Arizona republican., 1913-09-19
IN W|LDS IF
 GREENLEE CO.
Surveyors of General Land Office Use Explorers Rations and Lightweight Tents for Mountain Work on Foot

| Reading of adventures in the depths l Of the arctics and among the poisoni- l ous jungIes of the tropics one ire quently comes across references 10 the condensed ration. Amy reports 1 contain the results of tests of new condensed foods. But little does one realize the value of such things in every day life. The use of the con- densed ration and the light weight small size tent and cooking equip ment has enabled a corps of engineers to accomplish wonderfully speedy land surveys right here in Arizona. How this happened was brought out in an interview yesterday with sur veypr General Frank Ingalls,, in which the equipment of the Kimmel party, now at work on land lines in the mountain fastnesses of Greenlee county, was the principal subject of close student of actual needs among his men, and is enthusiastically en- gagged in experiments on new methods ot eliminating weight and bulk from camp eduipage.
 out of of Clifton on this last sur vey 1t has been impossible for MT I<imnnel's party to take their wagons very far. so all the material carried is transported with the survey on pack animals But very frequently thel ines take the men into places where no horse can penetrate and then it is necessary for the nine men to shoulder their packs and proceed on foot The need of this foot work has led Us all to use all manner of camp conVeniences. First of all we started using the German condensed ration. q thing like a small sausage that makes soup for twenty men. Other items on the bill of fare on walking days are dissicated potatoes and onions and other prepared foods. sent the Kimmel party q ten by ten tent the other day which can be rolled into d parcel about six inches in diameter and two feet long. No, 1T is not made of the new N-ray skirt material. but of oiled balloon fabric. IL is silk. very pliable and very light weight. IL will shed the heaviest rain and is so strong that wind storms do not harm it.
 We are now working on a camp range. something like kimmers re- gently invented cook stove for camp CTS. It will be made of very light re- inforced sheet steel. will fold so that
 
 rot weight a ton. The old style range usually took two hours to cool and then twenty men to load il every time the camp had to be shifted Kimmers apparatus can be packed two on horse and toted anywhere. The new one will he lighter still, and will be big enough u cook for fourteen men.
 Another invention which we are utilizing on our surveys is the nested cooking tools. The outside is the water pail, and in it rest the stew kettle. coffee pot, dishes. knives, cups, pans and all the rest being made of extremely light, tough aluminium
 The KimmeI party is now engaged in setting section corners along the line of the national forest. The posts are made of short pieces of steel and eigh about forty pounds each. Three make a good load for one of the burros The chief of the party ar ranges that the supply shall be kept within striking distance of the party by wagon and when the surveyors run out they send their burro train down the mountains to the nearest point of meeting on the wagon road and take on new lot.
 Tt is most interesting work. The country is beautiful Why. if I find time I would go over there and pack a chain just to see the country. oh. could dc it, all right"