The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16

shuts Oh all navigation on this arm of the
bay. Indeed he only effect OF the dixie ia 10
destroy the navigation, as the water contin-
ues TO pour through with unabated force
Had there been no interference on The mart
Il the Secretary of War, there is no doubt
that the injunction of the U. s. Court
agt inst the canal would have been made
perpetual, and thus the trouble ended
Ehe legislature at its last session appropri.
Gted SIC, 600 and aur hOriz d me to take such
action in this matter as I should deem ad
ysabte. Learning that the engineer In
charge had tor some unaccountable reason
changed his opinion as to the effect of The
opening Of The canal, that he was now of
the opinion that the out flow Of water
through the canal would not effect the orig.
irai entrance, and that he had reported that
the Bay of Superior would become q great
tidal harbor, il it had two openings TO let in
the tides from the lake instead OF one. I ad
dressed lie, ter o he Secretary Of War. de-
string him to app int an engineer TO be assO
cja}ed with Que be empl0yedby me, to ex-
anime and determine the following oues.
tons
lst. Has she surface Of water in the Bay
OF Superior heen lowered permanently since
the opening of the canal across Minnesota
Point:
ID. Has there been any change in the
bottom OF the hav. or through the channel
entry into the lake since the opening Of the
canal?
also requested that careful meas urements
and soundIngs on the outer or lake side OF
Minnesota FONT be .Aade, and the same so
plated and IajG down as to show any change
IN the position Of he shore or depth of water
since the soundngs were made IN 1861.
Fhe secretary promptly accedrd to my
rtqu' st. and detailed Col. ID. c. Houston
Tor that purpose, and l employed TO assist
n IN and verify his observations W. II New
ton. E>Q., n very competent civil engineer,
and for many years residing at Superlo", but
at present resident OF Minnesota.
Ia the month of July the work was entere d
uoon and has teen prosecuted with great
care, and the results Will be found embodied
in the report OF Mr.. Newton, viii, VIII be
laid before you, together with a very con-
pete map showing the whole situation.
This survey demOnsl rates. LIST. That the
water IN the hay has been penn tnentIy low
cred one fnOl since he opening OF the cano :;
{ hat the channel has undergone great chang
n many places having been shoaled up
five to ak Ieet, and IN some instances much
more lhar thai.
The surveys outside OF Minnesota POINT
show, that since the canal was opened, d
great change has taken place there, which
If it progresses, VIII finally wear that pon,
entirely away Observations in regard TO
the fiOe, IN ide in the most careful manner
tor over thirty days, failed TO discern an o.
cttarion exceeding one inch and utterly
dlsprls he idea Of 4 udal harb0r.
For be purpose OF indicating the rights
Of Madison. aud Il N. II. N Setzo,, OF Supe-.
nor, to bring a salt in the name otLne State,
to secure the removal OF The dixie aud the
closing up OF the canal
a suit for the rrmoval OF the dixie was
brought in the circuit court OF Minnesota
and on a hroring of u motion for an imjuuc-
ZION, The question OF he jurisdiction OF the
court was raised by the defendants, which
was sustained by the court, Mr.. JUS
tice Miller presiding. The cour5
having held that the supreme court
alone had jurisdiction, bill was
Il ed in that court in De- ODER, and rule
taken against the defendants the city o.
Duiu'h, Sydney Luce, mayor, and the North
erh Pacific Railroad Company, to plead
within ninety days.
At the hearing there can be but little
doubt that The nuisance OF the dixie will be
ordered to re abated. when other proceed
ings wilt be.taken to close up the canal.
The folly of attempting to war with the
Almighty and to create safe harhor where
nature has inferpOsed almost insupersble
obs acles, has been recently mode manifest,
and it is quite likely that the proIec. will be
abandoned. The attempt to destroy tn"
hartOr OF Superior, ii not abandoned, is
pretty sure to "return 10 plague the invent
urs
The wanton and reckless expenditure Of
the money OF any corporation in private
schemes las never strengthened the credit of
that corporation, and when persisted in, al
ways leads to- but one result.
The recent change / the management Of
tie Northern Pacific Railroad Company is a
favorable omen and there is good reason to
believe that there will be . change of policy
80 that IL will be controlled in the interest oil
the stock holders and the public.
On the 18th day of November, storm visited
Lake Superior, of great force, though similar ones
are not Uncommon Its effect is described to me