The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16

Of July :, issS. a.ias TAonss Ward, assist.
ans sdlnsars general Of shs DsvisioE Of she
Psca1o a. San Fraaefseo.
xSfxs' sEcoxp Irrrxa
II desire again 70 call attention to The
/ izportsace of the Notifications az TIE ex-
trace cf Pages soana
Ia company vita Gel. Mendelf. Msi
Jones' and Cast Powell Of the ca
gsnssr corps, l have recently visited
/ TIE principal points thai have ecsa
heresofors mentioned IA snveral coza.
muniessfons from these headquarters.
and an fally Impressed wsta the
necessity q the governments taking saca
EreAa commercial Interests 81 Pages sound ;
taese are constantly increasing every year
and hsve eos reached xuca nagnisa1e as
20 become os national interest May re-
ports have been forwarded and are gov
en- lie IN the var department. and pavssen-
lss'y in the eSAes Of TIE chief sngineez 81
the array.
Last year detailed . heard of expert
snced osneers, Consisting of MAJ. Rodgers.
Sapi TAYLOR and Capt McMurT2y. - ex-
aMine TIE szetect, and their FrpoFt " as
foFw ardsd 10 diwisi0n headquarters.
Many valuable points have been re-
served. bat | regard the two msln en-
Pe<s4nce Tor pyesans consideration, va. !.
Admiralty talet and Deception pass.
SaIiahts ground commanding the ca
trance 20 Deception pass has been reserved
BY the government That az Admiralty
bead. FONT WAlson and Marrowstone
point has been reserved only in part and
surticaent sum should be appropri ased ia
addition 20 that required for defensive
WORK, 10 secure permanent title foE the
government
one objection to any action being taken
toward the defense Of this Inlet has been
the distance between Point Wilson and
Admiralty head, about four miles. bat this
Is oelisved TO be greatly overcome nov by
use OF modern appliances.
II recommend that the attention Of
congress be called % this subject Ia time
tor action during the coming session.
ne British government is now ex-
pending very large amount of money IN
completing It's navy gard and dry docks At
Esqnimalt. near Victoria, B. c., and has
kept during the past ten years from sim
gle ship Of war to . small aes1 Ia these
waters, and l think IL advisable that our
government should take an equal interest
In the establishment of naval station in
this part Of the United States.
Several reservations have been made
on The strait Of Euca and Puget sound for
naval purposes. What point is best suited
probably best be determined by board
composed Of navss officers.
Lake Washington, near Seattle. has
many advantages for such q purpose, liz
being . lake of fresh water OF great
depth and in close proximity TO the deep
water OF the sound"
oTHER HARBoRs DID NOT sUFFKR.
The appropriation bills for the improve
msnt Of rivers and harbors bear directly
upon tho welfare Of this state. but the
money to be appropriated for tie canal
PROJECT will not be chargesbse 10 improve
ments in other portions Of the state The
canal appropriation il made upon its own
individual merits. In this connection it
may be well to recall that the amount of
money which has hitherto been expended
for improvements in this state has been
pitifuily small when compared with the
vast sums which some Of the older states
have received. This 10. perhaps, In some
measure accounted for by its comparatively
recent admission in the Union, and the
necessity of surveys aud estimates being
made IN advance Of appropriations for
actual work. To better this condition
Senator Squire commenced his efforts
during the Fnty-hrst and Flfty-second
congresses, and succeeded in obtaining APP
preparations for the rivers and harbors OF
the state. largely increasing a number Of
important items ~ they came from the
house and adding amendments In the way
of new items. Senator Squire began his
task before the house committee. pressing
upon il the needs OF the state and appear
ing before that committee many times.
The ball. however. as it passed the house
tell far short OF his accommodation /;
whereupon he took mp the fght before the
senate committee and in the senate as
we'll, and with such good results as tho
following figures will show: