, 1870-04-08

Two -nlAton Feet of Logs Carried
over ST. Anthony Enltx-Tempornry
Onnn S~cpt ny-Tho Tunnel
Full OF Winter Again.
f<of1 ne Hnn<npolu Ttibuns. aprua
The much dreaded ice has gone out and H.
though it went very suddenly, and much eatl-
e1 thAn bad been expected, the Amount Of
damage done Is not near - great As many had
ieased- Ihe iumbefmen we're busy up to the
iast moment, cutting channel in the ice, in
middle Of the 1iser, and could they have hal q
day or two longer, they doubtless would haye
accomplished their object. As il Haa. the warm
weather Of Last week, melting the snow and he.
ewelled the river so rapidly as to bring
The ice down with perfect rush on Sunday af-
:esnoon, carrying away portion Of tho boom
Ernbess Of the St Anthony boom, and filling
TITO tho St. Anthony mill pond. vheze = eolid
jkm was formed against the mills, and in its
.NssaGe sweeping awsy portion Of the tenn
tunnel The ice which had come down in solid
cakes Of from two to four feet in thickness,
WAS piled and tanaued up pEomiscuously
against tho mills md bridge piers, and for =
time both the bridges and the mills seemed in
danger. The Jam Of ice in the pond caused
the water to rise rapidly andto a great height.
overaowfng Boom Island, which Is Just above
Nioolict Island, and covering II completely
with the floating ice.
The word soon spread through the ctr, and
hundreds Eushed to the bank Of the river and
Sicollet Ieland, eager to SEQ tho grand sight
Of the leo moving out. Many thronged tho
bridges. and At one time quite panic arose il
the bridge between Nieolles Island and St.
Anthony. The ice began moving, and it wAs
going 10 be earned out, which caused rush
Tor the sho1e. The alarm, however, was but
temporary, ~ the bridge stood hr1n- But at
about oclock the pressure from above was so
great that the jam Of leo gaso way 1t tho mills
PASSING ont over the dam, carrying large
quantity Of logs with it.
The amount Of logr in tho pond is supposed
to have been from three to four million feet,
Of which between two and three million feet
Is estimated as having gone over the fAlls,
leaving about million feet still in the pond,
iammed up against the piers, where they prob
ably will be secured. Tho logs cazfied away
belonged mostly to St. Anthony nill-owners,
although SONIC few belonged To Minneapolis
mill men Among the losers are 2. ". Farm
ham 4 Co, butler, Mills / Walker, Captain
Martin, Titld i Gortou, and othcrs-
When tho ice ca,ue down It is sail 70 harc
forced the water into the tunnel with such
| fo1ee II to throw the water in the Ait to =
height OF fifty or sixty feet. The temporar,.
dam around the tunnel, which rms commenced
when the ice struck it, it vas swung azounc
against the hank where it now hangs, appAr'
entity uniuiuzed-- 1t can easily be swung bach
into position, and, al soon Is the ice and rub
birh can be removed, the dam will bo com
pletcd ~ rapidly "a possible, aud the watet
| that tho work Of cloaipg it up can be
| pushed forward without much delay. Tht
tunnel now appears to be full Of wato1, aut
Of course will remain 80 until the cofrer-dam i:
rebuilt, which perhaps will require = week o,
ten days. The mill company are making evc.J
| prevent any further damage.
During Sunday afternoon two men, Who hsp
peued to be on Boom Island whom the ict
came down, suddenly found themselves sur
rounded with loatip8 ice, with no possible
means Of getting Oh. The ice had al SGT il
on the ST. anthony sidet and ths i6iu 81
the lower cnd Of the pond backed DIP s@Batel
| 10 means OF escape, and, for time. the situa-
ton to them appeared rather dubious, ant
they were preparing to spend the night there
when the breaking Of the jam Ut the lower en-
| of the pond, let the ice down, and came Il
their relief, Taking advantage Of an opcl
their boat, and hu7iedIv rowed ACROSS TO thu
head Of Sicolles Island, which they reached il
safetE.
The water yesterdAv WAS falling gradually
snG in the mill pond, on account OF the ice All
logs tammed in the pond, it hsd fallen seTers
feet. The risefis now supposed to be clear 0
ica up aa far sa St. Cloud, and With tho waite
filling, no fu1thcr damage or tronblo Is antici
pa.ed u the mill men. They expec. to la.
The dans completed, and the tunnel properl
protected. &c that they c&u start their mill
when the logs come down.
| From. Hs Nfaneapolis Tribune, Aprii6
The water has raised some vince Monday
and yesterday morning. the st. Anthony nj
rona became filled again, which broke the isn
Of logs and ice At the lower end, and carie
OF portion Of the logs that were not carrie
away on Sunday. No change has taken plac
in tie t.,nnel. The situation remains the same
with 3 full head Of water still rush
ing through, which will aoubsles
continue until the cofyer-dAm is fin
ished. Norkmen were engaged yesteraa
in Strengthening the dam on the outaide, Q
Sicollet Island The work On tho co6es-dar
from the islanl to the mills will be pushed fol
ward as rapidly As possible, and unless th
water ehonld continue very high. We may q
pect to zee tho tunnel fully protected agai
within week or ten days.
/ The owuers of the logs that escaped over th
falls. have nade Arrangements for picEn
them up between hero and Lake Pepin. 10 tha
the actaal lees will not fall very heavily ul'o
individuals, u it is estimated that one-ha
their .alne can bs realized below.