St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-27
A Mortified Man Thinks it Would be Use
less to Bring Frank James to
Minnesota
The Chamber of Commerce Committee Investi
gates Swede Hollow-A Brutal Street
Car Driver.
Opera ut the Grand-Chamber Concert
4 German Drama in Rehearsal
Fun at Kinks.
Before His Honor-Various Items Captured
on the Streets-A White Bear
Railway Accident.
UNITED STATES IMPROVEMENTS.
The Interest Which Minnesota Has in the
River and HarbOr Bill Now Be-
fore Congress.

fore Congress.
It is not generally considered how much
interest Minnesota has in the river and har-
Dor bill now before congress, and how much
the state has at stake in its final disposition.
A GLOBE reporter conversed en- this subject
yesterday with Mai. Allen, who has charge OF
the United States engineering work above
St. Paul, and with Mai. Mckenzie, under
whose direction the work below st. Paul is
done.
From information obtained from these
gentlemen the following is given a compre-
hensive statement of the government work
in Minnesota under river and harbor appro-
priations:
LAKE SUPERIOR HARBoRs.
First, there is the harbor Of Grand Marais,
40 miles north Of Duluth, the only harbor
of refuge on the north shore. 1t is small,
too small in fact, but will admit vessels
drawing 16 feet and has a breakwater $50
feet long. The original estimate of the cost
of the work, made in 1874, was Sl39, 900,
which has since been reduced to 500, 000
OF this SO, 900 have been expended and
$4,000 are needed to complete the work Of
dredging and charging the harbor.
The Duluth harbOr entrance will now ad-
init any vessels which can come through the
Saut Ste. Marie canal; but much remains to
be done in dredging out the hlrbor and en-
larLiug its area. The sum Of $3.50, 900 was
appropriated last year, Of which balance re-
mains, but more could be used to good ad-
vantage. Maj Allen has asked for 1925, 900
for this purpose.
The sum Of $50 600 also is asked for to be
expended in dredging and maintaining the
piers Of Superior harbor just across the Wis
consin boundary.
RED RIVER.
The governments doing an importan work
In improving the channel Of the Red river Of
the North by deepening the channel and re-
moving distractions. OF the $l79, 600 origi-
nally estimated as the cost of this work,
Sl23,000 have been appropriated, OF which
only enough is now left to protect the work
already done. As a result Of the work done
siuce 1879, 10 miles Of the river have been
improved, Of which so miles are below
Moorhead and 30 miles below Grand
Forks. The improvement below Moorhead
gives three feet at low water. and below
Grand Forks four. The low water channel
was less Than two feet deep before the i'm
provement commenced. The appropriation
asked for is to be expended in dredging the
bars between Fargo and st. Vincent. Goose
Rapids about nine miles below Moorhead,
is a formidable bar to navigation and it has
been decided to build locks and a dam
there costing about two hundred
and twenty thousand dollars. OF
this, $4,000 has been appropriated barely
enough to begin the work. The sum of
100000 could be probably used this year.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
To improve the falls of St Anthony has
already cost about SGl5, 600. The SlO,O 900
appropriated last year Is being used TO repair
the old timber work of the apron. AS much
as $40, OOO should be appropriated and kept
on hand to draw on for repairs. Among
those needed is extra crib work ut the foot Of
the apron.
There is considerable navigation above the
falls, and for the benefit of this S2O, 900 was
appropriated between 1874 and 1878 to re-
move Instructions from the channel between
Minneapolis and St. Cloud. Since 1850
SS5, 900 was appropriated out Of $54 600, the
original estimate, TO improve the river be-
tween Aitldn and Grand Rapids. Ten thous-
and dollars can be proitabIy used this year
To remove suags on the ST. Croix, be-
tween Taylor's Falls and Prescott. and to
contract the low-water channel by means Of
brush and cribs, $50, 450 Is asked for.
TIE RESERVOIRS.
The most important and expensive work
projected, in charge of Mai. Allen, is the
system OF reservoirs on the head waters Of
the Mississippi and its tributaries, the st.
Croix, Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers
these reservoirs to be used 10 store the wa
ter coming from the melting snow and the
spring freshets, 10 be released in time OF low
water. Forty-two of these dams we're pro-
jected, 10 cost about 81, sos, 600 exclusive Of
land damages, and about $500, 600 have been
expended in the completion OF three reser-
voirs at Lake Winuebagoshish, Leech lake
and the Falls Of Pokegama. These reser-
voirs will be used for the first time this year
They will not only benefit navigation
on the Mississippi below ST. Paul, but also
supply water in summer 10 the Minneapolis
mills, consideration Of quite as much in
terest TO the readers Of this paper \ good
start has been made on the Pine river dam
at the outlet Of Cross lake; and to work on
the improvement this year Mai. Allen wants
$4,000 In addition TO the above Mai
Allen has also charge Of work on rivers in
Wisconsin, description Of which would not
properly be part Of the present article.
BELOW ST. PAUL.
Mai. Mckenzie has charge OF the work on
the river between st. Paul snd Keokuk; and
the results Of his work have been So favora-
bic that the largest boats now come 20 St.
Paul iu low water. Much remsns to be
done, however, in dredging, defining the
channel and removing distractions in order
to render serviceablc the water coming from
the upper dams. For this work as far down
as the DesNIoiucs rapids is asked $500. 600;
and over twice as much for the whole work
THE SUMMARY.
table is given herewith showing the
amounts asked for by Majors Ancuaud Nc
keuzie to perform work in Minnesota and
90 the upper river, all OF which improve
ments are much needed. The totals foot up
over million and half, most Of which
would DC expended in the state:
nnloth maroon. .-.-.-.-.-.--....--. $4,000