Nothing Worthy of Note Transpired Today, chapter 1, paragraph 3

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August Valentine Kautz

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donation claims of

Fort Nisqually

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Several early visitors commented on how poorly Fort Steilacoom was located.

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Donation Land Claims were taken up by persons who settled in the Oregon country before a certain date as outlined by Congress. The title to the land was transferred to settlers upon completion of the requirements & did not include the usual $1.25 per acre.

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seven miles south of

Fort Steilacoom

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Nothing Worthy of Note Transpired Today (archive.org) The transcribed journals of Civil War General August Valentine Kautz that detail his daily life and activities during his post at Fort Steilacoom in 1850.

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A day or two after my arrival I went down to the mouth of the creek which gives its name to the post and the locality, and had my first sight of the Sound. Two gentlemen from the post were with me, and I could not control my admiration at the beauty of the scene. The tide was flood and the limpid waters reproduced the fir-clad shores. The snow-clad Olympics were in full view, and clear air enabled us to see far into the Narrows. I found out afterward that only on exceptional days in winter could this effect be seen.

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Mount Rainier was in full view. In the vicinity were several beautiful lakes, while we were supplied with water by the springs which with the country was generously irrigated. About a mile distant was the new townsite of Steilacoom, where boats landed and ships anchored and a store had been located.