COIiPANY AY') TJE TASHKENT NSWS.
Friday night, Private John J.Lyon,the ranking patient, took a
chill while at the lance and had to he thawed out in the Hospital.
The Medics are now skiing, and tho few in number, can strike as
many poses as any outfit.
Captain Loving made the trip to Skagway Saturday and. escaped
witjout freezing any portion of his body.
Sergeant and Frs.Golar entertained Sergeant and ICrs.Klein, Ser
geant and Yrs.Winn and Sergeant and Mrs. Geherhart, at cards Monday
eveninr. Progressive 500 was played and during the fourth si inC
it was learned that by bidding ten no trump, you could make Serge an , .
Geberhart say ’’PASS”.
COMPANY "E".
Private Ogden has r< turned from a month(s furlough, spent arouno
Wells and Haines.
Sergeant Loftin, who. has been amusing himself for the last three
months in the brush and around Juneau, has returned for a little
more of his old reliable Army. Sergeant Loftin re-enlisted in Novem
ber and took his three month’s furlough.
Sergeant Masury after explaining the symbols for the three North
drew two lines at an angle of about fifteen degrees and asked Elbert
which was the true North and which was the Magnetic North, and to put
the symbols on each. Elbert * after a bit of thinking, replied, M Nei
ther of them are North”.
Recruit, after arrival at Chilkoot Barracks, and standing on
the off side of the boat from the dock, ”Say do you suppose we have
to row across that bay to go to town?”
NOTES FROM THE POST QUARTSRKASTER.
The power used for driving machinery in the plumber, carpenter
and blacksmith* shops is no doubt quite different from that used on
most Posts. Due to the high pressure of our gravity water system
and to the excess supply of water (when the line is not broken) we
are able to save approximately $2500.00 annually hy the installation
of Felton type water wheels in these shops. The Pelton wheel is con
structed on the turbine principal. Water from -a two inch pipe flows
against small copper vuc?ecets mounted on spokes revolving within a
metal casing. The whole thing is only a couple of feet in diameter.
The-. hu>" of the wheel is made fast to a line shaft which in turn is
connected to run drill presses, lathes, grind stones, etc. All the
wood fuel for the Post is cut up in short lengths hy power from this
little toy-lik machine. If funds are forthcoming a commercial typo
wheel now owned hy the Post Exchange will he purchased as a replace
ment for the one now in the carpenter shop.
Captain C.W. Stidham, Master U.S.H.B. , Fornance , who has been on
leave of absence since October, 1924, is expected hack on the next
Rogers, which is due to arrive Sunday, haster Stidham will relieve
Temporary Master Rasmussen on the Fornance and will once more pilot
that good ship on the Lynn Canal.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT. .
•Technical Sergeant, lire* and Jimmy .Kleinle ft the Post Wednes
day on the Fornance to take passage on the Princess Mary for the
states. The Mary left Skagway at 7:00 P.M. , Wednesday. Sergeant
Klein has been stationed at this Post for the past two years and has
left here with the feeling that almost every one on the Post was his
friend. Sergeant Klein is a very obliging man and was always willing
to help ony one if it was in his power to do so. Many of his sincere
friends were at the dock to hid him farewell and all hated to lose
such a man, hut our loss is Vancouver Barracks gain. The best
'wishes of the Post go with Sergeant Klein ahd family to his new sta
tion. Technical Sgt. and Mrs.Winn and Staff Sergeant Gebhardt made
the trip to Skagway with Sgt. and Mrs. Klein.