Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-29
COLONEL WILLIAM NJ. CoUIL1NG

eral thousand more can encamp, IL is
thought more will be ordered here when
this fact is realized by the department.
TROOPS THAT WILL COME.
IT is thought that the troops sent here
viii certainly be those Of Maryland and
West Virginia, and probably Ohio. These
Will probably form General Lees division.
II cannot be stated with any degree Of
certainty when the troops from other
States will begin 90 arrive. lnasmuch,
however. as il is the belief of the Viz
ginia officers that the soldiers from this
State will probably not reach here before
May 10th. il is not likely that other sol
dicrs viii be- here before that time.
WHERE THEY MAY CAMP.
Lieutenant Byron, of the regular army
and Colonel 10 Lane Stern, Assistant In
spector-Gencral of Virginia Volunteers,
have inspected both the EXpOsition~
Grounds which arc on the site Of old
Camp Lee and Forest Hill Park, just
west of Richmond. They pronounce both
excellent locations, and so reported 10
the War Department. Camp Lee has
been rendered 10 the National Govern
ment through Governor Tyler, and Mr..
A. h. Guicon. counsel for the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company, has Of
fercd Forest Hin Park TO the Governor
for the same purpose, and has also ten
dered il TO the War Department
The Camp Lee property has been OK
tensivoly described. being the more cele-
brated, but the owners of Forest Hill
are confident that the latter property is
equal TO any that can be obtained. The
park is owned by the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company. and is situated at
the terminus of one of the Manchester
lines of the above company. IT embraces
al 4 s..g..
ing. and fronting on Westham road. will.
according TO Lieutenant Byron, furnish
camp accommodations for 10000 men, al
lowing for proper lines and formations
i'm the camp progress
FOREST HILLS ADVANTAGES.
In a letter to a railway official, Mr..
Guigon says:
The drinking water on the place con-
sists Of seven bold-howing Ithia springs.
so situated within a few yards of each
other as that their entire outflow could
be concentrated in tank and thence
pumped by electric-pOwer on the ground
to any locality or localities desired. The
outflow Of these springs would aggregate
from 100000 to 10000 gallons per day.
There are also two deep wells upon the
property
The rolling nature of the property. with
several prominent hills i'm a part Of ID,
renders il emiuenty fitted for rife
practice. which is very neccs-
sary incident Of the mobilization
of troops as proposed The lake
upon the property and its frontage upon
the river furnish ample facilities for
laundry and bathing purposes in warm
weather. The property Is Immediately
contiguous 10 large areas OF wood. which
could be purchased al greatly reduced
rates for the use of the camps.
The grounds are reached by the two
branches Of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company's street-cars from
Manchester and Richmond on the one
side. and on the other are traversed by
the Southern railroad for a distance of a
quarter of a mile.
At this point the topography Of the
land is such that sdings could be put in
and IL is expected that the Southern
will agree to do this.
There is also on the property a large |
stone house that seems TO be we'll adapted |
TO the purposes of the cOmmandant Of the |
camp as headquarters.
Mr.. A. =. GuigOn. counsel for the Rich |
mOnd Railway and Electric Company, |
said yesterday that he had heard nothing |
definitely from the department regarding |
The selection of Richmond az q mobiliza- |
ton point. and was much gratited when |
he learned that such a large number OF |
troops would he sent here.
II do not know that any OF them Will |
be encamped on our property" he said,
but / do not care SO much for that. II