Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14

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which has a noted sna vince ,S,o,nrs
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strength and medicinai ,.tr,,,as rhn
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the flow is greater and The snring noore
strongly impregnated on the coming NJ
the full moon, 40 that water bottled
then Is sure 70 break the strongest
case.
The thousand foot high hill. known as
Dorchester Heights, which tins the
eastern horn of the cent-shaped
harbor, is crested with ruined fortiflca-
tions, among which a range of ba racks
Is still maintained, and a signal post
for making known the approach OF yes
sells along the windward coast. Fort
Charlotte, on the hills or the opposite
horn, not quite so high up has also its
garrison and two flag STATS mounted
on the citadel; and from the
latter signals are made to all
vessels that APPROACH the ISL
ana on It's leeward side.
overlooking a wide expanse Of ocean
v scion Hill estate, where q private
signal stan is maintained and small
aort known as "Three-gun Battery"
lhis rluge separates Kingston from the
village OF New scarborough, which oc-
pies tiny valley Of Its own, and is de-
Tended by the battery ON "Old Woman's
Point
Ihere Is no way 10 ascend Dorchester
heights or Fort Charlotte except on
loot or In the saddle--and terrific
elimb II Is, over narrow trails covered
with loose stones, where misstep
would drop you hundreds OF feet below
INTO the sea. But II repays the trouble
like most things in this weary world
which are attained only by greatest
effort. In the last century, when the
CARDS had overrun the islands 10
windward, they swarmed upon these
hills, captured the then strong garri-
son and made a desperate stand here:
and were dislodged only after a hard
fought battle.
A few old cannon, dlsmounted and
partially imbedded In the earth. re-
main to tell OF those stirring days, but
most OF those used were afterwards
bought FOR song by a thrifty Irish
man. during the civil war In the United
States, and sold 10 the Confederates As
II is impossible 10 get cart up the
dangerous pathway 10 the citadel,
where a small garrison IA maintained.
provisions are conveyed to the troops
by queer contrivance, arranged In
this way: Two thick bamboos ~ feet
long, are fastened to each side Of two
mules, standing some distance apart,
one behind the other Along the space
between the tail of the fronf mule and
the head OF the other several iron hoops
are attached to the bamboos. forming
semi-circle beneath, in which the ar
ticles TO be transported are firmly
dashed. Thus equipped, the driver gives
the word and the sure-footed animals
trudse with their burdens up the steep-
est roads and along the most perilous
preclpces.