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32 QUESTIONS FOR MASTERS AND MATES.--NO. 8. If the sun's azimuth (bearing) io ik «15 Eat .8:10 A.-M. fora given date and place, what will its _ bearing be at 3:50 P. M. of the same date? .- > 117... What is the Pepouslle: time of 7.50 A..M. on the face of a clock? 118. lithe sun bears E by S at 110. rising fora given date and place, what. will its bearing be at setting for the same date and place? 119. What, is the length of a de- gree of longitude on the equator? 120. What -is the length of a de- gree of longitude on the parallel of 60 degrees north or south? 121. When the sun's declination is south, does-the sun rise and set bear- ing north or south of the east and west points, for an observer on the lakes? : 122. How many es of are in 0.6 of a degree? 123. two boats start from the same point, one steers N by E 100 statute miles, and the other N by E 100 nautical miles. At the end of each course how far will each boat be (in its own miles) in a direct east and west line from the meridian on which they started? 124... What is meant by.the lead or- pitch of a propeller wheel? 125. How many pounds in a gross ton, or long ton? 126.. How. many pounds in a net. ton, or short ton? 127, How many cubic feet rho gee marine ton, such as in figuring the tonnage of a vessel? 128. How many cubic feet in a ton of hard coal? 129.. Why is it that a vessel car-_ ries more. tons than her. cargo space calls for, or either her. net: or . gross tonnage? : 130. What is a safety. curve on a chart? What is it used-for? QUESTIONS FOR WHEELSMEN AND WATCHMEN.--NO. 9. Give all shoals and principal land marks passed on either hand. 92. Steering on South channel, Grosse island ranges on a' dark night with North channel, Grosse island ranges not visible and can't locate red stake at lower end Fighting island, what turning mark have you so you can bring stern of boat on or nearly n North Grosse island channel ranges? 93. - Tell how to navigate a steamer from red stake at lower end Fighting island to head of Belle island. 94. -What good mark is there to bring stern of boat on Sandwich Point regard to questions THE Marine REVIEW to abreast Woodward avenue, Detroit? 95. What mark: would you stern of boat on and what mark would you head on from lower end to up- per end' of Belle island?" " 96. Explain how to navigate a boat from head of Belle island to entrance to St. Clair ship canal. 97. What turning mark have you to turn in Grosse Point cut, what do you head on and what do you have stern of boat on? 98. How is Grosse Point 20-ft. 'channel marked? 99. What is the distance from low- er. end of Grosse Point cut to veer ship? 100. What is the width of Grosse Point cut channel? IOl. from St. Clair cut to Canadian. club house. QUESTIONS: FOR OILERS AND WATERTENDERS.--NO. 5. 41. Does the vacuum gauge enable you to tell what pressure there is in the condenser? 42.2 \ica vacuum in a pump. ,was. 28 in, how high up a pipe would the water rise if the vacuum in condenser is 24 in:? 43. Through ha valves, pipes and chambers does the steam pass from the boilers until it is in the form of water in the hot well? 44, With a condensing. engine, what valves are on the skin of the -ship in the engine room -and inthe fire hold? 45. Wohatis «a occ wae what at- tention would you give them? 46,. Explain the action, of a steam lubricator, what will take place should you apply cold applications to the outside? 47. Why is soda sometimes put 'in- to a boiler, what kind is .generally used? 48. When the engines are cous . with steam up, what are to be shut and what are to be opened?. 49. What precaution should be tak- en in using a bilge injection? 50. What evil effects are produced by scale, of what does it consist, in what part of a tubular and. Scotch boiler does it collect most? WHEELSMEN'S AND WATCH- MEN'S COURSE. ~ Editor Marine Review:--A .word in now running in the Marine Review for wheelsmen and watchmen, I would like to say that I am very much interested in them and intend to try for one of the prizes mentioned. These questions all seem to be just what we want to help our have' Tell how to navigate a boat - -ally fast time, but - time: 'minutes, ambitions: They are asked in a plain way without stunning our minds with complex nautical terms and are what you should have secured for us long ago, as they might have given us the confidence in ourselves to think 'that we were fit to try for our certificates. Hoping all the boys may take the same interest in these questions. -- Con SMITH, | 'Steamer Kensington. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 23. FREIGHT SITUATION. oe During the latter part of last week _ everything conspired to bunch ves-. sels at Lake Erie ports. The westerly winds seriously lowered the water at the Lime Kiln crossing so that the larger carriers were stalled above the crossing for hours, causing them to arrive in groups at Lake Erie docks. Every effort was made, however, to facilitate dispatch when they actually arrived in port. Both men and ma- chines worked with a will, many boats being worked out Saturday night. Special effort was made on the steamer Corey at the Conneaut docks, four Huletts and four Brown electrics discharging 9,900 tons of ore in four hours and 17 minutes. This is unusu- it is "not record Details of this unloading will be given in another issue. It is inter- esting to note; however, that the Corey passed Detroit at nine o'clock Saturday morning and arrived at Con- neaut about.one. o'clock Sunday morn- ing. She passed Detroit again on her .up trip at 10:40 Sunday night, having made the run from Detroit to Con- neaut and back in 37 hours and 4o discharging meanwhile a cargo of 9,900 tons of ore. *The- new. steamer J. H. Sheadle, building for the Cleveland-Cliffs -Iron €o., at the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, will prob- ably be launched on Saturday,- Sept. 22. The Sheadle is a duplicate of the new steamer Michigan and Ishpem- ing, and her carrying capacity is 10,- ooo: tons:. Capt. John M. Johnston will bring out the new steamer and Thomas Durkin. will be her chief en- gineer. The Nau tug line, of Green Bay, has instituted suit in the United States court at Milwaukee for the recovery of .damages from the Green Bay Transportation Co. for running down and sinking the tug George W. Ben- nett, in. Green Bay, Aug qe The steamer Saugatuck was attached but was released upon a $12,500 bond.