Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
CLEARING OUT STUnPS.
Lake Wausau to Be Free From all
Obstacles Interfering With
Navigation.

Aug. w. Ziebell has commenced the
work of taking levels, etc, along the
banks OF the Wisconsin and Rib rivers
to determine the acreage of overflow
which will be OccaSioned by the build
ing of the Rothschilds dam. The dam
will raise q sufficient head of water to
form lake, which has been more
fully described in previous issues of this
paper. Mr.. Ziebell has driven stakes
to point on the Wisconsin river near
the bridge connecting the First and
Seventh wards, and will carry on the
work up Big Rib to the mouth of Lit
tie Rib and possibly above. Mr.. lie
bell is being assisted by VIM. Farmer.
Perry Wilson and Fred Schaer. He
has carried the work up as far as the
McCleary bridge on Big Rib and
expects to finish his work i'm about
three days. The dam will be of a suf-
ticient height TO raise the water three
feet at the lower bridge in the city,
with a corresponding raise at ali
intervening points between here and
Rothschilds. The back water will
run to quarter of a mile above the
lower bridge.
AS soon as Mr. Ziebell and his crew
have completed their work the Mara
thon Paper Mills Co., which is build
ing the dam, will put on force of
about 125 men, in charge of Mr..
Farmer, and every stump or other OBJ
struction will be removed from the
overflow lands. All trees will be
cleared from the river bed and where
ever 1T is possible to get a log of
merchantable timber out of tree it
mi h fs11f ont Oh;
trees will be cut into cordwoOd which
will be disposed of or be consumed at
the mill, and the underbrush will be
piled up and burned.
Mr.. Farmer, who has had consider
able experience, and has a reputation
for push, expects to complete his work
in the shortest time possible. 1t is
thought that the work will require
all the way from eight months to a
year and it is the intention of the
company to do the job thoroughly,
which is commendable.
1t is intended to have the dam COM
pleted by December but is doubted
whether expectations will be fulfilled.
At present over 100 men are at work
getting things in readiness for con-
Struction work. One Golfer dam is in
course of construction and another
will be commenced soon. The con-
struction company having the work
in charge has considerable amount
of machinery on the ground, such as
pile drivers, concrete mixers, dredges,
ETC. Gables have been stretched across
the river SO that it is not now possible
for gasoline launches or other craft to
pass that point. Steam and electric
power will be employed. The com
pany has placed number of indiyid.
| ual motors at advantageous points to
operate machinery. A blacksmith
shop has been built ondhe grounds in
which half dozen blacksmiths are
| employed. The construction of this
dam is quite an undertaking, and il
will cost neat sum of money.
John Anderes & Son, who have the
contract for the construction of the
| paper mill, have begun work. The
foundation for one of the buildings is
about completed. The firm has beer
| hampered for lack of facilities, but
another concrete mixer and other ma
| chinery is expected to arrive soon
| when the present force will bt
doubled. Brick layers will be put Il
work this week. AS nearly every
| brick layer IN the city is employed al
present, the firm is pressed for thi:
class of labor. An effort will be made
to get outside help, though the inten
| tion is to employ home people
wherever possible.