St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
At The HEAD OF THE LAKE.
An Alleged Giant Steal From the Gov
eminent.
HISTORY OF THE MATTER.
What Old Residents of the Zenith City
Say About the Lake Superior
Survey.
ISTORY OF THE MATTER.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the GloDe.
DULUTH, March 30.-"Did you see in
the GLOBE, the other day." said prom
inent United States official in Duluth
yesterday, talking to GLOBE represen-
tative, ''that resolution of Senator Davis
asking for new survey between the
United States and British possessions
between the shores of Lake Superior
and the mouth OF Pigeon river and Lake
of the Woods?
you did? Well, thereby hangs a
story which many of the older residents
of Duluth to-day can vouch for. BY an
old treaty of the last part OF the
eighteenth century, the boundary line
was established between the United
States and the British possessions at
line running along the Arrow river, OF
at least from Mud lake to the
Arrow river, and then to the
Lake of the Woods. Well, when
the surveyors employed by the
government started their survey they
found at one end of the survey near
Mud lake very valuable timber land;
on the other side was more valuable
mineral land near Moose lake. If this
land was surveyed to the United States
it would have to be pre-empted. nome
steaded or scripted, any one OF which
would be quite expensive. If it were
surveyed to Great Britain it could be
bought for 81 an acre. RhArgain was
therefore made, and this land, lnclud-
ing, ] think, about 100000 acres, was
made British property, contrary to the
treaty."
The GLOBE representative was re-
ferred to several other people CONVEX
SAINT with the matter, one of whom said:
Il don't care to talk about it, but II |
could get title satisfactory to some land
of my own / can show the United States
government where to get 100000 acres OF
land that has been stolen from them"
CURB CULLINGS.
Lots 9S and 100, block 3, Third diviS-
ion, east of Lake avenue, were sold yes
terday by r. b. Langdon, of Minneapo-
lis, for $4,000. This don't look as
though Duluth'S real estate was going
begging. There have been four single
sales, amounting TO S250,000, OF unlm-
proved property on Superior street,
within two weeks, all at over 5000
front foot, both east and West OF Lake
avenue.
The board of public works will be in
session tomorrow and Monday to hear
from Superior property owners on paw
ing the street from Fifth avenue east to
Fifth avenue west. Cedar blocks seem
preferable.
A water main on First avenue east and
First street burst yesterday afternoon
and did considerable damage in the
neighborho0d. j. r. Meining's hard
ware stock was injured.
The managers of the Land and River
Improvement company at West Supe-
riOr announce that 500 men will get to
work Oh the steel plant site as soon as
the snow diappears.
The Merchants National bank, which
has been particularly prosperous the
past year, voted to-day to increase its
capital stock to 100000 from $4,000.
Their surplus is $4,000.
The county auditor yesterday com
pleted the apportionment of state and
county school funds from fines, liquor
licenses, ETC., for the county of st.
Louis.
The steamer Italy, from Liverpool,
this week brings number of English
immigrants who will settle about Du-
luth.
Senator A. j. Whiteman left tonight
for six weeks trip to DaDSville, n. Y,
to settle his fathers estate.
A Chinese laundryman became vio-
lently insane last night and had to be
confined in the lookup.
The water and gas mains in the city
will be extended four and a half miles
this summer.
Persons with money to invest will do well
to turn their attention to Duluth and Super
Tor. NJ. b. HARRISON, COP Duluth National
bank building, Duluth, has a large list of
property in bothp laces for sale.