The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-25
Military Items.

Capt. Robt. Pollock, 2lst inf, returned
to Fort Townsend from San Francisco on
Sunday last.
Lieut.. Geo. B. Backus, LIST Cav, stationed
at Fort klamath, has been granted one
months leave.
Capt. A. s. Daggett I'd Inf, absent on
of New York State.
Lieut.. j. G. Adams, lst Cav, is detailed
on special duty at department headquarters,
dating from Oct. lst.
Miss Van Horn of Portland has this week
been guest at the residence of Capt. Jas.
A. Haughey, 2lst Inf.
Capt. C. A. H. McCauley, A. @. NJ, is
assigned to the charge of the supply depot
at Rawlins, Wyoming.
Lieut.. Philip NJ Price, engineers corps,
with his wife sailed for San Francisco on
Sunday the 2lst of August
Major Edward P. Pierson, 2lst Inf, has
| arrived in San Francisco, en- route to his sta
ton at Vancouver Barracks.
The Post Episcopal church at Ceur
dAlene, l. T., is nearly completed. 1t
promises to be very handsome structure.
Private Geo. Miller, Co. G, LIST Cav, was
accidentally killed on the 10Th, at Fort Nc
Dermitt, while marking the company target
practice.
Recruits for the lst Cav to the number
of Is will be sent to this coast in September,
of which half will go to companies in this de-
partment
Sergt. M. L. Hearne of the signal service
has been ordered to duty at Portland, Or,
from Florence, Arizona, and Sergt. Herman
goes to Florence.
The best mounted marksman from each
cavalry company in this department will be
sent to San Francisco Oct. LIST, to compete
in mounted firing.
Capt. A. s. Kimball, acting as chief @. NJ.
during Gen. Dandy's absence, drives over
here from Portland every morning. return
ing in the afternoon.
Col. Amos Stickney, now stationed at
Keokuk, Iowa, has been ordered to succeed
Col. Geo. l.. Gillespie as engineer in charge
of public works on this coast, to arrive next
month.
Orders have been issued to all the posts in
the department requiring the officers and
soldiers to 60 out upon target practice once
each week, weather and extra duty only
preventing.
Lieut. Thos. w. Symons, chief of engi-
neers in the department, arrived down from
the upper Columbia country on Saturday,
having completed most of his field work for
the season.
, In consequence of the departure Of Capt
w. f. Spurgin, Co. |, 2lst Inf, for West
Point, Lieut.. c. A. Williams, 2lst Inf, is
returning to Fort Lapwai, to take com
mand OF the company.
Capt. W. +. Parnell, LIST Cavalry, has re
turned to Fort Boise from the Bruneau val
ley, with collection of choice Indian va
grants, who are being fed by the government
until disposed of upon some reservation.
Col. II. A. Habersham, of the u s. engi
neering corps has just completed the survey
OF route for a canal north from the Column
bia river to Shoalwater Bay. 1t is among
the probabilities Of the future that such u ca
nal may be built.
Capt VIM. +. Spurgin, 2lst Inf, who has
been ordered to West Point military acad-
envy for duty, arrived down from Fort Lap.
wal with his family on Saturday, and on
Sunday sailed for San Francisco, Ell route to
his new post of duty, where he will be assist
ant quartermaster.
Major Geo. Nj. Sternberg formerly sta
toned at Walla Walla, has been relieved
from duty in connection with the national
board of health, and will proceed from Bal.
timore Md, to San Francisco, Cal, and re-
port to the commanding general department
of California for assignment to duty.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
Gen. G. B. Dandy and Lieut.. o. +. Long,
aide -de-camp, is now inspecting the princi-
pal posts in Eastern Washington and Idaho
Territories There are rumors of changes to
follow, of concentration and abandonment
of posts, for the more economical admins
tration of affairs in the department
Gen. Frank Wheaton, wife and daughter,
went up the river on Tuesday, en- route to
Fort Ceur d'Alene, where Gen. Wheaton
resumes command of his regiment and the
post. While he has been in temporary COM
mand of the department he has won many
friends by his courteous and solderly bear
ing, and shown his competency for COM
inand
A reception was given last Thursday even
ing by Gen. G. b. Dandy and his amiable
wife, in honor of Gen. Frank Wheaton, wife
and daughter, who were about to leave for
Fort Ceur d 'Alcne. Gen. Dandy's parlors
were filed with the pleasant company of Of
ticers and their ladies that this post is so lib
orally provided with, making the occasion
highly successful and agreeable.