The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-06-20

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after Darwin Brigham and John Nc
Ilreavie were engaged to assist
him, he commenced the work of TAX
ing the levels on Wednesday morn
ing. Mr.. Paxton was informed that
the committee wished to raise the
river te IN feet higher than the crest
of the present Delhi mill dam. and
his first move Wednesday morning
was to obtain that heighth, after
which he commenced to get the
outer line OF the basin, on the west
side of the river, running down to
the bridge before eleven O'Clock
and marking the line with stakes
driven solidly into the ground.
The irst stake was driven in the
small cluster of trees very near the
head gate of the Delhi mill race and
about two feet from the top of the
raise leading to the level tract oc-
cupied by Caswell's ice houses at
the present time. The point where
it was driven marked where the
water would come to on the raise.
The second stake carried out the
prediction of the committee that
quite peninsula would be left
just northwest. The water line,
according to the levels, then runs
into the large grove at the foot of
the hill on Fred. Hotchkiss farm
and proceeds to come around on to
the mill property, already acquired :,
so as to call for about four feet Of
water at about where the old store
house OF the destroyed mill now
stands. To the southwest is pro-
lection, which will be graded down
SO that boats will not run into shall
low water. The water on the west
side will then return to the inside
of the present bank, a few rods
north of where the mill stood, max
ing water depth at this point Of
about 80 feet.
Mr.. Paxton continued his level
from this point north along the road
and on the bridge Here the in
strument showed that the top of
the dam would be II 1-5 feet below
the floor of the bridge. Continuing
he located the site and top of the
dam, extending from the first prom
ontory directly south of the bridge,
on the east side Of the river, across
the latter on an angle SO as to strike
about the base of the abutment of
the bridge. The am will be just
about one foot higher than the top
of the promontory, the mark being
nail driven in cedar tree at
that point The line then continues
south for few rods, when it turns
to the east, circling along the east
side OF the hills forming the basin
boundary line, and taking in all of
the land owned by Mr.. Werder and
the Henze heirs at this point. When
the necessary trees are removed
from the side hills along the basin
this section of Minnesota avenue
will be the prettiest on this side of
the river. At Third and Minnesota
the line runs west by south again
to point just about where the
Henze barn once stood, and then
proceeds south along the east banks
OF the Redwood river which are
high and steep, until Easedale park
is reached.
After getting his levels Mr.. Pax
ion used his transit, and is now en-
gagged in making complete map of
the entire basin for the committee,
which will show just what land is
wanted and just what work will
have to be done. The committee
expects to have all deeds and leases
described bv metes and bounds.
Mr.. Burmeister expects to have
enough rock on the grounds for the
construction of the dam, work on
which will be commenced very
shortly, with the expectation of
completing the same this winter.
The timber on the land that will be
purchased by the committee will be
sold to the highest bidder, with the
proviso that the removal must be
done under the supervision of the
committee, so that no underbrush
or stumps will be left. This will,
OF course, make clean basin.
One can hardly refrain from being
enthusiastic over this matter, which
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