Show FIRST BATTERY IN CAMP SAD HAD TO OVE ASI alloi RANGE TENTS MENTS captain gibbs called away without time tim to communicate with nis his staff for or today to day first battery utah blatt national onal guard went into camp last to do military duty over sunday the camp was afta laid out at the fair grounds on sixth last and sixth south streets the armory of tile the battery being located in the imposition exposition building owing to a combination of circum stances etan cea equipment vas miles not on tho the 1 ground us as early fm as was expected and instead of making camp at t 6 i as aa was named in the orders it was two or more hours later before the tents weike pitched and things p put chays t in regulation order however the boya retired to the sound of taps tape even een if they were not heard until tree ine near approach of the sabbath captain george gibbs commanding the battery was suddenly culled called front from the city on official business on friday last he being a deputy under sheriff hardy tho the captain lead had individually interested himself in the arrangements for the encampment securing horses preparing an elaborate clau pro gramme for lii ito days maneuvers and amme ici atnally laying out the camp in ids his sudden departure ll arture he failed to communicate ln ill tonn atlon in regard to these preparations to lieutenant I 1 P G palmer upon whom the llie command of the camp felt fell tho the result la Is that to days proceedings proceeding voll be of a rather informal character the lieutenant in command mill ill enforce strict discipline and the observance of the ali regulations lations of uie the unit united d states army 1 the he reveille will wili bo be sounded at sunrise and tile tho men awakened by the minute run the breakfast call sick pick call and guard mount will follow in regular order most of the men are arc supplied with rations so that little cooking beside making eming coffee will bo be necessary necea sory there will ile 10 a drill on the th grounds in the forenoon and in t the be afternoon it is proposed prop obed libed to take two sections of the battery up on abe anti and try some bom of the new bhella necessarily the captains Capt alres arrange tir writs for a dross dress palade and formal review of the battery will be abandoned during his absence but the boys boya expect to hold another camp in tile the near future ft hen bell dioro complete evolutions will be executed delist rs Is commended by cap talta george W bibles gibles with catch V 1 west and V P G palmer first onto and kiner second lieutenant it was recruited to five men on account a of f tile the addition of two gatling guns buns to tile battery and it Is equipped with four of the rifled cannom cann onoe to be found in the united states stales in fact only one battery in the regular army at my Is s equipped with these guns gulls st at in pie sent ement they aln y being of becent date data and nd improved manufacture the men of the first battery take much interest in their work and lie L leu u tenant palmer was loud in his praise of their willingness anti and readiness to perform duty anti and increase thir their efficiency lie ho regretted however that the people of the city gave them RO fee little encouragement it requires name sixty horses to tako take out the full battery and a money cost of at least lat yet on two occasions recently when it appeared in public parades es the expense tell fell almost entirely upon its officers under the new cod codar r of the territory arrangements ale aie made for a weeks encampment for each company of the guards once a year As the appropriation was exhausted in the industrial army disturbances of last year these thes hoit camps for the purpose pose of drilling and to obtain an acquaintance with held field life are held by vote of the company and at the tha alc flee of tho the time of the individual members |