Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. v. Railroad Commission

The following opinion was filed December 3, 1929:

Crownhart, J.

The evidence before the commission warrants a finding that prior to 1860 logs were floated v down this stream for several years. It warrants a finding *43that small boats from time to time navigated the stream. It warrants a finding that at the time of the application for the permit the width and depth of water of the stream at the point of the proposed dam, and for a considerable distance above, made it suitable for navigation of canoes and rowboats. It is from fourteen to forty feet wide. It has a watershed of 126 to ISO square…