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forward of abeam, blows 2 blasts of her fog horn, and this signal denotes the direction. according to the wind she is 'proceeding in, that is, the approximate direction. All boats do not sail as close to the wind. According to the law the wind may be anything forward of abeam, so that we must be guided accordingly. To get the direction a vessel is proceed- ing in when she blows 2 blasts we merely count 5 or 6 points to the right from the direction of the wind. Example, a sailing vessel lies 51%4 points from the wind when close-hauled, she is blowing 2 blasts with the wind N, in what direc- tion is she proceeding? Counting 5% points to the right of N brings us to NE x EME, the direction of the vessel's head. When a sailing vessel is run- ning free, which means that she may have the wind anywhere abaft the beam, she denotes it in thick weather by blow- ing 3 blasts of her fog horn. Study out the following questions and write the answers, preserving them so that you may compare them with the published answers: 1. If a vessel is steering north, what point on the compass is 2 points forward 'of the port beam? 2. If a vessel is heading NE, what point of the compass is 4 points from her head on the starboard bow? '3. Ifa vessel heads WSW, what di- rection is her stern in? 4. If a vessel is steering NW14N what point of the compass has she ahead? 5. How many points is it from NYE to EYS? 6. If a vessel is steering NNW and an object bore W x N, how many points is it from her head, and on which side of the ship? 7. If you were steering E x S, what point on the compass would be on your starboard beam? 8. If your boat is feudlas SSW, what point on the compass would be 5 points from her head on the port side? 9. How many 4point courses there, and what are-their names? 10. How many points is it from S34E to S x W34W? 11. When is a sailing vessel on the starboard' tack? 12. A sailing vessel is lying 5 points from the wind on the starboard tack and is heading NE x N, what is the direc- tion of the wind, and how will she head close-hauled on the port tack? are AT HEAD OF THE LAKES. Duluth, May 20.--Navigation at the beginning of last week was materially delayed on Lake Superior because of storms and just yesterday the boats ran into a heavy snow storm off -Keeweenaw Point where the hills are still "covered with snow. A brisk northeaster on "TAE MarRINE. REVIEW Monday and Tuesday a week ago with a heavy fall of snow not only held quite a number of boats in the harbor at Du- luth, but retarded vessel movements gen- erally. The unusually large number of boats that have found it necessary to anchor in the basin at Duluth this spring has made more evident than ever before the inadequacy of the present anchorage ground not only in the matter of pro- tection about which so many complaints have been made but in area and depth of water. The current through the ca- nal were amply vouched for in their ef- fect upon the fleets recently 'anchored in the bay, as they have been heretofore less noticeably, when boats were swung, almost completely around and drifted in to collision with other boats, similarly situated or tied up at the dock, with suf- ficient force to cause considerable dam- age. The shipping of ore is increasing in quantity continually. The weather moderating in a measure and a very poor week just a year ago has enabled the docks at the head of the lakes ports to overtake the shipments of last year. With this fact accomplished' so easily it would seem that the extreme predictions for the season output are in prospect of being fulfilled. The Missabe docks with: the Hull-Rust and Morris pits furnish- ing the bulk of the ore have already handled over ai million tons and are moving the boats rapidly. At the Al- louez docks a congestion existed for the ~ greater part of last week, owing to a boat shortage among independent inter- ests. Storage capacity was so completely taken that mining work had to be slowed down. This condition is now improved. One-half of the new dock replacing the old No. 1 werit into commission last Saturday and the entire dock will be ready about the latter part of July. The dock has the same dimensions as Nos. 2 and 3 and together with the completion of the new transfer yards of the Great Northern railway will be of material as- sistance in taking care of the 50 per cent additional ore to be handled this year. The old No. 1 Missabe dock -is bene partly. torn down to supply timber for the new coal dock building near by. What the final disposition of the dock will be has not yet been determined, but it is probable that another new dock will be built as the same reason, namely, the increased production from the western Mesabi which is to bring about the trans- fer of Mountain Iron ore from Duluth to Two Harbors next year will, in ad- dition, necessitate increased facilities at Duluth. The ore shipment figures for the wéek May 7-14 are as follows: Du- luth, 422,381 tons in 1907, against 109,- 478 tons in 1906; Superior, 205,885 tons in 1907, against 80,000 tons in 1906, and 25; Two Harbors, 252,853 tons in 1907, against 187,181 tons in 1906. This is an aggregate for the week of 881,119 tons against 376,659 tons a year ago; so that the total for the season up to May 14 is 1,910,764 tons as compared with 1,903,216 tons a year ago. In the few days since these figures were obtained the gain has been increased. In the grain trade a falling off in the shipments is recorded which is natural with the increasing amount of tonnage given over to carrying ore. Wheat is being carried to Buffalo for 2% cents regularly. The statement for the two weeks ending May 18 is as follows: Week ended May 11, Receipts. Shipments. - Wheat: oa 1,236;318 2,218,699 Corn 335 ae 2,411 oe 108k Oats 4 hee 107,092 101,225 RYG> 2.6 te, ees 5,685 49,247 Barléy 33 3 a "120; 667 465,441 Flax) aia 412, 779 TZS AAT. Week ended May 18, 1907. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat 02. fh 1,105,832 823,503 - : 1,432 3,263 97.457 15,531 4,053 62,456 . 118,570 231,499 BGR eis ee es ee 352,845 317,431 The steamer Maruba; Capt. Boyce, ar- rived in Duluth today. On her way up she pulled the Saxon off where she was grounded on Caribou Islands. The Maruba began pulling on the stranded boat at 7:45 and continued steadily till 10:20 when the Saxon slid off, her cargo: being-lightered all the time. The Saxon was able to proceed on down under her own steam. The Saxona of the Tom- linson line, ran into the pier at the Soo and was damaged somewhat on _ her starboard quarter, but made temporary repairs and proceeded to Chicago. She* has again left for Duluth light without further delay. The wide spouts. being used on the- Missabe No. 4 dock are working very 'well, though difficulty was experienced with those whose sides were not suf- ficiently high at first because of the spil- ling of the ore all over the decks. The pockets of this dock have three doors occupying the entire width of the pock- ets so that the ore does not clog in the corners. The ore from the outside doors -- was shot across the spout, however, and oftentimes was thrown over the sides of the spouts until the sides were made higher. Nacey: & Hynd, of Cleveland, have been appointed lake representatives by the American Bureau of Shipping. The lake branch of the bureau will be conducted with special reference to the requinements of the modern types of Jake freight vessels: with a view to maintaining the highest standard of _efficiency in construction and equip- ment. ae ae