RAFTING WITH THE GOOD "TEN BROECK" 143 



pany was in single logs and clear of any bark the same 

 as ours. 



My last trip with the noble "Ten Broeck" was late in 

 the fall of 1891 with a raft for Dimock Gould and 

 Company of Moline from Stillwater to Lansing Bay 

 where we had orders to lay it up for early spring de- 

 livery. 



The first half of November was mild, clear and calm, 

 but the river was low. We knew we would have to split 

 below Prescott and double-trip past Four Mile island 

 where the United States dredge had made a cut through 

 the bar wide enough for a half raft. 



When we got out of Lake Saint Croix in the morn- 

 ing and below Prescott we found Captain R.J. Wheeler 

 with the steamer "Henrietta" and a large excursion 

 barge, the "Robert Dodds" and raft in charge of Cap- 

 tain George Brasser and the "Menominee" and raft. 

 Captain S. B. Withrow all tied up and lying quiet. I 

 could see some small boat down below in the cut. So 

 we landed on the right above the others. I took a skifif 

 and visited the other boats, and learned that Dan Rice 

 with his little side-wheeled "Bun Hersey" and half 

 raft for Red Wing had caught his right hand bow 

 corner on that side of the cut and then the stern swung 

 over and rested on the sand on the other side. The cap- 

 tains all thought he would soon get loose and drop out 

 of our way. 



While the day was pleasant I knew how quickly that 

 river could freeze up when it turns cold, and the water 

 low, but I was behind all of them and could do nothing 

 but wait for an opening. 



When I got up the next morning, November 11, and 

 could see no change in the situation, I took a skiflf and 

 went down to the "Bun Hersey" and took in the situa- 



