Beaver, Whistler, and stones

Beaver, Whistler, and stones

The Whistler referred to is Joseph Nelson Garland Whistler who graduated from West Point in 1846 and was brevetted a brigadier general during the Civil War. In 1871 Whistler, a Lt. Col. at that time, was in charge of the military escort for the North Pacific railroad survey. Apparently Whistler had a problem with alcohol which may account for his seemingly strange statement.

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