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14 MARINE 2 Speed and Cargo Records--Lake Freight Steamers. Iron Ore--Coralia, Mutual Transportation Co. of Cleveland, 5,088 gross or 5,699 net tons, Gladstone to Ashtbuala, draft of 16 feet 10 inches. note Lake Superior--Steamer Queen City, A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, 4,891 gross or 5,477 net tons, Ashland to Fairport. e Grain--Steamer Queen City, A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, 207,000 bushels of corn, equal to 5,796 net tons, Chicago to Buffalo, 16 feet 8 inches draft. From Lake Superior--Steamer Andrew Carnegie, Wilson Transit Co. of Cleveland, 171,000 bushels of oats, 51,000 bushels of wheat and 55,000 bushels of barley, equal to 5,586 net tons, Duluth to Buffalo, 16 feet 14 inches draft; steamer Grescent City, A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, 318,000 bushels of oats, equal to 5,088 net tons, Duluth to Buffalo. Coal--Schooner Aurania, John Corrigan of Cleveland, 5,003 net tons bituminous, Toledo to Sheboygan; steamer Andrew anton. Wilson Transit Co. of Cleveland, 4,997 net tons of bituminous, Cleve- land to Sheboygan, draft of 15 feet 2 inches. : Speed--Owego, Union Line of Buffalo, Buffalo to Rinaen 889 miles, 54 hours and 16 minutes, 16.4 miles an hour; Centurion, Hop- kins Steamship Co. of St. Clair, Mich. Buffalo to. Dalai 997 miles, 65 hours and 10 minutes, 15.3 miles an hour. Although the coal producers of the Ohio & Pittsburg disricts that engage in the lake trade are claiming that the soft coal shipped out of Buffalo by the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Co. is of an inferior grade, it is quite evident that they fear competition from the Buffalo shipments. They are trying to secure a reduction in rail rates from mines to Ohio ports on account of Buffalo's new industry. W. P. De Armitt, president of the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co., says that the Buffalo company is shipping coal to the lake front for $1.50 per ton, while the best the Pittsburg shippers can do is to deliver coal at Cleveland and other ports at $1.55. The railroad companies tapping the Pittsburg district_have so far refused to concede a reduc- tion in rates on account of the Buffalo factor. -- John R. Spears, well known as a writer of sea stories, has just produced a little book in which there is no end of sailor lingo and all of it "the real stuff." Macmillan & Co., 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, are the publishers, and as is usual with this house the binding is appropriate and very neat. It is entitled "The Port of Missing Ships,"' but contains also the "Skipper of the Nancy C"' and the "Story of a Second Mate" which are reprinted from original magazine pro- ductions and are well worth preserving in book form."' An excellent chart of Green bay and approaches, on a large scale has just been published by the United States hydrographic office and may be had from the Marine Review: The chart is corrected to March 1, 1897, and takes in, with Green bay, the west shore of Lake Michigan from Manistique to Kewaunee. It willbe of great valueto masters of Lake Michigan trading vessels, as well as the men in charge of the larger ore and coal carriers trading to Escanaba. Soundings are in feet and there is a scale of statute miles attachea. The price is $1.25, but the chart is so complete in detail that it is larger than the single sheet charts of either Lake Superior or Lake Michigan. Located on the south shore of Lake Hrie, contiguous to the Nickel Plate road, are many country homes that will accommodate summer boarders. Send to B.F'. Horner, general passenger agent of the Nickel Plate road at Cleveland, O., and he will forward you a list on receipt of a two cent stamp. 56 Jul 15 The Bessemer Steamship 'Company Solicits Catalogues, Prices and Discounts from manufacturers and wholesale dealers in Ship Machinery, Brass Goods, Rope, Paints, Asbestos, Packing, Hose, Furniture, Piping, Glass and Crock- ery, Tinware, Ranges, Carpeting, Bedding, Life-preservers, Rafts and Boats, Engineers' Supplies and Tools, Carpenters' Tools, Elec tric Supplies, Lamps, Grate Bars, Castings, etc., etc., etc. ALSO QUOTATIONS from Market men and Grocers on the Iakes for Provisions and Meat, best quality only. CATALOGUES without quotations are not wanted. ALL GOODS except provisions to be delivered in Cleveland. Address 1. M. BOWERS, General Manager, CLEVELAND, OHIO. _ street, New York. REVIEW. ems -- In General. John Jones, one of the founders of the Pusey & Jones Co, , ship builders of Wilmington, Del., died a few days ago. He was in his eightieth year. A card from Horace See and W. H. Jaques, consulting engineers, announces a dissolution of their association in business. The Offices at No. 1 Broadway will be retained by Mr. See. At the annual meeting of the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. of Philadelphia, held a few days ago, the following directors were elected for the ensuing year: Charles H. Cramp, Thomas Dolan, Clement A. Griscom, Henry Seligman, William H. Barnes, Henry W. Cramp, Samuel Dickson, Ernst Thalmann and Morton MeMichael. On May 27 the Hamburg- -American line (transatlantic) celebrated in both New York and Hamburg the fiftieth year of its existence, When started fifty years ago, the capital of this company was $112,- 000, and the first vessel to cross the ocean under its flag was the ship Deutschland, a square-rigged three-master of 717 tons. The company's fleet now consists of sixty-nine steamers with a total tonnage of 335,543, Improvements on a very large scale are being made at the ship yard of the Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., and the works are now much larger than anything of their kind in the country. About 3,000 hands are employed at present and there is every prospect of keeping this large force at. work for some time to come. Late improvements include an addition of 200 feet to the machine shop, with a new traveling crane of forty tons capacity, a revolving derrick of 140 tons capacity and some twenty-five or thirty new tools of ciietent kinds. A small circular representing excellent taste in color printing has just been received from the Peerless Rubber M'nfg. Co., 16 Warren It is descriptive of the chief oe of the com- pany--Rainbow, Honest John, Hercules and Peerless packings, and Eclipse Sectional Rainbow gaskets. NITED STATHS ENGINEER OFFICH, De- troit, Mich., May 23, 1897. VESSEL OWN- ExS AND MASTERS are cautioned against passi ne at HIGH SPEED through the improved 20-FOOT CHANNEL IN LAKE ST. CLAIR, as such speed threatens the durability of the im- provement and the safety of navigation. It is hoped that this caution may induce owners and masters to co-operate in so reducing speed through this channel that the promulgation of restrictive regulations may not become necessary. By order of the SECRETARY OF WAR. G. eee LYDECKER, Lt. Col., Corps of meee uly 'Engineers' Examinations' With Questions and Answers. ARS Printed on heavy paper and bound In red leather. Anv young engineer, greaser or fire- man ought to have it. Sent postpaid to any address, on receipt of $2.00. MARINE REVIEW, 410 Perry-Payne Blidg., Cleveland, O. "Maxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room," $2.50 '""Hand-Book of Calculations for Engineers,"... .. 50 Chas. E. & W. F. Peck, 58 William St. 5 Building, NEW YORK OITY. 812 Hoval ie Cc. T. BOWRING & CO., 5 & 6 Billiter-Ave., E.C. LONDON, ENG. INSURANCE. BROWN & CO., J.G. KEITH & CO., LA SALLE & CO., 202 Main St., 138 Rialto Bld Board of Trade Bldg, Buffalo, N. Y. Chicago, Tl" Duluth, Minn. Are prepared to make rates on all ¢ reat lakes poth CARGOES and HULLS. lasses of Marine Insurance on the g H "GREAT LAKES RECISTER." F. D. HERRIMAN, Surveyor-General, Chicago, Il.