Show army pasts posts on yukon san francisco june 5 col COI S IT nay ray has arrived here on his way to take command of 0 the department ot northern alaska which comprises all of the territory n north orth of the sixty second degree of latitude he ex pacts to leave about june 20 with his command which will consist of two companies of infantry probably from the seventh regiment now on their way ib to this coast it Is the intention of the government to establish three posts along the yukon which will be P permanently garrisoned col raya headquarters will be at the junction of creek with the yukon ninety miles from dawson and a about bout ten miles from the frontier when n be was in washington he be bad had the post officially named vort fort egbert in memory of the late harry C egbert w who fell in the philippines ip pines the object of the tile govern government men t Is to establish law and order in the country and to encourage its permanent nt occupation cu by settlers bottlers col ray says that the lower yukon valleys are capable of raising magnificent crops crop and he believes many articles of food now imported to the miners can be produced along the banks banus of the great river |