The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-05-26

1893 W as up dt 81. SIOlA Il ais the
other day, and has the fol Lowing 20
say in his last paper about Ole
Lenroot, brother of Lars Lenroot.
our worthy disciple of Vulcan in
Uppertown:
While in St. Croix Falls the other day, we
took occasion to look over Ole
Lenroot's new grist mill, and
John Elmquest's cabinet shop. Ole has one
of the best little mills in the St. Croix valley,
and we doubt if there is another that is
making flour with so little machinery 1t
has small turbine wheel only fourteen in.
ches in diameter, and the shaft from the
wheel is not more than one inch in diameter
1t has two run of stone draft box is sunk
into the solid rock "a feet and passage
way is drifted into the solid rock 80 feet to
meet this at the bottom. Each Of these ex.
cavations being 3x4 feet The mill is sup.
piled from living springs which furnish all
abundance of water
The residence of James Ready,
of Duluth, situated nearly opposite
the residence of j. d. Ray, burned
Gown Thursday evening. Most of
the household effects were saved.
1t is reported that there was an in
surance of from $500 to 800 on
the house. The large, double house
situated just below Mr.. Ready's,
and occupied by II. N. Setter, was
at one time in imminent danger OF
contiagration, but was saved by the
prompt use of water from buckets.
/ NAVIGATION RESUMED At last,
after an eleven-days' siege, the ice
blockade has finally been broken,
the seven propellers which were
caught in the ice, having worked
their way through and arrived at
Duluth-three Wednesday evening,
and four Thursday morning. The
first boat to get through was the
Ontario, which arrived at Duluth
about half-past seven Wednesday
evening, followed, q half an hour
or SO afterward, by the Asia and
Sovereign The scene at Duluth OF
the arrival of the Ontario was {
lively one, the n. Z. docks, where
the maj ority of the boats tied up,
being crowded with citizens, who
as the boat steamed across the har
Dor, greeted her with hearty cheers
their sympathies having been very
much excited for those on board by
their eleven-days' imprisonment IL
the ice. The decks aud gangway,
Of the Ontario, Is she SeamC,
through the canal and across tn
harbor to the Northern Pacific
docks, were literally packed will
people, all anxious for a glimpse
and reminded one of q sugar barre
in fy-time She had on board So
passengers, 452 of whom were
MenGonites and 200 French, al
bound for Manitoba. The Asi;
: and Sovereign came in light, hav-
ing discharged the most Of theiI
cargoes at Prince Arthur's Landing
These two boats loaded with whea
f and departed this (Friday) morn
ing. Thursday morning the Ann:
L. Craig, City Of Duluth, Maniste
and St. Paul came in. The Dulutl
was loaded with coal; also had
number of passengers. The Man.
istee and several other boats wen
out to-day. The Quebec, which
got caught by the storm and ha
lain at Duluth for the last two
weeks, went out Wednesday after
noon, breaking channel out to III
other boats, which were three o
four miles out, passing them, ant
following the channel made by then
out through the ice.
In company with Mr. Thos
J Bardon, of Ashland, Wis, bu
formerly of this place, and gradu
ate OF Lowertown University, til,
, scribbIer of this paper made a yer,
/ pleasant visit to the Uppertowl
High School on Friday afternoon
last. The Wis concluded, We visi
tors sought the editorial sanctum
where, resolving themselves into q
committee of the whole, the afore
said scribbler in the chair, Mr.. Bar
don solemnly arose, and, drawing
himself to his full height (Which /,
onl y about seven feet and maiest
pa1Iv ,yo,riDCr n lDft that pol,Ix-