The Ice Boat[79]
Prairie du Chien, Dec. 1, 1859.
Editor Courier. Dear Sir: As there have been many conjectures in regard to the Ice Boat published in the various newspapers of the Northwest, I thought that some definite and reliable information in regard to the invention would be of interest to the public.
Norman Wiard Esq., the inventor of the Ice Boat, is now constructing in New York City, an ice boat with a capacity for carrying twenty passengers, and will be here with it about the twentieth of December. He has proved to the satisfaction of some of the most scientific men of New York that his invention is a success.
It is intended by the parties having the route from here to Saint Paul to stock the line this winter, and to be prepared to do all business that may present itself.
The immense advantages arising to the Northwest from this invention must be apparent to all.
Yours truly, John Jay Chase
Ice Boats, Chariots, Cutter—Letter from Mr. Wiard[80]
New York, Nov. 22, 1859.
169 Broadway, Room 35.
J. H. Green, Editor of Leader: