The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-25

should not divert the St. Louis, and des
troy the common entry now used. Men
of their character and reputation cannot af-
ford to do otherwise than render such a
verdict, and Capt. Cuyler who was on duty
At the head of the Lake In 1869, though as
friendly to Duluth as man with bis posi-
ton and knowledge could permit himself
to be, yet stated in SO many words that
s-the conditions Of the entry are such that
thA fnl for ct -tlle enfseel rs essential &c
SC our out and keep clear an effective and
permanent entrance way" That diver
sion Of the St. Louis would speedily cause
destruction of the entry. That the "sed-
iment of cayey kind would rapidly fill
up the space between Minnesota and Wis
consin Points, blocking up entirely IN
few years the presententry." "These conse-
quences" he goes on to say CONNECTED as
they are with the legal question OF dlyerung
a navigable stream from its natural course
the ST. Louis belonging Jointly to the two
States Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, whose
respective interests are thus brought into
antagoniSm by any change, might however
be avoided | think, by building in the ca
M across the Point a gurd-lock OF ample
size with suitable arrangements at either
end to admit water merely to pass vessels
through" And so indeed it might.
But who supposes that the projectors OF
Duluth intend to build lock III the art'fi-
cial entry they design. 1t would not suit
their plans at all Imagine vessel fleeing
before a gale and steering for the entry OF
a lock! 1t would not do.
No guard-Iock viii ever be built in any
canal cut by Duluth between the Lake and
bay It is true they talk about putting IA
dixie across the bay with a guard-lock IN It,,
but, good reader, when do you suppose that
dixie viii be built? Certainly not this sea-
son for the money is not forthcoming. The
United States Government has refused to
countenance the scheme; the Northern
Pacific will put no money into dikes and
guara-locl<s to cut up our harbor system ;
Mr. Cooke is already tired Of paying ont
money, and Duluth city bonds will not bear
many additional thousands for this purpose
or any other.
The National Government has failed to
honor the unlawful drafts of speculation IN
this matter, and the short allowance which
has already produced such confusion and
conflict Of plans at Duluth will to a dead
certainty prevent any dixie building this
season, as the guard-lock, alone by con
fessedly low estimate, would cost $50, 1000,
besides mile of cribbing, or dking.
But the canal advocates wish to finish
that excavation by August at farthest and
will certainly do so if permitted to carry on
the wholly illegal work, and then with the
St. Louis il full flow to the Lake through
this Minnesota outlet the spectators would
according to their custom, make vantage
ground and capital of the injury itself, ano
demand in the name Of what they mad done
that they might be allowed and assisted to
90 on, carrying out All their plans, cutting
canal also through the head OF Rice
Point, las they fully intend to do, and have
secretly mapped and plotted OUT and II
the course Of two or three years succeed Il
complete and total diversion Of the 81
Louis river from It's present channel to
line six miles north Of us, to the lasting III
iury of Wisconsin interests IN this import
ant quarter.
No wonder we are desired to keep que
, til the new order of things is so tar ad
vanced that the Philadelphia speculator
can force it through with all It's enormou
frauds, and It's fragrant injustice to the II
: terests OF the State of Wisconsin at tn
; head of Lake Superior.
Now since these selfish schemers have lie
their child's play Of building harbors III tn
t open Lake and have, in desperation, con
f meuced the opening Of snew entry who'll
| within Minnesota territory, and meant t
: give Minnesota the system OF harbors at I'll
; head of Lake Superior that legally should b
: long to Wisconsin in mn.on with Mnnes'
a Ia, it is quite time that our State shoul'
: through her chief magistrate, assert h'
rights to the maintenance OF the presel
5 boundary between her domain and that
! Minnesota at this point, namely, the cham
: ofthe St Louis river in full volume and tor'
e as a navgable stream; inits present dlrectle
4 and entrance to the Lake, unswerved by
r. hairs breadth of diversion; undiminlshe
. bv \ drop Of its accustomed waters, al