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MARINE REVIEW. 1 Appointments of Masters and Engineers. Rice, W. E., Port Huron, Mich.: Steamer--Rhoda Stewart, Capt. W. E. Rice, Engineer Jas. Southgate. Schooners--F. M Knap. Capt. J. Powell; Wm. Brake, Capt. Fred. Kirker; Albany, Capt. A. B. Scott; Magnet, Capt. Geo. Bennett. Milwaukee Tug Boat Line, Milwaukee, Wis.: Steamers--Neosho, Capt. W. A. Wright; Engineer D. W. Chipman; Helena, Capt. Jo. Leisk; Engineer Scott Pratt; Veronica, Capt. O. J. Soleau, Engineer W. J. Reardon. Schooner Amboy, Capt. W. R. Williams. Starke, Conrad, Milwaukee, Wis.: Steamer--K. A. Shores, Jr., Capt. L. Olson, Engineer W. Bridges. Ogdensburg, Coal & Towing Co.,N. Y.: Tugs--Geo. D. Seymour, Capt. P. Clifford; Engineer Hugh Goodheart; Meyra, Capt. James Martin, Engineer Wm. Spencer. Barges--Menominee, Capt. Timothy Hunt; Henry Witbeck, Capt. Justin Mallett; Isaac Stephenson, Capt. Alexander Dion; Fred Carney, Capt. Adelar Demers; Hoboken, Capt, Edward Ma- loney; Argo, Capt. Henry Newhouse; H. B., Capt. Michael Rodrigue; James Buckley, Capt. Joseph Lalonde; Aid, Capt. David Sauve; England, Capt. Narcisse Lalonde; Ireland, Damase Latour; Scotland, Capt. Louis Sauve. Hart's Steamboat Line, Green Bay, Wis.: Steamers--Eugene C. Hart; Capt. C. B. Hart, Engineer James Miller; C. W. Moore, Capt. E. W. Hart, Engineer Jules Schram; Welcome, Capt. P. Roulette, Engineer Geo. Coulter ; Fannie C. Hart, Capt. H. W. Hart, Engineer Tim Hudson. Lackawanna Transportation Co., M. M. Drake Manager, Buffalo: Steamers--Grand Traverse, Capt. Andrew Kelley, Engineer E. A. Carter; Lackawanna, Capt. Frank Weinheimer, Engineer W. B. Lewis; Scranton, Capt. J. H. Greene, Engineer Chas. Van Every; Russia, Capt. J. D. Greene, Engineer Wm. Brown; Florida, Capt. Henry Murphy, Engineer Geo. M Wise; Wyoming, Capt. Jas. Connors, Engineer Geo. Bohnert; Cuba, Capt. Robert Young, Engineer J. Mayberry; Arthur Orr, Capt, John 'Massey, Engineer N. lL. Annis; Chili, Capt. A. B, Drake, Engineer C. M. Stoddard. North Shore Navigation Co., Collingwood, Ont.: Collingwood, Capt. W. J. Bassett, Engineer Chas. Robertson; City of Midland, Capt. F. X. Lafrana, Engineer Wm. Whipps; City of Toronto, Capt. A. C. Cameron, Engineer D, McQuade; City of Parry Sound, Geo. H. Playter, Engineer J. L. Smith; City of London, Capt. Ernest Walton, Engineer Clark Wilber. Western Transit Co., S. D. Caldwell, Manager, Buffalo: Steamers-- Arabia, Capt. Robert Murray, Engineer Patrick Welch; Badger State, Capt. Alex. Gillies, Engineer J. L. Walker; Boston, Capt. Dugald Buie, Engineer Thos. McCabe; Buffalo, Capt. Patrick Shea, Engineer Wm. Mc- Nulty; Chicago, Capt. F. J. McCabe, Engineer F. A. Miller; Commodore, Capt. R. D. Gardner, Engineer J. W. Brooks; Empire State, Capt. Robert Humble, Engineer W. Brown; Harlem, Capt. Donald Gillies, Engineer Henry Hess; Hudson, Capt. A. J. McDonald, Engineer M. Trouton, Idaho, Capt. R..H. Morgan, Engineer J. Smith; McCormick, Capt. M.A. Huntley, Engineer James Richards; Milwaukee, Capt. Michael Folan, Engineer J. W. Rainey; Mohawk, Capt. Valentine Jones, Engineer M. J. Laney; Montana, Capt. S. R. Jones, Engineer Wm. Tibby; Syracuse, Capt. John Fisher, Engineer J. W. Mark; Vanderbilt, Capt. Neil McCormick, En- gineer F. W. Hale. Shores Lumber Company, Wm. C. Ott, Agent, Chicago: Steamers-- Adella Shores, Capt. Wm. Chamberlain, Engineer Chas. McEllroy; Jas. H, Prentice, Capt. Jas. N. Comstock, Engineer Christian Smith. Schooner --Middlesex, Capt. Paul T. Weimar ; Halstead, Capt. Lysander Davidson ; Constitution, Capt. Louis Johnson. Sylvester Bros., Toronto, Ont.: Steamers--Eurydice, Capt. Joseph Jackson, Engineer Geo. Munro; L. Shickluna, Capt. H. O. Jackson, En- gineer W. H. Cunningham. Schooner--St. Louis, Capt. John Gribbon. Leathem & Smith Lumber Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wis.: Steamers-- Joseph I,. Hurd, Capt. Wm. Boyd, Engineer Geo. Kester; I. N. Foster, Capt. C. B. Packard, Engineer James Curry; Pewaukee, Capt. Sam Chris- terfossen, Engineer Wm. Brown; A.J. Wright, Capt. Wm. McCumber, Engineer Mack Holt ; John Leathem, Capt. Henry Tufti, Engineer Oley Sanders; Geo. Nelson, Capt. James Tufti, Engineer Chas Allen; Sydney Smith, Capt. Peat Batchella, Engineer Ed. Webber. Schooners--Aldrich, Capt. Henry Johnson; Evaline, Capt. Gilbert Anderson. Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co., Kingston, Ont.: Steamers--North King, Capt. John Jarrell, Engineer O. James Hickey; Hero, Capt. Wm. Bloomfield, Engineer Wm. Hazlett. Charlevoix Lumber Co., Charlevoix, Mich.: Capt. Eph. Small, Engineer Theo. Porter. Steamer--Pine Lake, Swain Wrecking Co., Detroit: Steamer--Favorite, Capt. P. L. Millen, Engineer Geo. L, Simmons. ; Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Co.: Ludington, Mich.: Steamers-- No. 1, Capt. Chas. Thompson, Engineer Geo. Depuy; No. 2, Capt. John Steamers--City of © ow Nolan, Engineer Finley McLaren; No.3, Capt. Jos. Russel, Engineer Robert McLaren; No. 4, Capt. ---- , Engineer ---- -; No. 5, Capt. John Doyle, Engineer Henry Niland. Capt. A. R, Robinson takes command of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co's steamer Kaliyuga as a result of the appointment of Capt. John Lowe to command one of the Rockefeller ships. The steamer Pioneer, also of the Cleveland-Cliffs line, will be commanded by Capt. Stephen A. Lyons. Hawgood and Avery Transit Co., Cleveland: Steamers--s. Ss. Curry, Capt Geo. Robarge, Engineer James Norton; Geo. F. Williams, Capt. T. C. Ellis, Engineer Harris Higgins; Servia, Capt. Fred. Ahlstrom, En- gineer R. R. Buchanan; Geo. W. Morley, Capt. James Owens, Engineer J. M. Chapman. EOhopne ea A. Hawgood, Capt. Louis Bang ; Moravia, Capt. Peter Peterson; F. D. Ewen, Capt. A. C. Hansen. Johnson, H. J., Cleveland: Steamer--H. J. Johnson, Cent Ghar. Miner, Engineer John Seymour. Schooner--Helvetia, Capt. Cornelius Murphy. Sicken, M , Marine City, Mich.: Steamers--Santa Maria, Capt. Gean Rathbun, Engineer Chas. Burns; M. Sicken, Capt. John Kuhn, Engineer Wm. Sicken. Schooners--Teutonia, Capt. Wm G. Meldrum; Thos. Gawn, Capt. J. Lawrence; EK. J. McVea, Capt. Jos. Chaltrand; Melvina, . Capt. Harry Larsen; Spademan, Capt. Geo. Gullett; St. Jessa Capt. Chas. Fertan. Playfair Barge & Tug inet Midland, Ont.: Steamers--St. Andrew, Capt. W. H. Featherstonehaugh, ieineee John McRae; C. W. Chamber- lain, Capt. James Foote ; Metamora, Capt. R. H. Gilbertson, Engineer A. . EK. House; Shawanaga, Capt. James Tindall, Engineer J. Norton. Van Sbyke, J:R., Detroit: Steamer--A. D. Hayward, Capt. Edw. Tormey, Engineer D. M. Greeves. Schooners--Geo. 1. Colwell, Capt. R. Van Slyke; Geo. W. Johnson, Capt: Al Munroe. Nelon, Sylvester, St. Catherines, Ont.: Steamer--Sir S. L, Tilley, Capt. John Irving, Engineer J.S. Dawson. Schooner--T. R. Merritt, Capt. R. Freeman. Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co., Kingston, Ont.: Barges-- Thrush, Capt. W. Simmonds; Hiawatha, Capt. Patterson; Lapwing, Capt. Smith; Condor, Capt. D. Perron ; Dakota, Capt. M. Chattel ; Huron, Capt. T. Hebert, Sr.; Cherokee, Capt. E. Ledue; Iroquois, Capt. F. Mathew; Beauport, Capt. N. Gamlin; Jet, Capt. L. Pregent ; Siren, Capt. J. Ledue; Bismarck, Capt. I. D. Perron; Princess, Capt. F. Mathew ; vee Capt. T. Hebert, Jr. Gordon, John, Buffalo: Engineer W. J. Gerrin. Steamer--Globe, Capt. W. H. asf pan, American Transportation Co., Fairport, O.: Steamers--John Harper' Capt. H. L. Mills, Engineer Edward Reilly; Alex Nimick, Capt. D. P. Rhodes, Engineer EH. J. Burns. McBrier, James, Erie, Pa: Steamers--Emily P. Weed, Capt. D. S. McDonald, Engineer J R. Blanchette; Fedora, Capt. F. A. Fick, Engineer John Stevens; Nyanza, Capt. Henry Durkee, Engineer Wellington; Uganda, Capt. C. H. Wilson, Engineer Wm. Mead. Hepburn, A. W., Picton, Ont.: Steamers--Alexandria, Capt. E. B. Smith, Engineer Alex Milne; Empress of India, Capt. George O'Brien, Engineer Francis Summerville; Aberdeen, Capt. Michael Heffernan, Engineer Henry Allison. It is not a difficult job to secure small appropriations from congress for surveys and estimates of cost on ship-canals, but it is another matter to obtain money for the construction of such canals, especially the big schemes that appear all right on paper, but which are impractical from a commercial standpoint. The Lake Superior-Mississippi river canal scheme belongs to this class. A board of army engineers has just re- ported that the cost of this canal would range from $7,500,000 to $30,- 000,000, according to the different routes and the sizes proposed. The latter figure relates toacanal of asize suited to lake vessels, but the estimate would undoubtedly be doubled in the cost of the canal if the building of it was ever undertaken. It is probable also that. thee en- gineers did not lie awake nights over their figures. Pilot McLaughlin of the passenger steamer City of Detroit, which has begun service between Detroit and Cleveland, says that on his first trip down the Detroit river he noted several water marks which have proven reliable in previous seasons, and from these, as well as measure- ments which he made at Detroit, he is satisfied that the water in the river is about § inches lower than it was at this time a year ago. Why not patronize the Nickel Plate road on your next trip to New York City or Boston? They operate solid through trains, elegantly equipped with palace sleepers and fine day coaches, attended by uni- formed colored porters whose duties require them to look out for the comfort of passengers; magnificent dining cars. The popular low-rate short line. 21--Mar, 31.