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é 4 d ior and Old Superior. THE MARINE RECORD. 1-44 wa lent of the steamer’s cargo of ore was 121,333 bushels of wheat and 100 tons of fuel on a 14-foot draft of water, while the consort on the same draft with fuel and water would take 132,000 bushels of wheat.’ The actual cargo of the 137 on her draft of 12 feet 10 inches, was 3,471 tons of iron ore, equivalent on a 14-foot draft to 3,970 tons. The Christopher Columbus ripped one of the rigs and considerable of the superstructure in the vicinity of the rig off the Northwestern coal dock at the foot of Fifth avenue upon her return from the excursion the other afternoon. ‘The vessel was in tow of the tug Carring- ton and the wind and a slip of the tow line were respon- sible for the accident. The nose of the Chris projected over the structure and the dock proper was not injured. The vessel was damaged slightly. There were about 1,000 excursionists aboard, but the accident caused no excitement. j The expenditure of the regular appropriation for this ' year will be made in continuing the 16-foot channel pro- ject. The depth has been secured so far as the 16-foot project is concerned at the head of the lakes, but the width has not been accomplished, and the Duluth appro- priation will be largely expended in widening the chan- nel on the north side of St. Louis bay and the Superior appropriation along the dock line between West Super- The old dyke will be removed this year, which is an obstruction in Duluth harbor. The work of removal will be commenced this year at least, though it may not all be removed before the elose of the season. Another thing which Major Sears will take in hand is the matter of securing to the govern- ment a clear title to a strip of land on either side of the Duluth canal and on the Wisconsin side of the Superior entry. The City of Duluth has never carried out fully the agreement with the government with re- gard to the strips of property on either side of the Duluth entry and condemnation proceedings will be commenced in the United States supreme court. It was lately discovered that the government does not have a title to the property on Wisconsin Point upon which the lighthouse keepers’ dwelling is located, though at the time the building was erected it was sup- posed the government owned the land. This was an error of the Lighthouse Board. The government has a clear title to a certain amount of property on the Minn- - esota point end at the Superior entry, and now it is pro- posed to clear the whole matter up, including the Wisconsin point propositions. With regard to the expenditure of $3,000,000 in Duluth and Superior harbors, Major Sears will aim from the start at as full an accomplishment of the 20-foot project as possible. The first year, which will be next year, that this money will be. available the expenditure will be directed to the deepening of the main channels to 20 feet and depth, rather than width will be attained. Major Sear says in order to secure the greatest length of 20-foot channel the first year the width may not be sufficient for vessels to pass, but that turn out places will be provided. The work will start from the two entries and continue to harbor basins at either end and to the gate which isthe passage between: Connors’ and Rice’s points. The continuous contract system and the large appropriation for the head of the lakes harbor to be expended within four years from next Jnly will have the effect of hurrying the deepening of the slips and entrances to them within the dock lines Before the end of the present season the 20-foot channel project between Lake Superior and Lake Erie will be realized and Duluth will immediately feel the need of an equal depth of water in the harbor here. CLEVELAND. IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE RIVER AND LAKE FRONT CoMMISSION—OPENING THE HEAD OF THE OLD RIVER Brp DISCUSSED. : CLEVELAND, June 11. The River and Lake Front Commission held a meet- ing Monday afternoon, and decided to begin legal action to open a passage into the breakwater front at the head of the old river bed. The city has the Lake Shore Rrailroad Co. to fight in order to do this, but it seems to be the purpose of the board to get a better bargain out of the railroad company in other localities in consideration of an abandonment of all claims at the head of the old river bed. A drawbridge at this point would seriously hamper the operators of the road by bottling up an important part of its switching territory the sentiment seems to be that the concessions which the city desireson and near the main river are more valuable to the vessel interests than would be an open- ing sofarup. The city has been instructed to prepare plans of the territory. : The subject of the widening of the river from the Lake Shore bridge to the Central Viaduct was taken up and the mayor impressed the commission with the nec- esity of opening the negotiations with property owners. It was decided that the mayor should appoint com- mittees to confer with the property owners and if pos-— sible agree to some financial basis for the securing of the property. The mayor added that in a great many instances the property owners. are willing to come to terms, but in some cases the city will be compelled to go to court and institute appropriation proceedings. John Stang, of Lorain, was awarded the contract by Col. Jared A. Smith, June 1, for constructing a pier extension some 250 feet in length by 50 feet in width, from the end of the present 100-foot pier at the buoy house in Sandusky Bay, to a point where the water is deep enough to be navigable by a lighthouse tender. The work will cost some $3,100. While Mr. J. C. Gilchrist is not particularly communi- cative on the subject, gossip has it that he paid $13,500 for the schooners Moonlight and Kent, in addition to the tow bill from Marquette to Cleveland. Mills & Carlton have purchased 3,000,000 feet of the Diamond Match Co.’s piece stuff. ~~ ee ee SHOCKING DEATH OF STEPHEN B.GRUMMOND. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record, DETROIT,‘June 10. On Friday evening, the 5th, occurred a shocking acci- dent, which resulted in the death of one of Detroit’s foremost young vessel owners, Stephen B. Grummond, second son of the late Capt. S. B. Grummond. ‘The young man left his office at 3 p. m. and went to the eastern part of the city to see a baseball game, and in attempting to board a moving car on the way home, was thrown under the wheels and almost instantly killed. He was 30 years old and unmarried. Stephen B. Grummond was born at No. 405 Seventh street, Detroit, in 1866, and attended the Barstow public school here. Later he went to the Kenyon Military College, in Ohio, and from there he went to Media, Pa., where he spent three years in preparing for Yale. He spent two years at Yale, leaving to assist his father in the office. For THE LATE S. B. GRUMMOND. some time he also acted as clerk on the steamers Flora, Atlantic and State of Michigan. On his father’s death two years since Stephen took hold of the line as the general manager, and last winter bought the Grummond-Mackinac Line himself, owning it at the time of his death. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. On Monday the remains were in- terred at Elmwood Cemetery from the Little Chapel, at 2:30 p. m., in the presence of his family and a large number of friends. His sister Grace was in London, Eng., at the time of his death. Rey. Dr. Charles, of Prenton, an old friend of the family, officiated at the burial. Mr. Grummond was a member of the M.A. A., the Michigan Yacht Club, and the Michigan Club. In politics he was a staunch Republican. His brother, U. Grant Grummond, formerly general passenger agent of the line, will now assume the duties of general manager in addition to his own. Stephen B. Grummond was a hard student, and re- markable for his application to study as a boy. He paid strict attention to business and his loss will be widely felt. Me. rr te The claim of Capt. Delpier, of Toledo, for $20,000, placed with the British government on account of the seizure of his garbage scow by the Petrel, has been re- ferred to the Canadian authorities. TWENTY FEET DRAFT THROUGH THE SAULT. Lieut. J. B. Cavanaugh, Corpsof Engineers, U. S. A., writes THE RECORD as follows, in response to a letter of inquiry: ‘“‘The work on the twenty-foot channel at Sailors? En- caimpment is being vigorously pushed, and it is expected that a part of the channel wili be thrown open to the use of vessels by August 1, the date set for the opening of the new 800-foot lock. The work at the Vidal Shoal will give a wider and better channel but will add noth- ing to the available depth, as there is already a channel past this obstruction. “The limiting depth which can be catried through the 800-foot lock (American) after Atigust 1, will be deter- mined by the sill of the movable dam, which will not be removed this season. ‘his limiting depth is about’ 16 feet?” The depth of water of the miter sill of the Canadian lock is about twenty feet, so that vessels loading to that depth, or at least to nineteen feet, making due allow- ance for low water, can navigate the Sault ‘with safety after that date. The full benefit of this will not be felt until the improvement is completed through Detroit River. It will, however, wipe out the difference between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan draft. One trade which will be immediately benefited is the ore-cartying from T'wo Harbors and other Lake Stpe- rior ports to South Chicago. ‘The immense loads which can now be carried between Escanaba and the Caltmet will be equaled by the cargoes to be taken thither from the head of the lakes, and instead of the rate to that port being, as a rule stronger, if not higher. than to Lake Erie ports, the difference will be in the other di- rection. The contract of Donnelly & Co., who have already ; arranged to complete the approaches to the new Amer- ican lock, covers also the work of removing the movable dam referred to in Lieut. Cavanaugh’s letter. It is not requirred, however, that the dam be removed until the opening of navigation next spring. The depth of water available for vessels passing through the new lock will therefore be about 16% feet for the remainder of the season, unless further inducements should be held out to the contractors to complete the work this year. rr rr og NOTICE TO MARINERS. CHANGE OF BUOYS AT MOUTH OF RIVER DETROIT. The Canadian department of Marine and Fisheries gives notice that the Canadian buoys on the east side of hte dredged channel at the mouth of the River Detroit, Lake Erie, have this season been rearranged and in- creased in number. ‘The channel has been dredged by the American Government to a width of 800 feet, its axis being a straight line joining Detroit River Lighthouse (American) and Bois Blanc Island Light- house (Canadian). The Canadian bouys marking the east edge of this dredge, cut are now seven red wooden spars. They are situated approximately 400 feet Hast of Center line of the above dredged channel, and are respectfully 4462, 5532, 6927 (approximately), 8221, 10029, 11365 and 13525 feet above Detroit River Lighthouse. This last mos northerly buoy is ab 186000 feet below Bois Blanc Lighthouse... The above distances are measured along the axis of the channel to points immediately opposite to the buoys. W. A. Livingstone says very few vessel men know that the St. Clair Flats canal regulations apply as well to the canal approaches, as to the canal itself, and that consequently the majority do not slow down to regula- tion speed in the approachs, only slacking just before entering the canal. The approach from Lake St. Clair is about three miles long and that from above, two or three thousand feet; and in not complying, vessels are liable, just the same as in the conal. EEE Oe —EE THE MARINE RECORD, of Cleveland, has issued in handy form a directory of all the United States boats afloat on the lakes, giving the names of master and en- gineer. The list takes up over forty pages of closely printed type, and affords some idea of the magnitude of the lake traffic when one sees the long array of vessels engaged in it.—Collingwood Bulletin. _— ED ee The building of a dry dock on Portage Lake is being considered by Houghton, Mich. capitalists,