The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-25


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men but with thss u thoroughly trained
ahd s1pssisncs1 sej1ies. vhe participated
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ttes ~ ths axny q Northern Virginia
ua1sr Gen. L.. DseEelasy Hsrbsrt's
1ndemsnt 4 shat noe only ~ N sbis. sdu-
eated man. but y list q stout soldier
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esnle captains
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5sibatsd several ysaD ags 70 THE journal
- The Military osgvies Instituttsa." Gen.
Gihben's arsjole uas writtsa aflse IN
efacIaI teur II inspsetioa II ths de6sssss a.
1usst soand and the Columbia river.
Cen. 0ibben stastsd from Tacoma By
uteaasss snd ns1e the vhoss circuit u the
oound going up one sids and down the
other. In this article Gen. 0sbbon
1eelase6 ~ south snd u WILDLY Island
suitabls place Tor : hattsfy - Il would
oonmand The channel q Posssssion
Uound and 70 certain extent the main
eAaaaeA Admirably inlsk. Nsas NE
1unation Of thsss two channels 0sn. Glib
bon would plaes the second line a d.
1snses for The Sound watsrA
~ The military reservation at Double
Dlunb Point commanding the main chan
nj a Admiralty inlet, Gen. 0ibbon would
placs dsfsnsivs works. which should have
thslr rsar we'll protsessd. since : hostile
coula enssf
Holmes harbof. land : fercs q it head
and take IN the fsas battery at Double
BindA Island No. 2 In Deception pass
eomplstsiy commands its end of the chan
hsl, and guns ptacsd upon Il would sweep
sns pas ios svo..n'Fds o. ~ length. Just
Osao!s snssnns sne Sesssfn or nsrrovsss
osaoa " tnts pasA seys usn. uaooon.
no.nsF 'slana stands ON the isss looking
- snfousn sas 10y OF sns psss. Guns
npo0 snss 'sisnu vooio a'd vefy mstssiaiiy
- os'endane snss possaon o. the enamel
- ws emerge into the open water beyond,
Oscspuon OF hock istand 70 ssen directly
opposite the mouth. and FIRE from that
Island would reach through the narrow
ehasm A. far m the Inland just previously
mentioned. This narrow. and ~ unfavos-
abs stages Of water. dangerous pass 10 the
only way for ship 10 enter the waters Of
Puget sound. except the main channel be-
tween Point Wilson and Admiralty head. :"
The three entrances TO drifsin's- bay, on
che east side Of San Juan island. are oil
easily defended. and there are military
reservations on both aides OF them. Here
was where Capt George =. Pickett t0sn.
Pickett, Of Gsssysours fame. and three
ysars comsads Of Gen. Giehon 1t West
Iointl landed with his company OF In
1antsy In 1859. when he took possession OF
IAN juan Island, shsn para Of the terri
sofy IN dsspnts between Great Britain and
shs United States. and nnally awarded 70
us by arbitrator Emperor William tho
xfrst Of germany IN issA Victoria. b. G..
u Twenty-Five miles distant. directly west
81 the soushern point Of San Juan Inland.
and close by 10 Esqaimait harbor. Gen.
0sohon Gays thai Frofsction island. which
lies directly IN front Of the mouth Of Port
'sseosefy. Win enannes on each eide. II
= proper pace sor ossssriss essential to the
pso'eeuoh o. tae entrance 70 Fort Dis
cosesy haroof' wniea v susceptible OF an
eassasns m'asasy usse0e@
v Pfominens caans' rent wilson,
AumfAisy nsaa ana Aafrowssone rcia.
ea@n" ~ mSsn shuahes 10 Puget
s'aaas hs's easea Aam'faity Inlet. and
VIVA asssf 1'nsa suns pssSsa apoa them
sns sneAnes couau % Ven defended.
xefs losnsenas On me western shore Of
.'ss Ae"assa nsfoes. ussssss Tor de-