THE LISTENING POST,
LATEST WALL STREET NEWS: Money scarce and tight, owing to
unprecedented movement of American securities to Yukon
Territory, many large investments in irrigation projects
being made recently by local financiers.
THE PAY BILL PASSED by the house looks a lot better than go
ing back to the 1908 pay, but we figure a private will have
a hard time saving more than #500.75 per enlistment.
Some of the dope follows: Enlisted men,(first four years
service), 3rd. grade, #72, 4th. grade, #54, 5th. grade, #42,
6th. grade, #30, 7th. grade, #21. Additional pay for 6th.
and 7th. grades as Specialists, 3rd. class, #20, 4th. class,
#15, 5th. class, #6, 6th. class, #3. Shooting pay up to
#5 per mo. is provided for. Grades 1 to 3, #200 bonus
for re-enlistment, 4 to 7, #100. 5/£ increase for each four
years service.
FIRST WHITEHQRSER: "What day is today ?"
SECOND DITTO: "Sunday, of course."
FIRST JVHITEHORSER: "How dja know ?"
SECOND DITTO; " Figured it all out coming down from Skagway."
QUOTATION FROM BAEKEKERS' "ALASKA & THE YUKON"; And I say
unto you, there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing
of teeth when the train leaves Summit for Skagway.
"SALTY".Matheson and "SAILOR" Kruse had "RUSTY" Page, the
present walking champion of Ft. Seward, as their guest over
the week-end. The champion was not satisfied with the
accomodations on board the luxurious yacht "OWL", and walk
ed in from Seduction Point. Later info is to the effect that
the champion has come out flatfooted against walking in hip
boots. (18 miles of rough going, what.)
GGX & SUTHERLAND find the tracks of the biggest brown bear
in Alaska: Sutherland says to Cox,"You follow them North,
I'll follow them South". Questions! Which direction did
the bear -go ! And which direction was Ft. Seward ?
Permission to do three extra R.P.'s will be given for
first correct answer received.
A MOVING PICTURE CAMERA has been received by the QM. Sgt.
Levy was practicing last Sunday with a small camera, and
is in shape to take thrilling pictures of the adventurous
life of a doughboy in Alaska.
CAPTS. GOODE & HOSS brought in a fine black bear last week.
Said bear came to an untimely end while sojourning in the
vicinity of the Endicott river. Further the deponent
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