Show The Aurora Borealis k i. i 1 L OFFICIAL CAMP NEWS VS COMPANY NUMBER 1345 Moon Lake Camp F 37 On The Little Yellowstone Edited By Under Direction n o of f Education Harold L L. Max Maxfield field Advisor Vern Ad hoT isor Vem V. V Duke Inspection General Whitworth Colonel Burnett Burnett Burnett Bur Bur- nett and Major Blanks made an inspection of the Ule camp on the morning of Oct They had previously visited the camps at Manila and Bridgeland From Camp F 37 on the Yellowstone River they returned to Fort Doug Doug- las They were high in their m praises of the road between Duchesne Du- Du chesne and camp Hospital Pains Our camp has suffered from an epidemic of colds during the last ten days Lt F. F H. H Stewart is isone isone isone one of the latest to be confined to quarters We Ve hope the recent snow storm clears the atmosphere sufficiently to permit recovery of our ailing men The hospital received an ambulance ambulance ambulance lance last Thursday night This has been a need for a. a long time It will be kept in readiness to care for all emergency trips to the vaU y hospitals or to Fort Douglas The rhe ambulance was received at just the right time as the next morning it was necessary to send Van Gisseman to the Fort for hos- hos Claud Snow our first aid man accompanied him We Ve all hope for a speedy recovery Virgil Adamson was released from the hospital on Sunday He had been a patient for about a week He Hc had suffered from a severe cold and sore throat Milton Carlson Carison was rushed to the Roosevelt Hospital Monday af af- He was suffering with pleurisy He had been ailing for several days and today took a n turn for the worse Once again the ambulance has served its purpose Improvements It has been a big problem to supply sufficient hot water for kitchen use and for washing dish dish- es Until now it has been necessary necessary necessary sary to heat much of the water on an open fire fire on the outside with all of its objections and hard work Last week a new system was provided prO A laundry stove was yas attached to a tank along side the dish washers washer's drain board A scalding apparatus provides for emersion of the washed dishes in boiling water for or five minutes if necessary This should insure clean dishes and will mean much toward keeping the men healthy Sunday night and Monday we ws received several thousand feet of to line most of the buildings buildings buildings build build- ings in the camp This is a 3 welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come addition as our summer type buildings are getting rather cool these days Already plans are being laid to have it installed PERSONALITIES Advancements Editor Harold Maxfield was advanced advanced advanced ad ad- from Assistant Educational Education Education- al Advisor to the position n of Company Company Company Com Com- pany Supply Sergeant Mr Maxfield Maxfield Maxfield Max- Max field has served faithfully and well in the Educational department department department depart depart- ment but we weare are are always glad to see one of the boys advance finan finan- Curtis Robertson who has been Supply Sergeant is now the operator operator operator oper oper- ator of the canteen Bill Cassaday Cassaday Cassaday Cassa- Cassa day who formerly dispensed the tobacco and confections has been given leave of absence to recuperate recuperate recuperate erate from a recent illness More than one hundred men took advantage of the election vacation vacation vacation va va- cation to make a visit to their homes and cast their ballots for forthe forthe forthe the favorite candidates This shows that local and national affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs are receiving their just consideration con con- Bill Stout was discharged this week end to accept employment in industry We Ve wish him goodluck good goodluck goodluck luck in his new undertaking Billis Bill Billis Billis is only one orie of ot many who have received received received re re- re- re employment at better wag wag- es We hope this is a promise of better times Supt Warthen Dr Parsons and Mr Duke transacted business In I Duchesne and Roosevelt on Friday They stopped at the Bridgeland camp while on the trip and report report report re re- re- re port an enjoyable visit with Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Cannon and Dr Edward Tope received a telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone communication on Monday evening informing him that he had a job at Sweets Mine Who Vho says that opportunity does not knock twice Two jobs within a week for our men More power to them Wanted Assistant Assistant Educational Adviser He must possess the following qualifications He must be a 1 ayoung ayoung young man of high intelligence and good moral character He should be able to sway the group with his eloquence of speech and bring them to tears with his songs He should be able to tell what occupation occupation occupation pation one should follow by looking looking looking look look- ing at his teeth hair and eyes and by the way he says ah A thorough understanding of psychology psychology psychology would also be helpful to give the love-lorn love advice on how to capture their hearts heart's desire This young man must be popular popular popular lar among the men as well as the ladles ladies and must be as fair as Apol Apol- lo His knowledge of mechanics and medicine must not be dimmed by his power to explain the Ule operations operations oper oper- of the Ule universe Erudition and culture must be the background background background back back- ground of this young mans man's acl a- a cl And above all he must have a drag with the Army officers and the Technical staff to assure us that we can get a weeks week's pass any time we want it and a truck truc to carry the gang to town four times a week If any young man can furnish a letter of recommendation from froma a former employer that he is able to cut the mustard rd in all departments departments departments de de- de- de as set forth herein and andin andin andin in addition do the thousand and andone andone andone one odd jobs that cling to a position position position tion of this kind we shall be glad to consider his application and will forthwith recommend him for the Congressional Leather Medal of Honor SPORTS Strenuous and Otherwise Cold weather and snow have not stopped the boys from having their fun as yet Ever Every night after supper they all head for the pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture at the Ranger Station where they engage in touch football and practice passing passing pass pass- pass pass-I ing the basket ball About 15 have reported each evening for basket ball so far and with the return of the fellows after their visit home for election we expect a much larger larrer attendance The Yellowstone River adjacent to the camp will furnish much fine skating during the winter months The boys are not waiting for forthe forthe forthe the new games to get here but engage in the sports that tha are at hand Card games and checkers take up considerable time Many are engaging in in- educational work It Is a long time from five o'clock until bed time Douglas Smith Home for Forest Workers All AIl shop repair men blacksmiths blacksmiths blacksmiths black black- smiths and storage crews plan to spend a comfortable winter under undera a strong roof while old man Weather Weather Wea Wea- Veather ther raves and rages on the out out- side Not all of the men are working working working work work- ing on the camp and road projects projects projects pro pro- for lor a large cew has been spending the last few weeks in erecting a new forest building The structure when complete will willbe willbe willbe be feet long and 24 21 feet wide and will house a blacksmith shop a repair room and storage space for nine trucks It should be completed completed completed com com- w within thin a week Fellows The Technical Staff of the Forestry For For- estry estry- department estry-department department and the Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- have shown their willingness willingness will will- to cooperate with the entire entire entire en en- tire company or each individual member of the company in any problem that has been brought I forth We Vc have a new group to work under and in all probability will have to work under their direction direction direction tion through the ensuing winter months Superintendent Warthen indicated in his speech during safety meeting Monday night that he and his helpers were were willing villing to us in any thing that was within reason What say we hit the ball and see what a good job we can do for them Get Bus Busy Peace on once e again reigns between our friends Maxfield and Timberline Timberline Timberline Timber- Timber line Smith It was not the Supply Supply Supply Sup Sup- ply Sergeants Sergeant's fault and so he tried to explain to Slim Slim even even a shoe manufacturer manufacturing I ing with a a. spirit of prophecy could not possibly foresee the the- feasibility feasibility feasibility ity of maki making a high top lace shoe longer in the sole than the upper especially in lieu of the fact that the government requirements called called called call call- ed for a limit of an 18 inch up up- per Slim was somewhat doubtful of the argument However following following following follow follow- ing a a. keen ten minute scrutiny of Maxfield's face tace and a fleeting glance at his own hoof Slim extended extended extended ex ex- I tended the palm of peace following following following follow follow- ing the Supply Sergeants Sergeant's assur assur- ance that he would secure a pair pai of boots for Timberline even i if he Maxfield had to track a dInosaur dinosaur dinosaur din dIn- to its lair Oliver Olive The Globe Gird Girdler er Theres There's the Road to Mandalay The Roads that lead to Rome The crooked path that leads t tHell to Hell And the Road to Home Sweet Home Ive I've left my print upon them all Is I's traveled Rut and Lane But the most accursed of them all Is the Rock-pile Rock to Duchesne Mayor Mayo Projects Most of the work of Co 1345 has been concentrated on the construction construction construction con con- of the camp proper proper buthe but bu the Forest department has als also found time and men enough to start on one or or two of their pro pro- The road that extends from the camp to the forest boundary fence between Yellowstone canyon and Lake Lale Fork canyon a distance of three miles is at the present presen one of the most tortuous and uneven uneven uneven un un- even roads in the country The Forest men have started construction construction construction con con- of a new road from the Forest fence to the camp and plan to eliminate most of the turns Mr Warthen camp superintendent dent stated that the road would probably be not more than five per cent with only a few curves and no switch s This last fact is clearly evident when one stops to consider thi that the road from camp to the f fence nce will be reduced to two thirds of its present length The two 1 miles of road should be finished in about three weeks barring barring barring bar bar- ring difficulties and is part of the winter project that calls for an extension of the road seven miles up the river to the Swift S Creek territory The road from F 37 to Home is a to travel due to innumerable patches of loose rocks One or two automobiles have already received broken springs and the wear and tear on the tires Ures is great It is expected that several men will be detailed to remove these patches before the winter sets in and destroys a chance to improve it all this sea sea- son Bring On The Tho Ear Muffs Snow covered the mountains this week end While most of it has now melted it gives one palpitation palpitation palpitation pal pal- of the heart when he thinks of the months to come The boys are well supplied with warm clothing and should get along along along a- a long on that score It is our opinion opinion opinion ion that much of the work done this winter will be digging out from the snowbanks and uncovering uncovering uncovering uncover uncover- ing roadbeds The Eskimos will not have much on us Will someone someone someone some some- one page Admiral Byrd 7 Brainstorming The Forestry class made a trip into the timber country Saturday afternoon They visited the McKune McKune McKune Mc- Mc Kune sawmill where timber measuring measuring measuring meas meas- was demonstrated Other mill mm problems were also ed From the McKune mill mm they went up Hells Hell's Canyon for several several- miles where they studied different species of trees and collected numerous numerous numerous num num- erous samples of f fo foliage and bark The class was under the direction direction direction direct direct- ion of Educational Adviser Vern Duke and Forestry Foreman Ward Evans Considerable interest is shown in the class in Forestry We Ve hope to be able to continue work that will be of practical value in this line The conservation of our forest forest forest for for- est resources is a national necessity necessity necessity sity and affords remunerative work for the man who is properly prepared |