The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
MILITARY LIFE ~ ALdsEA.
weather Cold and Mercury Retiring BuA
Conditions Not Wholly Bad.
Evon. NE Arnp nnd Nnru Nm,

w N'Hp ana Macy Jontnf'.
The Government having at last expended ccn-
siderable sums of money toward establishing
military posts in Alaska, I, is reasonable 10 sup
pose that the Army must in the future look for
ward TO regular details Of service IN tina, psr,
Of our country, As service in high ~latitud.s
is new to most Of US. sand AS the hardships oi Arctic
lie have been SO much exaggerated, | shall prs-
sumo 10 give to my fellow officers the benefit of a
years experience on the Yukon with the .,peo-
tation that II mHy be Of Use 10 them.
1t certainly does get cold in Alaska Tbs
Thermometer for five consecutive days in Jan.
uary registered 63. CO. 81 ~, e., Will. 40 below
Is quite Common, and cold weather lasts from
Nov ] a. March 81. Substantial Quarters have
been constructed at Forts tgiert, Glbbon AMI
Care Nome, and the post at ST Michael will 10
nun dullng the coming summer
IN uitic"r coming Iu Alaska need i.nr no rres, ter
hnrtshlps for himself or family than ihos uh,ch
follow u return TO the i~solau"n u a one or two
company frontier post, \ we'll stocked suh-
slStenCo department furnishes all the neOesseries
Of lie, ami most Of the Injuries Fresh nes,
has thus lar i'"'n hr"ugltln ~ abundance in the
form OF moose and caribou. Potatoes and onions
freeze solid In Noyeml-r, and. # propsrlv pre.
pared, are rs good hs fresh vegetables until they
,thnw IN The spring. Al the early vegetables
60 perfection in August. II - dry, and nrdI.
nnrily sill though . hard wind al ~ below i.
not unheHri Of The snow falls gradually an
iI'H VI W ~ y UNIV ilN iFNtl nlpltA until thu
\pIl sun ana ram weor II away In May The
ground - Tree from SNOW, rnInS continue gnt.
''eNS may I've prepared, and about the 18th IN,
Ice ~ ~" r1y"r breaks up and floats on 10 Tho sea
NrHt the enc nf May strH rrrs that have Uin,ered
IN some tributary If the Yukon come up The river
M th"lr way 10 Dawson Steamers from 81,
Nich0"l bringing passengers from the States.
lp pot zone Hp the river until about IuiN | tn II
E'Um June Ia October IpOplr rs0Uirp oh,ut
81. SAN" .Iu'llug they would wear In Inc STATES
y ]rfu'tors abound. and window screens and
mesquite HNrS He u n"C"SsiiN. Mail l. rpceired
'"lu' u"r month throughout Tho Year. ayrpp,
~ ia' end spring when Ice i forming on tho
s"nlN~, o. htraklng up before Navigation npons.
Moss nov arrUnc"wru'~ are IeTfr, ted. Sorurd-
,I..S " nj Is '"' delivered after navigation VIA
~ Ni'u."l ci's's Arrangements must H. MAIDS
With 'r'pu'S f.. forward 'n,rluprS uf clipping,
o. uN" ."-!",e 500 keep UP with the unwS. ials.
yrlr' lno connects SkHguay with Dawson, hut
'""ri't. uu' telegram from Washington that
wss ust It ~ nth on the way.
-, &c. cloth ~. heavy underwear Is indIsrcr.
,h''l cons NJ urars must b" provided 10 put on
Wh"r.g.r u : npresSaTy tu 80 out II doors The
ho'"rr""1' furnishes caps and uittons, and
.'' 'y, ''"u' footr"ar in The form Of felt shoes
a,I"s vi,' find q fur pHrhi the hest all around
outer =. rnlrut one can b" purchased IN San
r|,nlrI-un for Sl2 The felt shoe cannot no
'ur,,r, upon. II is not necessary IN remain
v''Iln trIrS during the coolest weather unlcss
t, wind j. hlowinr The ordinary routine ~,
n rr~' goes IN without regard to tamrer,ture
irrr 1T Frost bites Bring plenty NJ bools and
fvrrul iur lho long winter evenings AZ IN.
HI'rforr ss'crs ,%cu1rtrent will doubtless con.
'"rr" This o., service across the seas. bring all
'7n" furniture Noihl,1r can he obtained in tho
70 sum M would Shv that tlsska 4. M
- r-" than ker~h ur \sSinnihOir 10. and tho yrrst.
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