The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-12
.us,.s ls7. by Frank @. carpen-
ter

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cxrssfsd. 1851. py ffaN
.r.~ canada. September II. 1871
10, one OF the biggest battle
~ - =. gaalana il n0w IN the dry dock
- go 4 4 striking evidence Of our
n q arspzration for a possible war
so e., britain. The Canadians point
81 !" a., with exmltation. and rather
- Al Uncle Sam for having 20 20 out
: IL own bounaaFieS TO eisail liis' ,'a1il.s-
"A 81 his ren-ot-"af. ne 1aila'a-
=. nave six good dry docks N whieh
=, .agsl vessels can be elftned. ihey
e. fss Of these on the AtiaHfae coast
= ttsrs il a magnificent ono al tae Ell
80 "a Puget sound, on the facIi1c-
800 has uitlna recent years pesn
s'..AI. improving her deieB@ss. me
r.s-sssn Pacific railroad. watch II oae
: - b.st-equipped lines in the world,
= largely built for this purpose, and
- ans ~ steamers which goes from
r'--ss.ser 10 Hong Kong Is subsidized
: rnxisnd. Eagiand has a naval sta
=. q close 10 our northwestern bonn
- =. ,sat within four hours her men-9f-
=, ,a;sla steam from II TO within sho9t-
= sss.aaes OF seattle and Tacoma. This
..s..n Z al Esquimait, very near the
- :, Victoria. on Vancouver Island.
! /, ssonArfed with Victoria by an cleo
=. ,silraaa. The character Of the Is
a Il u,ounsan5us and the mountains
80 a,an 10 the water 80 that they
Or hare shelter from TIE storms and
- ,ha harbor an excellent one. This
- PRACTICALLY controls the Straits OF
~ an5 the entrance 20 Puget sound.
xkm near our coast that the morning
s fgenlag gans may be heard in the
s.rtraa foEn OF Port Townsend. ecfesa
) hr. Gen. Miles who was stationed
s. lang time on the Pacific. says that
~ hours the British feet at EsQuimait
81 take absolute possession of Puget
nd ana destroy It's cities and towns.
Tak fort thus TO a certain extent con-
- ,hs two great trunk railroads which
~ through the northern part OF the
Is:sd States and have their termini ar
k4tfs and Tacoma. / refer 10 the
xsr.hern Pacific aud the Great North
IN TAs dry docks az both Halifax and
Essulmalt are large enough for the big
"a bafila ships. The dock at Epquimalt
u t&2l III Hltfttf 8ttH ~ F<tAA ~ BN Rfik Vi
re Crest Of the world.
NJ Defences of the -. Lawrence.
Here al Quebec you see something of
sss dffenses which Canada has been con-
rreelng within recent years. She has
traged the ST Lawrence so that the
kSxss, ocean steamers can 60 10 Mon
rial and she has built such set Of
nsas that small steamers can get clear
b Tie head of Lake Superior The
kIsdeing Of the 81. Lawrence has made
kurtreai the chief seaport OF Canada,
sd ensb<c is now more than ever pure
b city Of defense The city has been
Alsd the Gibraltar of America II IL as
sstpy as Alexandra. Va. and were IT
Hci Tor the firing ~ the guns on the
fkay forts about II morning and evening.
ssd the iramplng now and then OF a
01pany Of soldiers through its rocky
sfs's yon might almost imagine IL a
81 The dead. II has about CO 600 Dao-
u shd i. II anything falling on in pop
saiiaa The town II built on a great
~ which rises almost vertically aso
X nom the 81. Lawrence river. which
ny point is less than mile wide
ia ksf Il rocky. and from its sides. IN
~-NsAc tsttf Astt " fAtARs aft tf4fA
*h- meuths OF cannon frowning down
-. JON Upon the highest part OF thu
eA usfs Is great fort. known as the
ssM Iais has inIns ise walls Of stone.
- NJ top Of which are many cannon.
~ ef Includes about e acres. filled
- a'Tacks and magazines. Back of
'i some distance away. arc the
-Ak o. Abraham. where the French
- ns british fought In i75e The Eng
: ape* landed from the British fleet
- ne cover Of darkness. scaled the
- asa under General Wolfe. formed
~ aaeS of battle Wolfe died on the
- sai Nentcalm. the French general.
- mof'aliy wounded 1t WAS by this
81 'aas the English finally got posses
- " Vaeeec, II was about fifteen
80 A'ef that Benedict Arnold and the
s-s.'eah troops fought the British here
go we're defeated.
aside the Fortfacation-
'sHsl he fort this morning. climb
$50 NE steps which lead from the
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- ieeh me before ! was admitted.
= sa9sf NE guard Of soldier | was
- ossr The fort The most OF tna
se ell enes, though 7 am told that
Sfe several seven hnd eixht-ineh
- sans among them. There are
-. ~ mertars. with piles Of cannon
stas beside ,fem. and walked
u'c ground below which we're stored
| i seszines q the fertilization. Fem
~ Of the hattlement ON the other
me river I could see three other
Which have cost. I'm told Il ossa
80 N the sides Of the hin belnw M,
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- The soldier who took me over
~ was thorough FnElishrlan
thorough heggar. he told me in
49, % my question as To how he
4 u,ss SO OF a soldier that Il depend
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II a.. give ne something for show
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e ~, year from tHe government.
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'h~ tanadian Militia.
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