SPORTING NEWS.
The Express Mushroom. - The new bullet is known as the "Express Mushroom",
and is now ^einn- loaded in amrrunition by the Remington Arms Company. Everything
about it is even better than we hoped. The bullet is long and heavy, Itfc has a
very thick jacket at the base, which, however, thins out over the curve of the po...
to give just the ideal expansion, and so it will hold together and not fly to
pieces when it strikes heavy bones. It will maintain almost all its weight even
if it be fired through the shoulder bones of a big moose, and it will expand to
very large size, killing quickly and positively. It has already been tried on ou;
largest animals, the big brown bears of Alaska, on which it has killed in a most
remarkaoly efficient manner. The point of the bullet is rounde1, not pointed,
this is as it should be. Round bullets will have no tendency to r-iance and go
through at an angle as pointed bullets some time do. .It may be news to some that
the sharp pointed bullet from the hunting standpoint, has no particular advantage
whatever, the demand for it being due entirely to "fashion". The sharp point give
no advantage in flatness of trajectory whatever over hunting ranges. Last, but
not least, the new bullets are jacketed with gilding metal, and will give no met;.]
fouling. I have almost consistently advocated gilding metal jackets for the past
ten years, and I in fact will fire no other kind through any rifle of mine,
t 3 *30-06 caliber that we find the Express Mushroom cartridge at its very
^est. Here we have a bullet weight of 220 grains with a muzzle velocity of
2450 f*s, and a nuzzle energy of 2940 foot pounds, terrific power with ability to
nushroom to large diameter, and yet smash right through the heavy bones of the
larger animals. This is most decidedly a moose and big brown bear cartridge,
think that with this ammunition the Springfield and rifles of similar caliber
will be found to easily outclass every other rifle for medium African game.
Certainly no one can now say that the .Springfield is too light for moose or Alaska
bear. -— Townsend Whelen, in December Field & Stream.
NOTES FROM THE POST QUARTERMASTER.
Allowances of fuel in pounds - Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska.
BUILDING NUMBERS :Jan*
1 and 53 :12 600
2.3,8,9,10 and 11 : 9160
4,5,6,7,49,50,51,5810540
12
13
14*15,16 and 17
18
20,21,22,24,26,57
31 and 33
34 and 37
38
39
41,42,46,47, 58
9200
48700
59800
17800
4540
2100
7080
8000
21300
2100
Feb,
14050
10100
11640
10270
54200
69400
19700
4900
2270
7860
8000
23 600
2270
Ihr .
13440
9700
11150
9820
51800
63600
19000
4750
2210
7520
8000
22600
2210
Apr. : May : June
8020 : 5810::3880
5990 4450 :3120
6800: 3910 :3410
5600: 3850:
30700: 21800:12200
37600: 26700:17500
11200: 8000: 5300
3270; 2520: 2140
1430: 1020:
4330: 3030:
8000: 8000: 8000
13500: 9600: 6400
1430: 1020
The above statement refers to fuel allowances of the main post buildings onjy
EXCERPTS FROM ANNUAL REPORT OF SURGEON GENERAL.
. . Ths/ear narked a great advance in -the medical service "school. The Army rc
ical center was established September 1st., 1923. The organization of thil cc
represents the culmination of the efforts of the medical department throueh a
series of years to secure in the national capital suitable facilities for the
furthering of the aducational system of the medical department of the Arny.
v ^ 28*9 P®r ceirt of all patients in Arny hoapitals were beneficiaries of'the
Veterans Bureau who received professional treatment and for whom no additional
personnel has been provided.
The death rate for the Arny (3.91) was lowest recorded in it's history. li
the only time that it has been below 4 per 1006 per annum*
The strength of the commissioned personnel of the Dental Corps is based
the proportion of 1 to 1000 of the strength of the Arny.