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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
Donald and Sumpter endure a dangerous avalanche on a mountain slope near Ward in the Sumpter country while seeking fresh meat for Christmas. The avalanche sweeps the area, but both survive and plan a return to Denver, with bear steak later broiled for Christmas dinner.
An old soldier recalls Christmas in the Seventh Cavalry during the Sioux War at Wounded Knee Creek, describing extended holiday feasts, cold graves, treachery after surrender, and the resolve to endure holidays in uniform. He notes that few deserters were found and that Christmas never felt merry amid war, death, and the long campaign. He recounts a brutal post surrender ambush, the loss of 29 men, and the enduring soldierly ethic of enduring holiday hardship. An odd ending recalls a Bagdad town with no local newspaper activity and a stray office boy asking about his boss.
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