Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
FORTS ARE PERMANENT
oreOk Gets Twelve ~csmpalin Infantry,
Aobin'ss Fsur Cavalry.
NEW POSTS AND ARMY CAMPS ASSIGNED
EOrt NiObrprs IL Allowed One Troop
of Cavalry A. Temporary Eguir-
m~snt-Board's Report
I'm Detail.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE report Of
the board Ct high ranking %ofhoers. headed
by Lieutenant General Miles, which cen
adhered the question OF army posts. was
made public at the War department today.
The board recommends the establishment
Nof the following new posts:
One for q regiment OF infantry in the
vicinity Of Los Angeles, Cal,
One for a regiment Of cavalry on the
camp site on Naciemento ranch.
One for a regiment of infantry in the
vicinity Of Albuquerque, NJ. NJ.
One for a regiment Of infantry at Gov
ernor's island. New York harbor.
One for a regiment Of infantry In the
vicinity OF washington. D. C., north Of the
Potomac river.
One for a battalion OF infantry In III.
Red River valley. In the vicinity Of Crook
sion.
One for a regiment OF Infantry en- the
camp site in the Conowago valley, Penn
sylvsnia. where practicable,
The sites recommended for the four per-
manent camps are; One in the vicinity OF
Cbickamauga park. Georgia; one at Fort
Riley. Kan; one in the C~onawago valley, in
Lebanon, Dauphin and Lancaster counties,
Pennsylvania one on the Naciemento ranch,
in Monterey. and San luis obispo counties,
California.
The board recommends that the neces-
sary surveys be made Of the Naciemeuto
ranch and the Conowago valley.
Changes I'm Posts.
No less important than the creation OF
new posts and camps was the duty assigned
10 the board indicating which Of the fol-
lowing posts might be discontinued and
also how the Accommodations Of the posts
might be changed for the better. The board
has solved these questions By submitting
. table which. while It does not indicate
any existing post for Immediate abandon
ment designates a number Of such posts as
temporary" Indicating that they are to be
eliminated gradually from the list of army
posts.
The board says that its Recommendation
are based on a total force OF 90, 900 men,
infantry. cavalry and field artillery. The
table, which also shows the accommodations
10 be provided at each post for troops and
which does not Include the seacoast srtil-
leryg IL as follows;
Apache, Fort, Acknowledgement; two
Assiniboine, Fort, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ana elght troops Of cavalry
four companies OF infantry.
Bliss, Fort, Texas-Parmanent; four COM
panies of infantry ana two troops of cav
Boise Barracks. 1daho-Temporary; one
Brady, Fort. Michigan-Permanent; four
companies OF Infantry.
Brown, Fort, Texas-Permanent; to be
Clark. Fort, Texas-Permanent; head
qqsTtsrs and eight troops % cayaIry.
headquarters and four companies OF In
fantry,
@ Permanent at Fort Crook.
Crook Fort. Nebra ka-Permanent head
quarters and twelve companies of infantry.
d; A Russell: Fort,
OF infantry and one battery OF artillery
Davis. Fort. Alaska-Temporary; one
coughs, Fort. ufahAPermanent; head
quarters and twelve companies of Infantry
Duchesne. Fort. utah-Permanent; two
troops Of cavalry;
be used II needed.
Egbert. Fort. Alaska-Permanent; two
Ethan Allen. Fort. Vermont-Permanent;
four troops Of cavalry and two batteries
oiSbon' Fort. Alaska-Temporary; two
companies of Infantry.
Grant, Fort, Acknowledgement; four
Hamilton, Fort, New York-Permanent;
one battery of held artillery.
{. Harrison, Fort, Montana Permanent;
four companies of infantry. =
Huachuca, Fort, Arizona Permanent;
Jefferson Barracks, Observation-Disclosures;
headquarters and twelve companies OF in
fantry.
Keogh. Fort. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; four
troops OF cavalry.
L~eavenworth, Fort, Kansas-Permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies of In
fentry, four troops of cavalry, two bat
teries of artillery, one company signal
corps and four companies engineers.
Lawton, Fort, Washington-Permanent
four companies OF infantry.
lincoln, Fort. Bismarck, N. D.-rempo-
tary.
Logan II. Roots, Fort. Arksnsas-Tempo-
Logan. Fort. colorado-Permanent; head
Mackenzie. Fort, WyominE-Permanent
four companies of infantry.
Madison Barracks. New York-Perma.
nsnt; headquarters ana eight companies OF
Mcintosh. Fort Texas-Permanent; to
mcpherson Fort, Georgia-Permanent;
headquarters and twelve companies OF In
Meade, Fort, South Dakota-Permanenti
headauarters and eight troops OF cavalry,
Robinson, fort, Neoraska- permanent
used II needed.
corps post-Permsnent; headquarters and
FOUR troops OF cavalry, two batteries OF
artillery, school OF instruction and two
companies o. the signal corps
headouarters and eight companies OF In
fantry and two batteries OF field artillery
Temporary at Fort NIObrara.
ontario. fort, New York-Permanent
four companies OF infantry.
Plattsburg, barracks, New ~York-Perma
hent; headquarters and twelve companies
Porter, fort, New York-Permanent; fouI
companies OF infantry.
Preside OF San Francisco-Permanent
two batteries hsld artillery and necessar!
toast artillery anu one company OF the sig