The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

June l5-Bond signed, "The Oh
ty of Duluth by Clinton Markell
mayor" two witnesses and seal; all
right.
June 2O-Senator Carpenter tells
Humphrey the bond is not worth a
continental, and the latter says,
when | recommended it [ thought
the United States court could en-
force compliance, in case Duluth
went back on IL
July E3 Carpenter tells hin again
that the bond is void, and he leioins,
Il thought the bond would secure
the construction of the dixie this sea
SOB more effectually than any other
arrangement; and I still think 1t
acould do SO If the bond aoere not
0oid or oojdu5le This is good.)
Mr.. Carpenter suggested to the
mind of the Chief that keeping the
i,junctiOn on, would have been the
etfectual means for getting a dixie
built. The officer replied in effect,
if [ had thought the bond was bad,
or that the district attorney was 90
ing to do as he was told, or that the
| United States Judge would not have
interfered some way, | shouldn t
have recommended the bond, but
would have left it all to the Court.
| don't know whether the injunc-
ton has gone up; if it isn't the
Court may make it all right yet.
don't think Duluth meant to lie to
me- | don't believe but they will
agree to come under the injunction
again. But if the action of the
Court has been already taken, per-
sOnm securities upon the bond may
still be exacted. (This is good too. J
LooEee here, [ will tell you what,
we have got 'em yet, Congress
shan't give Duluth any more money
for the breakwater until the dyke is
built. That will fix them.
When pressed as to aohere the
dyke should be placed, he dlsclaim-
ed the responsibility oflocation, and
said the local authorities must make
their own selection-they may get
into lawsuits about it, bat they
must Ia ke their own risk-what /
want is to keep a good reservoir
head on, so as TO maintain the same
volume of discharge at all seasons
through the natural entrance, and
the object will be attained if the
dixie were put across the bay close
by the canal, or mile and half
or two miles down Minnesota Point.
See Humphrey S letter to j. Egan
Sept. 9th, II.
HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS.
Thus a man, very scientific no
doubt is shown by his own savings
taken from his own official reports
| (popularized and condensed in our
quotation) to have been very weak
and ignorant in this whole affair
from beginning to end, in respect of
matters which he should have known
and considered, and which not to
have known and considered, has
exposed him justly to grave censure,
and involved momentous interests
in almost irretrievable loss and in
jury.
a scientific theory, indisputabIy
correct as regards the improvement
Of this harbor, so absorbed his mind
as to leave no room to entertain 9TH
CT equally as weighty matters of law;
and SO he fell into the egregious
bIunder of holding, that only pro-
vided his reservoir be maintained.
the decree of the Supreme Judge
might be arbitrarily set aside and
annulIed and that any set of
fillibusters might make a descent
and pile the Harbor Of Supe-
rior with logs, or break down the
overhanging granite cliffs in its
background, and herewith fill up
and obstruct anywhere at pleasure
the channels of an ancient river. 1t
was more than ablunder. 1t was a
crime.