St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-03
SALTWATER NEWS.
Not a Raft of Logs for Sale on the
st. CrOiX.

st. CrOiX.
For the first time in several years
there is not raft of logs for sale on
Lake St. Croix. The same scarcity of
logs is said to exist on other tributaries
OF the Mississippi and the prospects are
certainly not very bright. The jam in
the st. Croix at the mouth of Wood
river has been broken, but the water is
so shallow that it is almost impossible
to move a log. 1t was expected that the
ST. CroiX boom could start up tomorrow.
but such is not the case, and no attempt
will be made at starting until Wednesday
morning. Sluicing was commenced yes
terday at the Neyers dam, and will con-
tinue to-day and tomorrow. There are
in all about 40, 900, 900 feet of logs lying
where they can he brought into the
boom, with the water as it now is. I'm
less Il G boom does resume operations
Wednesday, some of the mills on the
St. Croix will be obliged to shut down
for while owing to a lack OF logs. The
lake is lower than it has been for years,
and logging operations are hampered
considerably. The season started out
TO be an average one. but low water has
resulted disastrOusly to many who have
nearly all of their capital centered in
logs that are hung up on the northern
tributaries of the st. Croix. Shipments
last week were fully up to the average,
sixteen RATS, mostly logs, being taken
out of the st. Croix. With as many
shipments the coming weak the lake
will be almost clear of logs. The mills
have done exceptionally good work dur
ing the month of July, and the cut eX-
ceeds any previous month this season.
Shipments by rail have also been fully
up 10 the average.
a game of duplicate whist was played
in the Saltwater club rooms Saturday
evening between six members of the
Minneapolis Chess, Checker and Whist
club and like number of crack players
belonging to the North and South Hills
Whist clubs in this city. The Mime
apOlis PLAYERS won easily by % points.
The following is the result: c. w.
Willett and G. l.. Bum, of Minneapolis,
against Leonard Clark and W: 6. Bron-
son Jr. gained l; against K. NJ. Ander-
son and L. l.. Manwarring gained 2;
against A. G. Hospes and F. L. Nc
Kusick gained s; total gain, IL. L.
Webb and w. G. Handy, of Minneap-
oils, against Clark and Bronson gained
z: against Anderson and Manwarring
gained O.: against Hospes and Nc
Kusick lost 2; total gain. 5. G. NJ.
Paine and 0. II. Briggs, of Minneapolis,
against Clark and Bronson gained 4;
against Anderson and Manwarring,
gained o.; against Hospes and McKu-
sick gained 8; total gain, z.
Axel Peterson, fourteen years of age.
whose parents reside at Houlton, Wis,
was drowned in Lake st. CrOiX yester-
day afternoon while bathing above the
pontoon bridge. The lake is being
dragged, and up to late hour last even
ing the body had not been recovered.
The Sam Atlee left yesterday with
raft of logs for S. & J. G. Atlee, Fort
Madison, 10. and the Cyclone cleared
with a raft for Joseph Zimmerman, Gut
tenberg, 10.
81. Briggs. of Alton, will have a
hearing to-day in the municipal court
on a charge of assaulting Eliza Ross.
The defendant will be given a jury
trial.
Burt Shepard's MINISTRIES are booked
for an appearance at the Grand opera
house next Saturday evening.