The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-11
TO SAVE THE WILSON
Wieland Bros. Will Make a Fortune
If Successful.

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If Successful.
DULUTH, MINN.-Wieland Bros. OF
this city, who bought the sunken steamer
Thomas Wilson,, have comenced the pre-
liminary work Of raising the vessel. AS
she weighs, with cargo, about 5000 tons
and is in seventy feet of water, the
work will be attended with much risk. The
Wielands do not, however, consider that
they have an especially difficult under
taking. in fact they expect to raise the
ship and her cargo with less trouble, cost
and in shorter time than it took the
Pittsburg Steamship company to raise the
Wilson's destroyer. the Hadley. Condi-
tions with the two ships are quite diff
ferent. ' 80 e-'=tE 3&
The Wielands will secure two barges,
probably whalebacks,A and will throw
around them wire cable loops passed un-
der and around the Wilson. The barges
will be sunken as deep as possible by fill
ing with water, the cables clamped. and
the water pumped out. If everything
goes as expected they will necessarily1lift
the wrecked vessel, providing the barges
are of sufficient buoyancy. Three or four
lifts are expected to be sufficient to bring
the stranded vessel into shallow enough
water for towing direct into the harbor,
when the rest Of the 'wrecking job will be
easy. 1t was intended to pass cables under
the ship by means of a water jet, but this
idea has been abandoned and the cables
will be passed from bow to stern from
two tugs at either side Of the ship.
The Wielands paid about $500 for the
ship and do not expect their wreckine
| operations to cost any very great sum-
The vessel and cargo, once Salved, will be
| we'll worth $15O,Oo05 making the chance Of
speculation remarkably alluring. They are
not experienced in wrecking affairs. Z
It is stated that one of the banks ir
this city has deposits exceeding $7,OOO,O00
| a larger amount than in it's history anc
several million more than the combined
deposits Of all Duluth banks three year!
| ago. -, Z. 4
SPENCER, IoWA-Antone Hanson, a
| prosperous young shoe merchant, AND
| Charles Collester, son Of DR.. Collester
were riding their wheels in opposite di-
| rections. They collided at a street cor.
ner, striking their heads together. Han.
| son died last evening", He was a shoe.
maker and his disposition. habits anc
character made him popular and highly
respected.-The district court closed its
| September term to-day. Indictment:
were found for four criminal offenses
One was against Morton, who by pre-
tending to represent a large wholesale
house in Philadelphia, gained thu
confidence of many Of the merchants II
Spencer and obtained some of theil
| money Another was against H. B. Greg
ory, who has been running three
| creameries in the county. He failed tt
make settlement with his patrons for thei
| July and August milk, to the amour
of about $4,000, and asserts that part O.
the money received for butter was stoler
from him. He began bankruptcy pro
ceedings before the indictment was found
| The farmers are intent on making 1t a.
interesting for him as thew can.
SLAYTON, MINN.-One of the larges
Woodman celebrations ever held in south
western Minnesota was in progress her
yesterday. Heavily loaded special train
from St. James and Pipestone brough
large crowds, and with those who cam
by team made the attendance about 5000
Window and Heron Lake citizens wit
their excellent bands, and the PipestOn
people with their militia company forme
the largest delegations from a distance
Band concerts. by the three bands, auto
mobile races, four free street shows, drill
by the Royal. Neighbors, the Pipeston
militia and the Slayton Ladies' Militar
company formed the chief attraction
outside 81 the baseball game between tn
league teams Of Sioux Falls and Siou
City. The game was a very good one an
resulted In q victory for Sioux Falls, tn
: score being to A. ~ The batteries were
Sioux City; Tredway and Buggemar
Sioux Falls, Swalm and orish. ttt8
CANNON BALL; N.D.|t is popula
error to suppose that the water In tn
Missouri river is growing less >yeaPi!
7 Such is not the case. The. volume {
water at this point has not varied to an
extent for thirty years, according
l river men. There has been something {
a revival in local packet trade on the rive
t in the last few years, half dozen me-
/ boats having been built on the Bismarc
ways There have been no through boat
' to st. Louis or Fort Benton since 1885,
3 The cutting off OF; rations has rem1nde
1 poor Lo that he must rustic for livln'
l and for the first time In the memory
. man the Indians are looking for wor]
! Many are on the railroad grade east of tf
I river, and the rest are working for tt
t government or the ranchers. No one
: lefgt at home except the old people all
I children. .R. " ~ r.,
JAMESTOWN, N. D.-The losses of tn
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