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The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


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one near rpmgield fEO Dezr Virginia ao5 C1s
4Haf SAE-JuFL Auumhe q reported easas
lave not yet been traced
The following army orders have been issus5-
The supsrnae15auf q general rserzitnr
ssrTlee VII cause eighty recruits % - ure-
pared ard f0rW8r5e1 - For sasufrr Nm
10 aszgEDe1s a. f0lows- Thiry-fTe y -
1-itL 1LfaufT- Private william = Bgvd
1A11 Eere1t1 infantry. noW with his con
pauT a. Port SuLT. OAK. j. transferred 70
mounted s~erE1oss JeHersoa barracks, No.
NJ Coon acting secretary q the tressur
beng IN doubt A. 70 how long Judge Crowel
auditor Tor the postomes department.
s0uld perform ths duue q sulitor mads
1s9s-saT by the death q Judge Fla b. virtue
" NJ Office u dupufr. referred rhe oue-t5gn
p Judge PLnLLpz acting attorney general who.
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6n al for Ten days o8ly. which period.
p IL case VI expire SEPT 2 The MATER
A. teen presented 70 the president and il =
'rODab-s llsf Judge Cr0Eel VII - desgnated
b s1 Ten days from sept :. By which time II
: expected tie once VII Be P-ernzneudy Ill
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General News Items.

Bushrod Vaughn, a resident Of G~reenvilIe.
N. J. was shot below the eye in the first battle
Of Bull Run, the bullet remaining in his head
3he other day he blew his nose aud found the
bullet In his handkerchief
The Salvation army held a Jubilee at New
bury, n. Y The occasion was the marriage Of
Capt Abbio Thompson, the noted lady worker
IN charge Of the fifth corps Of the army sta
toned here, to Capt William THOMPSON ~
Brooklyn. second III command 10 Mai Moore
VINO is chief Of the army in America.
Maud S. is still queen Of the turf. and law
Eye-see must hide his diminished head AZ
best he can. AtProspect Park Thursday the
wisconsin wonder tried to beat the 2:O934 rec
ord, but failed dismally, his time in the first
attempt being 2:l2& and in the second 214L
inc conditions, however, were not wholly nm
favorable, the track not being ia .e1a shane
ana a sun breeze blowing at the time. phalfas
also attempted TO beat 2:13 "a. and also failed
Evidently 1t was not a good day at Prospect
Park for record breaking, though at Hartford
Maxey Cobb lowered ~Smuggier's record of
215 14to2:15 "
Dominick Mccartney Of Pittsbure. alleging
grossly unfair treatment in a fight with Pete
Mccoy at a Boston theater, issues a challenge
says;| hereby challenge Pete McCov 10
glove competition Of -four or six rounds with
small gloves, under Marquis of Oueepsbnrv
rues' Tor sl,WV or $50, and gate receipts.
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Results Of ereely,s expedition.

Lieut. Greedy had a cordial reception from the
British Science Association at Montreal BE
was surrounded and welcomed in an expressive
manner by Sir Henry LEROY. Sir Henry said
be, as well as all geogrsphers and scientific men
Of Great Britain and the whole Of Europe hE
followed with great interest the efforts madeb
enect the release OF his party, and hailed VIII
the keenest delight their rescue.
In reply to Sir Henry's inquiries Lieut.
Greely stated that the meteorological observa-
uons have not been reduced In an animated
manner he proceeded to speak Of some Of the
work done on the expedition. One Of the
most interesting results viii be a comparison
OF The swinging ola pendulum az the further
est point north reached with that at Washing
ton He explained that although most Of
theIr instruments had 10 be abandoned. the
pendulum apparatus which weighed ninety
pounds, was brought back and has been sent
10 Washington. He remarked with evident
pride that he had told his party that the pen
quinn was a very important instrument, but
mat Il Zone man Of the twenty-five complained
ne would immediately abandon it. None would
hear OF this aud a very important comparison
Is thus made possible. Speaking of the obser-
Vaton OF temperature, he stated that the low
est temperature ever recorded was experienced
February last, when the mean temperature
was 90 below zero. After a short stay Lieut.
dreely returned to his hotel
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letter from an officer Al Fos7 Bufora n,
says: Private Charles 3 Henry. who wssshe4.
Cape Sabine for theft, would neverb have boon.
cepted a. a member Of the LADY Frantlin D.
expedition had his character been az ~,
known to the authorities who Organized i /. : =
was 70 some Of the members OF the $50
United States cavalry. He Joined Troon n -
thar regiment, in lS76, under his proneTF - VI
Charles Buck In the fall Of lS53 he D ~au
lment camped AZ Fort Buford for
while, after its return from the "
Perez campaign, during which time Bnel e ~
ployed his spare time in forging checks fo-
considerable amount on the post traders Iaicb
ton, and JordOn- For SOM unaceountsbi.
reason he was not punished for this oaenso
Beng emboldered for having escaped nnnisI
ment Tor his ofense az BUford. ne asain a.
gagged N the same business while the SevsoA
cavalry was camped at Camp Sturgis whera
ron Meade now stands. during the summero
1914 He operated this time on the field trade,s
tanohelm and Roberts, and was sgsin NJ
tecteds tired by conrt martial. convicted nj
sentenced 70 be ~dishonorably DISCHARGED from
the service, with afolfeiture OF all psy nds ~
and 70 be confined at hard labor mn
DER charge Of a guard. for one wear Ia
served his sentence, / believe. at Fort Meade
DAB. he again enlisted, uuder the name N
Shar4es b. Henry. and was assigned 10 tbe
tlfty cavalry, from which he was detailed FOR
the arctle expedition, where his conduct was
an keeping with his former acts. He was
plausible rascal, ready Of speech. and could
sasily impose himself upon unsuspecting per-
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Hurricane in Manitoba.

A terrific storm Of cyclone character pre-
vailed at Winnipeg Wednesday night, doing in.
calculable damage TO property in towns ant
villages throughout the province. and DANA.
glng crops TO an extent not yet ascertained. al
though believed to be large. Rain poured
lightning followed, and tremendous crashes Of
thunder prevailed all the evening.
Clouds driven by wind advanced upon each
other ike opposing armies. They burst in
the fearful onset upOn each other. and for an
hour or more waged war attended by disas-
trous results. The roof WAS wIenched Of
the Hudsgn Bay stores and torn to pieces,
damaging surrounding buildings.
No less than fifty buildings in the city of Win
nipeg were damaged by the storm. Roofs we're
carried away, ends were blown out of houses
ehimneys we've blown down, plate glass win
dows were broken, signs were knocked endwise,
telephone and telegraph wires were prostrsted,
and general havoc committed. Reports from
twenty or thirty points in the province show
that the storm caused results much similar to
those witnessed in Winnipeg.
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Market Reports.

81. PAUL-Wheat. old, No. l hard. 926Q5o
Corn, No. 2, 1880: No. 5. 47049c.
Oats, No. 2 mixed, 25025cc: No. 2 white
A1e; No. 3 white pc; rejected. 20c.
4Oc. ~" .
Rye. No. :. Sic.
Potatoes, pc.
Baled HAY. Wild, $3.50; timothy, s9.5Oal05 so
Eggs, 13M14c.
MnwAUKEE-Wheat, No. 2. TIC
Corn. rejected, Sic.
Oats. No. 2, 29d29l%c; No. 9 white. SOC.
BYE. No. ], 53c; No. 2 SIC
Barley. No. 2. old, 62c
Mess Pork. S1.25.
Lard, sa45.
Butter, choice creamery, 2O121c; fair Ia
good, l7C0l9c; best dairy, 1501Gc
Eggs, l3013Tc.
Wheat. No. 2 Chicago spring
THHU%c; No. 3, Chicago spring 64066c: M
: red, 5l@slHc: No. 3 red, 1@1Hc.
Corn, 5ZCd5z%c
Oats, AAc
Rye, SIC.
Barley, 62Lc.
Flax Seed, 81. 301<c-
Pork, SIS 5O(0s19m
Lard, Sz350s752L.
Butter, creamery, 1701sHc; dairy, 140I41<c
Eggs, l3Ql4c
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Casualties of the Week

The large salt warehouse Of stainbsek. Hi
4 Co, with contents, al Nashville. Tenn. VA,
burned Los, $1,000; insurance, $1,000
Surgeon Black probably the only victim o.
The TallaPoosa wreck, wa attending an injured
man In the dispensaTy when the ship struck
De remained 70 finish his operation, and went
down with the ship.
A gasoline explosion in the hardware store
Of N Keobletz at U~hnchsville. Ohio. set fire
70 the building and caused a oonfagrsfon
Wmch destroyed the building and also tie
stores Of Cnbley, Runner q Hartman and
Shrch d Smith Loss, $1,000; insurance.
An accident resulting from FIRE, occurred
near Albany n. Y, 10 arailway train of valu-
able imported shorthorn cattle, the propertvo Of
James J. Hill, Of the North Oak stock farm
81 Paul Mimi Grand Duchess XIII. an
animal the: cost about $1,000 in England. was
burned 10 death, but the rest were rescued
In he car, il il said, was the Duchess of Wan
liam, the only pure duchess in America
she having cost2.OO0 guineas in England and
escaped any injury known at present The
cattle were on their way West to Mr.. Hills
farm, North Oak, near St Paul, having served
out their time in quarantine at WaItham.
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Fatal Train Wreck.

freight train On the Cleveland. Lorraine 4
Wheeling railroad, north-bound, when near
Saltwater, West Va, a few days ago, Jumped the
track, turning almost completely over, wreck
fourteen cars and killing John Exton. engineer
and james Bulger, brakeman. When the crash
came and the train Stopped, the rest of the
creW-Daniel Savage, conductor, and Truemap
Duncan, third brakeman-went forward to the
engine, which was twisted and broken into a
shapeless mass. The tender was on ton. The
engineer was found seated on his cushion
bent forward, with his arms held over the
top OF his head, held firmly to the ground
by the top Of the cab. One leg was emf
OF and driven into the soft ground He
moved twice after the crew had reached the en-
glne and then died A brakeman who was rid
ing On the engine at the time the accident oc-
CURED, was found back Of the engine held
ught by a part Of the cab and imbedded to his
waist IN cordwoOd that was stacked beside the
track for shipment He begged piteouslv 10 be
relieved With their best efforts il took an
hour TO get him out. He was carried to the
station and died His remains and the remains
tie engineer were taken to their homes
at Bridgeport Walker Huneman. fireman
was on the engine when she left the track
and escaped death by jumping. being thrown
clear Of the wreck by the force of the engine
in going over.
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HowKate Heard From.

The Washington correspondent OF the Balti-
more sun says that some days since a private
detective came there to look into the matter of
the rumored arrest Of Capt Howgate. He had
been told there was a large reward offered but
he did not know by whom He thought he
had some good information ss 70 the where
abouts Of the captain, and if there was any
money IN the case he would bring Howgate
back inside OF a week he was first directed
70 the UBre1 States marshal's office. II
Delng from the custody Of a deputy mar
shall that he escaped Marshal Henry
who hled the Office when Howgate escaped
personally offered a reward Of $500. but That
rev ard fell when he left the Office Of marshal
1he detective inquired at the department of
justice, United States jail and police head.
iheFteEs, but nothing could be ascertained
about any reward being offered This detec-
I'VE says that HOWgate spent the winteri in Ber-
muda, but returned 10 this country in the
spring, and has been in Southern MARYLAND
within a days railroad ride Of Washington al
most al Of the time since.
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Another Proposed North Pole Hunt,

The New York Yacht club, of which James
Gordon Bennett, Jay Gould and Cyrus W.
Field, Jr., are members, entertained the Of
heials of the Greedy relief expedition at dinner
a few days ago. Chief Engineer Melville of
this city made long speech, in which he set
forth the feasibility of settling once for all the
question of an open arctic sea, and that, toe.
without loss of life. He stated his will.
ingness TO take command of such an
expedition, and that a moderate sum
would be sufficient to cover all the ex-
Penses. Young Mr.. Field, in answer, said that
lac was convinced of the truth of the theory al
vsnced by Chief Engineer Melville, and that be
Was perfectly willing to advance half the sum
required to meet the expenses of the expedition
provided the other members of the Yacht club
present would put their names down for tba
money was subscribed on the spot. and tbere
IS no doubt that an arctic expedition under
Melv1le's command will sail from an American
port In the fall of 1885. Lieut. Melville will
obtain leave Of absence from the navy without
pay for two years for this purpose.
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Important to pairumen-

Hon. c. E. Marvin, of Rochester. olmsted
Co, MINI, general superintendent of the dairy
department Of the worlds exposition. has is
sued a circular letter to the dairymen of the
world, stating the amount and division Of pre-
miums and the conditionsof competition there
for. In the agricultural department $50. 600 is
offered IN premiums, Of which $4,000 is an
propriated for the dairy division-s6OOO for
dairy stock, and $1,000 for dairy products
appliances, etc. All entries for dairy machinery
and appliances must be made by Nov. Is and
goods received by Dec. /. All entries for
dairy products must be made by Dec. Is. and
goods received by Jan. ), 1885. between which
1me and Jan. y the awards will be made.
Correspondence is especially invited from
state superintendent, secretaries of dairy and
produce exchanges, manufacturers of dairy
implements, ana all others interested in dairy
products Address all correspondence to
Marvin, general superintendent dairy
department Rochester, Mimi.
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Crimes and Criminals.

Thomas J. Chapman, the alleged murderer
II the wealthy bachelor farmer, Nicholas HUI
lar B.un, Mo.
AT Bath, Me-, recently, Daniel Wilkinson
was sentenced to be hanged on Nov. 20. 1855.
Tor the murder Of Policeman Lawrence Of Bsty
ThOmastOn ~
Bernard Fisher, a Northport, L L, dude,
made himself agreeable to the supplemented
daughter Of Bernard Oslertrail, satisfied her
qualms Of conscience by proposing a marriage
ceremony, which consisted OF the couple stand
ing mp, kissing the Bible and voving eternal
hdelity, and then took her to New York as his
wife he finally shipped her TO Germany To-
avoid exposure, and now a constable il looking
ior him with apiece 0 ffolded blue paper bear
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tits asserted and not contradicted that
most II not a very large majority of
both houses of Congress habitually ac-
cept and use, if they do not actually So
hcit free passes from railway, telegraph
n express companies. That the in
fuence of such favors is most democrat
izing and injurious upon the Legislation
OF the country there is unfortunately no
reason to doubt. Unhappily, too. the
evil practice is not confined to Congress.
Executive and judicial officials, both
national and state, and the members of
state legislatures, as well, are culpable
IN the same manner and degree, and the
the evil results following the practice
are often apparent. The large num-
Der OF Congressman who claim that
$4,000 a year is poor pay, and insufi-
eient for current expenses in Washing
ton, and yet are able to treat themselves
and families to excursions across the
continent, and spend moreN0f their va
cations In travelling about the country,
is an evidence of the widespread exis-
tence of the pass system. This evil is
bad enough, but when judgeA of high
courts and other Judicial offices are not
exempt, there Is occasion for apPrehen-
sion.
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Foreign Flashes

CARDINAL Juan Msraoo, archbishop q ToLc
do1d AID printed SPAN ds5m Ma5ra Of
EP0plexE
Gr1nd Duaba= XIII. owned bv James J.
Hn AID ro-zb 5000 Wa burasd 70 death L
. car a. Alba1Ts y
The sPHuish derry have started 3 monster
deDons1rzl0a1 every church II fEror Of the
@p0iL power q me popa AmCag fbe 6rs-
signatures u Al address for THIS obiscf are
leading prelEtas and MOBILES q Spain
Among TIE greatest s7Eersrs Al Toulon And
MGrsslles zl5 msmbsrs Of the Different theat-
real e1mpEli= for not only are TIE heaters
Guh6L bufr the unfortunate actors and actresses
cannot obtain enEa-anaurs elsewhere. the man
ayers ~ Oher towns beng afraid they might
111s he DREADED mlcrobs7 - Their G01hez
Gen Wolssley proposes to reach Dongola
With the Gordon relief expedition by Nov. =
He deelares, with oaa6denoe. that he VII De
able 70 accomplish this progrsmme without
dmculT- There are only sx e~atGracts 10 PASS.
whereas 10 tie Red river expedition ID $50 he
va compelled . dag his boats overland AZ
forTy-sz place.
HE Figaro, Z an editorial upon
The Increase q English troops II Egypt from
400 u 1000 men, and says an explanation l.
necessary II II d the design 70 stop the passage
q rTe1eh through The Suez canal il the event
y az AnSO-Cmuase alliance The Figaro saws
France keeps SO ornoops II Algeria and unis
Hho are ready % cross IupoE and seize Cairo
when - ordered
Warrington Gladstone addresses the people
he said the goTernment wozle do its duty, but
L a national cIlsis The issue depended upon the
acton Of the country At Edinburgh u~Tepara-
uons were made for a grand welcome Of the
prime minister Business places and residen-
c. throughout the city were decorated and yig-
ltors were present In large numbers
4 correspondent writing from Dublin, Ire
land TO = friend IN this city, has the following
10 say concerning the crops there:
Since the year 1879, which was remarkable
Tor the greatness and excellence Of the crops.
here has not been such a prospect for a mag
1lneenf harvest The season II the early part
y the year Eas everything that could be de-
lred, and al the present writing all the crops
re II excellent condition, the only trouble be
ng that enough Of the country has not been
'lAnied Tor the reason that the labor l. not
lere- The bone and sinew have left the conn
y and no one remains but old men and bows.
ne old men simply plant enough year after
ear 70 keep body and soul together. and leave
be future 10 witness the magnificent lands "
IN waste for want Of labor 10 cultivate
hem
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The London Economist, a leading
authority. If not the very highest, IL
speaking, August 9th. q the wheat and
other crops, says that the than recent
weather Is worth many millions Cgterl-
ngg q day 70 the country. And goes
On with the declaration that the wealth
e. has settled the question Of cheap
wheat and other grain during the re-
mainder Of the year. The prospect Is
from a survey Of home aud toreigD
fields, that wheat II 1854 bids fair n
be cheaper than at any time during the
past one hundred years. This estimate
includes Of course the supply from tie
United State, Europe and the East.
In other words the price Of wheat IL
Liverpool vii be fired b. the Compel
ton Of Europe, America, Australia and
India.
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Tornado near Huron OAK.

Huron, Oak, Special:-Between 8 and 4
Thursday afternoon a funnel-shaped cloud was
seen a mile and a half northwest of this
city going southeasterly. At Risdon's, a
large stock barn and sheds were torn
to atoms and scattered over the prairie.
His loss is $1,000. Crossing the Jim river,
SIX large stacks of grain belonging to
u e Lyman, were carried away. The
house of Joseph Bloodgood, two miles east
OF town, was torn into kindling wood. 1t was
Crossing the railroad, the Cook farm, three
miles southeast of here, was struck. Two
houses standing about twenty feet apart were
lifted from their foundations, carried three
rods and torn to slivers. Mrs. G. ". Cook and
eight-year-old daughter, in the house at tho
time, were carried several rods and left In q
field. When found Mrs. Cook was badly in
jured about the head, and a thigh broken The
girl was also severely hurt.
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Personal News Notes.

Prof sabin Of New York has just made a
passable nose for Thomas Colt. from two ioints
OF The middle finger Of Colts left hand
Rear Admiral Andrew Allen Harwood. Z. s
n, died at Marion, Mass, in his eighty-second
year. He was appointed midshipman in 1915
and retired in 1854.
Rev. W. NJ. Collins, pastor Of the Galesbure.
Ill, NJ E chrrch, is missing. July 9he took
passage from Buffalo for Detroit via propeller
India He went ashore at Cleveland n look
around town, and nothing has since Lecn heard
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The sehoolbook question Is one Of
the issues In tie California election
this year. A constitutional amendment
H to be E-bmitted to the voters, which.
If ratified at the polls, VIII result in the
State assuming entire charge Of the
business Of printing all the text
books used IN the public schools. It IL
proposed that the State shall establish
printing Office, buy it, Own paper and
type and pay Its printers and foremen
fixed salaries; that there shall be :
superintendent directly responsible to
the administration, with a board of ex-
aminers TO pass upon II bills and a
veto power in the Comptroller, with
full authority on the part Of the Legis-
Iature tc overhaul things b~iennially.
1t may ssiely be predicted that tins
latter prelogative viii be called into
regular use, if the amendment is ratified.
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p following state, district A.
have been announced. 1u county fairs
MSSEsCrA
70 and "A P1 3 3, 10, II, -
southern Minnesota Pair.
sept 2,3s45 5, and Rochester,
Wright County-Howard Lake
IS andI9, sept l6, Il
hAAungs Union Industrial Asso.;
Hastings, Sept I6. II. and IS uOn Fair
Aankato Live stock and Pair As
MS1nkat2, Aug. %, q and q ~aon-
and Il 0Ouh'y FAir-Brainerd, Sept Il
Mower cOunty-Austin, Sept Il
and ds 3 county-HutehinsOn, Sept D J.
and Morrison g cOunty-Ittle Falls, Sept q >.
Todd County Long Prairie. g..
ELsEwHEPp
9. 10 6G sn5 Territorial Fsir-Helena, Sent
.o Wisconsin ss5 sIate AgaicuEural societv-u..
Southwestern Wisconsin TnSr
Point sept / Gsnd aaSsocA-
central Wisconsin Agreultr5rJ u
20 and u. sept IL, is, 10,
St cToiz County, Wis-Hudso, So
Il Ia ). Crosse County, wiz-salem, SEP, Ok %
Jackson County, Wiz-Blaek Rive. m
sept >, and - NNer Falls,
Chippewa County. VIII.
sept H. Il, - and "A "a rails,
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There is an interesting account In
Harpers monthly Of the goyernmen
work now in progress on the dams des-
igned as retaining walls for the great
reservoirs at the headwaters of the Ms
sissippi. There are TO be seven of these
dams and the principal one at Lake Win
n~ebigoshish is already well advanced.
work having been prosecuted continu-
ousIy for eighteen months. 1t is to be
fourteen feet high-that is, the water
line in the reservoir when filed will be
fourteen feet higher than now. The
river winds among q great succession of
marshes and now and then spreads out
IN broad shallow lakes so that the back
water from this dam will v an i'm
mense area. The theory is that the res.
eryoirs formed by these dams will be
sufficient to hold or store up a great
share Of the rainfall Of a drainage area
estimated at 7,40O square miles from
November l to July 1 in each year. As
a rule the Mississippi below st. Paul
falls so IN July that great difficulty is
experienced by s-teamboatmen, and this
low stage, 30 detrimental to navigation, !
continues through August, September
and October. 1t is expected that from
the reservoirs enough water can be dis
charged to at least double the ordinary
minimum flow for one hundred days and
that at no time during the summer will
the stage between st. Paul and Lake
Pepin fall below four feet when this
system on the upper lakes is completed.