Morris tribune., 1882-06-29
Northwestern Appropriations.


The following appropriations for rivers
and harbors in the northwest are in the bill
as passed by the house:
Upper Mississippi, operating snag
SZo,UUO
Mississippi river above the Falls OF
st. Anthony, Mimi, continuing
improvement. ............................... 10000
Mississippi river from St. Paul to Des
MoineS rapids, Minnesota, Iowa,
Ill. and Wisconsin, continuing i'm
provement ............................ $4,000
To be expended in improving the
channel and banks of the river on
the west side thereof at St. Paul. $1,000
Des Moines rapids, Mississippi river,
Iowa and Illinois, continuing i'm
prOYementS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4O,UO0
Sioux CITY, Ia...................-....... 100000
Missouri river, from Sioux City to
Fort Benton. ............................ 100000
Survey of the Missouri river from
its mouth to Fort Benton, NJ. T.,
continuing the survey. $4,000
Yellowstone river, Montana and Da-
kota, continuing Improvement 10000
Red River of the North, Minnesota
and Dakota, continuing improve
ment.. ............................... lU,OUU
Constructing dam at Goose Rapids,
Red River of the North, Minnesota
and Dakota, continuing construc-
ton of locks and dam................ 10000
st. Anthony's Falls, Mimi, continu-
ing improvement ment.................... $1,000
Improving harbor at Duluth, Minn.,
continuing improvement .......~ 1900
Improving harbor at Grand Marais,
NJ nn., contil uing improvement. 10000
Chippewa river, WISCONSIN,, Contlnu-
ing improvement t........................ $4,000
Provided, that nothing shall be done. nor
shall any improvement be made which shall
directly or indirectly prevent the free navi-
CATION of the Red river hereafter by steam
boats or other water craft for the floating
of loose logs or other RATS of lumber or
logs upon or down the same. or which
shall directly or indirectly prevent the
use of any slough, arm or branch of the
Red river as heretofore, for the holding,
asserting or rafting of logs therein. The
secretary of war is directed at his discre-
ton. to cause examinations or surveys or
both, and estimate of cost of improve
ments proper to be made at the source OF
the Minnesota river near the foot OF Big
Stone lake, with a view of its being added
to the reservoir system of the Mississippi
river and its tributaries.
A Million Burned in Massachusetts,.
A fire broke out shortly after Thursday
in the storehouse of the Pacific mills, at
Lawrence, Mass within forty-two feet of the
main Pacific mill and adjoining it in the
rear. The storehouse building is brick, with
stone basement three stories high, 3O0x50.
In the basement were stored madder dyes,
chemicals and cotton cloth in process OF
manufacture. The next floor has been used
for supply office, and here also were stored
chemicals used in dying. The two upper
floors were used for storeage and sorting
wool, and on these floors yesterday were
100000 pounds of wool ready for sorting,
beside nearly 100000 pounds already sorted.
| The fire had gained considerable headway
| when discovered and before the flames were
got under control the entire building was
gutted The loss on storehouse and stock
will exceed $1,000, 600; insured for about
| three-fourths in Boston offices.