Published without expense to the
__Government*
Chilkoot Barracks.Alaska.Jam 5.1923
No.l
MAIL BOAT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, Jan. 4th . S.S.”Jeff erson”
(Arrived Juneau,2 AM*Jan*4th
shouid reach Poet tonight).. .
Hiesday, Jan.9th ... G.B •"Estebeth”
(Alaskan mail & Mail from S.S.
"Alameda”,due Juneau,Jan.7th).
ALL ABOARD FOR JUNEAU'.U:
Th© U.S.H.3."Finance" 'itill leave for the
Capital City tomorrow norning,Jan.5th,-(Friday),at 7.QQ A.M.
.Here s the chance that you fellows have been waiting for,-to
go down and see some soldiers who can uphold the honor of the
Post in the. Squared Circle.And BUTLER is the lad we*re counting
on to whale the tar out of Joe Collier, and come back to the
Post with the Alaskan heavyweight title. 3ut he wants backers, -
and it’s up to us to see that he gets them-beaucoup. So don't
roiss that old Harbor Boat tomorrow morning, -7.00 A.Ii.is the
hour,-and we want every soldier that can get off to go down and
join the Butler Royal Rooters. LET’S GO'.M.
EXIT • "FORT \VM.H« SEWARD" ENTER "CHILKOOT BARRACKS" :
Sec*3.G,O.No.54, War Department, dated December 13th,
1922,has been published by the Commanding Officer,as follows:
War Department,Dec,13,1922
General Orders
No. 54:
111. Change of name of Fort William H.Seward to
Chilkoot Barracks
Under the provisions of Par♦ 201,Army Reg
ulations, the name of Fort William H«Seward,Alaska,
is hereby changed to Chilkoot Barracks,in commemo
ration of the route over which the pioneers to east
ern Alaska had to pass.
. 3y Order of the Secretary of War
OFFICIAL:
Robert 0*Davis.
Ihe Adjutant General
John J.Pershing,
General of the Armies
Chief of Staff.