Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26

and will split the spells with you.
 I have often thought of you and the rest of the gang, down in dry Arizona, and wondered if you ever thought of Casey, here in a foreign land, suffer- ing perhaps, and at least going through a lot of hardships, well I sure wish you could see me (when I have money) enjoying some of those hardships.
 Since I wrote to you last, I have met some of the old timers from Cam pany "A" Dunn, Kesler, Northrupp, and someaof the others that used to know in the happy days. Kesler still has his home-guard talent to fall back on. I didn't get chance to talk to him q saw him first).
 Bennott is now a first class Ser geant, and is in charge of a good bunch of cats. Happy Quinlan is still with us, and Jack Quinn is now cor poral, haven't seen Jack Cornelius for some time, but understand that he is also a Corporal.
 Little Rags MacPherson is in "C" Company but I haven't seen any of them for long time and don't know now he is.
 Rattle-snake Pete has set the record in this outfit for promotions and de- motions. He was Sergeant as you know, we'll in one day he was reduced to Private, appointed Corporal, re- duced again to Buck and appointed first clas Private, all of which is go- ing some think, at least for the Rat tier, who never caught the first cage down yet.
 I don't know whether Eser and Sul- livan and the rest of that bunch have left the States yet or not, am kind of anxious to see them, as they will know all the best and latest news from home, but I hardly expect them for a month or two yet.
 As we are still tramps with outa regular home we are liable to move any time, so we haven't gotten our Post-Office number yet, so if you ever feel like writing just address
 Sgt. Walter P. Jones
 Headquarters Detachment
 27th Engineers
 American E. F.
 The Sergeant in front of my name is the only change in the address from the way you have it, so far that is all it has done, changed my address, but they tell me that I am to get some fifty of them there dollars a month, (if get it) and when possible have the liberty of renting room, some thing common corporal can't do. . It is some privilege at that, and saves one the trouble of moving from un- der leak in the roof of the barn when , it rains. Most of the billets that we } get, are rather different from the homes most of us have enjoyed in the f past, you know after COW has used
 the guest chamber of house for a while, it needs more or less ventila- t tion before it is suitable for bunk g house, but we are fast and proudly. s getting over our ideals of what a e home should be, and one nice thing t about it we have a bunch that don't r kick, in fact the tougher it is, the 3 more fun we get out of it.
 = When you see Williams tell him to e remember me to all the Elks, and to e tell them will soon be home to show 0 them how to play the good old game v once more, by the way we have some h pretty stiff Solo games over here, and e until I played with the deck that they e use for while they used to trim me
 regular, however know every greasy - spot on them, and can hold my own e at all times, my only fear is that some r nut will rustic new deck.
 f If you ever hear from Bob or know t anybody that does, will you see if you e can get me his address, would like e to write to him and tell him to bring 8 a flat flask with him when he comes
 over, tell him that it is very hard to n bootleg out of these French bottles P they are all the size of beer bottle '- and it is very difficult to get a couple r of them in ones hip pockets without t making ones self look conspicuous. t, We'll think have done pretty well t for this time, so guess I had better
 call it quits and go out and see if l Il can't find live one before the cafe I closes.
 t All my best regards to all the boys t remember me to Mrs. Hart and the l, kiddies, and my best regards for your y own health, purse, and political am- f bitions.
 f Yours till the war ends ), Casey