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August, 1910 STEAMER PRINCE RUPERT. treme end of the upper harbor, a dis- tance of 14 miles, is entirely free from -tocks or obstructions of any kind with a sufficient depth to afford good an- chorage. .The entrance to the harbor is perfectly straight, 2,000 ft. in width at the narrowest part, with a minimum depth of 36 ft. at low tide and for a width of 1,500 ft., a minimum depth of 60 ft. The harbor has three outlets so that there are no strong tidal cur- rents. Stewart, the farthest north point of call of the G. .T. P. steamship, lies 120 miles north of Prince Rupert, the town being located at the extreme head of the Portland Canal, about a mile and a half north of the boundary line be- tween British Columbia and Alaska. It is the newest mining town and_head- quarters for the newest mining field. The Prince Rupert and Prince George are twin passenger steamers, built es- pecially for the service they are taking up on the Pacific coast and were de- scribed in February Marine Review. The cabin plans of both steamers, which are presented herewith, give a clear idea of the arrangement of ac- commodations. The Prince Rupert is commanded by Capt. B. S. Johnson and the Prince George by Capt. Geo. Rob- ertson. The Prince Albert, the first of the steamers of the Grand Trunk Pacific Co, is a package freighter with a limit- ed amount of first-class passenger ac- e modation. She is on the run from seattle to Prince Rupert, Portland Canal and Vancouver Island. Prince Albert was purchased from the Wilson line, of Hull, and was built in 1892 as "TAE MarRInNeE REVIEW the Bruno. Prince Albert is' a_ steel screw steamer of 841 tons gross, 424 tons net, 232 ft. long, 30 ft. beam and 303 14.1 ft. deep, and is commanded by Capt. Waymouth, formerly in command of the steamer Henriette. Survey Steamer Cartier MISS Swan, Hunter & Wig- ham .Richardson, Ltd., of New- castle-on-Tyne, have just com- pleted the twin-screw survey steamer Cartier to the order of the Canadian gov- ernment. The principal dimensions of the Cartier are, length, 173 ft. 6 in.; breadth, 29 ft.1% in.; depth molded to upper deck 15 ft.; gross tonnage, 555.7 tons, net tonnage, 234 tons; dead weight capacity, 230 tons on 11 ft.; displace- ment, 1,035 tons, draught 12 ft. 8 'in.; and service speed on trial 11 knots. The new vessel was designed by R. L. Newman, of Victoria, B. ©. and.dé- rives her name from the French Ca- nadian explorer. It is intended with her to complete the hydrographic sur- vey of the east coast of Canada, the first work undertaken being the sur- vey of the St. Lawrence river, where work up' their observations. insure the safety of the vessel when in unchartered waters. In_ shallow waters the staff of the Cartier will leave the steamer, and conduct sur- veys in launches and _ boats,, after- wards returning to the vessel to Accord- ingly they are provided with two gas- oline launches, each 27 ft. by 6 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft.,.as also two! gigs 27 it. by 6 ft. by 2 ft. 5 in. and one dinghy, 18 tt. by S it 41, by 209 2 launches are of the single-screw type with motors of the two-cylinder "standard" pattern, 15 brakehorse- power. They are carvel built, the planking is of English oak with ma- hogany topsides and mahogany deck all round the sides and at the ends. They are each fitted with copper buoy- ancy tanks, mast and sail, and a com- STEAMER CARTIER. she will replace the present steamer La Canadienne. Prior to the work of survey being taken up by the lat- ter vessel it was carried out by the Imperial government, but some few years ago the Dominion government took it in hand, and have since built two vessels for the work, of which the Cartier is the second. The first vessel, the Lillooet, was built last year in British Columba, and contin- ued the survey work hitherto" per- formed by H. M. S. Egeria on the Canadian west coast. The Cartier has a large number of watertight compartments in 'order to plete Board of Trade outfit. The Car- tier is also provided with an electric searchlight on the bridge and a Lucas sounding machine. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. has applied to the government for a second-class subsidy for the construction of a dry dock at Prince Rupert, B. C., with a lifting capacity of 20,000 tons. It is proposed to spend $1,500,000. Plans are also about completed for the construction of a $200,000 marine depot in Prince Ruport.