Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-02-04

into the Lake Dy tne acre. As soon do ice
formed, channel was cut for the pile-driver
scows, and boom built entirely across the
bayou, which occupied gang of men until
about the lst of March, 1888. Being relieved
from this labor, the following edict appeared
Yours,
PROCLAMATION AND BLOCKADE.
Whereas, there is bayou situate at Grand
Haven Ia little speck, in the West, at the
mouth of Grand River, Lake Michigan), said
bayou being Immediately adjacent to steam
sawmill, now building and nearly completed
by the Grand Haven steam mill company.
And whereas, sundry sawlogs and pieces of
hewn timber were lodged in said bayou for
safe keeping; and whereas, also, for several
months past it has been the universal and
continual practice of said sawlogs and timber
to take French leave" and desert said bay
ou, and transport themselves into Lake Mich
igan, scattering themselves along the coast
thereof, without consulting theinterest of the
owners of said property, greatly to their an
noyance, inconvenience and damage
And whereas, in the course of human
events it sometimes becomes necessary, for
the public good and safety, as we'll as peace
and repose of individuals, to lay heavy hand
on certain outrageous movements and ag-
gressons, and severely rebuke and punish the
perpetrators or aggressors; and in order to
restrain and punish, and thereby prevent a
repetition of those things, powerful means
are justifable in many cases; and whereas,
moderate or ordinary means have altogether
failed to produce the desired effect in con-
straining said logs and timber, in their troub-
lesome and objectionable movements.
Now, therefore, know ye all whom it may
concern, that by the powervested in me, and
in the pie-drver, and the men, who have
been steadily employed in and about said
bayou, for some considerable time past, | do
hereby declare said bayou in state of rigid
blockade; and do intcrdict and prohibit all
sawlogs and timber, now lying in and about
said bayou, from passing or attempting to
pass the line of forces under my charge, now
living at anchor, or moored, across said bayou,
near the mouth thereof; and | do further or
der and direct that as soon as the ice shall be
dissolved in said bayou, or be removed out OF
the way, that said logs and timber immedi-
ately remove from their strong holds in said
bayou, where they are secreted, and come
forthwith, directly into the boom prepared to
receive them, near the steam mill above spo
ken Of there to be dealt with as may seem
best for the interest of their proprietors ol
owners-hereby pledging myself that in case
Of a strict and due obedience to the above or
ders no worse punishment shall be inflicted
upon any log than to slice it up in the ordin.
ary way into lumber fit for market.
And | do further order and direct that nc
undue influence be made use of by force, ol
secretion, in any way whatever to prevent
the due submission of said logs and timbel
as aforesaid, whether by marsh grass, flags
cattails, wildrce, or by floating claims-many
of which have been extremely active in said
bayou during the high winds of last autumn
or by any sea weed, or other vegetable
substance whatever; but that they immedi
ately uncover and relinquish said logs, tha
they may pop out from behind them, and i'm
mediately proceed to their place of destina
ton as above directed. h
And I do hereby further interdict all con
nection and intercourse between said logs anC
timber and the amphibious powers, to wit
bullfrogs and tadpoles, turtles and terapins
muscles and crawfsh; and do especial.
prohibit said .bullfrogs from clambering upo'
said logs-much to the injury of their to-
nails-and there believing to the annoyanc
Of the good citizens Of Grand Haven and 1T
visitors; / also expressly forbid turtles an'
terapins from mounting upon said logs an'
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