Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-06 | Page 8 | First Battery is Settled in Camp

fiRST BATTERY IS S SETTLED IN GA CAP iP Telephone Connections Are Made and Practice Will Begin Today Frank II H. Manning first sergeant In Inthe Inthe inthe the First battery I Field artillery of at the National Guard returned last night from tho thio battery buttery camp In East canyon bout about a mHo mno front from GO with th the report that the batt are aro idy d t I c t I ri s n e geant John W. W Farrell jr ji jl of or the Signal corps accompanied tho tue battery batter and finished finished finished fin fin- the installation of ot a telephone system yesterday afternoon and the battery batter Is how connected with Salt Lake Lako over the long distance wires wireR Telephone connections were made nearly nearly nearly near near- ly a mile from the tIle battery camp After Arter lea ln leaving Salt Lake at 5 o'clock Wednesday e morning th the I Idl dl did not reach their camp until 10 o'clock at night thought though travel was wa continuous all da lay day Tents were pitched and then the tue men and anel boys bos were more mor than i willing to go to bed bcd after aner a re refreshing refreshing re- re freshing supper Thursday morning was tas given over to routine work In camp and yesterday afternoon re regular drill was started under Captain W. W C C. Webb Beginning this morning the will begin be ln target practice in the tho hills In East Enst canyon Th Tho battery battory will remain In th tho campin camp campIn In East canyon until Wednesday when the tho tents tents- will b be struck and they will march down Parleys Parley's canyon canon and Join loin the tho other members of tl tho Utah National Guard In cam camp near the tho penitentiary The Tle regiment will leave Salt Lake for tor camp Sunday Sunda morning at 7