870 WEST SHORE.
Dudley Eshelman; (second lieutenant, Matt Bartholet. pany H was again called upon to perform similar duty
Company B, of Goldendale Captain, C. S. Reinhart; when its own city, Vancouver, was partially destroyed,
first lieutenant, R. D. McCullough; second lieutenant, About the same time Company G, 2d Regiment, of
II. C. Jackson. Company C, of Centreville Captain Spokane Falls, responded to the call of duty, and
(i. W. Ballington; first lieutenant, John Jackel; sec- stood guard over the ruins of the business streets of
ond lieutenant, J. II. Hill. Company D, of Waits- that city until the need of their services had passed,
burg Captain, II. 0. Shuham; first lieutenant, D. H The Seattle companies also saw service last year dur-
Hinith; second lieutenant, W. B. Shafer. Company F, ing the strikes at Blakely and Newcastle and during
of Dayton Captain, ; first lieutenant, Chas. R. the riot at the latter place. These terms of active
Dorr; second lieutenant, E. II. Fox. Company G, of Spo- duty, serviceable as they were to the state and bene-
kane Falls Captain, ; first lieutenant, S. F. ficial to the men themselves in the direction of a sold-
Leghorn; second lieutenant, L A. Brigham. Troop A, ier's education, presented no opportunity for battalion
Cavalry, of Sprague Captain, Chas. B. Johnson; first instruction, and the encampment brought the various
lieutenant, B. B. Glascock; second lieutenant, A. W. companies of both regiments together for the first time
Lindsay. for purposes of instruction. Company drills, regi-
By tho provisions of the military law the guard is mental drills, brigade drills, regimental and brigade
wjuired to go into a camp of instruction from four to dress parades, skirmish drills, target practice, guard
twelve days annually, during which time the men mounting and instruction in sentry and camp duty
receive 1.50 per day and the officers $2.00, transpor- kept the 600 men busy the entire time. An improve-
tntion, subsistence and equipment being supplied by ment of 100 per cent, in the efficiency of the guard as
the state. It was in compliance with this that the an effective military body is the result of this patient
encampment just closed was held, under orders from and conscientious attention to duty by both officers and
tho adjutant general's office. No more suitable place men. On Friday, the 27th, a sham battle was fought
for an encampment could be found than on the shore by the two regiments under the observation of Governor
of American lake. Tho lake is a lovely sheet of clear Ferry and Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. A. The conduct of
water, three miles long, and surrounded by sloping both officers and men in this affair was highly compli-
banks covered with trees. The camp was pitched on mented by General Gibbon, their excellent marching,
a level plateau just above the lake, covered with scat- discipline and general bearing displaying the good
tered groves of spruce and oak trees. The ground is effects of their week's instruction and experience in
a gravel bank, with but a slight covering of grass, and camp.
consequently was perfectly dry, notwithstanding the The regimental bands of both regiments were in
fact that it rained more or less nearly every day. Just camp, that of the First being regularly stationed at the
beyond tho camp tho ground slopes like a terrace down headquarters of Colonel Haines in Seattle. The Sec-
to an open, treeless level plain, fully a mile long by ond Regiment band is also the brigade band, and is
ha f a mile wide where drills, reviews and dress pa- stationed at brigade headquarters in Spokane Falls,
races were held, the terraced bank affording an admir- There was also a band with Company D, of Waitsburg,
able vantage point for spectators. If a beautiful lake composed entirely of members of the company, and an
of water, a high and dry camp ground, trees, a mag- excellent juvenile fife and drum corps accompanied
nricent parade ground pure resh air, good water, Company A, of North Yakima. These bands dis-
t7 n A wi " I"! " g?d enCamp- C0Ursed excellent on the parades and on Sunday
ZnrfT R nTl t -i v 7 lay1J"6tkckim t0 that aftns. At the conclusion of the encampment the
a stcl iho l 1-r im bctranother th one, of the first regiment presented Colonel
firt few ,1,1V. thl trnJn fu grounds. The Notwithstanding the fact that Borne of the com-
: ';t &m,ti$ panies r: not rided th thtt ttm
the week. shortaSe of tents and blanket8 that n0 Provis"
An this wn tU fw ;, t . i i 1 1 ion had been made for feeding the second regiment,
attention Jpaid to tha fZo Ht' T " "
first regiment had !, JtiZ fw " 't'"8 J"" ineiperienC6
city, and for fourL day, wtM? I"'7 f '
returning to their homes with iho jratitudo of 2 T i mMh imProVed UP0n 'notter
eofthat-trieUneit, lJZ& SlE"