Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1920 — POST WITH ALTITUDE RECORD [ARTICLE]

POST WITH ALTITUDE RECORD

-Top of the World" Organisation of Peru at Height of Mero Than HOT Phot The “Top of the World" post, dahw tag to be (he highest in 7> American Legion, and the flrat and only unit thus tar established in Peru, hue been founded by 16 ex-service men in a copper mining camp at Cerro de Pasco, and th® altitude record It has set up for other pesto to shoot at Is 14500 M Bo tar as we can determine," writes Clyde A Warne, the post adjutant, “this is the only post in Peru, and certalnly la this district of Pera, known as the Junin Pampa. By toeatfen and transportation facilities, Cerra •• Pasco is the logical mooting piece for ex-oervtce mon tn other camps in the central Pera Montana district. It is the largest camp and townla the district toKding Araya, Moracocha, La Fundlrion nd Otonpalea. "The name Tup of ths Worid,’ was imantmonriy selected as an eixceilent name for the post, das to theJnct that wo are at'an altitude < • Utile osors than 14500 feet and we> beMove we era to cendnet a meaffitoshlp drive in the sorroundiag