The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-12-27
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to those owning property in Supe-
rior-both ut home and abroad-to
know the exact status OF the work
going on here, under the charge OF
the L. ). Government Engineers.
having for lis object the improve
ment of our Bay, and a permanent
safe harbor At the head Of Lake Su-
perior.
The Bay Of Superior is sheet OF
water about seven miles long, and
al average width Of one aAd one
halt miles 1t flows into Lake Su-
perior through a Gate or opening,
formed by Minnesota and lYiscon-
sin Points: two long narrow strips
Of land, the former about seven. and
tire latter about five miles in length.
The two point, approach each
other, leaving an opening OF about
four hundred feet At this opening
are located the piers which form the
entry OF approach to our Bay or
harbor The minnesota Point Pier,
rs it IS termed, is twcnty-eight hum
bred and ftty feet long, commence
ing on the end q Minnesota Point
and running out into the Lake, in Il
norlheasteriy direction to a depth Of
eighteen feet 81 water, and with the
exception Of i small amount OF worI,
on The outer crib and laying the
pIanks o. apart the pier, material
Tor which Is on the ground, this pier
i completed.
Wisconsin Point Pier i about
IN enty-tiye hundred lie, III .gu-sh,
running parallel VIII, aod throeuuu
dIrd and fifty teer from minnesota
Point Pier The outer cribs on
both Piers are suuk ut de.th OF
trm ,cyentcea aud oa.-laIt 10
eighteen t.yet 81 water. Tderv i,
Ut some lew hundred lee, u super
structure to he laid ON the }yiscou-
~m P,r, the timber lei which is on
the works, and vii require but q
short time whom work is resumed
il G.e >prn- - complete
Tie work on .ae,r lwo p..r> has
been progressing Tor the past five
years, during which .ime thy have
encountered many severe .orm,.
amongst others the one winch swept
away tho Citizens dock al Duath
also The liz Gale II November 1872.
which demolished Ihe breakwatcr.
and put ~ end to the outer harbor
folly ut that place
Notwithstanding he unfinished
and exposed condition in winch bis
work has from necessity been left
from time to time during the past
five winters, we have taken some
pains to Get at the facts, aud assert
knowingly tuat five hundred dollars
will fully cover all damages to tins
work during the process otcou>truc-
ton
Moral: These works were planned
in con~onauce with and to AID Ma
ture, and instead OF being damaged
By every storm they are becoming
stronger from time TO time. The
action Of the water Of the Lake dc
my its own rip-rappiag.
In connexon with the above
work, two large and powerful
dredges with their appurteuance>,
owned and operated b. the veteran
dredging contractors Mess Dodge
y Moses, have oeen at work IN our
bay and entry the past season. The
result Of their labor is Is follows:
\ basin three hundred by four
hundred feet in front Of Quebec
pier, or what is more commonly
known a> the dock. From thence
straight channel twenty four hun
bred feet long, one hundred and
Seveufv-fvo feet wide, with m aver
age depth Of fifteen feet, to the nat
ural channel, which runs close to,
and parallel with Minnesota Point.
Also channel one hundred teet
in width running through the entry
10 the lake. The channel through
the entry being close to Minnesota
pier: or II other words, a boat keep
ng from fifty 10 one hundred feet
from Minnesota pier, will find six
teen feet OF water up to the COM
mencement OF the curve, then bear
mo towards the center OF the entry
into the natural channel.
ANY boat that can pass through