The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-21
MINNESOTA BOYS !.
CAMP AT BORDER
THIRD REGIMENT PITCHES TENTS
500 YARDS FROM LLANO
GRANpE.
SITE FOR SECOND INFANTRY
Adjoins First and Third in the South
Mosquito Bars Are Provided to
Prevent Attacks by Rattle
snakes and Scorpions.

With all it's tents up and the camp
site ditched against the rain the Third
regiment spent it's first night under
canvas on the Mexican border near
Mercedes. The Minnesotans unloaded
their baggage in the hot sun and a few
of the men have been paid up by the
heat wave which followed a rainy
spell.
| The mesquite trees afford some shell.
| ter and Colonel Frederick Resche
commander of the regiment, says the
site is 100 per cent better than that
OF Minnesota troops at Chickamauga
Water is being hauled from an irri.
cation canal quarter of a mile away
but the camp will be piped at once
Meet Former Minnesotan.
The Minnesotans were surprised to
find the post quartermaster at the
| Llano Grande camp to be Captain W.
| A. Carleton, formerly of Minneapolis
captain of F company, Thirteenth
| Minnesota, in the Spanish war and
Philippine instruction.
|
since 1901 and was detailed from the
Thirtieth infantry last March to the
quartermaster's department. He was
sent to Llano Grande and will have
charge of all supplies for this camp.
Supply Depot at Mercedes.
Captain Carleton welcomed the First
Minnesota regiment, which was for
merly the old Thirteenth. He said the
camp was not prepared to handle SO
| many troops at once, but will soon be
in shape.
At present the supply depot is at
Mercedes, but large warehouses are
being erected at Llano Grande, three
miles from here. Motor trucks will
haul supplies from Mercedes until the
Llano Grande warehouses are ready.
The Third regiment camp is 300
yards south of the railway station at
Llano Grande.
Guards Kill Reptiles.
The mesquite trees remind one of
New England orchard, but there is
no frait. In making camp the men
citation and fight rattlers, tarantulas
and scorpions. Some of the men were
stung by scorpions, but none seriously.
While stacking guns along the rail-
way number of B company men
routed rattlesnake and killed it.
Because of the situation cots are to
be issued to all men and mosquito
bars are to be provided to prevent
attacks by these pests.
Division Camp at LIano Grande.
Camp sites have been laid out for
the Second Minnesota regiment. 1t
will adjoin the First and Third in the
South. With the Minnesota regiment
to come here and One Hundred and
Sixty-fourth en- route, a division camp
will be established at Llano Grande.
In addition to the regiments named
1t will include One Hundred and Sixty
second and One Hundred and Sixty
third Indiana artillery battalion and
Signal corps from Indiana Fourth and
Fifth, Nebraska infantry and a field
hospital and ambulance company from
Nebraska. 1t is possible the Mime
sofa artillery will be brought here also.
Brigadier General E. H. Lewis of
Indiana is in command of the Llano
Grande camp. He has his headquar-
tiers in ranch house near Third Min
nesota camp. He formerly was major
in the regular army and recently was
made brigadier general.
$4,000 Under Parker.
The border line from Fort Ringgold
to Brownsville, which includes Mer-
cedes and Llano Grande camps is un-
der the supervision of Brigadier Gen.
eral James Parker, who expects to
have $4,000 men under his command
within the next few weeks.
! General Tasker A. Bliss, assistant
chief of the general staff, was expect
ed at Mercedes and Llano Grande to
inspect the guard camp. Some Of the
guard units coming here are not as
we'll equipped as were the Minneso
tans and as result will have to wait
until the supply depot is organized.
Regulars at Mercedes.
At Mercedes the Third regular cav
airy and a battalion of the Second
Texas infantry are camped. Patrols
of the Third cavalry are scattered
along the Rio Grande river six miles
south of here.
1t was reported here that bandits
eighteen miles west of Mercedes, blu,
fled after an exchange of shots. There
were no casualties.
. Soldiers Guard Swimmers.
Theodore Cosgrove, B company, An
oka, developed pneumonia on the trair
and was removed to base hospital to
day. Major Prudden, surgeon, sale
his case is not serious.
John Kingsley, X company, Fourth
| Nebraska infantry, was drowned while
swimming in Llano Grande lake, less
than two miles south of the Minnesota
camp.
This is only few miles from thu
Rio Grande and all men who swim
there must be accompanied by armed
guards.
The temperature today was SO.
X X X
Big Task For Gophers Seen.
eff Minnesota is asked to raise It
regiments to full war strength i
means big task in store for us" AID
jutant General Fred B. Wood says
81 have not received any intimatiol
thus far that we will be asked to re
cruit to war strength. Minnesota