Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . lifornia cavalryis well equip])ed for field service. Heretofore, one serious drawback to both the cavalry and fieldartillery has been the lack of veterinarians. Not having a regiment ofeither we were not entitled, in accordance with the United Statesregulations, to have a veterinarian, and consecpiently lost and were(•om[)elled to pay for several valuable animals because of the absenceof competent veterinarians. At the last session of the legislature,authority and appropriation
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . lifornia cavalryis well equip])ed for field service. Heretofore, one serious drawback to both the cavalry and fieldartillery has been the lack of veterinarians. Not having a regiment ofeither we were not entitled, in accordance with the United Statesregulations, to have a veterinarian, and consecpiently lost and were(•om[)elled to pay for several valuable animals because of the absenceof competent veterinarians. At the last session of the legislature,authority and appropriation for the appointment and expense of com-petent veterinarians foi- the stjuadron of cavalry and the battalion offield artillery, to be on the staffs of the connnanding officers of thoseorganizations, were obtained. This action was taken upon the Wai-Department changing its regulations so as to provide veterinariansfor the cavalry and field artillery. It is thought that this arrange-ment will i)rovide the National Guard reasoiuibly with veterinaryattendance for the mounts, artillery horses and transport Breaking wild horses for the California Cavalry. ?MUMltaME^B^aMw»<4S^e7^-^^0IFV ^\%!i9«iin3^aaaaaBH^sM# The same horses four months later. 16 REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL. Signal Troops. At the beginning of this administration there were two signal com-panies in the state. Neither was equipped for field work. They hadno reel carts, no transportation, no wireless appliances and had noopportunity to practice, except in a very small way, because of lack ofequipment. They frequently went to maneuvers dismounted and tookitems by watching the regular troops operate a reel cart. Much ofthe equipment they had was obsolete. The officers and men workedhard and intelligently Avith what meager and obsolete appliances theyhad. As two signal companies were beyond the normal balance ofauxiliary troops for the National Guard of this state, one company,Company A of Los
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