The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-26
Work Actually Begun 70 Get the
Camp in Readiness.
Will ARRIVE HERE AUGUST 70.



Accord4nx to the latest advice received
~ Capt, W. W. Robinson, sr.. OF the quar-
termasl~r Department. August 70 ss the
sdasa xes for the arrival Ia seattle Of ihs
Thsr1 cavalry. A Mesnaxs N4s feeNivra
yesterday frDn sie auzrssfmAssey gfnsr-
MS Office stating that ssaA was shs date
recommended ~ Gen. 0naffer ard the de-
pafsmsDs has decided 70 oct upon - How
1onE saay viii remain hers viii depend 10
= great extent upon the Arrival of tbs
transports and how soon they can be got
Tn Into condition, bat The axse will In all
Wuis&b.saty be after August ~ The Afhea-
Any n ss Axpecse5 from adFises received
Late yesterday. viii eome into port iAfr
This evening. The Pors Arthur Ii nav =,
Victoria and Il In Thought viii reach here
ateut tne nnse time as the Aihensan-
Maca depends on how soon her cargo
can be INSIDE way with before work towara
turning her into q stock transport will he
begun Eegaraing the Fietorta nothing has
been heard xsHee tae advice &tattng she
would arrive here about August l. Moth
ing Ii known about the Hancock. but the
department. il lei 10 believe that she Elii
arrive in San Franeiseo about August l.
OF che entire ases the Garvnne alone In
here NJ the p.esEnt time. Work on chang
snx her n fsesng pushed forward ~ rapidly
an possible. A corps OF workmem are now
engaged In tearing osss greater portion
AZ her secnnd cabin appointments and plat
fae I'm their stsmd sine stalls. each suited
for the accommodation Of one horse. A.
fast a. the vesasle arrive they wfIi be pus
inso condition 80 as to cause no more della,
than ii possible at this end OF the line.
Beside tie box stalls 10 he bull, In the
stock transports each viii be supplied with
eIecfrsc lighting apparatus. Large con-
dsnsInR plants 10 guppiy fresh water for
domestic and watering purposes viii be put
in Together with huge tanks. The work
Throughout viii To complete and win fur
nlsh every convenience for the stock in
transit
Yesterday Woodland park began 10 take
on an unusual appearances. Early In the
rroruinR u large fierce Of men was put "a
work cleaning up ard getting the grosnsse
n u proper condition 10 receive the troop
era The wassr from along the park IL
being transformed into spot fer watering
the horses A bread raasway suited TO the
accommodated Of platoon OF cavalry l.
h~ing laid out. AZ that point also win De
established bathing stallion where each
day the troops will be aHcrsied The PRIV
1aGea Of bath.
ThrcIghoir the park. 80 the plans con-
template vile paths and walks will be
. arranged so an 70 permit % riding in coll
umn pne way ana hack to the starting
paint by a different route.
ueg. tha owner OF the park. yesterday BE-
gan sha work OF clearing away several old
structures ard fenees 50 as TO AFFORD more
room for drill In the big tnexhaussihla
well an lnaHsnae force pump Will be placed
10 he operated by an electric motor. Frosn
the pump. psper will sea4 10 each OF the
company kitchens AMI furnish supply M
water for damessfc purposes Yesterday
the water IN tho Weli was analysed and
pronounced By the chemist 10 be abvolusess
pure so there viii be no dread 81 slekness
from thar source.
The transportation companies have prom
iss<s 20 furnish the hest possible facilities
far side tracking ard unloading ia the VII
entity Of Fremont and Intrrbay Accord
lag 10 present plans The command will be
nnlaaded al Inter@sav Tire contract for
hauling has been lei TO 4, Bentasnan. of
the Pony stables, and YESTERDAY he wss
engaged IN makisg q survey of the roads.
etc. with vse~ - getting them into the
best possssss eandstsen
With shs arrivals Of the transports "a
sch~asias or snn1 thereafter all will be
in readiness ts handle tho big movement
With the least passsble delay Much. how
ever. depends On the arrival NJ the Han
eoes ard nil tfe dates ses Will he governed
10 a great extsns bv her movements
Late YESTERDAY afternoon Cart Robinson
received advise from the owners sf several
hle taeks offering the government The free
use 81 tsesa FOR the ntting GA az the
transports
Last nighs Cant. Robinson receives, a
conflrnEtoyy dispatch from Washington
city stasissg that the entire Third cavalry
horses and men. would be seat aud quar-
tered hefas and thar tn accordance with
his recommendations the males ahout
tsa III number. ami wagons. would he
eampe8 AZ Tacoma ~ await IN. date
for Eoadng Tnssss hr wisi go ia Ia
ecaaa ~ select - stse faF The muie eansn,
for which several efTeys have been re.
cesved.
Fur xieterts Taarnamrnt