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SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRS. 3 NEW WORK AT PORT HURON. ectal Correspondence to The Marine Record, The Jenks Ship Building Co. are getting out the frames for a large steam barge that they will build on owners’ account. They have also a contract with H. M, Loud & Sons of Oscoda, to build a new hull for the tug Sumner’s machinery. They will lay the keel for her some time this week. The frames are all up and ready for pianking on the - new tug in whicn the Kittie Haight’s machinery goes. Work will be pushed for all it is worth, so as to have her _ ready for opening of spring. _ The frame is all up for Thompson & ‘Boynton’s new tug, building for the tug J. C. Ingram’s engine and boiler. Port Huron, Feb. 5. KENDALL, THE ATLANTA’S REBUILD. The Goodrich steamer Atlanta, which has been in dry-dock at Burger & Burger’s shipyard, Manitowoc, left the dock last week. She has her new afterbody _ completed and the fine, clean run and improved sheer aft adds very much to her appearance. The alteration adds 60 tons to her displacement up to the 9-foot water line, and, the builders assert, will lessen the depth of _ water aft by 22inches. Her fire-box boiler is for sale, and she will receive two new Scotch-type boilers, fur- nished by John Mohr & Sons, Chicago. The new boilers measure 10% x 10% feet, and are allowed 140 pounds pressure. She will undoubtedly be a much faster boat than before, and it is expected that 15 miles per hour will be her regular gait. William EK. Elliott, chief engineer of the line, with _ the assistance of a small staff of engineers, is getting _ the engine and boiler outfits in shape for an early start in the spring. The boilersare being placed farther for- ward, and this will, it is thought reduce the draft four inches more, so the Atlanta will draw fully two feet less than last season. WORK AT WEST SUPERIOR, Four of the largest whalebacks ever built are on the stocks at the American Steel Barge Co.’s yard. The steamer and barge which the company is building for _ its own service are well along in their plating anda _ double launching will probably occur soon. The steam- ship and barge which are building for the Rockefeller syndicate do not make much of a showing as yet. Their keel plates were laid only last week, but work will ad- ‘vance rapidly from this time on, the delay having been due chiefly to the tardy arrival of material. The plates for the new ships ranges from % to % of an inch in thickness. z Supt. Kidd has completed an arrangement for stor- ing the plates until they are wanted, which saves much valuable room, and also expediates handling by avoid _ ing confusion. It is aframe in which 4,000 plates may be stored, resting on their edges. It is convenient to the slips, and the plates are readily lifted by a traveling crane which operates the whole 150 feet of the frame’s length. THE NEW CAR FERRY BARGES. Craig & Son, of Toledo, in constructing the new car ferry barges for the Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad-Co. will not follow the gunwale type introduced in the two barges built for this line by Capt. James Davidson. ‘They are to have frames after the ordinary type, and -_-will be steel strapped and have steel chords run through eo 40 give them the requisite strength: They will have the ‘ same length 36 feet, and depth 12 feet, as the barges first in commission, but will have two feet more beam, this dimension being 48 feet. They willdraw8 feet of water. Thecostof the barges complete is placed at $68,000. CONSTRUCTION NOTES. Chew Bros., of Midland, Ont., have decided to add anew tug to their fleet instead of rebuilding the tug Tender. The new tug wlll be 95 feet keel by 18 feet beam, with a fore-and-aft compound engine. The Ten- der will be converted into a scow. ‘The construction of the 12 Rockefeller boats is to be looked after by Mr. Sinctair Stuart, of the United States THE MARINE RECORD. Standard Register of Shipping. Capt. H. D. Herriman, of the Bureau Veritas, and Capt. John Hagg, who has been with the Standard Oil Co. for a number of years, and who superintended the construction of the oil carry- ing barges at West Superior last year. Capt. Mallory s also looking after detail matters. = Messrs. N. l. Playfair, W. F. Cameron, and John Benson, Jr., will build a sloop-rigged yacht at Midland, Ont., to take part in the Georgian Bay regattes. The new tug to be built at the Ship Owners’ dry dock, for Joseph Duherst, of Vermillion, will have an engine 22x24, The Chicago Ship Building Co. is seriously consider- ing the construction of an engine-building plant. In 1895 Deputy Collector Wilson, of Bay City, meas- ured. six steel steamers of 8,438.94 tons net and four wooden tugs, two wooden schooners, two wooden barges, and two wooden steamers, measuring 6,223.60 tons, a total of 14,661.54. ‘This will be exceeded this year by at least 6,000 tons. George Mason & Son of Geneva, are at work on a steam yacht which will be ready for the water in April. It is 34 feet long by 7 feet beam, and is to be put on Diamond Lake, near Cassopolis, Mich. NEW FLOATING DRY-DOCK.. Mr. J. C. McLaughlin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has formed a stock company and will built and operate one of the new dry-dock and lifting pontoons, invented by Charles Brown, of Port Huron. It, has been in the hands of the Detroit Dry-Dock Co. for some time, but they cannot see any money in it and have dropped it. These people see millions in it and no doubt will have one at work by the opening of navigation. GENERAL REPAIR WORK. CLEVELAND.—The Shenango No. 2 is to be docked at the Ship Owners’ dry-dock. In trying to get her in on Wednesday she stuck, being fully eight inches wider than her drawings indicate. The dam at each end of the gate is being trimmed downto admit her. [he Pi- oneer, in the other basin, had one plate replaced, and left the dock Wednesday night. ‘The tug Chris Grover was also in this dock for minor repairs. At the Cleveland dry-dockthe Aurora finished her re- pairs as outlined last week, and left the dock Wednes- day night. : REPAIR NOTES. The Mackinnon Manufacturing Co.,of Bay City, are rebuilding the boilers of the steamer J. P. Donaldson, and tugs Giant and Avery. They are also building a new boiler for the tug Louise. The company is also en- gaged with a large amount of work for stationary pur- poses. ; Davis & Sons, Kingston, Ont., have about fifty men employed on a rebnild of the steamer Nyles. The Lake Shore tug Marion, has been hauled out at Deyney’s shipyard, Ashtabula Harbor. The iron sheath- ing has all been removed and the old planking is being replaced with new. She will be calked all over and given a general overhauling. Henry McMorran has a wrecking claim against the Britannic of $15,345. The repair billon the Owego at Buffalo was $15,000 and that on the Russia $10,000. Details of the:work were given two weeks ago. A novel device for protecting the bow of the tug Janie E. Smith from the ice has been madeat the McKinnon Iron Works, Ashtabula. The ice plow consists of a piece of one-half inch iron eighteen inches wide and eight feet long, bent V shaped so that it fits the bow at the water’s edge. Chains are attached to it so that it may be hung in place, or taken aboard when not needed. At Miller Brothers’ shipyard, Chicago, the steamer John Harper is in dock for a thorough recalking. Kennedy & Sons, of Owen Sound, are repairing the stern bulwark plates of the Alberta. The damage is not heavy. The crank shaft of the Robert Wallace is being re- placed with a new one at Lorain. Other minor repairs are also being made to the steamer. 0 a Capt. Alex. McDougall thinks the maximum size of lake vessels has been reached, and that owing to delays and inconveniences in port the sizes of ships to be built hereafter will be under, rather than over 400 feet. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. Capt. Charles Wallace, who has sailed the Presley for two seasons, has decided to stay ashore and will be con- nected with the Wellington Coal Co., of Chicago. There is once more some, talk of constructing a.dry- dock at Ashtabula, if the Lake Shore railroad will sub- stitute a swing bridge for the stationary structure which blocks the way to the only eligible site. The annual meeting of the North Shore Navigation Co. was held at Collingwood, Ont., Tuesday, January 28. M. Burton was re-elected manager, and C. EK. Stevens secretary and treasurer, The Pound Net Fishermen’s Association, of Algoma, was formed last week at Spanish Station, Ont., with W.W. Holden as president, J. H. Hawkins, secretary, and J. P. McDonald, treasurer. Capt. J. S. Donovan, of the United States mail boat Florence B., was badly hurt last Friday afternoon by an iron drift pin falling on him in the Detroit dry-dock while he was at work on the Northern Wave. He was unconscious several hours, but will recover. General Craighill, chief of engineers, says he has selected a man to fill the place of the late Major Post, successor to Gen. O. M. Poe, but he declines to make his name public just yet. —~ ann 0 APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT SEASON. The following appointments of masters and engineers for the season of 1896, have been announced by owners: STEAMER. MASTER. ENGINEER. Andéaste. Ames, Win. Steadly, Frank Briton. Stratton, S. Love, Chas. J. Cambria. Johnson, Martin, Donaldson, Grant Castalia. Allen, C. C. Hay, James Centurion. Millen, P. L, : Choctaw. Ward, John Lynn, George City of 5 Buffalo. Edwards, John Randall, J. G. Collingwood. Br Bassett, W. J. Grand Rapids, Tallfrey, Peter London. (Br) Walton, E. Midland. (Br) la France, F. X. Parry Sound.Br Playter, G. W. Toronto. (Br) Cameron, A. C. Davidson, Thos. Wood, J. O. Fairbank, Moore, Truman Fryer, Townsend, B.D. Guy, August German, Baxter, Wm. Kelley, Globe, Campau, W H. Gratwick, (wood) Gratwick, (steel) Jackson, Richard Parsons, M. B. Parker, Frank Graves, Henry Grecian, . Chapman, A.C. Gilmour, O. H. Griffin, Green, O. W. Mason, G. W. Hope, G. T. Jansen, K. A. Gumlich, Chas. Joliet, Rattray, EK. T. Smith, F. B, Lagonda, Galton, C. B. Guy, Edward Lockwood, C. B. Jollie, R. Miller, J. B. Louisiana, Colter, John Stone, Harry ‘ LaSalle, Tilton, Warren McWilliams, Peterson, Chris. Feiting, Wm. Marquette, Chilson, EK. Burrows, —— Mitchell, J. Cowen, Wm. Leick, John Mitchell, S. Wilford, Thos. ; Moore, J. W. Neville, R. Walder, J. Niko, Beggs, T. J. Nimick, Wright, D. P. North Land, Stone, Harry North West, Miner, G. A. Olympia, Williams, W. A. Gregory, W. F. Owego, Byrne, John Queen City, Lyon, Ralph Rees, W. D.: Shepard, A. M. Harmon, Fred Republic, Landfair, J. A. Love, Wm. Roman, Greenley, A. J. Wells, S. A. Sauber, Nelson, Bernard Lawley, Peter Saxon, Goodsell, W. C. Averill, Geo. Shores, Adella Sitka, Smith, Kd (1) Smith, Ed (2) Specular, Spokane, Tower, . Vail, W. Wallula, Wawatam, Yakima, Yuma, SCHOONER. Baltic, Camden, Fryer, Holland, G. Magnetic, Martin, Maria Marvin, S. E. Paige, Jos. Smith, Augus Troy, Yukon, Chamberlain, Wm. Benham, C. A. Miller, C.D: ‘Townsend, Hoyt Hinslea, Chas. Jones, B. H. Towsley, C C. McAvoy, John Holmes, C. J. Mooney, Edward Dawley, W. W. Buie, Daniel MASTER. O’Donnell, Thos. Van Rensallear, J. Jaques, Ely Black, Wm. Rodgers, Harry Ely, Henry Brines, Wm. Rose, Stephen Townsend, Owen Dean, H. C. Forbes, Wm. Howard, John Townsend, M. Walderhouse, John Bury, A. E. Dering, Jas. Lamar, Peter Ellsworth, Elmer Dempsey, Edw’d McGuirk, Jas. Skelley, John