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24 MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECOR SHALLOW-DRAUGHT STEAMER FORTUNA. A very fine example of a river yacht is illustrated herewith. It is named Fortuna and was built by the Marine Iron Works, Chicago, for Mr. James M. Parmelee of that city. Those who are acquainted with deep-water craft only will be greatly sur- prised at the extent and completeness of many of these pleasure craft on the rivers and shallow waters of the southern coast. They~combine all the advantages of the house boat of the At- lantic coast with the addition of an adequate system of propul- sion and a draught which enables them to enter the numerous bayous and shallow lakes so common on the southern coast. For instance, while the Fortuna has a length over all of 119 ft. 9 in. and beam of 24 ft. 6 in. her draught is only 2 ft. This allows her to go practically anywhere. Many of these craft are in service on the large river systems, such as the Mississippi, Missouri, the Red and their numerous tributaries. Some hunters and fishermen live in them for a long time, carrying a complete outfit of small boats, guns, dogs. fishing tackle and a complete cuisine. The parties separate in the morning and return to the'steamer at night and thus manage to effectively combine the luxuries of civiliza- tion and the sports of the field. The Fortuna is one of the most elaborate and complete. of her class, generous provision being made for the comfort of all on the boat; including the crew and [Aug. 27, CANADIAN SHIPPING NOTES. "Midland, Ont., has been constituted a port of registry for nee Collingwood Ship Building Co. expects to have ready for launching early in October the tug which they-are building for the Montreal Transportation (Ger i The Puget Sound Navigation Co. is negotiating for the con- struction of a 250-ft. steamer, to be placed on the run between Victoria, B. C., and Puget sound ports. | ag. ~The Chatham (Ont.)board of trade is offering inducements to the owners of a steamer or steam barge to open a route from Chatham to Sault Ste Marie and north shore ports. -- The hull of the burned steamer Montreal is being removed from Montreal to Levis, Que., by the Richelieu & Ontario Nay- igation Co. It will be thoroughly examined.and rebuilt. : The Montreal Harbor Commission has placed a contract with La Cie Pontbriand, Sorel, Que., for a new harbor tug. The tug will cost $30,000 and-is to be delivered by June, 1904, Nova Scotia shippers report that there is a great scarcity of small tonnage offering for charter. One company wants fif- teen or twenty schooners, small and medium size, for coal car- goes. -- ok general overhauling has been given to the St. John (N. Shallow=Draught Steamer Fortuna. servants. All rooms are large with high ceilings and big win- dows, so as to provide a maximum comfort in southern waters. The hull attracted considerable attention during the process of building, the system of bulkheads and bracing to secure stiffness on so large and so shallow a steel hull-being much admired. As an-instance of the skill with which the Marine Iron Works is building this style of steamer it may be noted that on launching the Fortuna it was found to be within % in. of its designed draught. ~The Fortuna is 119 ft. 9 in. over all, 103 ft. keel, 23 ft. mold- ed beam, 26 ft. 6 in. beam over guards, 4 ft. deep and 2 ft. draught. The hull is subdivided by six watertight bulkheads. The engine is of the double high-pressure type with cylinders of 9 in. diameter and stroke of 42 in. She is equipped with one Roberts safety water-tube boiler, having a heating surface of 1,- 060 sq. ft. and a grate surface of 41.60 sq. ft., allowed- steam pressure of 250 lbs. Her indicated horse power is 134 and the speed which sne is designed to make is 11.5 miles. The vessel will be lighted throughout with electricity, having sixty 16-candle- power lamps and one 1,000-candle-power searchlight. Her fuel capacity is 17 tons and her ice storage capacity 2,000 lbs. She has also one 192-gal. flushing water tank and two 192-gal. drink- ing water tanks. The entire hull is of the finest steel construction through- out. The cabin arrangement is very complete, the main cabin being finished in bird's eye maple. The owner's room and one of the guest's rooms is finished in mahogany. The hallway, din- ing room and extra state room are in oak. The bath room is in bird's eye maple with vitreous tiling and wainscoting. The gal- ley is wainscoted with tile and has tile floor. The crew's quar- tet pat engine room are of liberal size and very comfortably fur- nished. On Saturday last the steamer Robert L. Ireland, building for the Gilchrist fleet, was launched from the South Chicago yard of the American Ship Building Co. and was christened with champagne by Miss Maud Ella Fitch of Oak Park. The Ireland is 436 ft. long, 50 ft. beam and 28 ft. deep and is named after Mr. Robert L. Ireland of Cleveland, one of the most pop- ular officials of the ship building company. [Buzlt by Marine Iron Works, Chicago. B.) ferry steamer Ouangondy, so that she may be kept in ser- vice until a new steamer, the plans for which are under consid- eration, is built. It is generally believed that an agreement reached between the St. John (N. B.) city council atid the Imperial Dry Dock Co. will result in an early start being made upon the construc- tion of a large dry dock. The steamers Stanley Dollar and M. S. Dollar, recently transferred from United States to British register, will be placed in the Oriental trade, running from Tacoma to Japan and China and returning via San Francisco. : James Playfair's large steel freight steamer Midland King, to hail from Midland, Ont., was launched from the works of the Collingwood Ship Building Co., Collingwood, Ont., a few days ago. She is a sister ship to the Midland Queen, built at Dundee, Scotland, in roor, The Canadian North West Steamship Co., Ltd., has been licensed under the laws of Ontario by G. T, Marks of Port Ar- thur, Ont. This is the company operating a number of steam- ships owned by separate companies in which G. T. Marks and H. A. Wiley are interested. : Grand Trunk Railway officials state that the company will not have any financial interest in the vessels which are to be placed on a projected grain-carrying route from Chicago and other United States ports to Goderich, Ont. This is in line with the general policy of the Grand Trunk not to own steamers but to make close traffic contracts with steamship owners. The Thunder Bay Harbor Improvement Co., Ltd., has been incorporated under the Ontario companies' act, with a capital of $50,000, to construct piers, wharves, etc. at Port Arthur, Ont. and to own and operate vessels. Offices of the company are to be at Port Arthur, and the provisional directors are R. Vigats, J. Whalen, W. Vigars, G. F. Whalen and W. F. Langworthy. Shipping men claim that the pilotage system on the St,"Law- rence is not what it should be, and there are not wanting those who affirm that the system is responsible, to a considerable ex- tent, for the grounding of so many vessels in the channels be- tween Montreal and Quebec. The Dominion government has decided to look into the whole question of pilotage with a view of effecting reforms.