
artillery, infantry. signal corps. hos
81 ptsl corps. and band are on their way
"a n tbe wyoming fields of mimic war
ri ARE where everything of wars actual
81 battles but the bullets will be present.
In numbers the troops total 425, and
al are drilled men.
DETRAIN TOMORROW.
Tomorrow at noon they should be
drained at Dale creek. with the per
I'm of the train leaving this after
/ non at the station at almost the same
tine as its more heavily loaded pre-
dtCessor
/ This mornings train was pulled by
hog freight engine, and this after
nOOn's by faster passenger engine.
It's first stop will be at Ogden. where
three men are to be taken aboard, and
from then on 1t will make no stops
\ except for water and to allow other
trains to pass. At 1:45 o'clock this aft
ernOon trains from the south arrived
bringing the southern battalion of IN
iantry under Major Zimmerman, with
n companies from Mant, Nephi, Mt.
Pleasant and Richfield.
Their cars We're Immediately switched
lohto the military special containing
|ihe men from companies C and II OF
Salt Lake, the band, and portions of
|he hospital corps. This detachment
|Sas in command OF Capt Freeman
Rassett, senior captain of the guard.
He is a veteran of eight previous en-
and three months of duty
in the Carbon county coal strike of
lSOO,
CAMPED AT HIGH SCHOOL.
The work of preparing for today's
Journey was largely completed yester-
lday when the so artillery horses ar
lrived from Springville and We're
sgiyen an afternoon drill near the
sHigh school grounds. after which they
Iwere staked out on the grounds and
Nod he 1ftrt, he g
4 the battery met at the grounds in the
aeyening and bivouacked there for the
blight, reveille being sounded at
O'clock this morning to prepare for
|the entraining of horses, equipment,
Hand ordnance. True to the prompt
|ness that has always characterized his
{actiOns Capt. Webb had the train
Efeady to move at o'clock, half an
Phour before the time scheduled for its
At 1850 his men were
[aboard, in their places, and a guard
Lon duty at each door TO see that no
Hnan left the cars without a permit.
~ o'clock to the minute. the train
&luled out with everything in per-
"a ect order,
81 Behind the engine were three stock
#tais containing horses. Following
|4these were three fiat cars, the first
1.-Two containing two cannon each, with
stcasons, and the third carrying bat
tery wagon. and a hospital ambulance,
49, pelofe mas a Utah battery gone
3n'o an oncampment with a full equip
t'Aent OF guns and their accessories.
ri BATTERY's EQUIPMENT.
~ ra,,,.,
I Equu'ppeu as II left for the Grow
- reserve this morning Webb >
.,,itlu could nave "A gun snot out OF
&,tI poulu hfag II to the rear ana
Etn lne outht of sledge hammers. an
'S squire spokes and irons carried IN
"A. battery wagon, could send 1t back
H'o me engagement in very short
N'ue' tourist sleepers carrying the
yIheh Drought up the rear of the
pau
lle depot this morning the girl
WAY was left behind could not stay
EeNHE' In spite of the early hour the
GUNNER girl was there in her neatest
|slercbieTf" amG q soo zoo, pye win hand
ng eye. in spite Of the fact that it
as only a holiday expedition. bound
H.. scene of mimic warfare and not
"l real battle ground.
pIr,rro>,o -, t,r,,
'''9 ~ DEMAND
TINS afternoon. the train NJ to,,,ts,
hecpers was surrounded hv Tho s,,r,
per girl in larger numbers ,rh s
hai the men from sail Iako ia. I,
% the depot at / o'ciocl, ma ha1 ~
lng 10 do until . o'rIoct $3.50, null mil
farewell. gave the visitors o,t,', ~ say
OPPORTUNITIES ana IL he s,e t.''u'"'