Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-06
NORTHERN TRIBUNE,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881.


The Keweenaw Sunday, landed some
more of the machinery for the new plan
ing mill.
The additional tubing ordered week
before last for the salt well arrived on
the Nashua Monday morning.
The Bay City Tribune says, s. d. Hess,
of that city, will superintend the laying
of the ChebOygan water pipes.
The Keweenaw last Sunday landed
a large horse power for Vim. Gamer, to
be used by him in running his hay press.
Gustin, Merrill & Co. of Bay City ship
ped seventy-five tons of merchandise on
the propeller Arundel last Saturday for
st. Ignace and ChebOygan.
A boom of logs at the j. ID. Smith saw
mill, broke Tuesday morning, filling the
river so that navigation was impeded.
The City of Cheboygan was considerably
delayed on her up trip.
Commencing with last Monday there
will be daily mail between Mackinaw
City and st. Ignace, excepting Sunday.
Mail will leave st. Ignace at 1890 a. m.
and Mackinaw City at ~ m.
Last Monday night the Ste. Marie
brought down twenty-One bundles of
wool, about So pounds, from the Sault
to be shipped to the st. Clair wooden
mills. The Saginaw took them down
Tuesday.
The qaick sand bothers them at the
salt well, and lot Of five inch tubing
has been ordered to be put down to shut
It off. They have stopped the drill until
the tubing arrives. They do not antici-
pate any further trouble from the rock
caving in.
j. LaycOck s. Co., of Buffalo, N. Y,
have completed the contract for furnish
ing the lumber and timber for the
Niagara elevator which takes over
100000 feet. They purchased Ice ),CG0
feet of 2-inch plank from Descum Culver
of this village.
Wednesday noon they had got the drill
in the test salt well down to just the
depth they were when it cayed in on
them last week. They had the six inch
casing down about 225 feet, but were be-
ing bothered very much with quick sand,
which kept running in.
Capt. Green of the prop. Celtic, of the
Merchants line of steamers, is very
Obliging master. Last Sunday forenoon
one of his lady passengers lost her hat
overheard. The captain turned the
steamer around and stopped while one
of the deck hands jumped into the water,
swan and recovered the hat.
The Daily PiOneer-Magnet of Big
Rapids says: The G. II. IL /. train north
at al A. NJ. last Sunday, embraced nine
baggage cars, fifteen in all, and all pack
cd fin nf M frai In hai n in
two sections and drawn by two locOmO-
tiyes. How is that for travel?
Carleton Brothers took their engine
and boiler to their brick yard Wednes-
day, and have a force of men at work
setting them up and getting things
ready to commence the manufacture of
brick. At this writing, Thursday, their
brick machine has not arrived, but they
are expecting it daily and hope to be
able to commence making brick next
week.
The Huntress, magnificent steam
yacht, owned by Capt ImpsOn, of Buffalo,
retired steamboat man, came into port
Thursday forenoon. Capt. ImpsOn, and
wife, with party of friends, are
enjoying a cruise around the lakes. They
have visited the Sault and Mackinac and
intend going to PetOskey, Charlevoix,
Pine lake, and other lake Michigan re-
sorts and then visit the Green Bay region.
The Huntress, for pleasure yacht, is
large and rOOmy and elegantly fitted up.
The captain evidently believes in enjoy
ing the earnings of his younger years.
We are in receipt of the first number
of the Daily Pioneer-Magnet, published
at Big Rapids. 1t is five column folio,
brim full of news and a credit to the
publishers. If the citizens of that city
know how to appreciate good thing
they will give it liberal support. The
weekly Magnet has long held the
position of one of the leading weeklies in
the state, and the publishers are thorough
newspaper men, and if properly support
ed i'm their new venture will furnish a
daily that will be credit to their thriv-
ing city, and an honor to themselves.
We wish them the greatest success.
Last Monday they commenced framing
and putting together the crib for the
pier at the entrance of the harbOr. Tues
day forenoon, the dredge dug trenches
for the foundation. These were filled
with stone and leveled up by sounding.
Thursday morning the bottom of the crib
was launched and the crib will be COM
pleted in the river. When finished it
will contain about 100000 feet of timber,
and between seven and eight tons of iron
bolts. The original estimate was for
between 300 and 400 cords of stone to fill
it, but as the appropriation was not suffi-
cient to complete the crib and fill it, the
quantity of stone to be used this season
has been lessened.
Wednesday of last week Rams Helmer
visited Indian River village on horse
back and when returning to his home on
Pigeon river discovered one Of his neigh
horo hx, tho N opa Of Riobo rdc In a com a.