Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-28

ice HOOD tore out and carried ava,
|, twenty-four of the large cribs, two 0
J. which were the original cribs built BY
!, John Dubois in 1850
n The damage to the boom was Of sucl
s q formidable character that it wai
0 doubted whether the boom could b.
Q hung with safety. By the use OF dupli
cate boom sticks and lashing heavy
0 timber spars together, it was closed in
J time to secure the logs that came in on
: the first water.
On the 4th of May, 1868, the board
adopted the following resolution, TO WIT
: Re'olred, That measures be taken during the
present season 10 put the boom In a substantial
condition, and that the necessary funds be appro-
priated for that purpose.
Under this resolution contract was
made with Peter Herdic for filling up
with stone all the cribs along the entire
line Of their booms, beginning at the
lower end of the main boom, and cx-
tending to the upper end Of the new
boom at Linden, so as TO prevent, If
possible, another loss from q similar
ice food.
The twenty-four cribs carried off in
the spring were also replaccd dnrino
this season
The Jersey Shore boom was com
menced during the year 1868, and com
pleted the following spring. .T
Measures % wora W. onro:d ] 1"r nInn pe snr ~
arec,;on of now 6oom obpvn p tho M aana 'n'
or what was rotbor cont;nrot;on ~
tbe old boom commenc;na a. tha aost
line Of the mil nronertv Of Ten Evck
Emarv 4 60 and axtendina dowr tba
r;vor 70 a no,rt d;s,ant ohdnt oco caat
rom The now dam
: Tbe hoom obovo Tho dam yos erec,oa
d,r;no tho sooson ofIeGo In add;,;on
70 the twentr,s;x cribs bnilt NJ hat
no;nt ~" onn,nan,, s,a % oiso oroo,od [ ~ ,S;n,,, %
svo ax,ond;nn f.ny T ,bo Iindon hr;d:o
~ ~ ,to 49, 5r;,b b ~ W. ahntnaa, ] yi, IN
~ .ho G ha,d ~ Iindo,, a. ;sIaaa T M, ~
a,so s S"u ,on,onaa no"a u ,ho sohm,a ~ tho 49,
'S;oh lG ''u hod nno'od .no 1' doso,;,o ~ 'U nJ IAN
nIanaa i Vol, o a now ono n ~ &c Gniso
nrn;shad ali ~ ,he stona usod n ,ho en-
;na M ne ,1 ,ha ahoro o,;hs ~ 'N' - wy ~
SrSa ,-o,l, ys, co., ,ha so saoso, 90 ,e-1oou,
nr;soJ ,be erection oS Thirteen or;bs Co..
I non o,U shoor hoo,a u hoIa,, ,ha H. a., ~ -
-, 80 o.;S,;na,,., H. To,.ainaai i.
hoom ;ncroosis,a tbs be;nbt oS,he old
oT;hs h.on, tSo heod of thfs hoo, ,1I do,rr NV
10 tho beas Of Fields, ISLAND and mild
;nn t;va now cribs he,roan E;elds,;siand
"a ~ 49,. ' ;sionS a." '' ''''' '''""'
Work On the Muncv hoop ,vss o,so
oom nanoed dnr;na ~ yoor % and Ne oam, T
pleted during the season of 1872
In 1873 the company extended their
main boom to the Linden bridge by
the addition of fifteen large cribs. com.
mcncing at the upper end of the boom
and extending to the bridge. They
also built seventeen cribs and an abut-
mcnt for the extension of the sheer
from the bridge up the river.
The cribs for the Linden boom, built,
as we have stated, in 1866, were con
structed upon different principle from
what has been previously explained. |
They were called "bile' cribs, and
were introduced at this boom as an OK.
pertinent, They had become SO much
injured by the action OF the ice floods,
as to render them unsafe. During this
season (1S73), this boom was entirely |
rcbuilt-forty.onc new cribs being re-
quired for that purpose. a
1t is now considered the best and
1' mos. sups'an.lai az poo,h on tne riSer.
inese crios are -oA4o iee'' ana ~ ieet
nign'
The work on this boom comprised
the last work done by the company,
except the building OIL four patent sheer
oooms during the season OF 1874. Three
Of these were used for the boom below
the dam, and one for the boom IN the
dam, They were s24 feet, 426 feet
4lO feet and 3I6 feet, respectively, and
have given the most entire satisfaction.
Inc number OF piers or cribs erected
by the company, .approximates very
closely to 400; while the aggregate
length OF their booms exceeds a dis
tance OF ten miles, Over one million
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
have been already expended in the
construction of these works; while the
perlshable nature OF their property re
quires large annual outlay to repair
the damage done by decay, as also the
nntInn Of 100 HnnIs mud tFaahAfA