The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
SITES OF ARMY POST
REPORT OF THE BOARD MADE
 PUBLIC.
Chickamauga Park Selected e One of the Four Permanent Camps- Many Temporary Qusfters
 Are Also Chosen.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The report of the Board of high ranking army officers, needed by Lieutenant General Miles, which considered the question of army posts, was made public at the War De- partment today. The board recommended the establish ment of the following new posts: One for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Los Angeles, Cal. One for a regiment of cavalry on the camp site on the Nacmiento ranch. One for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Albuquerque. One for a regiment of infantry at Gov ernor's Island, New York Harbor, New York. One for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Washington, D. G.. north of the Potomac River. One for battalion of infantry in the Red River Valley in the vicinity of Crookston, Minn. One for a regiment of infantry on the camp site in the Conawago Valley, Penn sylvania. when practicable. The sites recommended for the four permanent camps are: One Tn the vicinity of Chickamauga Park. Georgia . One at Fort Riley, Kas. One in the ConowaGo Valley, Lebanon,
 
 | sylvania. One on the Nacimiento ranch in Mon- terey and San Luis. obisco County. Cali | fornia.
 | The Board recommends that the neces- | sary surveys be made of the Nacimiento | ranch and the Conogowa Valley. | No less important than the creation of new posts and camps was the duty as- signed to the Board of indicating which of the existing posts might be discon- | tinued and also how these accemmoda- tions of the posts might be changed for the better. The Board has solved these questions by submitting a table, which, while 1t does not indicate any existing post for immediate abandonment, desig- mates a number of such posts as "tem- 1 porary'' indicating that they are to be eliminated gradually from the list of | army posts. The Board says that it's force of 5000 men, infantry, cavalry and field artillery In the following table the name and I location of forts or barracks are first given, then the Boards recommendation as to whether that post be considered permanent or temporary, and then the accommodations to be provided at each ] post for troops are given. Sea coast ar- tillery Is not included: Apache Fort, Reinstatement; two troops of cavalry. Assiniboyne Fort, Montana-Permanent headquarters and eight troops cavalry. Benicia Barracks, Caiifornia-Perma. nent: four companies of infantry. Bliss Fort. Texas-Permanent; four I companies of infantry and two troops of cavalry.
 Boise Barracks. Idaho-Temporary one | troop of cavalry. | RroAy Fort Micb;oa,, fo,,~ companies infantry. l Brown Fort. Michigan-Permanen nj; to be used if needed. l Clark. Fort, Texas-Permanent: head quarters and eight troops cavalry. l Columbus Barracks. Ohio-Permanert four companies of infantry.
 Crook. Fort. Nebraska--PermaIient headquarters and twelve companies in- fantry.
 D. A. Russell, Fort, wyomine-Perma- nent: headquarters and twelve companies infantry and one battery field artillery. Davis. Fort, Alaska-Temporary; one l company of infantry. Douglas. Fort, Utah-Permanent; head quarters and twelve companies infantry and two batteries field artillery Duquesne. Fort. Utah-Permanent two troops cavalry. Eagle Pass, Tex.-Permanent to be used if needed. Egbert. Fort Alaska-Permanent two companies of infantry Ethan Allen. Fort. Vermont-Perma- nent; four troops of cavalry and two batteries of field artillery. Gibbon, Fort, Alaska-Temporary two companies of infantry.
 Grant. fort. Ariz.-Permanent; four troops cavalry.
 Hamilton. fort. N. Y.-Permanent; one battery of field artillery.
 Harrison. fort. Mont.-Permanent: four companies infantry. Huachuca. fort, Ariz.-Permanent 1; headquarters and four troops cavalary
 Jefferson. barracks. Mo.--Permanent, headquarters and twelve companies :n- fantry.
 Keog. fort, Mediterranean four troops cavalry.
 Leavenworth. fort, Kan.-Permanent headquarters and twelve companies in- fantry. four troops of cavalry, three bat teries heid artillery. one company signal corps with a completely equipped tele- graph train and four companies of en- gineers.
 Lawton, fort, Mediterranean; four companies infantry.
 Lincoln. fort. N D.-Bismarck. N. D.. temporary.
 Liscum. fort Alaska-Temporary Logan H. Root. fort. Arkansas-Tem- porary.
 Logan, fort. Col.-Permanent: head