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Bence, Private

1898-1899

Preston arrives at Valdez military camp reporting that Tolley is “dangerously ill on top the summit [of Valdez Glacier?],” Hospital steward [Cleave], Bence an Hallett detailed to bring him down, MB-D, 5/14/98; Lt. Brookfield, Bence, and Gardner to start over the Hogback, donkeys broke through so couldn’t go, MB-D, 5/19/98; On Abercrombie’s trip across Valdez Glacier with pack train, Glenn and Abercrombie, p. 566; Party headed to interior composed of Lowe, Gumaer, Keller, Tolley, Gardner, Garrett, Hallett, Bence, Kahill, and Bjornstad starts with horses over Valdez Glacier, MB-D, 7/9/98; Mahlo, Jim [Garrett] and Bence go up to map the [Valdez] glacier, MB-D, 7/25/98; With Capt. Abercrombie’s party leaving Valdez for interior, MB-D, 8/5/98; sent back with Bence and Garrett to continue glacier survey, MB-D 8/8/98; Kahill and Mahlo and party [Bence & Garrett] arrive at the Copper River Camp, MB-D, 8/27/98; Bjornstad, Garrett, Archer, Gardner, Hallett, Koehler, Bence, Kahill, Mahlo, MacFarland in party led by Schrader going from Copper Center to Taral to Valdez, grueling trip, MB-D, 8/29/98 to 10/18/98;