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OCTOBER 24, Igor. THE MARINE RECORD. crew of the Crescent City numbered at the time of the dis- aster to the Drake, twenty-four men. When the steamer Maricopa started away from here on Tuesday some irregularities had been. detected in her clear- ance papers. These made her liable to a fine of $20; which was imposed by the customs officials. When the customs ' officer -went'on 'board to collect the fine thé master was ab- sent.and the-mate refused to pay the bill and ordered the government official tothe dock. While the latter was going back to the ‘office to report, the Maricopa sailed ‘for Con- neaut. Her master, Capt. H. Zealand, was surprised there to be refused clearance papers until he should settle for the fine imposed in Cleveland. This refusal was based on in- structions received from the Cleveland office. Capt. Zea- land paid the money and obtained his papers... The Mari- copais one of the boats of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., and Capt. Zealand is one of the most ee and teat vessel masters in the lake trade. Several cargoes of ore were placed this week at the $1.¢0 rate from the head of the lakes. Iron ore is still king in the lake freight market, and in touching on the finished product the Iron Trade Review says: Lake shipyards continue to do their share in appeasing the hunger of the plate mills. This is still the only department of the market that shows any slackness, andit is rather on sheared than universal plates, the mills rolling the latter being comfortably sup- plied with tonnage. Material for two vessels was placed in the past week, plates and shapes together amounting to about 2,700 tons. Boiler works and the general plate con- suming trade are having little trouble about deliveries now, being able to turn around in less than a week. The struc- tural mills are very full of work, the outlook for next year inthis line being second only to that for the rail mills. In the past two weeks there has been a good: run of business through Cleveland offices, contracts forshapes, deliveries in the next. four or five months having been closed in the fort- night for 7,000 or 8,000 tons. Se a a eee ; _ DETROIT. Special Correspondence to the Marine Record. The Hugoma, built at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Ship Building Co., registers 2,182 tons ite and 1,284 tons net.. The steamer Henry Steinbrenner, built by the Jenks Ship- Building Co., at Port Huron, for Cleveland owners is regis-- tered at 4,719 tons gross and 3,955 tons net. A vessel owner, and one of our most conservative, says’ that since Escanaba iron ore has gone to 70 cents, Marquette. ought to be quoted at 85 cents to 90 cents. The sand sucker Companion, which sank in eight feet of water, nine miles below the St. Clair cutin Lake St. Clairs after striking a rock last Friday, has been raised after divers had patched up the hole in her hull. dock here. “The D. & B. Line boats will be ‘quite in evidence next season, as the first boat will be launched next. month, and with two: large, speedy passenger and cargo steamers be- tween here and Buffalo transportation will no doubt take on a different phase. She will go into dry Capt. James G. O'Neil, of the tug Miner, died at Windsor last Friday night, aged fifty-two years. He was born on Bois Blanc Island, and was at one time river reporter, saving in that capacity some twenty-five lives. He is survived by his wife and two children. --And now comes along the report that Messrs. Bottsford & Jenks, of Port Huron, will build and operate a shipyard for the construction of modern steel steamers. the first work will be five steel cargo steamers for them- selves, although they will not stop at building vessels for their'own service. My informant appears to be strictly re- liable, although it is hardly creditable that this firm will énter the field of shipbuilding even with the initial order for five steel boats. We have been troubled considerably this week with low water in the river, and it now seems as if lock gates would be necessary in the near future at the Limekiln Cross- ing, as well as across the American channel, The govern- ment engineers in charge of the waterways should think up some plain whereby the commerce of the lakes need not be delayed day after day on account of a few inches of water. They, or their chief, gave permission to’tap the supply by opening the Chicago canal and they ought to be able to do something to offset their former action in this matter. - canal has just been completed, at a cost of $325,000, They have the: Duluth contract with the Grand Trunk Railway Co., and. The local organizations of the Marine Engineers’ Benevo- lent Association are affiliated with the International Long- shoremen’s Association. -Secretary-Treasurer Henry C. Barter has'issued ‘charters to the engineers’ locals at Cleve- land and ‘Ashtabula, making: them full members of ‘the In- ternational, This is the first step:in the direction of bring- ing all the various unions connected with handling and the commerce of ‘the lakes and ‘coasts ‘under one working head?. It is following out the policy of the longshoremen in | con- vention at Toledo, when it was decided that ity would ‘be more \advantageous to all concerned to unite under one or- ganization than to be seeking the same ends through the many individual locals of the different interests. General Manager Carter, of the D. & C. line, says that the damage to the passenger steamer City of Cleveland by Sun- day’s accident would amount to at least $25,000.. It is to be regretted that Capt. Archie Mclachlan should have had: such trouble with his boat, although not the slightest blame can be attached to his handling and anchoring the craft where he did. There is an opinion among some vesselmen that the steamer struck the hulk of the old sunken’steamer- Julia, which sank in the vicinity of the disaster with’a cargo of stone about forty-five years ago. ‘The boat will not be put into service again this season; The dining’ room, into which the water poured, will have to be ‘practically refurn- ished and decorated anew, in addition to the : Repti hull and other damage done to the steamer. The investigation of the steamboat inspectors into the’ Hudson ‘disaster has resulted in a complete exoneration from blame for Capt. McLean of the steamer John M. Nicol, which passed: by the Hudson shortly before she foundered with all hands on Lake Superior. « After reviewing the testi- mony, the inspectors have found that Capt. Mclean would have risked his own boat and crew, as it was shown that the Nicol could ‘not be kept on her course and that after reach- ing shelter in Bete Grise bay it took’forty hours to pump the water from her hold. The inspectors remark: ‘!The anly ground for censure is the fact that McLean on arriving at Bete Grise did not report the distress of the Hudson to the steamer Buffalo then in shelter in the bay.’’ it is the opinion of the inspectors that it would have been fruitless for the Buffalo'to have ventured out, as the Hudson. undoubtedly went down soon after being sighted by the Nicol, and the Buffalo could not have neached her for several hours. ‘ : oro ooo DULUTH-SUPERIOR. Special. Correspondence to the Marine Record. The nominal wheat rate is at 214 cents to Lake Erie with little’ or no chartering being done. The Hobart Iron Co., of Duluth,. Minn., has opt, its capital stock from 4 100,bo0 to $300,000, The Government breakwater at the Portage lake ship The structure is 5,480 feet long, and was commenced four years ago. The Western Transit Line sterther Mohawk cleared from Dollar Bay, on Saturday last, with a cargo of 2,800 tons of copper, valued at $952,000. Several years ago the Emily P. Weed carried 2,400 tons in ore cargo from Lake Linden, From this end of the line nothing very bullish can be dis- cerned in the freight situation, certainly nothing in the im- mediate. future. . Whatever November has in store, 300 cars of grain a,day does not call for much vessel room. There are, however, two or three factors that may operate to give freights a boost during next month. An opinion in the celebrated iron case, involving several hundred thousand dollars, was handed down by Circuit Judge Stone, at Marquette, a few days ago. It sustains the conten-; tion of complainants and grants a perpetual injunction. Edward Breitung and the Negaunee Iron Co., brought suit to restrain the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. from mining ore on, lands at Negaunee, owned by complainants, the defendants setting up the claim of the right todo so under a lease granted in 1857 for ninety-nine years to the Pioneer Iron Co., and whose interests the Cleveland Cliffs Co. had acquired, It is held by the judge that when the Pioneer Co. went out of existence its lease expired, and that operations under its terms. is tresspass, accordingly the temporary restraining order is made permanent.” There has recently been completed at. Meaford, the Col- lingwood branch terminus of the Grand Trunk Ry., on Georgian Bay, 480 miles by steamer from Chicago and 430 . miles by. rail from Montreal, what is said to be the fastest However, _ Hinckley P., 6 single leg marine elevator on the lakes. It has a working house of 150,000 bushels and the storage annex of 600,000 bushels. The foundation i is of conerete and the deck is a solid concrete pier 28 feet’ deep, The floors also of the ele- vator are.all concrete, while.the superstructure i is of laminate work. The:bins are built of 2x8, 2x10, and 2x6 hemlock tim - bers,the balance of the timber being ‘Norway pine. The. elevator is entirely. covered ‘ with corrugated élevator siding, painted black. ‘The. marine leg is of steel, with capacity of. 15,000 bushels per hour. The inside lifters have cups 32x7x8 ins., the belt traveling 700 feet per minute. There are four convenes made of 40-inch rubber belting, traveling, 1,000 ft. per minute, and there is a full equipment of steam- ship shovels. The elevator drives by rope. transmission. throughout.- There are four 1,200 bushel hopper scales ‘of new pattern, adj ustable, and four bifurcated loading spouts for loading cars, with track room for heading a 200 cars sith day of 10 hours. , ES a —TTT oe. oe LETTERS AT DETROIT MARINE POST OFFICE: OCTOBER 23, I90I1. / To get. any of these letters, addressees or their aiithiorivad, agents will apply at the general delivery window or write to the postmaster at Detroit, calling for ‘“‘advertised”’ asin giving the date of this list and paying'one cent. Advertised matter is previously held one week awaiting delivery. Itis held two weeks before it goes to hows Dead. Letter Office at Washington, D. C. : Barr M. A., Str. Tower: Mercier Calixte, Str’ German . Bacon J hn Marcero Alex., ase Marina Baxter David . Morton Capt, D. J. Brown D.D., Queen of Lakes Murney W. J., Str. Curry Brown Edward, Str. Oglebay Martin Thos. , Str. paige ee Craig John, 3, S. Mitchell Merritt S. W. Cole W. H.,'2, Str. Menda. _McCroe Kenneth, Str. Oglebay Carswell Thos. C., Str. Tower McCrae A. R., Str. Oglebay . Clements Baert.T., R. Richards McLoud Dan, Str. Carrington Clark Capt. Chas. T. Nall Forest Dwyer W. J., Str. Westford Parent Cecile, R. Holland dh, Foley John, Str. Morden’ Price Albert Granger Mary, Str. Embury Palmer Roy D.. Gullinrey Mrs. Geo., Str. Parks Percy, 2 Oglebay - Pointney John, Str. R. Fulton Guages Hector: Str. omens. Russell Garrett, Str. 8. ; Goodrich Mrs. C. M Mi.chell Green Geo. ‘Rano John, Str. Ida EB: Greer Miss M. E., Queen of Ramsay John F., Str. oo 9 Lakes Richards Higa Hinslea Capt..C., Str.German Riley Robt. Harrison John, 2 Runser Mrs. F. D., Str. ‘Caley. Holbrook Arthur, Str. Blaine Scott Henry, Str, Oglebay - Samson Adam, 2, Str. Colonel’ Hough Tim, 2, Str. Naysmith Sawyer Carl, 2 : Henderson. Geo., Str: Vance Smith J. Humphrey B, , Str. Sturges. Smith Samuel 3 Hillman E, C., 2, Str. German Svensson C., Str. B. W. Parke? Hansen Martin Stevenson W., Str. R. Richards Kerr Arthur Sheppard H. W., ~ Str. Mar- Kennedy Edw. guerite Korson J. M., City of Cleve- gies Mgt Str. Queen of land Kulm Henry Knox James, Str. Manola LeRoy David, Str. Norton Larson Louis, Str. Bradley Toles Geo. Locks Fred Warren Albert C., Str. 127” Lockhart Fred, Str. Andaste Wilson Geo. B. Lawrence Chas. E. Weber John W. ' F. B. DICKERSON, Ooo oe Capt. John Anderson, ‘master and owner of the. small schooner Sofa Fournier, was lost overboard from his vessel and drowned. The accident occurred in the vicinity of Hog Island. About 7 o’clock in the evening the schooner was headed for shelter near the island, when her head sails were! blown away. It was while trying to'save his vessel that Capt. Anderson was lost.. It is thought he was struck by the main boom and knocked over the side. The little boat: was left with only one man on board and drifted helplessly until picked, up by the steamer Marquette. Capt. Anderson was a highly respected: man and a good sailor. - ——— SO A deal was closed October 15th between C. A. Harp of Stockton, Cal., and the Mitchell Land Co., by which Everett has acquired mci shipyard. For seven months negoti- ations have been pending between Harp and the Everett - Chamber of. Commerce over a site on the banks of the Sno- homish river. The purchase consists of six lots near the . mill of the Thomas Robinson Lumber Co. Here, within the next few months, will be erected a well appointed ship- yard, having facilities for building mammoth dredgers, which the new company expecté to make its chief industry, though steam) and sailing craft also will be built. “3 Second T. M,, ‘Str. Menda Tischner Geo. ‘Thrall Geo..C., Str. Lucy P.M.