The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-23
CAMP NEWS
(From ''THE TRALBLAZER"
Camp Gegoka, Minnesota.)

handing officer of the 701st company,
officially opened the new mess hall
Friday and the entire personnel of the
Pioneer Company said Amt it grand
and glorious feeling" as they were
seated at large, clean, comfortable
tables by Sergeant Eichman, in charge
of the subsistence department, and his
detail.
This building, one hundred feet long,
twenty feet wide and eight feet high
at the sides, capable of seating $50 men
comfortably, was rushed to completion
in two weeks. The construction was
engineered by Capt. Marston and Capt.
Street and was built by crew of IS
men under Foreman Bartell. These Is
c. C.'s were all carpenters in civil life.
The mess hall also includes an Office
room, a storeroom, and is piped for
water under pressure. The kitchen will
be equipped with ranges for cooking.
The Pioneer Company is working
hard, digging in with every man avail
able for duty, to complete the Fred
rickson road which will enable this
same company to more easily combat
that costly, dangerous, dry-season
enemy-the forest fire.
At the present time, 100 men are
actually on road crews working to COM
plete this truck road which is to be
a valuable transportation link with
previously inaccessible sectors.
This road will connect the Ely-Fin-
land road with the Greenwood Lake
sector. In addition to the men on
road crews, 80 men are doing fire
hazard removal work clearing brush
100 feet on each side of the road. A
crew of Is is doing phone line con-
struction work. Other men are re-
ceiving valuable training working with
the Forest Service surveyors. The work
is being done under the supervision OF
o. A. Heikkila, forest service superin-
tendent at Camp Gegoka. Technical
foreman E. E. Good is in charge OF
the road crews; H. Hanson the phone
construction, while a group of Forest
Service surveyors coordinate on the
compass control work. Previous to the
start of road work, this company
planted 100000 trees in Is working
days. The civilian conservation corps
is working hard to show its apprecia-
ton of the chance given them-the
chance to work.
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With the completion of the officers
quarters, the wives of our leaders have
come or are coming to stay with their
husbands. At the present time, the
better halves of Capt. Kumm, Lieut..
Jensen and Sgt. Eichman are here with
Mrs. Marston, wife of the commanding
officer, expected soon. The entire COM
pany hopes that these ladies enjoy
their stay at this outdoor paradise.
We, the Pioneer 701st Co., are de-
finitely setting a standard for the other
c. c. companies to follow. There is no
doubt about it-our judges are those
who certainly know and now sincerely
appreciate the gentlemanly behavior of
the 701st company-the business men
and citizens of Ely.
I'm my opinion you have become the
best behaved company in the entire
area" says one business man.
I'VE sincerely appreciate the conduct
of company 701 in Ely" says another.
We have gradually established this
leadership and must see to it that we
maintain it. AS the good old Irish
saying goes More power to yez."
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Mr.. R. G.. Mueller, editor of the
Sports Afield magazine, visited the
camp Wednesday and made a thorough
inspection of it. Mr.. Mueller took with
him copies of the official company pic
lures showing the company in forma-
ton for retreat, the Chow" line, the
fawn and also a picture of the staff of
the Trailblazer. These pictures will ap-
pear soon in Sports Afield.