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NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. oyaliyeisicd tn LU SEAL: MOY. ‘ Special. Correspondence to The Marine Record. i Capts. George; John and Eugene Breyman and Capt. William Rooney were in Buffalo this week: to bid:on pier and dredge, work amounting toa million and three-quar- tersof dollars. The figures favored Hughes Bros. & Bangs; who built the ‘‘Soo”’ locks. : .-Ltis a commion thing for captains to get together and kick about their tug bills. “Whatdo you think I had to pay in and out of Green Bay?’’ inquired one of them of some more kickers in Hand’s tug office to-day. “Sixty six dollars, when I thought $30 would be about right.” There seems to be an unusual amount of loading all sorts of cargoes to hold this winter. The fleet began to load grain on that basis first and now most of the coal ¢argoes are'taken in that way. The canal fleet was largely,loaded.in that way on the last trip, not only for New York but for way ports. : ‘here is still’ plenty of business here, though it is now Showing signs of an early decline. This port took in close to 4,000,000 bushels of grain last week, and will do a good business in that line all this week, which ought to see most of the fleet laid up. ‘There was a goodspurt in lumber last week, the receipts being about 8,250,000 Feoth sy RUE .The steamers-Pearl and Gazelle, of the Buffalo Crys- tal.Beach. Line, which were libeled some time ago, were sold at auction by the United States marshal on Satur- day. The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Coal & Iron Coilibeled'the boats for coal bills, and this sale was the outcome of it. Henry A: Menker bought the Pearl for $1,050 and Hugh V. Schauroth bought the.Gazelle. Work on the canal improvement contract was begun by the Buffalo Dredging Co. last week, which ought to be an assurance that*the canal will be deepened as soon as possible,'at least. if other contractors. are as prompt as these are... There was great need of the work at this end of the canal, on account of the shallowness of the water and ‘the immense amount of rock at the bottom. Boatsiwere' always striking there and damaging their cargoes. © > = : j _ Capt. McDowell, of the Kearsarge, isnot going to give it up just-on account of the accident he had coming down, but will go back after his 28th load at Duluth all the same. He'says that the stories of the railroads being blocked with snow in the Northwest, don’t scare him. He will rig up the boat and run her down on skates. if Mud Lake closes up against him. *S6meéehow the barge C. L. Young does not get out of her: perch ‘onthe rocks at the head of the Niagara. The steamer.George King anda tug have been trying to pull her off, but they did not succeed and she may winter there: Ttugmen say that the thing to do is to get out half a dozen tugs. They would get her, or at least a piece of her. But the captain seems to think that.a peice of her afloat is worth less than the whole of her ashore. “There has been considerable difficulty from low water here of late, and some of the captains have gone off with a ruffled temper because somebody else’s boat was on, the bottom-ahead of him. An expedition went up the Blackwell canal the other day, headed by the harbor master, to pull off some of the Davidson fleet to let the Berliti and the Elphicke pass, but the up-current had been there ahead of them and. the boats were afloat when they arrived. ae a 3 This is getting to be a hard section for lumber vessels. Not long ago I made up a list of them in trouble here- abouts, and the end is not yet. The steamer Bradley spent mote than a day in the draw of the Ohio- basin slip bridge last week, and the Viking was on Straw- berry. Island in Niagara River yesterday. ‘The govern- ment Operations at Strawberry have been mostly to blame for the many groundings there. It was often im- possible to pass the dredge with a tow without going on at the head of the island. .. There is'much sympathy for Hingston & Woods,-the well known dredgers, on account of their misfortune in the new waterworks tunnel excavation. They weat on the bond of Contractor Douglass and when he failed to do the. work, they took it in hand.. There has been nothing but disaster from the start. The tuanel would fill up with water and stop the work. Now, after along time taken to build a bulkhead the first blast knocked every thing: to peieces‘and it is said that it: will take six months to finish the work, No package-freight lines are yet laying up all the boats that come in but the Anchor and Union Transit. All of the latter line are in now but the Moran, and she will be here soon. ‘There has been such a rush of this class of freight inthe past month that every boat has been kept running, and there has been any amount of char- tering outside boats. In fact the managers have been watching each other, and when it was found that some of them “were chartering ‘‘wild’’ tontiage, the others followed, in order.to keep up their carrying percentage for the season. It looks as though there would-be a: de- | mand for boats. with gangways for next season; espe- cially if the line association continues. ey rThese are days when there is a careful counting up of the:time a boat: makes. Pherexis a story that one’ oft the big line managers has an original. way of handling his captains when they come in. badly. .behind- time. When they report to him he mildly stares at them and says something’like this: ‘Well, I don’t remember you, THE MAriInE RECORD. sir: “You will have to tell me who you are.” Then after the:captain has looked in vain fora hole ‘to crawl into the manager tells him that he, thinks he does: remember a man looking something like him.who, took out one. of the line boats some time ago, but it was so long that he had forgotten about ‘it. The boat comes in next trip ahead of time. These are the times, too, when the cap- tain is reckoning how he is going to lay up a 200-foot boat in a. 150 foot space. There is prospect of a number of liners here this*winter, and there will be a large fleet of grain-laden boats, but after that the tonnage will be mainly lumber vessels that are not able to find a reason for getting away. There is considerable lum- ber to come down yet. The Curtis, Sam Marshall and Germania tows, with something like 8,000,000 feet, are bound this way. JOHN CHAMBERLIN. CHICAGO, ILL. Special Correspondence to T he Marine Record. The schooner Rising Star was sold at Marshall’s sale, Monday, for $165, to George B. Carpenter & Co., ship chandlers. The steamer Gleim, Capt. F. W. Swails, of the Wil- liams Line, of South Haven; has gone into winter quar- ters at that port. _ The Goodrich Transportation Co.’s steamer Atlanta, Capt. William Nicholson, has had a very successful and prosperous season. : The Northern Michigan Line steamer City of Charle- voix, Capt. Wm. Finucan, left this week for northern Michigan ports on her last trip this season. At Miller Bros.’ shipyard the steamer Emnia K. Thompson was in dock for anewrudder stock and a new shoe;.the steamer Jay Gould is in for re-calking and re- ironing. : ; On Tuesday, shippers were offering 2 cents and vessel- men asking 24% cents on corn to Lake Erie ports. There was a fair inquiry, and’several charters would be made if the rate could be agreed upon. .. - Graham & Morton have chartered the L. M. & L S. Trans. Co.’s steamer Jay Gould, to run in connection with the steamer City: of Duluth, during the winter, across Lake Michigan to St. Josephs. Sag. 4 . The following schooners have gone into-winter quar- ters: Cora A. Lotus, York State, Gracie M. Tyler, . R. Blake, George Marsh, Cape Horn, George Steel, A. Mosher, C. H. Hackley and W, O. Goodman: ' af The schooner Mary B. Cook arrived here’ Sunday with lumber. She was in a partly disabled condition, having carried away her jib-boom and head-gear against a dock at Manitowoc, where she had run into for shelter on her way up. ; Capt. R. C. Smith has been appointed master of the steamer A. G. Van Raalte, by her owners, Ross, Macrae & Ross, cantractors for the 68th street tunnel, which the steamer will haveto run to with material and supplies during the winter months. . Nearly all the schooners comprising the lumber, fleet z “at this port, haye been stripped and placed in winter quarters. Afew schooners are yet out on Lake Michi- gan, and hopes are entertained that all will arrive safely, as the weather, although very cold, is not tem- pestuous. ‘ The schooner Libbie Nau, Capt. Oliver Nicholson, of this port, bound here with lumber from Marinette, ran on Green Island at 3 o’clock, Sunday morning. One of Leatham, & Smith’s tugs, from Sturgeon Bay, went to her assistance and released her on Sunday forenoon, and she left for this port. Capt. E. S. Hellesey, of the schooner Ivor Lawson, wishes through the columns of THE MARINE RECORD, to thank the captain and crew of the life saving station at Whitehall, Mich., for their’ kind assistance renderd in enabling him to find and get on board the schooner, the big anchor and chain which he lost on his last trip. © The steamer J. L,. Hurd arrived here Tuesday at noon in tow of the wrecking-tug A. P. Wright. The Hurd lost ‘her rudder when leavihg Menominee Saturday morning with lumber for.this port. Leatham & Smith, tug owners, Sturgeon Bay, have made a precedent by having the Wright tow the Hurd alone up to Sampson’s slip, at 22nd street, where she is to unload. ~ The steamer City of Rome arrived from Buffalo, Mon- day, with coal, and drawing 15 feet 6 inches.of water. When going up the south branch in tow she struck on the Washington street tunnel, and remained on about 22 hours. The water was very ldéw in the river, in con- sequence of the west and southwest winds, which had been prevailing for several days. James Lendabarker, one of the oldest and best-known engineers on the lakes, and residing here for forty years, died this week at the residence of his son, Rudion Lendabarker, 193 Sheffield avenue. Mr. Lendabarker had hardly been sick a day in his life until about a year ago, when he became a sufferer from both asthma and heart trouble. He wasthen 67 years of age and failed rapidly. His death came easily and was not unexpected. He was a skillful engineer, and had traveled all over the world in the pursuit of his calling. Since 1850 he had been most of the time on the lakes, sailing as chief engineer:> + Capts. James Donegan, William McLaughlin and John W. Gorey intend to start aclub and gymnasium under the name or title of ‘‘The Marine and South Water Street Gymnasium,’’ at 252 South Water St., on the two floors’ formerly occupied by John G. Jetson & Co. Phe first entertainment will take place on Thursday even- ing, when exhibition of wrestling, boxing, club swing- ing, bag punching and other gymastics will be th order of the evening, and will be combined ‘thereaf together with billiardS and pool. The ‘spacious roo will be finished and fiirnished for the convenience an comfort of patrons. Marine men are invited to attend arid become members of the club. ~~ » “Winns * bby are 3 CLEVELAND 0O. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The Wilson Liner Sitka is in the Ship Owners’ ‘y dock for a new stern post. sae The steamer Choctaw docked in. the Ship Owners* dry-dock for repairs to her bottom. see The passenger steamer State of Ohio, of theC. & B Line, has gone into winter quarters. The barge Whitworth docked in the Cleveland dry- as The nineteenth annual ball given by the original tug men, was held on Tuesday evening at Lang’s hall, on Lorain street. ‘ hoe pHlogene ae The Mutual Line steamer Corsica is receiving bottom repairs at the Cleveland Dry-dock. Several plates have — been taken off. sais cis Capt. James Davidson, of Bay City;. Capt. George McLeod, of Buffalo; J. J. Rardon and Capt. Cy Sinclair, of Chicago, were in the cityon Tuesday. — Bei as Capt. John C. Brown, master of the steamer Margaret Olwill, was presented a few days ago with a gold. watch and chain by the members of the crew. | era &° THE RECORD was favored with a pleasant visit this’ week from Lieut. G. H. Stafford, U. S. N., in charge of the braneh Hydrographic office at this port.” wR ASE RUE: The City of Cleveland, Capt. McLachlan, of the D. & C. Line, left here on her last trip of the season -Tuesday night. The City of Detroit will continue to run alter- nate nights until prevented by ice. : Supt. Chapman and Inspector Laundry of the life- saving service, inspected the station on Wednesday. The keeper, Capt. Motley, has not yet received official. notice when the station is to be closed. ; Repairs on the steamer Roumania have been com- pleted at the Ship Owners’ Dry-dock. The work con-: sisted of changing her hatches to twenty-four-foot cen ters, entire new upper decks and hatch coamings.. __ Navigation practically closed November 1, when i surance rates expired on all but Al tonnage. 'Theré is stilla respectable port list of arrivals and clearances at the principal ports, and there is a considerable number- of vessels still using Detroit River. ate Harvey D. Goulder, EKsq., general counsel for the Lake Carriers’ Association, has left for Wacking tow th watch the action taken on the Detroit River bridge bill. It is stated that. the bill may pass the Senate, buta united effort will be made to defeat it in the House. The Wallula was floated out of dry-dock on Tuesday, after being patched up. ‘The survey work on her ‘bot- tom and-deck has been completed, and Capts. Davidson and Benham expect to get through with the work Wed- nesday, but it may be several days before the figures are. made up. ‘This port is fast filling up with vessels going into winter quarters, especially those of small capacity and on their second letter. ‘he major portion of the high- classed tonnage are yet plugging a few lars out of. the season, and I suppose they will do so up to the 10th, unless stopped by ice before that date. ie Serge Mr. James Corrigan, who last week closed a contract. with the Chicago Ship Building Co. for a large steel schooner, has placed an order with the Globe Iron Works Co., for a vessel of the same construction, tocome | out at the opening of navigation next spring. Her dimensions are to be 388. feet over all, 376 feet keel, 46 feet beam, and 26 feet deep. ; ies The riveters and boilermakers intend putting a new scale of wages on the market January 15. The new scale will have no effect on the winter scale which was signed by the local unions and shipbuilding companie and applies exclusively to the vessels now on the stocks. Officers of the boilermakers’ and iron shipbuilders” unions feel sanguine their new scale will be adopted without any friction. * Grave fears for the safety of the steamer Cumberland ! Capt. White were entertained this week, but to th great relief of those interested, she turned up all wel after experiencing the hardest gales of the season o Lake Superior, and finally taking shelter in Portag Lake canal. The John N. Glidden and her consort the Aberdeen were also overdue, but arrived all well at Mil- waukee after a five days’ trip from Mackinac. & The matter of bridge hours at this port has been talked about more or less this week, but the season is so near a close that nothing will be done until the spring. It is of course annoying for vessels to be delayed, and it is equally so for a large shore traffic to be hung up whife bridges are swinging. ‘Still theie ought to be an easy way of obviating all friction, and proper hours” Solas so as to better facilitate all traffic. Lares urveyors on the steamer Wallula can’t get to and a third party as umpire has been aopotca aa Davidson, of Bay City, for the underwriters ; “Cap Benham, for the owners; and Capt. Thos. Murphy arbitrator, would be a hard trio to beat in the case @fi wooden hull as this is. Capt. Dan. Mcleod. done we by keeping out of the affair altogether. Howeve Wilson Transit Line, owners of the steamer, are fai honorable people, and want not a cent more ‘than thei