East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-26
PENDLETON BOY TAKES PART
IN RECORD BREAKING HIKE
FROM NOGALES TO HUACHUCA

IN the order named, each battalion
having three days ON the range, We
shot the regular army course as far
as We were able to go and most of our
company qualified for marksmen,
while some of us made sharpshooter5.
Is Record Breaking Hike.
As the Connecticut troops were now
at the fort we moved out on the
morning of the 25th of August on the
return journey. we did not come
back the same route us we went over
and as there was nothing unusual
that happened l win not enumerate
the incidents until We reached the
Santa Cruz river. Here We were me,
in tactical maneuvers by the Fifth
California guard. one battery of CAL
tornia artillery and a squadron OF
Utah cavalry We mad as mounted
scouts and advance guard detach-
ment of Connecticut cavalry, The
maneuvers lasted two days and ended
IN draw on the hills of Nogales in
plain view of the town.
We now marched into Nogales and
out to camp completing record
breaking hike as we had not lost a
man on the journey from sickness or
fatigue and the ambulance drove into
Fort Huachuca and Nogales without
an occupant other tnan the driver. BY
comparison you may consider the rec,
ord of Connecticut, which lost $50
men the first day out and over zoo
before reaching Huachuea.
The regiment was given one day
off in order to rest dp and wash our
clothes upon arriving in quarters.
Defeat Connecticut Troops.
After drilling few days we were
again sent on under full marching
equipment to meet the Connecticut
troops on their return. We met
them some seven miles northeast of
the Santa Cruz river and defeated
them by SO to II points. Our right
wing infulated one OF their battalions
and annihilated it. Our only mistake
was made in leaving our original pO-
sition and trying to repulse them by
charging. We then returned to No
gales by motor trucks and were hus-
tied into preparations for inspection.
Our routine for the week now con-
sists of skirmish drill from 1880 to
3, battalion and regimental drill from
to 10, 1890 to 1870 calesthenic
exercises and bayonet drill and from
1880 to 2;30 semaphore drill Sat
urdays are inspections and Sundays
rests.
Idaho Guards Get Praise.
A lot of my remarks may sound as
thogh we Of the Idaho regiment seem
to think that we are some regiment
Well, as a matter of ract, we do and
so do some of the generals on the
border. As General Plummer, in
command of our division. wrote Gen,
eral Funston that Idaho was perhaps
the best national guard regiment on
the border and that it was physically
the best regiment OF guards he had
ever seen drill and that their drill
and their physical record recon-
mended them to be the first regiment
to make the hike 10 Huachuca. Gen.
graduating the regiment upon its rec.
ord upon the hike and saying that he
might perhaps find other tasks ana
tests for us before we left the bor-
der.
And that brings me TO the question
of when shall we leave the border2
We do not know. 1t may be in
week or month or year. But you
can believe me, we wish to be home
before cold weather if we are coming
home this winter
Domestic Fauna Interesting
While at Huachuca many of us
had an opportunity 70 take jaunts in.
to the hills and We sure took advan.
tage of these chances. The object OF
our journeys were the campfire girls
who were camped N what is known
as Garden Canyon and many of usI
spent a few ENJOYABLE hours in con-
yersation with real American girls
even though they were at distance
OF about eight miles from camp
When we first came into this land
Of Ya4ui Indians ana rattlesnakes i'll
was little awkward for US to becom:
accustomed to the domestic fauna o,
the cJuntry but now we are as eI.
perienced as the most daring scientist
and mar are the specimens that tie
second i'd no have captured even to
include the deadly but beautiful cop
perheal snake
Yestai tay (SeptemDer 15) was
Mexican Independence Day and they
sure are having breat time over tnt
lire. A'sc he Yaquis are raising the
dickens with the Mexicans arouEG
NOgales and are reported to have wID
ed out 4 small colony of Chinese gar
deners about Is mics south of town
and are Ifported heading for Nogales
Sonora.
ROund-Up Has Many Boosters.
The report (only rumor) has