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MARINE REVIEW. Vou. XIV. CLEVELAND, O., NOVEMBER 5, 1896. No. 19. Washington Bullard. Tn the death of Washington Bullard, general manager of the Union Steamboat Co., which occurred at Buffalo on the morning of Friday, Oct. 30, 1896, the Lake Carriers' Association and the vessel interests of the lakes lose from their ranks another very prominent figure. Mr. Bullard has given almost his entire life to the service of lake trans- portation, and for more than a generation has been in the employ of the Erie Railroad Co. He was born in Jefferson county, New York, on the shores of Lake Ontario, and his first sailing was done on that lake. He then became a country merchant in his native county, and later drifted to Buffalo where he had a brother who was a purser on one of the boats of the old Erie line. This line ran between Toledo and Dunkirk, which was at that time the western terminus of the Erie rail- road, and was managed by Mr. 8. D.Caldwell, now manager of the New York Central line of steamers. Mr. Bullard became a clerk on one of the Mr. Bullard has been for many years a member of the Lake Car- riers' Association, and took a very active part in its management when its headquarters were in Buffalo. Not long ago he was much talked of at Cleveland and other ports for the presidency of the asso- ciation, but his advancing years and declining health led him to with- draw his name from consideration. Maps of Lake Superior Iron Ranges, John Birkinbine's report on the production of iron ores in 1895, ~vhich is to form a part of the publications of the United States Geological Survey, and which is referred to elsewhere in this issue, contains five maps that will prove especially interesting to everybody connected with the mining companies. They illustrate the condition of iron mining in the Lake Superior region in 1895. One general map of the Lake Superior region shows the location of the different propellers of this line, and remained in this service for several years. He was then appointed agent of the line at Toledo and later, when a number of steamers were put in service be- tween Chicago and Lake Erie, he be- came the Chicago agent. Buffalo finally supplanted Dunkirk as the east- ern terminus of the steamboat line connected with the Erie railroad, and when Mr. Caldwell resigned his posi- tion as general manager of this line, Mr. Bullard was appointed to succeed him, with headquarters at Buffalo. In 1872 the Union Steamboat Co., the present coporation which owns and manages the steamers connected with the Erie road, was organized, and Mr. Bullard became its general manager, and continued its faithful and active servant almost to the day of his death. For more than a year Mr. Bullard' s associates and friends had seen that his physical condition was undergoing a change for the worse. On the 21st of August last he was compelled to leave his office by ill- ness, and has never been able to ranges. A map of the Marquette range shows the location of the mines on that range and their railroad con- nections, a list of the names indicat- ing by corresponding numbers the location of each mine. A third map isa similar presentation of the Me- nominee range, and indicates the active, the temporarily suspended, and the abandoned mining enterprises. For this map the Geological Survey is under obligations to Mr. James KE. Jopling, mining engineer of Mar- quette, Mich. The map of the Goge- bic range shows the location of the mines which are producing' or which have produced ore in quantity from the Gogebic range, and their railroad connections, but no attempt has been made to locate the numerous proper- ties which can not be regarded as more than explorations. The fifth map, that of the Minnesota district, illus- trates the location of producing mines in Minnesota, and was compiled from data supplied by Mr. Robert Angst, chief engineer of the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad, and Mr. W. J. Ol return to it. Mr. Bullard was a man of sterling qualities, and he had in a rare de- gree the power of attaching others to himself by strong bonds of affection and friendship. He was a frank and plain-spoken man, often almost blunt in his utterances. His righteous indignation at what he thought was mean or wrong was always vigorously ex- pressed. He was quick to make up his mind on any subject'and held his opinions strenuously, but no man was more fair-minded or open to conviction or change of view when good reasons could be given for it. He was as ready with his praise for good judgment and faith- fulness on the part of an employee of his line as he was in condemn- ing any lack of fidelity. Mr. Bullard was a very interesting man to the younger generation. He had a retentive memory and liked to re- fer to the events of the past. He was full of interesting anecdotes connected with early lake navigation. He saw great changes in the methods of transacting the business which. occupied his life, but he Was aman of progress himself and kept closely in touch with all im- provement. He will be deeply missed in Buffalo where he was & well known and greatly respected figure in business circles. WASHINGTON BULLARD. cott, general manager of the Lake Su- perior Consolidated Iron Mines. This map does not indicate a number of properties on the Mesabi range :7hich have been sufficiently explored to determine, by the approximate extent and character of ore, their availability for mining operations. As no exploitation followed, men- tion of these properties is omitted. It is noted, however, that some explored areas give promise of adding largely to the supply of iron ore obtainable from Minnesota, and that these extend the productive area beyond the limits indicated by the locations of the numbered mines. The figures are used to indicate only such mines as have produced ore and have reported their output to the United States Geological Survey. Buffalo papers state that the Western New York & Pennsylvania coal trestle, long known as Scott's dock, as it was controlled by Scott & Co. of Erie, will be torn down and a new one built in its place for the use of Coxe Bros., who have been the lessees of late. It will be given about 7,000 tons capacity. Port Huron's new life saving station is to be located just north of Gratiot beach and about two and a half miles above the light-house.