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November, 1914 er September, 18/6; and £00 - fear above the low stage of September, 1895. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the October level will be 0.3 foot lower. Lake Ontario is 0.24 foot lower than last month, 0.65 foot lower than a year ago, 0.25 foot below the aver- age stage of. September of the last W) years, 1.52 feet below the high Stage of: September, 1862, and 2.09 feet above the low stage of Septem- ber, 1895. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the October level will be 0.3 foot lower. Burning of the Sheboygan It is probably true that no inanimate thing arouses sentiment as much as does a vessel, and the reason probably is that having motion it simulates life. More- over, its whole existence is spent in braving the elements. The passing of such a creature after 45 years of service THE MARINE REVIEW ed record for a firm in the dry dock business on the Great Lakes. Dur- ing this time, three dry docks 'have been built, two of which are still in use, and the building and operating of them have been financed entirely by the Muir family without any help from government or other sources. The present two dry docks which took the place of a floating one were built in 1863, and the original gates then hung did service for 50 years, a new pair having been installed only this spring and other necessary re- pairs made. Coal Docks on Lake Erie Appended herewith is a table of 'coal docks at lower lake ports, giving the name of the port, the name of the rail- road owning the dock, the type of ma- chine used in loading coal aboard ves- sels, together with the capacity of the machine per hour. The information 435 hoth paddle boxes. The Forest City is engaged in a local passenger traf- fic in the neighborhood of Port Ar- thur and Fort William. Anew car ferry which may also act as an ice breaker was recently placed in commission at Quebec to fun to Leyis. This mew, terry - em bodies two unique features, the first being her deck, which may be raised or lowered to-meet the requirements of her route, which comprises a differ- ence in tides of 18 feet, and the sec- ond being her nickel steel screw pro- peller, which in the winter season is designed to clear the ice from the landing stage. The Kiel canal, which is of enor- mous strategical importance to Ger- many, connects the river Elbe in the North Sea with the fjord of Kiel in the Baltic Sea, and traverses a dis- tance of about 60 miles. Its normal cannot be regarded with other than a note of sadness. It was doubtless with a feeling akin to grief that the officials of the Goodrich Line witnessed the burning of the steamer Sheboygan dur- ing the latter part of September. The Sheboygan was the first boat built for that company but like many another craft had outlived her usefulness. She was towed a mile north of the harbor piers at Manitowoc and burned with proper ceremony. As the old craft was 'pulled out into open water by the tug Arctic, which had handled her in and out of the harbor for many years, every whistle in the city blew a farewell. This was a far better ending than to be thrown up on the beach for her old frames to bleach. Muir Bros. Dry Dock At Port Dalhousie, Ont., at the mouth of the Welland canal, Muir Bros. are enjoying the distinction of having been 64 years operating and owning the dry docks there, which is believed to be the longest uninterrupt- THE LAST OF THE SHEBOYGAN contained in the table was obtained di- rect from the operators and is accurate and up to date. width is 335 feet at the surface, with a bottom width of 144 feet and a depth of 36 feet. The new locks have Railroad. Machine. Capacity per hr. Bae" Neg eure Sea can ts Pennsylvania: "Conor oo. Wellman-Seaver-Morgan . 5 cars POTI@s ios ses. oistace S Pennsylvania Railroad . =. «23 4). MecMy ler os ith. 30 cars Conneaut se. 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CCC oS eS cb e s Excelsior eee. ee ees 1 car. Sandusky 2 osa05 s5-s B. a Bagh an ee a ae SEL Senta eae af cnet Vania ©O, 02.5. ees CMyler, <2 cece ers es eee Htheig sede Coe i eS Wellman-Seaver-Morgan 30 to 40 cars Toledo if Se. Hocking Valley Ry Rh... os... Two Brown Hoist...... 40 cars each Toledo Beg ae Toledo" & Ohio: Central Re R.. McMyler 5 2. a cars TEGIEAO 7G. a een he Gt & D ORy, Ss ree OCMylet 3 nies see 30 cars TOlGdOK Goes igs see = We Be ee ese McMyler i) ee eres 6 cars The passenger steamer Forest City has been laid up at Port Arthur and will be repaired during the winter for damage sustained by striking the bank in Mission river and _ subsequently striking a sunken pile, demolishing a length of 1,080 feet and a width of 147 feet, but it is possible to divide them by intermediate gates. The canal is of far greater importance as a means of defense than as a commer- cial artery.