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September, 1919 sists of 19 men, as against about 05 for a steamship of the same size. xk *K *K An unusual cause of fire was found in the clashing together of steel hoops binding cotton bales being loaded into the 6000-ton steamer Nicizo II, at New Orleans recently, when the fre tug Sampson and the city fire department saved the ship' from destruction by pumping steam into the hold. K K * The various packet companies operat- ing on the Mississippi, Red and other rivers of the South are adding new equipment and rebuilding several small steamers to handle the coming rice TAVUUUUOLUUEALL Ut ISH piracy in Alaskan waters is assuming serious proportions and the government is taking steps to suppress it, according to a recent state- ment of John N.. Hallowell, assistant to the secretary of the interior, who handles .Alaskan affairs. The depart- ment of the interior after several con- ferences with the navy has succeeded in having the cruiser MARBLEHEAD or- dered from San Francisco to Juneau. Two submarine chasérs have been as- signed to the same duty and the bureau of fisheries and the bureau of forestry have been instructed - to men on the Pacific coast and to place both men and launches at the disposal of the governor of Alaska. The coast and Geodic survey crews on the Pacific coast have been ordered to mapping operations and to devote all their energy to the suppression of fish piracy. ° a The 409-ton wooden steamer BLAKELY which recently went ashore on Wad- dah island, Neah bay, recently came into Seattle under her own steam and docked at the Hanford street terminal of the Port commission. The vessel leaked badly but her pumps kept her clear. She discharged her cargo of ties and went 'into drydock for repairs. She was outward bound for Great Britain when she struck. Her cargo consisted of 1,566,840 feet of railroad ties, said to be one of the largest cargoes of this material ever loaded in a_ shipping hoard vessel. 5k The Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, recently launched two 9600-ton: steel Steamships within a space of half an hour. x ok) ok The schooner THeresa, a derelict, re- cently was sunk nine miles off Pillar Point on the California coast by gun- Ire from the United States destroyer CHAUNCEY. The THERESA was aban- doned by her crew off Fort Baggs after she became unseaworthy. x * x The steamer ApmtRAL WAINWRIGHT of the Pacific Steamship Co., recently sailed from Seattle with a cargo of 1,200,000 feet of lumber for Cuba. She arm all their- suspend ,.« THE MARINE REVIEW crop, which will be one of the largest ever harvested. The Joun D, GRACE, a large steamer operated by the Brad- ford Transportation Co., is being over- hauled and repaired, and has been tem- porarily replaced in river the steamer Dixir. This same company is negotiating for three more packets, to be put into service in the rice belt. The freight and passenger steamer AMERICA, operating between New Or- leans and Carriola, Ark, opened her season early in August. She is the largest of the old-time steamers, and belongs to Capt. V. L. Cooley. * * * Some of the 500,000 tons of steel shipping, for which France is seeking enn AAA Up and Down the Pacific Coast sl ATT will go direct to her destination via the Panama canal. The lumber car- ried by the vessel belongs to the spruce production division of the United States | Plans Unique 'Ship NEW type of vessel is being planned at Prince Rupert, B. C., which is to be constructed solid- ly of 2,000,000 feet of lumber, It will sal for Europe via the Panama canal under its own power. By re- ducing transportation costs and automatically solving the .tonnage problem, this 'strange vessel is ex- pected to accelerate the overseas lumber trade thereby increasing British Columbia's lumber exports. The method of constructing the vessel will be simple. Blocks will be laid for the keel and fore-and- aft and cross timbers will then be placed in position. When sufficient timber has thus been put together, | in regular shipbuilding style, to in- sure buoyancy, the embryonic ves- sel will be launched. The planks will be so adjusted as to form rounded bows and stern for a ship of solid lumber which will ride low in the water. The vessel will be fitted with five masts with fore-and- aft sails and auxiliary engines. When the ship arrives at port the fastenings which hold the lumber in place will be released, leaving the lumber, now loose planks again, ready for immediate distribution. The unloading of the craft, of course, will mean its demolition. When the lumber is taken away there will be no ship left. The engines will be taken out and sent back to British Columbia to be used in another vessel of the same kind. service hy _ cisco after a collision at sea. 445 to place contracts with American ship- yards, probably will be constructed in the South, according to Commander G. Toublet, naval architect of the French government, who visited a number of southern shipyards in July. The new ships are to be of 3500 to 5000 tons, according to Commander Toublet, who said that France plans to increase its merchant marine to 3,000,000 tons, all of which will be built in France with the exception of the 500,000 tons to be awarded to American shipyards. France is also purchasing 200,000 tons of seized German ships. J. Flamanc, enginecr, and Y. Cozian, technical agent, both officers of the French navy, accompanied the commander on his tour. HMMs LUI army and was left in Coos bay after the war organization suspended opera- tions. : : cok oe The 3500-ton steamer Boxsurte, a shipping board vessel, recently was as- signed to the Pacific Steamship Co. The vessel will join the fleet of ships now engaged in transporting railroad ties to England. ek The Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock - Co., Seattle, recently launched the 8800- ton steamship Wesr Ison, one oe oe The QOsagumsicxk a 9400-ton vessel built by the North-Pacific Shipbuild- ing Co. Seattle, recently passed her trials successfully and is now loading for maiden voyage. During her trials she logged 11 knots, notwithstanding the fact that her propeller was partly out of water. * * x The steamers Frank H. Bucx and the BrapForp recently limped into San Fran- Both ves- sels were hadly damaged. The Buck left San Francisco bound for San Pedro in ballast while the Braprorp was bound for Vancouver from Talara bay with a cargo of oil for the Standard Oil Co. ee With the first vessel expected in Seattle in September, the recently or- ganized Rolph Mail Steamship Co., San Francisco, will include Puget sound in its service to and from the west .coast of. Central and Saqtn America, it was recently learned when the company appointed the Seattle branch of 'Hind-Rolph & Co. as. its general agents in the state of Wash- ington. The organization of the new © corporation is one of the results of » peace. The company is said to be financed on a large scale and ulti- mately will operate a big fleet of ships. 'ok « The Nippon Yusen Kaisa liner Fusui- | Mt Maru recently docked at Seattle with a cargo of silk. The big liner left Yokohama with every foot of cargo and passenger space occupied.