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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Logs taken from lake may pre-date 1884 (From page 3) them by divers before the opera- tion began indicated there was no wood to be removed, but this proved to be wrong. "We hauled out about 30-40 large hand hewn logs from the bottom" MacDonald told council- lors. The logs, some measuring as long as 40 feet and squaring-out at 16"x16", arc in perfect condition and have been stored on shore un- til they are moved to the museum site. At present, they have not been able to identify the kind of wood the cribbing was made of, although guesses range from cedar to oak. As the stones were lifted off the bottom with a backhoe, they were placed in the back of dump trucks then taken to shore where the stones and mud were dumped, to Ict the water drain out. The trucks were then re-loaded and the stones have been taken to the townships storage area until a decision is made what to do with the cribbing and stones. The major problem which oc- curcd on the site of the excavation was delays by the Department of Labour. @e Hearing c Aid (entre gf Port Perry Dr. E. Mueller's Office - 24 Water St. S., Plaza, Port Perry, Ontario LOB 1NO On two occassions work was stopped, once until lifejackets and a lifebouy were brought to the site, and the second time until an engineers report could be obtained confirming that the ice was thick enough for the equipment and would hold the load. Ronn MacDonald told council that the contractor had every right to increase the origninal price of $9,000 for the job because the logs created problems, making the job take much longer than antici- pated, but said that he (the con- tractor) was going to hold to the original price. He did suggest that council send a letter to engineer Ron Patchell for taking time out from his holi- day to search out the information they needed for the department of labour and sending them a report for the Department of Labour. Council agreed to this request and made a motion to send a letter of- ficially thanking him for his help. In concluding his rcport to council, Mr. MacDonald said that the bottom had been dug out to a depth of about 6' so there should be no problem in future with boating in the area. Dennis J. Hogan ann Hearing Aid Consultant 985-3003 985-9192 LUE CCIE CINE CRUTA TT Playboy Magazine LS <pe NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO! © 1987 COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRY. INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED VIDEO BETA & VHS -- Available on Video This Week 68 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY 985-9888 Sunday to Thursday -- Noon to 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday -- Noon to 9:00 PM also available at 76 Baldwin St., Brooklin EE An eleven-ton backhoe sits on wooden mats hauling out some of the old cribbing which has been under the water of Lake Scugog for over 100 years. All of the logs are In near perfect shape, with little or no deteriation. They will be taken to Scugog Shores Museum for some future use. & ; i "" Although there is no way of knowing for sure, it is expected that the cribs shown in this photo (see arrow) may be the tops of those removed from Lake Scugog last week. This photo, found by Bill Brock last year, shows the steamship Victoria at Port Perry's lakefront tied-up to the dock. The photo was taken sometime before the fire of 1884, which destroyed the entire village of Port Perry. Zz. ANNUAL Be EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST. PORT PERRY, ONT LOB 1NO | 35% Off ENTIRE STOCK ALLEY oF starting February 2, 1988 INSURANCE | NATIONAL TRUST A Division of National Victoria and Grey Trustco 1/4% VG specializing in larger sizes 14 - 26 180 MARY ST. - 985-9948 (behind the Post Office) Bring this ad and receive an additional 5% 5 Year Annual Interest 10% Semi-Annually Rates Subject to Change without Notice