The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-30
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Special Washington Letter.

slime makes all things even," but, as
. matter Of fact, in some directions at
least, it may be said that time makes
many things uneven. The streams.
forests, plains, mountains and coasts
Of the new world have been changed by
time and altered by man until they
bear no semblance Of their original
condition In many places. - Progress
and improvement have turned things
topsy turvy. One of the handsomest
eminences in the world, overlooking
river of splendid proportions and re-
markable meanderings through coun-'
try of boundless fertility and beauty,
was formerly the home Of the proud
and peerless Apalostan Indians. and
from it's heights the front ranks vi the
invading Susquehannas were driven
in defeat when they undertook the con-
quest of the south. The hill remains
where it. was reared by omnipotence.
but it is no longer the thing of grandeur
and beauty which nature created. For
many years the naval observatory was
located there, and therefore it retains
and will ever retain the name Of OBJ
servatory hill, although the original
owners called it Analostan castle in q
cultural tongue which is now extinct.
Long before the most poetic dreamer
Of state craft or prognosticator OF the
future of the new world conceived the
idea of an independent republic. and
many years before George Washington
had selected the site of the capital city
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point of his puissant sword, q little
village of Indian traders was located on
the river front below Analostan castle
1t was called Hamburg, and was at the
headwaters of the "Powtowmack
river" 1t was at this point that Gen.
Braddock landed his troops, and upon
this hill that he organized his forces
Tor that disast rous march towards Fort
DuQuesne, where Pittsburgh, Pa. is
now located. Braddock and the ma
jority of his men foil before the allied
French and Indians; and Col. George
Washington saved the little remnant II
the misguided and unfortunate expedi-
ton. The so-called western frontier.
has gradually moved towards the SET
ting sun sincesthats day. until at last
there is no western frontier; and the
war department has recognized that
fact by recently abolishing many of the
forts! and barracks in the western Sec
ton Of our country: { ~
sOne of tile earliest settlers upon the
ground which is now the national cap
ital was Fleet, an English fur trader,
wlo grew very rich out Of his traffic
with the Analostans and other Indian
tribes: He kept q journal, or diary.
/ and it contains the first description OF
1lie virgin state Of the wonderful and
beautiful city of Washington. Fleet
wrote: ls'Monday. june; IS, 1731.s This
place, without all question, is the most
pleasant and healthful place in all the
country, and most convenient for hab-
itation. The 27th Of June manned my
shallop. We hadSnot rowed above three
miles, but we. might hear the falls to
roar about six miles distant. The In
dams occupying this territory in the
delta of the two rivers were called Ma
costines or Anocostians s&The5 river
aboundeth with all manner of fish. The
Indians in one night commonly will
catch 80 sturgeon An place where
the river il not above 12fathoms broad.
And as for deer, buffaloes, bears, tur-
keys, the woods do swarm with them"
One mile from Analostan castle was
q little stream which also abounded
with fish. It was called Goose creek
by the people who came here during
the century following the advent of
Fleet. And when the capital city vas
located here twas given the name OF
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