The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-21
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM /. GALLOWAY
Now Stationed at Camp
Lee, Virginia
TO the readers of the Gazette:


people a few lines to let you l know
that I am still alive and feeling
fine. I would like to get home but
guess there is no chance for 20
long days more. Everything was
going lovely until one of the boys
got to going up to the 23rd machine
gun company. He broke into where
they were quarantined for the
measles and just as we got our or
ders to leave for Fort Logan, Col
orado. this kid took down with the
measles. They took him to the hos
pital and stuck sign on our bar
racks saying that we were in quar-
antine. The doctor said that if no
more cases broke out the quaratine
would be lifted the 23rd day Of this
month.
All but about a dozen of the boys
left a week ago and the Colorado,
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho boys
are all that are left.
We don't do much but sleep, play
ball and orse-shoes all day long. l
thought was lazy when l left
nome but could keep a fire gong
but that is more than we can do
here.
We don't have any snow down
here but we have lots of rain. 1t
rains about twice a week, and it
rains, too, believe me.
enjoyed my trip very much a.
cross the continent but was disap-
pointed in the condition of the i'm
provements. All the board houses
look like they had been there for
forty years and l saw sage brush
and sand hills until there was no
name for it. l would not trade 40
acres of Big Bear ridge soil for the
best 100 acres l saw on this trip.
had good time at Camp Free
mont, CAL. but things have been
rather dead since leaving there.
We were all raring to go until we
hit Camp Mills. The first day we
were there we were issued our over
seas equipment. We thought we
would be leaving for France within
"a hours, but when the time came
to go we got another order to delay.
We drilled along fine, thinking
from one day to the other that we
were going to get across. Before
eight days were up the armistice
was signed.
About a month later we were told
to roll up our packs and catch the
train for Long Island City, with
enough lunch for one meal, and
from there we went to Hoboken,
N. j. The next morning we were
hungry but all we could do was to
stand around and watch the big
liners come in to the habror. At
1890 that day two nice young ladies
came along in big car and learn
,ki4g that we had had nothing to eat
that day they took us up town to
one of the biggest hotels in New
Jersey and we filled up on fried
chicken. After dinner as we were
leaving an old lady gave US a big
sack of sandwiches.
Late that night we were Joined by
the rest of our outfit and were load
ed on the transport President Grant
the next morning. We landed in
Camp Lee the 28th of November
l never have liked it here. That
"you all" stuff gets my goat. Moth
ing but coons as there are very few
white people around here.
You hear so much about the south
ern towns and Washington, D. C.
That is not half the place l thought
it was. But it is just like the his
tory said around where Washington
was. Those old plantations on most
every hill and about three miles
apart. All big. white houses.
We have had several dances since
we have been in this camp, but they
are too slow.
The people here don't think much
of the west. All you see here on
the road is an old poor mule and a
little old wagon. | haven't seen a
decent team since have been here.
Can't see anything but a few acres
cultivated here and there is nothing