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by endeavoring to tear out the Dam; and were only prevented from so doing by the solid and substantial manner in which it had been constructed. In this state of affairs, a compromise was effected, by a proposition being made by the Company, that Mr. Weston should join his forces to those of the Company and assist in making the necessary alterations in the Slide. This proposition was accepted by him, on condition that the alterations should be made in accordance with a plan suggested by him and which he guaranteed would operate safely and effectively. Decisions of a compromise and of securing the good will and assistance of all engaged in the navigation of the Wisconsin. The Company yielded the point and Mr. Weston took possession of the slide and personally supervised the alterations. The work was completed by him as far as seemed actually necessary for passing rafts, and Mr. Weston was paid for the work done, in a manner previously agreed upon.

Upon operating the slide, it was again found that it did not answer the purpose. Renewed complaints were made of the damage done to lumber in passing over it; and the very men who had been employed and paid by the Company for improving it according to their own plans, were among the first to threaten and finally attempt its destruction.

The alterations above mentioned were made during the summer of 1859, when the water was low and but few if any rafts were running. The rise of the water and the necessity of leaving