, 1860-04-02
Lako Pepln Open.
The steamer Milwaukee passed through Lake
Pepin, on Wednesday last. Last year the Lake
,Tas not open till the Goth inst.

Lato perln Open.
The steamer Milwaukee passed through Lake
Pepin, on Wednesday last. Last year the Lake
'Tas not open till the Goth inst.
Tho Grsat Bulld,ns Raising.
For the past week the marvel and the Won
der Of our citizens mud visitors has been the
spectacle Of solid front of first class business
blocks, comprising the entire block .en the
Soril, side Of Lake street, between Clark md
La Sale streets, length of tArte hundred and
fsot5ty feet, being raised four feet by the almost
res'stlcss lifting force Of six thousand screws.
The block comprises thirteen first class stores
aud a large, dpub1c marble structure, the Marine
bank building. Its subdivisions a1c fire
story marble front block Of three stores; four
story block Of three stores: second four story
block Of three stores, aud tive story block Of
four stores, at the Garner Of Clark street-these
oil presenting mn unbroken front, in the heart
Of our city, and filled with occupants. It pre-
scuts some Of the best retail establishments in
the city, aud some Of The heaviest stocks Of
Drugs, Dry Goods, DC. It's upper stories are
full Of Offices, and contain millinery rooms,
printing establishments. binderies &C., &C., aud
yet, SO admirably has the work been conducted,
the ceaselcss daily tide Of pedestrians has not
been impeded, but rutler increased, from
the novelty Of the sight, and the merchants and
others even speak Of an improved trade, though
they will welcome the completion of the work
none the less.
This absence from annoyance to the 1ner-
charts and the public, is due to the skill with
wllicl. the contractors hare hung the sidewalks
to the block itself, and carried up the samo
with the rise Of the building. The block has
been raised four feet eight inches, the required
height, in five days, ending with Friday last,
and the masons are now busy putting in the
permanent supports. The entire work will oc-
cupy about four weeks.
An estimate from reliable source makes the
entire weight thus raised to be about $4,000
tons. So carefully has it been done that not
pane Of glass has been broken nor 4 crack in
masonry appeared. The internal order of the
block hos prevailed undisturbed.
The contract was taken not jointly, but 80
carried out, by the several firms Of Brown 4
Hollingsrorth, Pullman g. Moore, and Ely 4
Smith, and fer Al aggregate price Of SIT 900.
That sum will be nearly doubled by the entire
/ improvements contemplated on the block.
The process Of raislng,a ,as Indicated abose,i by
the screw, at six thousand Of which three inch
es in diameter and Of tthree.eiyAshs thrtad," six
hundred workmen have been employed, each
man in charge of from eight to tcu screws. "A
complete system Of signals was Kept Ill opera
tion, and by these the worklnen passed, each
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The work, as j: stands, is worth going miles
| IN arp and has drawn thc naniration of tbons.
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| improvements peculiar to our cily in the change
of urade ndonted and the hlocI in oncstion will
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s'ano 1S - Ha''eA 'oi 5e4iS ~ eoine' 1''ono'
nent 10 thfs g'san'sc enterprise ol our young
CITY,
Probably only t"o cities oa Ills cohtffen'
Will haye s'm!iar record el''caso' ano-pfos'
pectl'els VIC 'earl'-Nc" or:eans' e1tens,''
portions oi WHICH II Is sia WILL oe submitted u
THIS process 10 tie improvement Oh tne fealth
aud "clfure oi ITS c'tizehs' We are II WILL W
seen, educatins men and nrms nero WHO WILL ao
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