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MARCH 8, 1900. THE MARINE RECORD. ICE REPORT OF THE LAKES. SUMMARY OF ICE CONDITIONS. On Snperior the conditions during the week have changed but little; solid ice appears to extend to the islands; large drifting fields move slowly with the wind over the east end. The ice in Green Bay remains solid and averages from 20 to 28 inches. The prevailing north to east winds have shift- ed the ice from the east to west shore of Lake Michigan, blocking the harbors for a short time. The most ice is report- ed from Chicago, where it is from ro to 15 feet thick, in the outer harbor. The conditions remain unchanged at the Straits. More ice is reported on Lake Huron than last week. St. Clair river is solid from a few miles south of Port Huron to the lake and Detroit river is open only from Lake St. Clair to Cass street. On Lake Erie the reports indicate that the ice has increased in thickness and no water is to be seen from any of the reporting stations. On Ontario the harbors are ee with more ice in the lake than was reported last week, LAKE SUPERIOR. Duluth—Harbor ice gains slowly; outside ice still extends out of sight and averages 14 inches near Duluth. Two Harbors—No open water in sight; outside ice about 6 or 8 inches. Bayfield—No change since last report; ice 20 inches thick. Washburn—Conditions unchanged; ice 20 inches. Ashland—Ice in harbor 28 inches. Kagle Harbor—Conditions remain unchanged. Pequ iming—Bay still solid as far as can be seen. Marquette—Drift ice covers the lake inall directions and no open water can be seen. Grand Marais—Ice in harbor solid; not much in lake. Whitefish Point—Ice solid in Whitefish Bay; above the point it is moving slowly back and forth. LAKE MICHIGAN, Gladstone—Ice 28 inches thick. Escanaba—Ice still very solid; 25 inches; Sturgeon Bay—Ice about 24 inches thick and solid out- side the channel cut by car f-rry. Menominee—Ice conditions unchanged; ice still firm. Green Bay—lIce 11 inches thick. Keewaunee—Large field of ice in the lake; nonein har- bor; no obstruction to navigation. Milwaukee—Bay frozen until the 4th, when ice moved out and three boits which left harbor February 28 were lib- erated. Kenosha—lLake full of ice; harbor ice 2 inches. Racine—Harbor has been blocked with heavy ice for sev- eral days but southwest winds have driven it out about 3 miles from shore. x Chicago—Ice in harbor in broken pieces, and driven together, and almost reaching to the bottom. Immediately outside breakwater immense fields of snow-ice extend east- ward about 1o miles and as far north as Waukegan; this ice is 14 to 15 feet thick and makes progress from the harbor, through it, practically impossible. The extreme cold early last’ week, followed by the severe northeast snowstorm, caused an immense accumulation of ice at the end of the lake, interfering much with navigation. The Goodrich and Barry lines did not attempt to send boats out today (4th) as it is considered impossible to pass out of the outer harbor. St. Joseph—Harbor free from ice with ice-fields off the mouth of harbor. South Haven—Harbor frozen solid; ice in the lake ex- tends out as far as can be seen. ; Holland—No ice in sight in the lake. Grand Haven—Easterly winds have carried field ice out into the lake and leaves free harbor. Muskegon— Harbor ice 12 inches thick. Glen Haven—Drift ice as far ascan be seen varying in thickness from 6 inches upward. _ Mackinaw City—Steady cold weather keeping ice solid, in same condition as last week; ice 20 inches thick. LAKE HURON. Mackinaw Island—Ice to the eastward of the islands for about 7 miles. Detour—Ice-field extends to mouth of river; new ice 4 inches, old ice 18 inches thick. Alpena—Thunder Bay clear near station ; drift ice around Middle and Thunder Bay Islands. East Tawas—Ice in harbor will average 22 inches. Bay City—Ice 14 inches thick in river. Harbor Beach—Considerable ice floating in the lake, Port Huron—During past week, lake has remained frozen as far as can be seen, covered with drift ice about 6 inches thick. St Clair river open from lake to several miles below here. 1s ~ DETROIT RIVER.—The river is open from the island to the foot of Cass street and solid from there to Lake Erie; car ferries stalled in the ice Monday. LAKE ERIE, Toledo—Ice 8 inches thick. Put-in-Bay—Ice about 12 inches thick between Bass Islands ; about 8 inches in south passage; ice to north and west as far as can be seen. oh Sandusky—Nine inches of ice in harbor. Huron—Ice and snow piled in the lake from 10 to 15 feet high ; no open water can be seen. Cleveland—lIce five inches thick, Ashtabula Harbor—Ice as far as can be seen. Erie—Ice in harbor and lake remained solid during the week ; ice in lake extends as far as can be seen. Buffalo—Harbor ice 12 inches ; no water in sight except at mouth of river. LAKE ONTARIO. Charlotte—Ice in harbor increased to 7 inches ; some drift ice in the lake but not heavy. North, Fair Haven—Harbor frozen solid, ice 13 inches; small quantites of moving ice in the lake. Oswego—Harbor full of ice and there is more ice off the mouth of the harbor than there has been for years. Cape Vincent—No water in sight ; ice 15 inches. NORMAN B. CONGER, Local Forecast Official, Marine Agent. Sraene e! Actions—Pleading—Where a libel to recover for salvage services set out a full history of such services, including a contract for compensation made after the services had com- menced, and prayed for the sum named in the contract, to which libel no exceptions were filed, but the answer expressly putin issue the validity of the contract, under the liberal rules of pleading in admiralty, it is competent for the court, on finding the contract to be valid, to treat the suit as one based thereon, and to decree compensation to the libelants in accordance with its terms. The Thornley, 98 Fed. Rep. (U. S.) 735. oO ro Salvage—Amount of Recovery—Nature of Service.— Where a vessel grounded on a dangerous reef, where she suffered injury from pounding, even during calm weather, was released, entirely through the efforts of her salvors, only in time to escape a gale, in which she would certainly have been destroyed, and she had in her cargo a large quan- tity of dynamite, on account of which the services rendered were believed at least to be attended with considerable risk, they cannot be considered as of a low order of salvage ser- vices, to be sufficiently compensated by payment for the actual labor expended. The Thornley, 98 Fed. Rep. (U.§.) 734- WRECK OF THE JULIE PLANTE. (A LEGENT oF Lac ST. PIERRE. ) On wan dark night on Lac St. Pierre De win’ she blow, blow, blow, An’ de crew of de wood scow Julie Plante Got scare and run below— For de win’ she blow lak’ hurricane Bimeby she blow some more. An’ de scow bus’ up on Lac St. Pierre Wan arpent from the shore. De Captinne walk on de front deck, An’ walk de hin’ deck too— He call de crew from up de hole He call de cook also. De cook she’s name was Rosie, She come from Montreal, Was chambremaid on lumber barge On de Grande Lachine Canal. De win’ she blow from nor’ eas’ wes’ De sout’ win’ she blow, too, W’en Rosie cry, ‘‘Mon Cher Captinne, Mon Cher, w’at I shall do?”’ Den de Captinne t’row de big ankeere, But still de scow she dreef, De crew he can’t pass on de shore Becos’ he los’ hees skeef. De night was black lak’ wan black cat De wave run high an’ fas’, W’en de Captinne tak’ de Rosie girl An’ tie her to de mas’, Den he also tak’ de life preserve An’ jump off on de lak’, And say ‘‘Goody, ma Rosie dear, I go drown for your sak’ !”’ , Nex’ morning very early *Bout ha’f-pas’ two-t’ree-four— De Captinne- oscow- an de po 'r Rosie Was corpses on de shore, For de win’ she blew lak’ hurricane Bimeby she blew some more, ~ An’ de scow bus’ up on Lac St. Pierre Wan arpent from de shore. MORAL, Now all good wood scow sailor man Tak’ warning by dat storm An’ go an’ marry some nice French girl An’ leev on wan beeg farm. De win’ can blow lak’ hvsricane, An’ s’pose she blow some, more You can’t get drown on Lac St. Pierre So long as you stay on shore. W.H. Drummond’s own version in ‘‘The Habitant and other French-Canadian Poems.’’ ea EEE DAVID KAHNWEILER’S SONS, 437 Pearl street, New York City, have purchased, through the courtesy of the U.S. Navy, at the Brooklyn yard, all of the boats belonging to the steam yacht Mayflower (late Ogden Goelet, owner) be- fore it was purchased by the U.S. Navy. These boats, prac- tically new and in perfect condition; ready for service and for sale, are as follows: 1 steam cutter, 32 feet long with engine, boiler and outfit; 1 cutter,.30 feet long with outfit; I cutter, 27 feet long with outfit; 1 cutter, 19 feet long with outfit; 1 sail boat, 23 feet long with outfit. They also have a large number of second-hand and new metallic and wooden life boats, whale boats and yawls. - For further information apply to above address. Lee ! & ol : @ 312 ATWATER STREET, MARINE ENGINES, PROPELLER WHEELS, DECK HOISTERS, DETROIT, MICH. | (© Chas.’E. & W. F. Royal Insurance Building, Chicago, Ii. C. T. BOWRING & CO. London, England. 58 William Street, New York City. 5 and 6 Billiter Avenue, E. C., - ’ BROWN &CO., - - - 202 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. A. A. PARKER & BRO., 15 Atwater St., W. Detroit, Mich. Insurance J. @. KEITH & CO., - 138 Rialto Building, Chicago, Ill. LA SALLE & CO., Board of Trade Building, Duluth, Minn. Are prepared to make rates on all classes of [Marine Insurance on the Great Lakes, both CARGOES and HULLS. Peck, ROYAL INSURANCE BLDG. The Salvage Association of North America, INCORPORATED 1899. AN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNDER- WRITERS’ INTERESTS AS REGARDS WRECKED AND DAMAGED PROPERTY AT SEA. Application for the services of surveyors of this Association may be made to either the Chicago or New Vork offices. New York Office, MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. BLDG.