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MARINE REVIEW. 7 on sheer plan. Again take the half breadth of 6 feet water line at the various frame sections on body plan A, and transfer them on to half breadth plan in this method; lay batten on frame sec- tion 4 and mark off water line points, then transfer batten onto 5 frame section line and mark off water line points, and so on until you have points on each frame section transferred on half breadth plan. Pin batten down to pass through points and mark in water lines. 'Transfer all other water line points from body to half breadth plan in like manner, and run in lines; also the width of deck lines to be treated similar to water lines. The ending of water lines on half breadth plan are transferred from plan where each water line intersects stem and stern lines. Now fair and prove the water lines by the vertical longitud- inal sections, already marked by dotted lines on body and half breadth plans. 'Transfer heights from the base line of body plan A, where the transverse sections intersect line on the same frame station. Points may also be transferred from half breadth plan to sheer plan for the development of the vertical longitudinal section. When water lines on half breadth plan intersect dotted vertical longitudinal section lines, these points would be squared up to the sheer plan, and where they intersect the corresponding water lines a batten should be fastened down and a line run in. Any change of the lines in one plan makes a corresponding change in the two other plans. It is customary to test correctness of form by running diag- onal lines as shown on body plan and marked XX. 'The process of fairing the ship by diagonal lines instead of water lines is much the same. 'Take offsets from diagonal in the same way as with water lines on the body plan and transfer them onto the half-breadth plan. The difference in running these lines from water lines is principally in establishing the point from which measurements are to be taken. Where the batten does not pass through points marked, the new distance should be transferred back to the plan from which it was taken, and a new line drawn, so that all the points when transferred from one plan to another will agree. After having proved that all water lines, frame section lines and diagonals meet their corresponding marks in the several places, the vessel has been faired. Up to this point we have only obtained the form of the ves- seland the shape of certain frames. 'The intermediate frame lines can now run in on the half-breadth and _ sheer plans, stern cants, longitudinals,keelsons, rib-bands and floors. Deck lines and edges of outside plating require to be marked off on the various plans and faired, and the method to be pursued is similar to that already described. Some draughtsmen use a shortened or contracted method for fairing. 'Thus, a few frames evenly spaced are put in the body plan on the floor from model or table at once, 'They then takea board about 8 inches wide by 3 feet long, and square marks across the same about 1% inch apart, each mark representing a frame section. On this set-off from the edge of board, the edge being used as the first water line, (not as a centre line) the first line run will represent the second water line, or, in other words, the difference in the increase in width of water line. This is continued up to the widest water line. ; Beveling of frames is a term often alluded to, which means the amount of angle which must be put on the outside of frames, in order that the same, if extended, would meet the adjacent frame. 'These angles are taken from the floor, and placed on small boards, known as " bevel boards."' There are many other-lines employed in the mould loft work not referred to herein, such as buttock and bow lines, deadwood lines, bearding or stepping lines, rabbet lines and rib-band lines, but they are used for special purposes, and have reference to some local portion of the structure of the vessel, such as the shaping of the knight-heads, counter frames, hawse pieces, cant frames, etc., the detail of which would require too much time and space for this article--C. H. Simonds, N. A., in Chesapeake Marine Gazette. At the annual meeting of the Anvil Mining Company, held at Milwaukee, the following officers were elected: President, Gage E. Tarbell of Chicago; vice-president, Frank J. Kipp; treasurer, Rudolph Nunnemacher; secretary, HE. A. Conrad. About 50,000 tons of ore were shipped from the company's mine during the past season. A new marine light which will soon be in place near Havre will be the most powerful in the world. It will be visible at sea, adistance of from twenty-two to fifty-two miles, according to the condition of the weather. lron Mining. VALUE OF LEADING STOCKS. Quoted by Chas. H. Potter & Co., No. 10g Superior St. Cleveland, O. Stocks. Par Value. Bid. Asked. Cleveland--Cliffs Iron Company.............. $100 oo Dasareiart $ 55 00 Cham pron iron Com pathy taccscsssceteessceet BE OO = atoms as 37 50 Ghandiler Inom Company sien eerie 25) OO. 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The Brotherton shipped 140,000 | tons of ore during the past season from Ashland and Escanaba. A part of this ore was of last year's product, but the mine is nevertheless understood to be in a condition to duplicate next year the shipments of 1892, if the market will warrant it. 'whe Minnesota company's regular dividend will also be paid Jan. 3, and a division of about $1 a share is expected from the Aurora in February. Excursions are still being made by large parties and individuals to the Mesaba where it is reported that severe winter weather is delaying development work somewhat more than was expected, but there is no news of special importance outside of the operations of the Duluth & Iron Range Railway or Minnesota Iron [Company, of which the railway is a part. At Two Harbors, Minn., additions to be made this winter to the docks of this company already in operation, and the construc- tion of one new dock, to be known as No. 3, will increase the storage capacity from 55,000 to 90,000 tons. Reports of a survey for anew Mesaba branch line from some point on the Iron Range road to a new port on Lake Superior are also confirmed. Following are some late quotations on Mesaba iron stocks from the Duluth stock exchange : ListED IRoN Stocks--Biwabik Mountain Iron Company, $45; Cincinnati Iron Company, $2.50; Great Northern Min- ing Company, $10.50; Little Mesaba Iron Company, $5.00; Mountain Iron Company, $100; Mesaba Mountain Iron Compa- ny, $22; Shaw Iron Company, $3.25; Washington Iron Com- pany, $4. Unlisted Iron Stocks--Allegheny Iron Company, Br; Aurora Iron Company, $1: Charleston Iron Company, $1.25 ; Champion Iron Company, 60 cents; Dayton Iron Company, 25 cents; Great Western Mining Company, $3.50; Horton Iron Company, 10 cents; Homestead Iron Company, ro cents; Lack- awatnna Iron Company, 50 cents; Mesaba Chief Iron Company, $5; McCaskill Mining Company, 20 cents; Myrna Iron Com- pany, 50 cents: Northern Light Iron Company, 50 cents; Ohio Mining Company, $10; Oneota Iron Company, 10 cents; Penn- sylvania Iron & Steel Company, 50 cents; Rouchleau Iron Com- pany, 75 cents; Republic Iron Company, $1.25; Red Hematite Iron Company, 30 cents; Standard Ore Company, $8; Towanda Iron Company, $3; Zenith Iron Company, $4.50. Another Combination with the Barge Company. Capt. Alex. McDougall and the Merritt brothers, leading owners of Mesaba range mining properties, who control the Mountain Iron mine, which shipped two cargoes of ore last season and which is one of the most important properties on the range, have been in New York consulting with the eastern direc- tors of the barge company, who have furnished so much money for the big West Superior ship building enterprise. On his re- turn Capt. McDougall announced that another big installment of money will be immediately applied to the building of more barges. Details are not given out, but it is understood that the barge company has concluded an agreement with the Mesaba mine owners, probably in the way of stock in the barge com- pany and an advancement of some money for mining operations, whereby the new boats to be built, as well as those already in commission, will kave additional assurance of plenty of ore to carry in the future. This arrangement, if it is interpreted rightly, will add to the control of business which the American Steel Barge Company already enjoys, through the relations of its stockholders to the Gogebic range mining companies coming under the management of the combination known as the Wis- consin Central syndicate.