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The Mill Went Out

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
May
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The Dame at the Argo Mills Broke Yesterday

FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE

It Was Very Strongly Built and Had Withstood All the High Water

The dam of the Michigan Milling Co., over the Huron river at the Argo Mills, went out Monday afternoon. The dam, which was very strongly built in 1893, with row after row of piles, besides the earthwork, was supposed to be absolutely safe. It had withstood all the high water. The water yesterday was not particularly high and the cause of the break is unknown.

At about 3 o'clock word was brought to the mill that there was something the matter at the dam. A small stream of water was trickling through, but before a gang of meny could be secured to make the necessary repairs, the waste-gates had been undermined. The break is about 20 or 30 feet across and the bulk of the river is going through the break. The boat houses are left way up on stilts.

The cause of the break cannot be given. The break is in an exposed place and no muskrats have been seen there and neither is there any evidence of their being there.

The board of directors of the Milling Co. held a meeting Tuesday to take steps to repair the dam. At present the directors seem inclined to put in Portland cement work.