Hallett, Private Oliver

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; Hallett returns asking for 3 more men, MB-D, 5/17/98; Went on gold prospecting expedition with Cleave and Bjornstad [up Lowe River to near Keystone canyon], met raft-wrecked Brookfield party, MB-D, 6/1-6/98; stationed at Copper Center in charge of Military Stores, in Rice, Abercrombie 1900, p. 95ff; Pearson meets him, June 1899, Pearson. CS1; p 187; 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; With Capt. Abercrombie’s party leaving Valdez for interior, MB-D, 8/5/98; goes with Hallett on exploring trip, MB-D, 8/8/98; 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; “Hallett and Gardner went down to Copper River to get some more provisions from Fritz’ party. At 6 p.m. Hallett came in, poor boy, wringing wet, no hat, and almost crying, telling us, that in recrossing the river, Turk stumbled into a hole. The stream caught his foot and pulled him off of the mule. He lost the sack of provisions, had to throw the rifle away and swim for his life. They paid $30.00 for the rifle. This ended it and the hope of getting more provisions gone.” MB-D, 9/16/98; Babcock orders to go with James Hendricks to Copper Center by dog team on 5/15/99 and take charge of Station there, #4. To purchase Hudson & Co. provisions there if in good order. Special Order, Valdes, 5/14/99, Office of Secretary of War Dept. 1667-70, NARA, RG 107, Entry 80;