The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-16

FasS, frlend'-but you're not
INV friendl'
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rainy season. Extract from letter
OF September 3, to Department
headquarters is vocal testimony:
Sir:
Il have the honor to submit for
the rainy season started early
IN July and it has rained almost
daily since s. al buildings in this
post have been constructed of 'dobe
and covered with earth and were
considered good buildings until the
rainy season set in the roofs
last season gave ample protection
but within the last 60 days, 35 to 40
inches of water have fallen
roofs are now saturated and give no
protection whatever the COM
mlssarry store room 6Ox20 has been
flooded and many perishable sup
plies more or less damaged we
have pitched tents and filled them
with what perishable supplies we
could save :. every possible means
have been adopted to protect the
government property =. @. M. store
room roof allows the water to pour
through but we have covered all
we could with wagon sheets or
rubber blankets and SO save most
things recently completed
'dobe building has fallen down and
is total wreck ;. Capt. Rafferty'S
and Lieut.. Craig's quarters have
been undermined and have fallen
down . i. all quarters occupied by
officers were built at their own ex-
penSe and the loss has been consid-
cradle :. all fire places in squad
rooms have been washed away i.
part of B Company's stables fell
down in a severe storm and three
horses were killed =. 'dobe build
ingS erected must have shingle roofs
and porches to protect them :. I
have moved out of my quarters and
am hourly expecting to see them
tumble down conditions are
very trying and discouraging 4.
all officers are now under canvas
the past Is months we have
labored constantly getting out ma
terlal and erecting buildings all of
which are now washed away or
rendered unhabitable !"
The rainy season affected not only
the hard-earned camp structures,
but impeded forayS against raiding
Indians. Often trails (hard enough
to follow under the best weather
conditions) were washed out entire
ly.
Liquor Trouble In New Camp
; Another problem that confronted
the Capt. Whitside administration
was the (ever-present) one of
liquor. In connection with the sale
OF liquor on the Post the Post Trader
forerunner of the Post Exchange
manager, perhaps) was permanently
established. On October l, Can't.
Whitside informed him by letter
that he will discontinue the sale
OF liquor to enlisted men of the
command -. except by glass at the
bar" A few months later, February
3, the Post Trader is alleged to
nave grossly violated the sale of
liquor to a certain enlisted man,
and further sale of liquor within
the post is now positively prohibit
ed." However, on Bebruary 5, the
Trader seems to have established
satisfactory alibi and the order was
revoked.
What prices to charge for liquor
per drink, and whether to charge
more for beer shipped great dis
tances from the East than for Arf-
zona lager were some of the per-
picking questions raised by the
liquor situation. Off and on, it ap-
pears from documents, that there
was trouble with the Post Traders
who ignored regulations concerned
the sale of liquor. On December 81.
1873. Capt. Whitside informed the
Post Trader (eyidently in compli-
anee with some requests as to prices
OF drinks: g. so much of the pro-
ceedings of the Council of Admins
tration as establish the prices on
liquor is rescindedh as these articles
are not considered necessary
Chief problem, however, at the
then Camp Hliachuca,s was that of
hostile Indian raids and attacks on
fa1aeherS in nearby areas and fre-