COMPANY AND DETACHMENT NEWS.
COMPANY T,E’\.
Corporal Gilbert is-in Ska gw ay on a ten day's furlough. He- is
getting his teeth fixed.
Private 1 Class Kishter is on a months furlough. He is spend
ing it in Wells and Haines.
Sergeant Pinley has moved vack to the Company since Mrs. Finley
and James B.Jr. went back to the states.
MEDICAL Department.
Captain Loving and Private Ramsey made the trips to Ska gw ay
Wednesday and Saturday, February 11th. and 14th., respectfully.
Pfc. Cointin spent a week-end pass in his Haines Villa. •
The Hospital is electrically lighted again, the spare parts ic
the generator arrived on the- Rogers and were promptly installed ~y
mechanics Midkiff and Cantrell.
Mrs. Zimmer, wife of Technical Sergeant Zimmer, retired, met
with'an accident while out hiking with her husband. Circuastancial
evidence might point to Sergeant Zimmer, vut he swears that a large
piece of Aark fell from a dead tree, hitting her over the eye.
Company "F" was without representation in the Hospital until
Private Killikewich singed his whiskers Thursday F.M.
Q,.M. C. DETACHMENT.
Word was received in the last mail that Myers Levy, formerly
Sergeant of Company "E" 7 th. In fan try and assistant to the E. & R. Oft
icer at this Post has re-enlisted in Company "B" 28th. Infantry at 5bi
Porter, New York. Who said they Don't come back.
Word was also received from Charles R.Jones, formerly acting
1st.Sergeant of the Q.M. C. at this station is holding down a position
as book keeper at a handsome salary of $200.00 a month and running
around in- a Studebaker six wThich he owns.
Ford Butler, Ex-Champion heavy weight boxer of Alaska, and
formerly a member of Company " F”, is registered at the Alaska hotel,
Juneau.
NOTES FROM. THE POST QUARTERMASTER.
The following is a list of authorized Alaskan gel o thing at this
Post:- Boots Rubber short, Boots hip, for pipe line details and hand
ling boats, 0aps fur, caps winter, drawers wool knit, glEoves fleece
lined, §loves horsehide, gloves Scotch wool, Hats Southwester, Head
nets, Insoles, Mittens duck, Shoe pacs, Slicker oil skin, Snowshoes.
Socks Arctic, Toques worsted, Trousers duck, Undershirts wool knit.
Below are a few interesting government specifications for some
of the articles issued in the Interior to dog mushers on the govern
ment mail routes; Mucklucks, water boots, are made from hair seal
tanned and oiled with hair removed, soles or bottoms are made of wal
rus or hair seal skin. Muckluck.winter b00ts, are made of hair seal
tanned with hair inside of boot. Overcoats, fur, are made from buf.
falo skin and blanket lines.
Pack ducks are made of closely woven duck. The fur type is
lined around edge of hood and sleeves with wolf, wolverine or lynx.
Parka fur is made of reindeer summer skin or squirrel tanned
and lined with suitable material to make it possible to slip over t) j
clothing easily. It is trimmed with, wolverine or wolf.
Robes (wolf skin) are made of tanned wolf skin and are blanket
lined, six and one half by seven and one half feet.
Shoes felt are made of heavy felt (26 oz) and lined with red fel
(16 oz) soles are made of 3/6 sole felt and weigh 1/2 pauad (for use
inside of mucklucks)
Caps fur are made of seasoned trapped muskrat skins which have
been thoroughly dressed with butter and cleaned with saw dust top
of crown made of satin, lined with 16 oz. kersey. (Same as issued^
at this Post).