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NOTICE TO MARINERS. __LAKE ST. CLAIR TWENTY-FOOT CHANNEL. otice is officially given that, on May 10, 1896, a light established on each of the three five-pile clus- ecently erected by the Lake Carriers’ Association he southeasterly side of the completed portion of the renty-foot dredged channel in the SW. Rant of Lake ‘Clair, as follows: er Entrance Beacon.—A fixed white lantern light, f et “above lake level, on the cluster on the SE. side f the channel at the lower entrance and about 7-16 mile W. “by S. from Grosse Pointe Beacon. Middle Bea- con, NE. 4 EH., % mile; Windmill Point Lighthouse, VSW. % W., nearly 1% miles; outer end of Fisher’s Dock, N. 56 W., 1% miles. Middle Bescon. eae fixed white lens-lantern light, 15% feet above lake level, on the SE. side of the chan- nel about 7-16 mile N. by BR. % E. from Grossepointe Beacon. Upper Beacon, NE. &% E., about 1 3-16 miles; Lower Entrance Beacon, SW. 4 W., 3 mile; Windmill Point Lighthouse, SW: by W. 13-16 W., 2 9-16 miles; outer end of Fisher’s Dock, NW. 3-16 N., about 1 mile. Upper Beacon.—A fixed white lens-lantern light, 1534 feet above lake level, on the SE. side of the chan- nel nearly 134 miles SE. by E. from Grosse Pointe Bea- con, SW. 14.S., nearly 154 miles; outer end of Fisher’s Dock, W. % S., about 1 9-16 miles. - Grosse PoInTeE.—On May 10, 1896, the fixed red and fixed white lens-Jantern lights heretofore shown at this station, in the southwesterly part of Lake St. Clair, were permanently discontinued. Grosse Pointe LicH?r VrssE1, No. 10.—On May 10, 1896, the station of this vessel was changed to a point about 1 3-16 miles NNE. 7-16 EK. from her former station and just above Bouy No. 16 on the SE. side of the upper end of the completed portion of the dredged channel. The vessel lies approximately in line with the tempor- ary beacon lights established on the same date and on the same side of the channel. Grosse Pointe Reacon, SW. % S., nearly 2 9-16 miles; Windmill Point Light : house, SW. by W. % W., nearly 4 11- 16 miles; Grosse : Pointe, W., nearly 1 15-16 miles; Milk River Point, N. 15-16 W., 4 3-16 miles. “Vessels are requested to keep to the northwesterly side of the new channel in order not to interfere with _ the sweeping of the opposite side. RACINE PIERHEAD LIGHT STATION. Officiab notice is given that, on or about June 18, 1896, a fixed red light of the sixth order will be rees- tablished in the old pierhead light tower recently re- 3 ‘moved to a point, on the outer end of the extended N. pier, about 950 feet to the eastward of Racine (Root _ River) Light house, entrance to the harbor of Racine. ‘The focal plane of the light will be 35% feet above mean - lake level. With Racine (Root eivet ee praite) the new Math THE MARINE RECORD. will guide clear to the northward of Racine Reef, by keeping the white light open to the northward of the new red light. On the same date the fixed red lantern light now shown ata point about 800 feet to the eastward of Racine (Root River) Light will be discontinued. On the same date a fog bell will be established at this station, to be struck by machinery during thick or foggy weather, a single blow every 20 seconds. The bell is suspended from a frame in front of the pierhead tower. NOTES. Commander J. H. Dayton, U. S. N., Inspector Ninth Lighthouse district, gives notice that the red second class can buoy on Peshtigo Shoal, Green Bay, Wis., which was reported adrift, has been replaced. The Hydrographic Office calls the special attention to masters to the fact that the Lighthouse Board Bulletin, which is issued monthly, is the only government publi- cation giving the changes in the bouyage and day mark- ings of the channels of the Great Lakes. It is recom- mended that this portion of the bulletin be cut out and exhibited where masters will have the opportunity of noting changes. ES THE PATHFINDER-MEDINA CASE. In the St. Louis county district in the case of S. F. White (as administrater of the estate of Jacob Wasser deceased) against W. S. Singer, the court directed a verdict to be rendered for the defendant Singer. This ends a somewhat sensational case arising from the Pathfinder-Medina collision, in which Jacob Wasser was drowned last fall. ‘The case has been tried twice, the jury in the first trial awarding Wasser’s estate $750 as damages. A new trial was obtained with the above result. It may be proper to mention in this connection that the above verdict is a complete exoneration of Capt. Henry Dietzel, who was in command of the Medi- na at the time of the collision. Not alone does this ver- dict clear Capt. Dietzel, but he has received back his papers from the board of inspection, which were taken from him at the time of the accident, and this also goes to show that the marine inspectors consider that Capt, Dietzel was not to blame for the death of Wasser. The next, and probably the last act of the tragedy, will be suit for damages by the Pathfinder’s owners, the Inman line, against the Medina, which will probably come to trial at the next sitting of the United States court in this city. Northwestern Miner, Duluth. DP oe a The directors of the Great Northern Transit Company of Collingwood, Ont., and the North Shore Navigation company of the same place, have been discussing the advisability of taking the finest steamer from each line, and running from Detroit to the Sault. The two steam- ers iPROpaned are the ere and City of Seer ood: 7 FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. Capt. James Davidson’s mills and shipyard at West Bay City had two very narrow escapes from fire one day last week. The Shenango No. 1 is out of commission for the present, the No. 2 being able to take care of all the trans-Lake Erie traffic. W. J. Bell, the well-known Sault photographer, has made arrangements by which he will conduct news stands on the North West and North Land while they are in commission. Capt. Thomas Quayle, an old time vesselinan of Grand Haven, Mich., is dead at Los Angeles, Cal. He com- manded the schooner Evelyn, and was well known around the lakes. Dr. G. W. Roby, of Detroit, will certainly be closely connected with the Waldo-Choctaw collision case, as he owns stock in the Lake Superior Iron Co., owners of the Choctaw, besides being a large shareholder in the Waldo. On Tuesday of last week the S. J. Murphy’s cargo of 1919 tons of ore was discharged on the D. & M. ‘docks: . in twelve hours. The work was done with three derricks and the ore was loaded into carts and weighed.—Toledo Blade. ” _The McMyler coal car dumping machine, working all the time for a week except one day and two nights, shows a record of 16 vessels, with a total cargo record of 28,000 tons. This means more than two boats a day, and 4,000 tons every twenty-four hours.—Ashtabula Beacon. The Canadian Pacific and Soo Line roads have made arrangements whereby they can load at Windsor Uuited States goods which have been shipped from the east in bond through Canada and are destined for the Northwest. Heretofore these goods have been carried in cars to Chicago, and sent 1o the Northwest by rail also. Now they will be taken to Gladstone and mani- fests in duplicate forwarded to the collector there. Harbor Master Hoflin, of Tacoma, reports for May: Imports—Two cargoes oriental merchandise per steamers Tacoma and Victoria, $285,878.75; total im- ports five months, $1,183,878.85; same period 1895, $2,352,250. Exports—122,931 bushels wheat, to Liver- pool, $77,450; 13,313 barrels flour, to Hong Kong, $38,- 436.27; 9,920,230 feet of lumber, Australia and coast ports, $96,989; 23,155 tons coal, coastwise, $69,465; 10,003 cases canned salmon, to Liverpool, $50,015; miscellan- eous merchandise to China and Japan, $79,800; to British.Columbia, $23,249.43; total, $35,404.70; total ex- ports five months, $2,679,205.24; exports same period last year, $1,963,101.93. Inward registered tonnage for May, 53,293; outward, 41,510; inward cargo tonnage for - May, 3,613; outward, 51,300; deep sea arrivals, 37; de- Lees 36. REPORT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR FOR THE MONTH OF May, 1896, INCLUDING STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CANALS AT SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, AND ONTARIO. EAST BOUND. May, 1896. May, 1895 Total to June. 1, 1896, U.S. |Canadian U. S. |Canadian U.S. |Canadian ee Canal.: Canal. Rostials Canal Canal. Total, Canal. Canal. Total. a a fon Ka MTN a oi ou cia fate 6p Mein i satasidda och Uialiery « Wialstelsje ide BEB Cis ei wince « 20,369 908 21,277 18,227 18,227 24,177 908 25,085 Gan ME Me RCat DULHCTA ss ee ss ec eke sce car nn ta caee an sede ee ban 7OP06T™ b' “90350371 3:698,098: (225. ons|Ot 000, 00S) Lewatles. 2a- 3,372,061 | 903,037 | 4,285,098 Building stone, net tons........5.... 5 cece b eee ee cece cece ete eee eee ; LS 9OZ3/E TVA ae 1,907 2,905 2,905 HOOTERS PRES 1,907 Flour, barrels ... 0.00.66. eee ce eee ede e eee teen ene nest eee eene 577,013 183, 903 760,916 | 1,428,853 | Not open] 1,428,853 846,013 183,903 | 1,029,916 Tron Ore, net tons... .,.0:--1eeeet i steree eree yeaa een reese ne enepen ere eennts .| 922,550 | 341,418 | 1,263,968 | 1,045,129 to 1,045,129 | 1,001,866 | 341,418 | 1,343,284 Tron, pig, net toms....-... eee ee eee ete tenn nee pete ttre teen ete ees 943 2140 3,083 6,983 | naviga« 6,903 943 2,140 3,083 Meme Nite, By Mec cn ce eee ett oc esne tens + oeWaly abide de etde oes .| 109,274 1,038 110,312 87,159 tion. 87,159 109,778 1,038 110,816 Berar ee ee Pons so ih eet see ee ee een ones WERTH. Od GSE NT ER: O64] LW olde «iBall Sas nial cia late ipo Sel Mfaee = eel Sh APP [ot aeeseele aie MaGs ca ae ls ete eles teens Wheat, bushels iy aseaaee Seis 1. Saye «Ga LESSIG a they ced OS atAIde Re? S'- 6 <bcgrequss eoere * ceeyeye eyes *'t 9,169,672 | 3,018,032 |12,187,704 | 4,662, 390. 4,662,300 |11,261,922 | 3,018,032 | 14,279,954 Unclassified freight, net tons........-.. sees eect eee eee eet t eee teeter eee es 14,481 2111 16,592 11,002 11,042 14,999 2,111 17,110 PPABECH ECTS 5 ooo se ew te et tin an rele tans Rasen sete tseese ersten tes 613 418 1,031 917 | 917 635 418 1,053 WEST BOUND. Qe S uabat MRT FEE TOMS noo iste a eeyd a has Maceo: ova hens os eee's oo ne slain nae cue ene copes 49,133 12,410 61,543 48,138 48,138 51,753 12,410 64,163 Coal Lyi Peg IS ONT Oo) Rb os gs oo) 380 Bal SSE 263,176 | 66,271 | 329,447 | 38,893 38,393 | 343.220 | 66,271 | 409,491 Mn Dagrele ete. 6.0. is i BOOT PA ee. Do SOS ee ssc. 50 150 { Not open 150 Oo lieth ee 62 Rete DUSHEIS o5 G55 ok oo 8 ole wisce = ic cin we jeleie wa ljcSinide Bele bloieis © «sa Ciahelel s We S1Lbis oso clels | teeiee cise wbfee'e oieales ee] eles sive ees 10,250 to 10,250 VeIO9S | kocsis tee 1,109 Manttactured iron, nct tons. 6-5... ocean k,< ois nei cic ree enens cece e tee ee ees eee 14,394 isu .weces ii. 14,394 11,128 | naviga- 11,128 14 894. | ey oc ses 14,894 MATOS oo cis sin cc tose ioiniccc oe Sip cir ew sls ns sb a phee eee sinwe esses Serena ied * siete PIPE POG i alter Oe 22,292 56,312 tion. 56,312 SSO ail ieiacisn te oc 33,812 Unclassified freight, net PUREE eee se ce aE oe Sete «hw ereheleie elas sipver we eie @e'p's 42,252 8,404 50,656 43,196 ~ ~ 43,196 $1,334 8,404 59,738 PPAMBCOES 621A Rol). re ee a eS. IO PN I ete eee 638 251 889 904 904 679 251 930 . PASS SAA ee Pan 5 j 5 MMe DOUG freight, HEE TONS .. wc. eins wins vs ee ee spe eset eerie etree voleee cour naclnee: sane DOU S087 bs stan occas Meee aes | ee RVI A eaaee RRS Coen a 2,188,27 Ne et hrm eS ea eee ee oct] oecesegte[oeseces aes eco ee BBG EPS pce gnat | ps hid oe 558,560 OE a ee Fie is, cS loc s vers abies « oR cide SEALS. BETS tak SH. OEP. See 2467-651: \au5 Ps. ae ae Be | 1,675,881 1.00... 5 1. e| ieee eee ee 2.746.825 May.—Total craft, United States, 2,341; total craft, Canadian, 680; total registered tonnage, United States, 2, 257, 593; total ‘registered tonnage, Canadian, 624,933.