Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1892 — RELIC OF EARLY NAVIGATION. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RELIC OF EARLY NAVIGATION.

Ancient Wooden Anchor Taken from tne Bottom of Green Bay* One of the many curious exhibits which will be shown in the Transport tation Department of the World’s Fair, and one which will be of interest to lake captains, will be an old wooden anchor in use on the lake 100 years ago. It is a primitive contrivance. and has been secured for exhibition by Chief Smith through the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. This old anchor was taken from the bottom of Green Hay, Wisconsin, four years ago. It is a curious contrivance, and was not uncommon on trading vessels on the upper great lakes in 1”92. The anchor is about

five feet across from tip to tip of the flukes, and about four feet high. It is regarded as a picturesque relic of early navigation. Three of the legs are a part of the stump which forms the head. The fourth leg, in front, is movable, and is secured by am iron bar as shown in the picture. This was moved outward in order to till the basket with stones and then pushed back into place and nailed in again.

EARLY ANCHOR OF THE LAKES.