St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-18
GATHERED IN SALTWATER.
The Big Log jam at the Dalles Still
Unphased.
A CHASTITY Find by Workmen at the
High school Grounds.

The Jam at Taylor's Falls is the largest that
ever occurred in the Northwest. 1t reaches
from the warehouse on the Dalles, up over
the st. Croix falls, distance of mile and
quarter and varies from $50 to 500 feet wide,
and at places is from TO SO feet deep, and
even more in q few places. AT the rear OF
the drive above the falls the logs are running
at the rate of $4,000 to 10000 feet per hour,
and as they come down and strike the jam
they toss and roll, some diving out Of
sight, and others springing many feet in
the air. At times when they strike one another,
they break like pipestems. All those who can
spare the time should see it. Mr.. Charles Sta
pies has about 200 men at work with the boom
company's pile driver, but as it is quite
difficult to pick out the logs, it will take some
Tune to break the jam. Some of the old
lumbermen, who live at the falls, say the
jam will stay there till fall, and perhaps till
next spring. No one can comprehend the
magnitude until he has visited it. A boat
leaves Saltwater every morning at o. clock,
arriving at the falls at H. Returning, it
leaves the falls at 8, and arrives at p. IN.
Ihose who desire to go quicker can
go on the Duluth road. leaving in
the afternoon ana returning in the morning,
or go in the morning and return the same
DAY. thousands Of people from st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Hudson, Hastings, Red Wing,
Duluth and other places have visited it. The
steamer Cleon will run an excursion from
saltwater on Sunday, when large number
OF Saltwater people will go. The jam will
keep millions of feet of logs out of the mar
ket this season. The cost of picking out the
logs VARIES from 20 to 90 cents on the thous-
and feet.
Yesterday at the high school grounds while
excavating the foundation for walk around
the grounds skeleton was found. 1t was
that OF female, and lay in a common wooden
coffin, which one of the men ran shovel into,
striking the SKULL Mr.. Eugene Savage, who
has charge of the work, made an examination
and pronounces the hair red and apparently
in natural state. The wooden clothing on
the skeleton was rotten, but two pieces of
pink silk ribbon, one about three feet long,
found alongside of the skull, were bright and
apparently as good as new. The skull and
ribbon were laid with the skeleton and
covered up. The find was less
than two feet under ground. On
Wednesday the skeleton of an infant, WIN
beautiful auburn hair, natural as life, was
found near by, which may be seen at the high
school. The ground on which the school
stands was used as burying ground many
years ago. The skeletons are supposed to be
those of babies inferred about twenty years
ago. Mr.. Savage reports various bones and
boxes dug up in the excavations.
Yesterday in the district court the case Of
susanna Bushleo VS.. The Board of Commits
sioners about a road, came up and was SUBJ
mitted. The appeal from the probate court
from an order appointing an administrator in
and the order OF the probate court affirmed
1t was claimed that Louis Hospes was not
creditor and that there were no debts owed
by the deceased.
At meeting of the board Of education
last night, Prof v. G.. Curtiss informed the
board that he had formally accepted the
Winona offer of $500 per year. His sucI
cessor was not elected
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis s. Omaha
Railroad company will erect a dock on the
lake front for the accommodation of travellers
and shippers. Work on it will be coml
menced at once.
On July 80 Patsy Mellen and Jack Keef g
will fight to finish with small gloves for a
purse of $500 at some point in Wisconsin.
Mellen will train at White Bear and fKeefe in
Saltwater.
The funeral of Thomas Mealy, the young
man who died from the effects of a sunstroke
will take place this morning, providing his
father arrived from up river last night.
The gun club has elected the following
officers: Ira w. Castle, president; G. P. Hol-
comb. vice president; F. Whitman, secretary;
X. S. Davis, treasurer.
Among the prominent lumbermen in the
city are G. 81. Ingram and A. HI. Ingram Of
Eau Claire, Frank w. Buffum of Muscatine
and Ira Stockwell of Lyons.
Charles Shotgun has commenced to drive the
rear of his drive into the boom limits and was
at FrancoIing Wednesday night.
rev W. ii. Hartman OF Minneapolis was
over yesterday and W. X Folsom of Kettle
River was here yesterday.
Mr.. Ed Foster and Miss Sn eeden were mar
RED last night at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Boomer.
Two new passenger trains between Still
water and St. Paul on the Omaha will prob
ably be put on.
A Swede, whose name was not learned was
drowned at Taylor's Falls on Kettle river on
Monday.
w. NJ. Flynn Of the Turf, Field and Farm is
in the city and will remain till after the races.
The body of George River, the boy drowned
on Wednesday, was found yesterday morning.
The Afternoon club spent Thursday at
Taylor's Falls, taking in the big jam.
The funeral of George McNaly yesterday
afternoon was largely attended.
The annual election of the Hibernians will
be held next Monday evening.
The McGibeny family will appear in the
Presbyterian church Oct. Is.
Mike Dalton was taxed So and costs for
drunkenness yesterday.
Handsome Harry Harrison Of Sault Ste
Marie is in the city.
Gus Torinus returned yesterday from a
visit in Iowa.
e. H. Holbesb Of Hayward is in town.