| Show I I L I VOLUNTEEHS m m IN By Tontghl Two Hundred and fifty Will beat be-at Tort Douglas Will BEGiN HARD DFILUSG AT ONCE nbt Still Ile11it it n Vitals lIkuln olusteer Catithylilay be In 00 IIIfto C41113 1 0 < 10 I to Felt 11011 I I Today dawned auspiciously for the Utah Volunteer trooj wh t early tilts mornlnc eon menccd ossemblll it Fort Douglas where they will BO Into camp unit get their first taste of army life 1 The frowning anti rrn pouring clouds thalhad darkened tile sky for the early part IIr the week had enllrely cleared I aviay and bright I sunshine covered the valley In their stead Volunteer came In on every train during Ilia clay anti many arrived by team fly flight U Is I expected that at least S0 artillery recruits will be In < Amp Tomorrow organization and drill will follow From hat time on them will le conslanl onl icgulnr exercises In mllltnry tactic Where the ptllh nr tlllerj will lo sent no nan apinrently knowelh At any ernt thai knowledge does nollurk I hereabout anal may not be forthcoming for some days Yet lleitirllnit tile teeulir daUlry trop which Governor WII was asked to furnish nl hpn the frt call came It noW nj pears It will b left oul and Ulah thus deprived ot her regular quota of volunteer vol-unteer Of eoume there Is I hop anti strong o to Prevent such a Pencil Irng 10r Lion hut that such effort will succeed Is by no mn certain The eorly Instructions In-structions seemed to be clear enough Ilmclonl onlerm Feein 10 hVe clouded them more and more until the la I an utter lack o knowledge ut nl to hat Is I absolutely wanted 111 way of request for Information Governor Wells petit the following telegram to Secretary ot YYai Aler Am I or Is I an Miller Appointed by Cal I Tory lo recruit Utah troop of I cavalry I tile latter and this troop li I Port of our appointment la I It not Irregular thai It should be thus enlisted en-listed and officered Outside of Stale authority Furthermore under Adjt On Corlnl IHeirram or today our quota la I re luced to 330 men vvhereoa quo ruo proper Apportionment would be 45 I pmlNI against the reduction anti 1 request re-quest that at leant tile enlisted strength 01 our two tallerles le Increased In-creased to full limit Your letter of April its ill Authorizes noncomml Plan ed officers for six gun batteries but only 89 privates a holly dlsprojor tlonae end Inumln number IIIIII RM WELLS Governor This Is I Secretary Altei retp > t sa Replying to yours or ycstet lnv Uli hIs h-Is I to furnish two Ilgh batterhti nn < tone t-one troop of cavalry This tmip will le part of Col rorry regiment No riflemen In your quota I As to the assemlllnc and cnllilmont of Utah quota if trjolrs ror thorough tho-rough riding regiment Orn John O Cannon today received U l following dinlatch I Jon Utah John Q Cannon Suit Lai e Lily 11n have nm At Cheyenne early next week Our ivginion In I to b1 vr 1Io apart from state quln nn1 without Interfering In any way with other volunteers you and troopr will be received at Points sitbirteI I anist con verilont I unit wall be transported i Aca rort Russell hr nlltmpnt JAY L TOltW Colonel |
