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party of South Haven residents, ’ ‘the week’ ‘ending ‘November’ 13, 1901’: Ke AEA ~ CHICAGO. Special Correspor dence to the Marine Record. The steamer Empire State of the Barry Line has been the Barry. line has been forwarded to the. Treasury Depart- in all important . partieulars—age, height,- sent to Manitowoc, wheré she will receive extensive Saeadd this’ winter at’ Burger's ‘shipyard. Capt. York of Peoria has let a contract to Burger Bros., Manitowoc; ‘for a 60-fodt tiver steamer, to’ ply ‘on the Illinois river! | ‘The boat ‘will be ready for spring delivery. The steamer John Duncan is the first vessel of the lower lake’ fleet to go into winter quarters” at Milwaukee. With the: -éxéeption of engineers, “Who bre laying up the ma- chinery of the craft, the members of the crew were paid off Saturday ‘night Ie) BS “The : schoonet Reynard,” ‘of ‘dint Haveh, is“ making a trip to Florida. It is planned to take the sch8oner’ down thé canal to'the. Iilinois ‘anid ' Mississippi’ tivérs and ‘thence to Florida by the Wav of the Gulf of Mexico. ("'° “The ‘Cleveland Twist ‘Dill! Co!! Creve, ‘OO! have onened’ a store at 17 South’ Clark street, Chicago, ‘where will be carried a full and ‘comiplete stock ‘of all the goods of. their manufacture.’ “This stock will ‘be in charge of John G: Ladrick,’ who has represerited the coinpanty | in n the’ West fot 4 number of ‘years. °° Lo a a The fiMowing meteorological’ obdenvaticné: are’ furnished carrying a, structed the first engineer.of the craft to open or break the seacock in order that she might fill. | “The. jChicago passenger. lines, will close, for, ‘the winter season this week. The Williams Line HOW, has, the City of Kalamazoo in service and she has been the only one, oper- ated by. the line” since ‘the close of the summer;season, The Kalamazoo went into service on April Br: -and , has not missed a trip since, ‘that date. The Dunkley line,, operating - the Petoskey to South Haven from Chicago, will get, andther , boat to. run with the Petoskey next summer, at. least it is the present intention to do so. — The evidence in the charges brought against the Chicago steamboat inspectors, Messrs. Richardson and Moore, by ment at Washington, and a decision may bea long. time coming. The taking. ‘of testimony lasted much longer than Special Agent Crowley had expected it would, some of the witnesses having been examined ag late as last Thursday. Nothing official as to the nature of the charges has been | divulged. ‘ The schooner Jessie L. Boyce. is to be. libeled on a claim for $500 preferred by Adolph Green, of Green Bay, who has the contract for building a protection wall for the Chicago & Northwestern Railwav_ at Sheboygan. It is claimed that one night last week the captain of the Boyce , shifted a scow loaded with rubble-stone lakeward 20 feet in order to make room for his vessel. This subjected the scow to the action of a heavy sea and she suffered damage ~ besides losing part of her cargo. The actual loss sustained Ly Green is said to be $300. Capt. Dennis Sullivan, who represents the Pittsburg. Steamship Co. here, has made a report of the attempt. to, utilize funds provided for river improvement for a windage basin,’ to the headquarters of his company at Duluth. Capt. Sullivan is among the number of influential marine men of this city who do not favor the plan. He says there are . The lake lines have Bt ss sreseht time:all.the east.bound — freight they can handle, and, several Avestern: roads. have q embargoes,on certain lake. lines.on account’Of;theit crowd+ ed condition at the lake ports, This enibargo wil,,incall — probability, be maintained until the, close of ‘navigation| ‘as the roads say they do not care particularly .to have their; cars used as storage when they: haye not, enough to fill. thei; daily orders. >... hisaiie. Ee dine See itis the opinion, of Cone Ohicy,: of. Marquette, after| consultation with lake captains who ‘knew Capt., McRonaldy that the body found. the other day on the -beach -at/ Pine river, was that of the master of the lost stearner Hudsoné The description of the lost skipper seems to: correspdfid and weig — though as the face was battered in there is still some doubt. The teeth of the dead man _may. furnish a means of; identification. In the upper s ‘set all the teeth were double: except three, while in the lower set all. were single save'the | last one on either side, making a, combination rarely noted. Superior has reecntly=beerr getting her; full quota: of: anthracite with slack receipts of- bituminous cand there.:noy seems every probability that there, will be a. shortness! of, the latter by the close, of navigation.’ About :three ‘weeks yet remain for the shipment of coal.to this point: It 4g, not believed that there will be increased, tonnage enoughs to make up the shortage in hard coal while, it.will’be ime; possible to make up that in soft. The shipments; of ,eoal. from. this point have been very heavy during the ipast week; and these will have to be curtailed earlier. than; usual:on? _account of the shortage in the’ supply:. ‘The -shortage means all rail coal to the Tine Cities, and;to, other, westerns points. delves ey & wens A Duluth board of trade man . estimates that the probabley grain shipments from the head of the lakes for,,the: bad _ance of the season will.amount to about 15,000,000: bushelgps It is reported that at least 7,000,000 bushels.are undep: bythe’ office’ of the U. S: Weather’ Bureat," Chicago, for not boats | of the size that would care to use the turning charter to go forwrad between November. 15.and the closes directions for ‘thé week; south > “highest’ velocity, 50, south, November 6; meat! temperatire for the week,’ 44 degrees; highest temperature, ‘66 degrees’ on Arta S lowest, 30 de+ rs grées*on tethy ) 27! rath - ‘The Empire State’and Badgét ‘State have Been towed around from Bay City to ‘Milwaukee, where they will be put ‘in service ‘condition during the winter. It’ is ‘stated that about $40,000 will be expended on the boats and’ it was intended, could. He has much support ‘in Of Utheacsizess for .avhithe Nits” i not get that far up the river. to better use. ia cone It is authoritatively stated that the Pere Marquette Rail- road will, in addition to letting a.contract for a $400,000 steel steam car ferry, also build two fast steel. passenger steamers for service between Milwaukee and Ottawa Beach. While those connected with the company decline ‘Prevailing wind asin coming here, and, what is more if they did, big boats ‘It is expected, that the grain movement will continue until After that date the insuranée, rate: i quite. prohibitive in any ordinary season. Insurance fo: at least December 5 will expire November 30, and then the rate of $1r-a. $100; will app'-- for five days. practically closed: to. the, grain .movement,~. no, whether, there is any ice or not. -’The grain shipments for the balance. of the season will go along. »way.to, make, upi: _ grain in boats at present, is 40. cents a $100, ;but thisrate!) After that navigation. will bed a matter: also ‘thought ‘that ‘the work’ was ‘to have been done at Bay to discuss the subject, they do not deny the report, and for the comparatively slow movement during the. pasts: City.'4 Whatever ‘brought the ‘change about, people will be that much’ better off.’ Borne ir a aE ‘The Graham & Morton’ Line is ‘said to be négotiatirig for Just when the contracts. will be let is at this time a matter Chaneen. yoy jeden a laroe boat to be brought to Chicago next season to” take * “Milwaukee one’ official even went so far. as to acknowledge the au-. month. thenticity of the statement that the boats would be built, of speculation, but if any of” the many American Ship . _ It is certain that vessels will, be kept; at. work:ias _ long . as. safety, will. permit on until the , hee: King: takesi; Hive fac It is ‘announced, tan tie: a, Lanesavatt contracts; ford ee theplace’ of ‘the small: ‘steamers’ MeVea" ‘and ‘Satigatiick, Building Co.'s plants can give berths, for .the boats,. the: three Jarge passenger, steamers are.to be placed, in anshonti under’ charter to the'litte last season. ‘Tt is not’ stated where’ vessels will be built during the connie: winter so as to be., time. the new comer willbe’ brotight from, though she is ‘said to. be’ a' fresh-water craft and of. large carrying capacity, suit- able for either the St. Joseph ot Holland trade. Tt:is announced by the ‘Graham’'& Morton Line that the Saugatuck-Douglass steamers will not be operated by them néxt ‘year, owing to’ the bad® condition of the harbor at Satigatuck. ‘Mr. Morton says’ he thinks that Satigattick harbor is a thing of the past and that the business to Chi- cago and’ Milwaukee will go via electric railway to Holland and there reach the'boats unless a‘new channel is dredged. ‘All marine insurance 6n’ hulls and: cargoes as “well as freights, expires on December 5, at 12 o’clock noon, but as usual ‘shippers: can make special contracts with the ‘under- writers, asi-can- owners and‘ agents of ‘vessels: Not much insurance is’ written after December 5 because of the high rate.:asked: by’ the ‘underwriters on’ account of the extra made a survey of the broken gate, which the Pittsburg .on, the; south. sh hazardous’ risks, eis even an’ pels chiance’ in softie in-' “staneesiti 2a) hic eset. Pee y are Mr.) Boutelle of ' llinois has’ ea: for a ueareeenne’ with the President on the’ subject of the abrogation’ or ‘be exchanged ‘for the lake tug Vigilant, | owned by the’ Quebec Customs House. d amendment ofthe old treaty of !1817’ which prohibits the building ‘of. war ‘vessels on‘ the Great'Lakes.: Why the lake ‘ would be made’ this week,’ Both are large’ tugs. “The Gréat | 7th of Novemb shipyards should longet? be extluded: from competition’ for | the- construction: of the smaller élass 6f’naval craft for sea’ service, is'ai question not easily answered ' to: seams eta ofithershipyatd:‘owners, virco ahs leuionios nodes - Second Engineer Rudolph rita by held: in Gait ts ‘the oeasnal court in bonds of $400 for ‘alleged: ‘attempt! at ex’ ‘witty ° _ tortion of ‘money.’ Drumm, who: was'’ ‘second: engineer: of the State of Michigan when she sunk; is allegéd ‘to ‘ha've demanded: $600’from‘the Barry’ Bros. to’ secure silence on’ be lost. He threatened to 'tell’ that “Miles EB) Barry in. ready to go into commission when the season, opens next. year. DULUTH-SUPERIOR. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record; ree The work of handling iron ore at Two Harbors is being delayed on account of the cold and stormy weather: The ore is being frozen in the pockets of the docks and is’ ‘worked with great difficulty. Lumber men in the woods are getting the highest wages evér known in this locality for the class of work. From $35 to. $40 per'month and board is paid. and yet the supply © is very far from equaling the demand. : Joseph Kidd, consulting engineer and marine architect, of Duluth, has been at the “Soo” examining the Poe lock and Steamship Co. will doubtless replace or at least pay for, as it was broken by one of its steamers, the Fulton, A deal is about to be closed whereby the tug Colton will Great 'Lakes*’Towing’ Co.’ It’ was “expected the transfer Lakes Towing Co. will. station thé Colton | ‘at the “Soo, in ‘while! ‘the Nestors can use’ ‘the Vigilant, a larger and more ‘powerful tug, to advantage’ in raft towing. © ae The: sailors on many of ‘the boats trading ‘to Lake’ Sus ‘perior' ports are deserting: to get” jobs in thé ‘woods for ‘the © “The opportunity of going’ in the’ woods for $30 to © “$35 a°mdnth, just when the boat season’ is’ ‘becoming espe- « ‘cially ‘hazardous and ‘is about’ to wind’ up, is) attractive, and” “the’men’ are * willing’ to” forfeit their pay for the’ trip . to. _ his‘pattias to:the’ manner in whith thé steamer came! to’ Duluth in’ ‘ordet"to get away from the! Boats at this end of | ‘the route. These new boats, -which,are to. displace, ‘the steamers: “India, China, and. Japan, cept,in a general way, it is believed that no attempt will be’ made to secure record-breaking speed for, the ships, al ; though. they will be given power enough. to maintain _ reasonable. schedule. Close connections will be. made at. Mackinac Island with the Manitow Steamship. Co.:, fron Chicago. The order for the steamers is.an indication: thay ‘the Anchor Line management has found it -possible.to maker money in the Lake Superior trade which the .Norther Steamship Co. abandoned last fall. The, Anchor,Linechas! not. sent its boats through the middle of the lake, without: a stop,, however, but has put into allof the.principal,port ore. of Lake, Sunerias, making :more of ia tourist: trip than an express service. +) Hagarsboete@el Aa Sr ee ‘ ’ The number of seagoing , vessels entered. ewes at th uring, the season of navigation jin From the opening of navigation ; up. to the er, I9Q0I, 250 vessels entered, the. number. cleared outward during the season of nay igation, 1900, was 185, up to the oth. November, 1901, the number was, 1804. the’ difference between the number of, arrivals and. clear anées is accounted for by vessels entering at Suche aa ‘subsequently proceeding to Montreal and other’ ports, “clearing from them. ‘The number of canal boats. from the ‘ United, States entered during. the season of navigationy _ 1960, was 310, up ‘to the 7th November, 1gol, the numbet + “was 246. ‘The’ number cleared for, the United States during 1900 was 138} up to the 7th, November, Igor, the “numbe ‘was 218, ‘1900, was 383. i on. the,, Buffalo-Lake ' Superior; - route, will be built of steel and.will.be much larger. than, . the old boats, with everything modern. in their.equipment: _ While the plans of the boats have not been. announced ex-: