had some very interesting things to say about the doings of 
     
     the Mounted Police in the Northwest and Yukon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Monday, January 20th, 1919 - A very cold day with high 
     
     wind. The bay appears frozen over now as far as one can 
     
     see. There is scarcely any snow here but they say we will get 
     
     heavy snow storms later on. Spent most of the day in the 
     
     Office, but went out with Gen. Bickford in the motor for a 
     
     while in the aftemoon to look over some ground for 
     
     manoeuvres. It was very cold work. We are finding the 
     
     winter clothes issued to us very satisfactory, especially the 
     
     sheep-skin lined coats and puttees much the warmest and best 
     
     to wear, much warmer than shoe packs. There have been 
     
     very few cases of frost bite so far. We are regretting that 
     
    

    
     no one brought a shot gun out here, as there are plenty of 
     
     partridges close to the barracks. The fishing in the bay is also 
     
     good and they say plenty of oysters and crabs are to be got. 
     
     The crabs are very large and are reported to be excellent 
     
     eating, tasting much like lobster. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tuesday, January let, 1919 - A clear, cold and windy day. 
     
     Went with Gen. Bickford and Lt.-Col. Sparling on inspection 
     
     of one Company, 259th Batt. in morning. Spent the afternoon 
     
     in Office. 1 am comfortably settled in my room and have it 
     
     furnished with a camp bed (with sleeping bag), rough table 
     
     made by engineers, wash stand and clothes rack (formerly 
     
     used in Russian Officers' quarters), and a folding camp chair. 
     
     The folding camp bed I bought in Victoria and I find it very 
     
     comfortable, and the sleeping bag (which was issued to every 
     
    
   
   
    
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