MEASURING A MAN, - by Ce.pt.M.C.Martin, 7th, Inf,
"His little nameless, unremembere.A acts of kindness and of love," -'^.^wbrtlw-«
How do we "leisure the nan? Or, nerhaps T,c should s.'^y, how should we measure a
nan. Should we consider the ones who do bio; things, or appear to do big things,
as the ones who are deserving of praise? Shall we applaud and nitrify those who
ere continually making a show of helping others out of enormous difficulties and
constantly telling about their great deeds? You will probably agree that these
are not the worthwhile people, if you know any of then personally. Then *’rho i;
it that does merit praise? Wordsworth says the real nan can be told by ‘his lie
nameless, unrenenbere^ rcts* . Is this the test? If you think about it awhile, .
you will find that this is e real standard to go by. You will find in every case
that the person ’"ho performs an act of kindness which he knows will probably ne’r'.
be seen or noticed by anyone and probably immediately forgotten if by any chance
it is noticed, hrs a character that is bound t* be excellent. Think it over.
Is Wordsworth*s test the policy y^u have been following? If not don't you think
it would be exceedingly worth while to try it out? It will pay in the long run.
Historical Sketch of Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska.
(continued frow. pe.ee 2)
and (3)-the Spanish War broke out, and buried the Relirf Expedition plans in obliv*
ion as far as nublic interest was concerned. In 1399, the two conpanies of th■*.
14th Infantry that had been stationed at Dyea. (at that time an inportr.nt city at t>
he’d of Lynn Canal and the disembarking nlace for Chilkoot Pass) mere withdrawn, ay.
replaced by one company of the 24th Infantry (colored), under command of Captain
Hovey. This conpany of the 24th later removed to Sk’gway, and maintained a de
tachment at ■'"ranfrel. The 24th mas relieved in Skagwoy in 1902, by a battery -f
artillery under Captain Summer all* This battery however, remained in Alaska only
a few months, when they were relieved by two companies of the 8th Infantry.
In the summer of 1904, Alaska was garrisoned by a full regiment of Infantry
the 3rd., (Colonel T.C.^oodbur^, commanding) relieving all other troops in the Ter
ritory. Regiment?! headqu- rters and one battalion were stationed at the newly
completed post of William H.Sewari 'noiv Chilkoot Barracks). This post was
founded in 1903 from grant of land from Haines ^resbytario.n Mission and was built
the aforementioned Colonel ^ilds P.Hichardson, retired. The remaining companies
of the regiment were distributed between Forts Egbert and Gibbons *n the Yukon Riv'
Fort St .Michael at the mouth of the Yukon, Fort D*vis at None and Fort Liscum new;
Valdez. These troops carried on the work of aiding in the completion of the +cl>
egraph lines and it's improvement from it’s first crude state, service of supply m
and mainteinan ce of the line, improving and adding to the comfort of the posts err
giving aid through hospitals and otherwise to injured and destitute persons.
The 3rd, Infantry was relieved in 190^ by the 10th. Infantry, this regi
ment in 1908, by the 22nd. ^nfantry, and this in turn by the IS th. Infantry, in
1910 and they by the 30th. Infantry in 1912. In 1914 the need of troops on the
Mexican Border became so great that the force in Alaska was reduced to one battal -t
of the 14th, Infantry, During the "Vorid War detachments of the U.5.Guards were
stations - at all garrisoned posts. Following the war, 1919, companies of the 23s<
Infantry ^ere sent to Alaska, these companies were transferred to the 59th Infant-'"
in 1321 end to the 7th. in 1922. During the year 1Q22, upon completion ci
the Government R^ilr* *d, the gr:—isor.s were withdrawn from r^rt Gibbons, St.Michae;
and li^cfeprts Davis and E-bert had alre^ y been abandoned), and were concentrate
into two posts - Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, and at Anchorage, on the roilro-^ et f
head of Cook Inlet. In 1923 Company "B" woS returned to the headquarters of the
regiment at Vancouver Barracks, Wsahington, leaving Ccmr)any "G" alone at Anchorare
and "E,f and "FM at Chilko't Barracks*
Recent Commending Officers of Chiiko-t Barracks have been Major Konig
Commanding during the ’Torld War, Major clarke, Major L.L.Lambert, Major George C.
Donaldson and the present Commanding Officer, Major F. M# Maddox.