The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-01
TIE DREDGLNG BUSINESS.

The citizens and property owners of Su-
perior, and the people and authorities of
the State of Wisconsin, expect that the
dredging of the Bay of Superior will be
conducted strictly according to the letter
of the agreement" as specified in Cover
nor Washburn's official report to the Leg
islature, on Feb. 9Th.
His language Is, g 1t was agreed between
the representatives, from Duluth, the Pres
ident Of the North Pacific and myself, that
an appropriation should be asked for from
Congress, in the river and harbor bill in the
following terms, | making the reservation,
that the same should meet the approval of
the Wisconsin delegation in Congress:
"For the dredging out Of the bay of SUI
pcrior from the natural entrance to the
docks at Superior, and Duluth, and pre-
serving each entrance for the purposes of
commerce, $3.50, 600"
TThe amount has since been reduced to
100000, but this, of course, alters nothing.
The Governor proceeds:l "The Duluth
Committee and myself Immediately pro
ceeded to Washington to lay the subject
before the Wisconsin and Minnesota dele
cations. invited a meeting of the entire
Wisconsin delegation, at which all but one
member were present, to whom | submitted
the proposed settlement, all of whom ex-
pressed their decided approval of it. The
Minnesota delegation in Congress, with the
Duluth representatives, were then invited
to meet the Wisconsin delegation, and did
SO, with the exception of the members Of
the House, and 1t acas theQ agreed that the
Bay of Superior should be improved as IN
dicated IN the language 10 90 into the riCer
and harbor bill as before named"
Here was explicit and mutual consent,
that the language agreed on at the previous
meeting, should be the guide in the matter
Of dredging and improving the Bay Of Su-
perior.
Taking this for our guide, we, in behalf
of the parties mentioned at the beginning
Of this article, expect to see the dredging of
Superior Bay begin at the "natural en-
trance" and cut channel to the Quebec
and adjoining piers; thence pass along the
front of the town to the docks of Upper
town, and continue on past the mill docks
to the St Louis river channel. This will
s'dredge out Superior Bay from the natural
entrance to the docks of SUPERIOR
The next step is indicated in the words
Sand Duluth" lie. carry on the dredging
till the nearest dock of Duluth is reached,
and connection made with the channels
already dredged in that portion of the Bay.
But in this part of the artificial channel to
be dredged through Superior Bay by the
Government, we cross the dyke.
AS to the time when this is to be remov-
cd, Gov. Washburn has this to say: This
adjustment (the agreement before quoted)
contemplates the removal of the dyke, or
so much as is desirable in the interests of
commerce, and the same will be removed
as soon as the appropriation IS dcaila51e "
We Judge from this official and positive
statement, taken in conjunction with the ex-
press agreement before mentioned, that the
dyke will be partially removed as soon as
the direct dredging work from the natural
entrance to the docks at Superior IS COM
menced. In fact it is to the mutual inter-
est Of the people of Superior and Duluth,