Year: 1871

The La Crosse Leader, one of the abest and most
influential journals published in the Northwest, in its
issue of the 2st thus refers to the persistent efforts of
jealous enemies destroy the harbor of Superior
The Leader is we'll acquainted with the situation
the head of the lake. of its editors having visited
this locality last year.


The Superior TINES in late issue complains and
very Justly too as think, at the determined efforts
of Minnesota and Jay Cooke to ruin the harbor of Su
perior.


So far these efforts have been confined to windy me-
MORALS from the Legislature of that State Congress
setting forth that it impossible establish perma
nent channel of sufficient depth to admit the larger
steamers entering the harbor These representations
made in the face of report of Government engi-
neers who say that such channel be secured and
maintained


/ The real trouble, so far as Minnesota is concerned
is not that the entrance to the harbor is toruous
and shallow one, but that it is at Superior. Were
this same entrance at Duluth, it would then become
ample for the demands of commerce.
The Duluth end of Superior Bay is very shallow,
vessels Of any considerable draught cannot approach
that thriving town than two three miles.
This fact may intensity their zeal in the unrighteous
warfare waged against the entrance to the natural har
Dor.


But the cap-sheaf on this pillar of injustice is Jay
Cookies proposed route for the Northern Pacific rail-
road This road he intends to down Minnesota
Point and bridge the channel the Wisconsin shore
! Them indeed, is the doom of Superior Bay sealed
For what Captain would steer his vessel for the
trance that harbor, knowing that a bridge barred
/ the way? Not


/ The interests of Wisconsin in this matter dent
cal with those of Superior and be protected
Minnesota is seeking to build up large city at the
head of Lake Superior and is doing this in the face of
great obstacles The breakwater necessary for the
er harbor will cost. when completed, much less
than two million of dollars One-fourth of that
will make the entrance to Superior Bay safe at all
times vessels of the greatest depth of sailing
upon Lake Superior.


! The harbor of Superior is of Importance Wis
consin and it it must be saved intact the State.


Hos. L. K. Stannard of the Minnesota Legislature
informs that the joint resolution of the Legislature
of that State requesting its Senators and Representa-
tiges in Congress for the extension of the ST.
Crox land grant, passed the Minnesota Legislature
the 25th The presiding officers of the two houses
informed Ken. Z. Al. Wilson of that fact by telegram
forthwith.


The people of NortSarn Wisconsin thank sister
them The efforts which the Hon T. N. Wilson from
Minnesota has made in behalf of justice citizens
has laid them under lasting obligations.


One OF the very first acts of the Wisconsin 1egisa-
ture after its organization the lth was to pass
similar memorial The appeals from the Legslatures
of the States interested in the extension,
together with the ves efforts of the delegation
from those States in the House. ought certainly to
convince Congress that it is just and proper to extend
: the grant