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16 low the variation and deviation, if you Nad-any? 66. What is the latitude and longi- tude of Poe's reef lightship as shown on the chart? 67. Two boats start from the same point, one steers N by E too statute miles, and the other N by E 100 nauti- cal miles. At the end of each course how far will each boat be (in its own miles) from the meridian on which they started? 68. What should a log indicating nautical miles indicate on the coufse ° between Chicago and Pt. Betsey? 69. Why is it that a compass bear-~ ing of an object will not agree when you lay this same bearing on the chart from the same object? QUESTIONS FOR WHEELSMEN | ~ AND WATCHMEN.--NO. 5. Give all shoals and principal land- marks passed on either hand. In taking courses to make good the correct magnetic course you should apply to the true course the mean vari- ation from point of departure to des- tination. 52. Give correct magnetic course and distance from two miles NW Cleveland breakwater light to Bar Pt. via north passage. 53. Give correct magnetic course and distance from two miles NW Cleveland breakwater light to Bar Pt. via middle passage. 54. Give correct magnetic course and distance from Toledo straight channel light to Bar Pt. 55. When leaving Buffalo what marks have you to guide you that you can clear Waverly shoal? 56. When going to Buffalo what marks have you to steer on? 57. What marks have you to know when to haul for north breakwater en- trance? 58. How do you enter Erie harbor? 59. How is the Erie harbor chan- nel marked inside? 60. What is the true range of Con- neaut harbor? 61. What is the correct magnetic range of Ashtabula harbor? Very late advices from Hakodate, Japan, state that the British ship Dum- barton will have to undergo extensive repairs aggregating nearly $40,000. About a year ago the Dumbarton was. reported to have been wrecked on the Siberian coast north of Sakhalin, with a general cargo, under charter to the Barneson-Hibbard Co., of San Fran- cisco. The vessel which was on a reef for months was 'finally floated and taken to Japan. THE Marine. REVIEW SALVING THE MARIECHEN. The big tramp steamer Mariechen, lying at dock at Esquimalt, is a fine example of what can be accomplished with a well-equipped salvage plant. When this vessel, bound from Puget Sound to Vladifstok with 4,500 tons of cargo stored in her capacious holds, went ashore at False bay, Alaska, after drifting helplessly about on the Pa- cific for .thirty. days last December, there were few who believed that she would ever be floated and brought to dock. Among the few who did be- lieve such a thing possible were Frank G, Taylor, Puget Sound representative THE MARIECHEN of the German underwriters, and Capt. S. B. Gibbs, agent and chief surveyor of the Marine Board of Underwriters, who represented Mr. Taylor in this work. .As soon as it became known tuat the Mariechen went ashore Capt. Gibbs went to Juneau, and from there to the scene of the wreck. The British Co- lumbia Salvage Co., Ltd., of which the Bullens are the head, were noti- fied of the wreck, and the wrecking steamer Salvor, with Mr. Harry Bul- len aboard, started for the wreck. The Salvor had twenty-eight men aboard, including divers, machinists, steam fitters, etc., and after a short stop at Juneau to pick up Capt. Gibbs, made for the wreck, arriving at False bay, Feb. 24. The weather was good at this time, and three days were spent in examining the bottom, to determine the extent of the damages. Three divers were employed. They reported 'that the ship was lying on a gravel bed. There was an overhang of 20 ft. from the stern post forward, and for 180 ft. she rested on the sand; then for 100 ft. she rested on a jagged reef of rocks, and for the balance was an 80- ft. overhang. An examination was also made of the holds, and it was found that in No. 5 there was flour and salt; in. No. 4 salt, flour and beer; No. 2 canned goods and soap and in No. 1 coal oil, barrel beef, leather, car- riages, hardware, etc., making 4,500 tons in all. Another thing done was to cut a piece of the hull to determine the character of material. It was found that she was a magnificently built vessel. - After this examination the Salvor returned to Juneau, and a bid for the raising was submitted to IN DRY DOCK, Capt. Gibbs, who in turn wired same to Seattle and received instructions to go ahead with the work. The Salvor returned to False bay and active work was started on March 3. Mr. Harry Bullen, in speaking of the work to the editor of Railway and Marine News, who visited him at his yards in Victoria last week, said: "When we started active operations the first thing we did was to place the pumps aboard the Mariechen, which was lying at an angle of about 35 'de- grees. We.used five pumps, one eight- inch and four 10-in. These were dis- tributed as follows: One 10-in. pump in No. 1 hold, two 10-in. pumps in No. 2 hold, one io-in. pump in the engine room and the eight-inch pump in No. 4 hold. In placing the pump in the en- gine room we had to put it down through No. 4 hold and then cut a hole through the engine room bulk- head. We fitted the pump with suc- tions and discharge pipes. We next placed four boilers aboard, two for- ward and two aft, and connected them