Year: 1872

GEMS From GOV. AUSIIY'S MESSAGE
1t is well known that Gov. Austin of Mnn. sent in


long message the legislature of that state the
25d ut advising that body oountenancc the fraud
and injury committed against sister state at the head
of Lake Superior.


We give setting to few of the gems which this
extraordinary document contains.


The Governor s'has the honor
to offer suggestion to the duty of the State 1t
is always the dy of that legislature take the part
of fraud See the Gnash business, and the reputation
scheme touching the attempt made by the authorities
of the State of Wisconsin, to procure such Interference
with said harbor improvements by the General Gov
ernment said harbor Improvements consist IN inter
feying with L. s. harbor improvements common to
both states by diverting the St Louis river. Inter
ference" is good as will prevent their completion and
work loss of only all that has been expended in
digging the canal but also to work irreparable dam
age the railroad system OF the State, which has
been constructed with reference to proper harbor IA
cjlites at Duluth. What sad thing that fraud
should absolutely lose the money it has already ex-
pended, and only that, but allow the railroad sys-
TEN of Minnesota 20 to sticks because it must seek
channel and docks the west side of Rice's Point
instead of the east side "Irreparable" is quite good,
in fact very good


The Governor tells us that Du!uth1 sought to make
a safe convenient and commodious harbor inside of
said Point and within the Bay of Superior 1t is thus
obvious every that has not seen the Bays that
Rices Point can only be reached by cutting canal.
Oh yes And it never could be reached, especially
on the sde by following the natural channel of
the St. Louis river. On, no..


On the hearing of the it was and is STILL con-
tended by those in whose interests the suit ins
tued that the effect of opening the canal would be to


render Intellectual the efforts of the United States to
nroec and deepen the natural channel of the St Louis
Rivera work instituted and carried on in the inter-
ests of the harbor at Superior. Amend that state
ment by adding the simple words land Duluth" 1t
is strange how forgetiul the Duluth managers are
And the Governor so forgetfu that is evident he
has listened at some period, to Nash or some
of the heavy fellows who represent forgettu Duluth


This proposition the city of Duluth accepted and
gave the required bond security. SO says the
Governor about the dyke proposition which was made
bv a Duluth pet and foisted on to the War depart
men in some way that of Superior have never seen
through vet But then we have only looked IN the
legal channels.


MANY thousands of dollars have already been ex-
,endei in so complying with its provisions as to avoid


lis penalties-in constructing the dyke IN the manner
required lit is notorious fact that Duluth trhea
with that dyke building all last season. as Duluth
naner expins expecting the authorities to give up the
scheme The niles were only driven two feet into the
soft mud-a moderate gale blew many of them over
and the whole affair standing joke on both SIDES
Of the bay during the whole season.


on, informed on credible authority that the build
ing of the dyke rapidly progressing and that there