The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-03-05
NOTICE OF DAMMING RIVER.
WHOM TT MAY CONCERN
L. j. SHEPARD,
Clerk.


Notice is hereby given that an application,
of which the following is true copy, will be
presented to the Board OF Supervisors OF the
county of Houghton. Michigan. ut their
room in the court house, in the village of
IIoughton. in said county, ut the next ensu-
ing meeting Of said board. to be held by it ut
the place aforesaid on the nth day of March
4. d. 1892, ut 10 o'clock III the forenoon viz:
TO Ire Hon. the Bod, d Of Satper-
uisors for the county OF Houyhton,
MichiGdn:
Your Petitioner, William Coach. OF the
county OF Baraga, in said state, respectfully
shows that III the fall OF 1850, he built n dam
across the west branch of Otter Creek, IN
quarter OF section three (). in township fifty
600 north of range thirty-siX CEv west and
that III the year lSs7 dam was built across
west quarter OF section thrty-four CD, in
township iifty-Onc t5D north OF range thirty
six CD west, which said two dams were
built for the purpose OF running Ions III ana
down said stream, and both thereof are
now owned and controlled by, your petitioner;
that said dams were and are built OF logs and
said dam so built in lS2o (Which y hereinafter
called the upper dan) j. seven, "a fee; high
and nbG, 20 ee1 long sigh or Wi eci
wide, operated with slash boards. and that
thcgverage depth of water during the season
built, is about six 20 inciies; that the dam, 80
built in 1857 land which Is hereinafter called
the lower damn Is about thirteen (i3l feet
high and one hundred and fifty (l5O( feet long
or wide. that It Is constructed with II lock
and shute, the said shute being about nine. go
feet wide, and has u gate which Is operatedby
four thousand logs II day can bc run that the
average depth Of water at the point where
said lower dam is built. during the season Of
upper dam Is built for the purpose only OF
keeping back and supplying water for said
lower dam, and that no logs are or can be
run III said creek or river, at or above said
upper dam. that repairs have been made
upon each OF said dam. each year since their
construction, and that i !; ana nc WI 5r nee.
year., while the same shall be used; that
your petitioner and others ,lmve n large
AMOUNT OF logs 9nd ilnpeEhi , Tue c yci nn,y G
taken to market IN and upon SAID s!rc>- :, ai,.
can only he floatcd and driven .z,wn said
stream by the c9nsirnetion and n/intainancc
rnd usv or said dams; that siId, dams are
very useful and are q necessary and indispcn.
sable means OF enabling your petitioner md
others. as Aforesaid to avail themselves Of the
the .floatage Of logs and timber only, rs a
medium for. floating aud conveying their
said logs and timber to market ,pnd that the
rOnstrtict1Ql, maintainailrC and us OF said
la4S ~ sud stream, e..n pc and j., inconyen;
I'D! 10 no one, and IL and will be beneficial
and convenient for all ptrsons having occas-
Wherefore your petitioner respectfully
prays that your honorable body WILL, by
proper action taken in the. premises. author
lie and permit the said dams TO remain In
aud across tac said stream. and will author
lie and permit your petitioner to maintain.
the n,n,,hcr heretofore maintained and used,
as herein stated, for the purpose Aforesaid.
Dsted Feb'y 9th ls2.
At which time the undersigned will ask
the said Board to grant the prayer OF the said
petition.
WILLIAM CoACH.
Petitioner.
AR GRAY,
Attorney for Petitioner.