The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-24

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Through, the Opening between these two
points the current OF the st. Louis River
passes out of the St. Louis, Bay into Su-
Dcrior Bay. 9f18lJG9To Io Deem ct
/ SUPERIOR BAY.
| Superior Bay Is formed mainly by four
points Of land 1T wo set of two EACH
running out into the water in nearly ON,
bosite directions. Two of these points
--Rlce's and Copner's-hsye already
been referred to and need no other des.
qription. Of the other TWO it is sufficient
to say that Mipnesetau Peint starts from
about theccnter of Duluth and runs seven
miles nearly southeast, being only few
rods wide,an6that Wisconsin Point runs
in nearly the opposite direction for three
miles, the tw6iip0intsi approaching each
other and leaving only Q narrow space ha-
tween lthem.H Thropgn this open space
tile current Of the st. louis River Joined
by the,rurrent of 5heT ,Nemadji River,
coming from Wisconsin through Superior,
passes into Lake Superior. The channel
forthe cirren of the st. Louis River
from it's inle' INTO Superior Bay 10
its outlet into the lake must be
FIVE orr six miles in, length and, is deep
enough for The passage Of all vessels
As may De seen the Bay of Superior was
a land looked harbr large enough to
receive the whole fleet of the lake.
| SUPERIOR is situated on the Southwest
side of Superior Bay on both sides of The
Nemadji River, attending more than
halt way 10. St Louis Bay. The, Nemad
ii River, as &elI) as SUPERIOR and 81.
Louis Bays, is nayigable hy the largest
of vessels for some distance. All that
| Superior peedsd to complete her harbor
was docks and piers and dredging to
give vessels access t. them Now she
has docks and piers and, the. Government,
issto) work- was whenIwe were there.
dredging and mixing the improvements
in pursuance, of the appropriation made
last winter, These improvements will
give Superior the advantages of good
harbor-one of the best on the lake. /
SUPERIOR IS also. after long neglect
and delays, to have railroads. A contra CT
has been enteredAintol between tile ASupe-
and the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company by which the latter on
he fullfiimen: Of certain ostipulations
agree to construct RAILROAD from the
main line of the Lake Superior and
Mississippi. Railroad IN Duluth across
Rices Point and Couners Point and
along or 10y the Bay of Superior to the
Depot grounds in Superior. The Ncrth-
ern Pacific Company agrees also to con
struct, a railroad on line already loca-
ted from Superior to the Northern Pa
cifc Junction with the Lake Superior
AMI Mississippi Railrprd 1871 miles west
of Superior. This will give Superior
railroad connections through Minnesota,
leaving the important railroad .connec
tions through Wisconsin still uAaccom-
D ished and still in the future.
DULUTH is situated partly GA Minis
ncsota Point aud partly on the shore of
the Lqke aud Bay of Superior. Properly
speaking she had no llal Dor, the water
being too shallow forvessels to approach
the shore. BGgs and frog holes she is
said TO have had But Duluth went To
work with determination and viii to con-
vert these boys and frog holes into 4 harbor
and she now has what with large Government
appropriations may 90 converted into a snb-
stltuta Tor a harbor- Duuth has, done still /
more than this. She has cut canal through
Minnesota Point half mile or more out and |
has built docks aIohg side and part Of the
city on the Point, She. has also built q
brenkwater in the Bay of Superior and would [
probably before now, II she had not been /
arrested by a suit OF Wisconsin against MIN
neso q have cut q canal through Rirc's Point, |
in line with the canal through Minnesota
Point and the currents OF the ST. Louis River
through the At. Louis Bay with the mention |
Of taking The current ofthe ST. Louis River
directly through the canals and Bay of Supe-
rlor into the lake, thus diyertiDg the current |
OF the river from Its original course and chan
mel, leaving Superior Bay without the eur
rent OF the river to fill up aid become uSe-
less as a harbor. Fortunately for Superior
and Wisconsin, Gov. Washburn, thinking
that Superior and Wisconsin had some rights |
which Duluth and Minnesota were |
these proceedings by bringing suit
in United States Court, before the harbor at
Superior was destroyed without the produc- |
tion OF as good a one at Duluth. This suit is |
Ntlll pending in the Supreme Court OF the
United States In addition to the opposition !
of Superior and Wisconsin, Duluth and Min
uesota met unexpectedly with powerful and
violent opposition Of nature in storm, wind
and water, tearing away and destroying much
Of what they had constructed, showing them
a strong probability OF their ultimate failure
without any other opposition. The canal
however remains and the breakwater IS
broken away for short space only il two or
three places. The docks built and depth OF
water obtained by dredging, without trespass
on the rights Of others, still remain with
only partial dctriment.
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION AND ExpEy-
DITURR.
In accordance with an understanding be.
tween the Governors OF Wisconsin ard Mime.
sofa, the Secretary OF War and Others, aud
with their recommendation. Congress at il $
lasG session appropriated 100000 far the i'm |
proyemens of the harb0rs at Superior and
Duluth, to be expended under the directions
Of the Secretary OF War. That AUTHORIZATION