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Show BACK FROM VISIT TO CAMP KEARNY E. A. Larkin Telia of Immensity cf Quarters tc; Soldiers at Linda Vista. Cai. Hpfial to The Tribune. OOL'EN", Sfpt. Enoiig'i mess ha lis-lo lis-lo f.-jj-ni a budding four mLes long and ltrns w!;icli would form a mlle-Io'ig :t:-. ! k- furnish som idea of the size of tbinKf- at fanir Kcaniy, Elnda 'isr.(. i ' a I cordin,'- to E. A. Uirkin. Ogdcn imde'-rakf r, wtio has just returned a!i.-i' ;i to the new poi. A ccoinpa ni'-d hv li.s wiiV, Mr. Enrkin spent two we.-ks in southern California. Hip nephew, EvU-s W. Enrkln. is a member of the hof-pita! corps of hi" I'rah aHillery regime regi-me r.t ami is now Btationed at the new c-uitonnient. There are comparatively fp'A' soldiers at lh: anip. avjcordiue to M r. I arkin, liur r.lirre t another army there an arn.y of porne fauvt workmf n, who are i usliint; work on t he Immense nu mner of mni l-iiurs l-iiurs which will hou!-f about 4,000 ol-dirs. ol-dirs. Tlie 0.d-n mnn as the i.anron-mf i.anron-mf nt. will n"t be ready to n f commodate ;-wiy gi ea t n umber of men until ictoi.r 15. or possibly later, tn addition to th.e I'tah f i-'ld hosjtltJil. ther" an; now si -I if in eel a.l Fort Kearny the 'a lifornia m-f;intf;.-. the Waahlugton base hoepital an 1 f h:itf d States motor t rurk company No 5. The c a mp Is Ideally located on a wide pli-fenu sevpn mllfs from the ocean, uc-'orflm uc-'orflm to .Air. I a rk In, but there wdl be plenty of work at the out set in clearing the di-ill ground of grease wood and rabbit rab-bit bri.sh, which in some places is three feet high. According to the Ogden rrau. a few ratttesna kes ha ve been killed at the site of the camp, but other t ban these the Utah artillerymen will find no unwelcome visitors at their new camp. |