The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
Capt. ". ". Robinson How Look
ing for . Camp 6its.
WOODLAND PARK eaosAsLG.
TIE ThssA Cavalry VIA, II 10 Ex-
p&sse<, neaeA here Absst AsGsss
x2-TAs saneeek, IL 10 Thought,
wsil Arrive ssoa After That Date
-wssk IN Every Depasi.ent 10
neasg PssAel RaDsAly Forward.

Yesterday was mot day Of rest N the
local offices Of the quartermaSter's DEPART
n,ent OF the United States army. AZ busy
. man 90 could be found In the city sas
C&ps- w. w. Robinson. r.. IN Ills Efforts
20 locate n xfs for tse establishment Of .
camp for the Third United states cavalry.
which II expected here In about threa
weeks. From early morning until late last
night he wns buried In affairs Of the de-
rartment incidental TO the arrival. AMI
With HIM Was the entire Office force.
the hardest part of fhr work Ii securing
4 sste. 20 be gotten into condition. and the
present difficulty, Capt. Robinson says,
lies In the fact that the city council has
too long delayed In fixing up Magnolia
park. ~ he has a number Of times request
I'd them TO do. Magnolia park h 80 safu-
stsa that with the expenditure OF 0.V0
or 900 IL could have been made o3e 0s
the best post sites 10 be found on the
Cmsf. hat I'm III present condition IL not
AyaIiabi3 for any such purpose. Over this
lsck Of interest In this city Capt. Robin
ran II much put out. and feels that while
ha = sneggeficaily working Tor everything
fhat would prove benefit 70 Seattle. the
ctr 10 not doing all In Its power to sssas.
him,
Two sites O9sFeA.
With Magnolia park left out. the Depart
that could be quickly put into such shape
as wnuls afford accommodation for the
arriving troopers Between these two no
choice has yet been made. and will not be
until probably today.
Woodland park and 4 tract % land lying
between the city park and the Ponfsus ad-
siition are the two now being considered.
The park r. the more likely TO Be selected.
and In fact has been placed At his DIS
pcsai. But before anything Is done In this
regard n guArantee Will b~ required 10 put
the selected site into condition. The city
will DO obliged TO clear away all the brush
ard see 70 II taat there IL an abundant
supply a fresh water for domestic and
watering purposes. Al present there -
= well In the park which II said 10 oe IN
exhaust.hle. II this shoaid prove true
upon investigation. ali that will be required
win he the putting Ia Of pump. The
oshtr tract has water main running
through II, bat ~ lacking In the matter OF
shade trees. which are desirable.
To either Of these sites. should a selec-
ton he made. the equipments. etc. for tae
troops will have 20 Be hauled from The foot
Of Madison street. and shls alone furnish
81 an objection 10 the park, Despite this,
however. II In more than probable that
Woodland will be the site selected.
~ yet Capt Robinson has no advices
regarding the date tho troops and equip
manss viii arrive. Yesterday he wired the
auArsefnAster general on the subject. but
has yet recaiyed no reply. II Is thought.
however. that all will come In together
annut August I. to Is. and remain here a
week or ten days before sailing. The
camp will be constructed OF tents. and the
horses will be within the came fenced in-
closure as the men.
W.ss 1000 Heroes.
With horses for the Third cavalry, as
well as nearly all other equipments. IL In
thought the government In well supplied.
There may be q shortage of about 100
horses aud, II so IL viii be filled up from
the herd the government IL now buying.
II Is tho intention according to advices.
To purchase In Oregon, Washington and
other Coast and nearby states about 2.0oo
hosses for use In the Philippines. No
orurs as 10 the exact number has been
received here but II IL said the total par
chase for this purpose viii reach that
figure. A. many ~ these as possible viii
he secured near Seattle for acciimation
reasons. Already government buyers are
NJ work. and within short time OF the
sailing date of the fleet. approximately
August - they viii arrive here
A. yet no site for the establishment of
a camp has been looked up. II Is not
probable that they viii BE- pat In Wood
land park. II being the purpose Of the de-
rartEnent here IN keep tina. camp ground
for the Third cavalry maneaveving.
II is Impossible 60 handle a regiment OF
cavalry In the space usually occupied by
infantry. and as Woodland park IL none
too large for the Third. II VITA be reServ-
81 for them exclusively
The sssAl department expects that the
men os the Third. with their Too horses
and aii equipments. viii arrive here 20
reshcr. 81 least. Cart. Robinson has
asked the general department, 20 81 ar
range Il IL tsosaisle II will facilitate
matters Gn moving into camp They wlli
all probability arrive abaat week before
sailing "a give the horses that rest be-
fore gelnx en- toara thr transports for
their lcng Journey across the Iacsf.e The
extra hosssS purchased for sersfre iss The
Philippines VIII probably coaae ia about