Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-09-28
ANOTHER GIBRALTAR.
England's Now Stronghold on the
Straits OF Fuca.
Great secrecy Maintained During the
construction ~ the Fortre.. -- De-
scription ~ tho works
aud Armament.


within - year II IL confidently ex.
r'''rd 'h" straits ~ fura will echo the
''"r' ~ Voc shore guns NJ ESuuinalt,
'''"' hiNhiu ~ urN aud most mulcru
'.h' 'I "'ius's ~ the southern ex.
''"''' "' Vancouver island Never
las military Undertaking i'm tim. ~
i'"'"ul"!'>' p'a', n'ru prosecuted with
'r"',r s'.r'rh than 'hr CONSTRUCTION
~ 'nr,r f"r'ihutirus and all tina, IN.
''rHu~ HuuW iII about the marvel.
""N system ~ protection At their doors
h'h' h' told 10 u fr', hrl,f paragraphs
'NH' 'hs u,N fur', are Designed fnr
stem work. MT Tor display. THAI their
armament N.t bee rh,. most m,slrrn mud
'"r' IA 'u world. that suhunrin.
m.n's amt rrrpu!p,, are a prnnin,n,
feature. 'II' 'hr forts are l,.,at.d
'"u' Nh"ir 100 ihr bowels ~ the rnr,h
h''Nrsu Point NI,nuIry and E,uui.
lu"'' nh'a. yard, that the magazines
hi' r'"'N'd 'rr ~lrg" u NECESSARY. and
'nH' tie" N.rn - construction il now
nearly nup.,,hrd. that 81 equipment,
lat. h"tun
~ present IA" ,ula,uruu, mines ar,
h.nr r.u"'d ~ pu>tiiuu ~ the sntrnnc,
:" L'Iu"w' lIrh,r and IA the ROYAL
h"l,. amt 'hr wriu' D.. beginning to
hIa'n h''uu' more 81 ~" appearance
"i awe, urdrrsd military barracks and
"NN mat ~ - great mining camp.
Renders ~ the Seattle Pust.Iutelli.
gh''r were WHEN the work com.
'h''l rl'"u an idea ~ the plan Of
'"Ni'.d''m asy e'"m - great tunnel,
h"d "rinHur" rising thrrrfrum I'm
ruAu' elevator. Mechanically up,rn,,d.
Va" run, S,,h." amt rNpu,rd onlv
10 Voc hrI'' mnu,u' required Ia ,ipht
ami h'' 'h'm lJ, general plan has
'''n '''h'U,,N carried out, aud the
Geography ~ the point, u, viewed
ir"m IA" water, has ~ cunsruurnc,
g. hanged considerably The hill has
and hundreds ~ tons Of
''r'h tnI r"', from tie rNrnvutinnA
Law" 't'i lu TIA" immature valley.
Ii"" va '"r'~ ,,",t, from the shore none
"u HdN save 'h' uuruuuuuuicativr pt,i.
GETS ~ rhhrg". fur ~ the last two wears
'i' seen" - operations has hIght and
'd' been surrounded los u line II .ruti.
.''i'r from 'h' imperial war office was
'I"i"l Ih" ""rhm"n, tpn, have
'"'u changed about ~ that IL would
il" 'hr">sthl" Tor any ~ them. even
'h"u'd u" tr"l - inclined L. disclusr
Tie secrets - IA" stronghold And not
even IA" hgh"s, officer, ~ the resident
"I'i'id have a. Vet been admitted with.
n ia" sacred precincts bounded by TINT
faithful sentry line.
~" That TIA" greater part ~ Ia,
N"iN az constitution ~ over II is prub.
'h'' that lees secrecy will br exercised.
'u' al u" tim" can III" general public
'"l" I" gam aIrntttancr a. the fort. as
h'N dn :" the War~hlp- They are not
>'hh'lNh'd Tor thc qualification Of
Ight~""rN
" Is not though, likely that any larry,
nh'tiunS viii h" made t. the per,nn.
cent forces ~ Royal Marine .r,ill.ry
hh h"val engineers under Col Raw.
torn" aud MAJ Mulrhrad respectively.
h' i'r'" ~ two or three hundred at
resent ~ possession ~ the barracks
"I lee quit" sufficient Ia keep the
Ih'" ~ order IN peaceful DAYS, ind
'""'h war ~ any time east its shadow
''r VA" land the british Columbia bat.
u"h ~ Garrison artillery will b,
'"iI Iui" competent tn defend thrr
'ln'N hnI England honor. In view
Nu'h hu emergency the hraduuartur
"'''h companies have during the ln,t
'ar 80 =" l""n PM through a cnur,.. Of
"'lhl training los instructions from
&C. h"NhI Marin" artillery. practical
'Il'rf work being given them, aud
"ir patriot" enthusiasm being
i'hg'h"h"" hN cash bnnuS ~ tfty
'''ii> '""a" h man attending the guu.
~ 'idTN'.'. h'~Id,S this handsome
N arm hail has been provided for
'"m, they hav" been supplied with
."rN military luxury aud necessity,
id hay" generally hr"n dealt with ON
seal" ~ lil"ra.t'y that would Simuly
'""hh any volunteer corps ia eastern
Iuada
All II which points to but one con.
uNirn.
just nuw ia" special training ~ the
'Nhllnn II suspended The men who
~" taken IN" prescribed course have
"n examined and inspected and Ger.
ira'"d Each aud all are, however.
CURED !" take n further course with.
the rtitirh'lunN ~ s'E,n ~ the heavy
inhnr" shall hav" arrived and been
i"rd IA position
Nnd a. TIA" art tllrrv mus, be- "pr,y-d"
least once N every three months. ne.
rdlnp IT, regulations. citizen, ~
f'' sound need not Il" alarmed II
rs near h'aNF canu"nndiug during
pr'r"u' summer II will not IL,
thunder ~ u hostile fleet; simply
barking - the watrhdngs un guard
her i'ritanni" naJcNty's Pacific head.
artvrs.
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