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RUARY 27, 1902. THE MARINE RECORD. FLOTSAM, JETSAM AND LAGAN. Frank Steimle, who has operated a ferry on the St. Joseph river. for the past 30 years, died last week at the age of 60 years, at Royalston, Mich. The Standard Automatic Releasing Hook Co., New York, has received an order for a set of patent automatic boat disengaging hooks to be delivered to the German Embassy, Washington, D. C. “A proposition. submitted by Representative Southard, of Toledo, O., for the erection of a naval training station on the shores of Lake Erie, is a move in the right direction, and it is to be hoped that the present Congress will carry out this proposition without delay. A lake training station will fill a long expressed want and insure the proper pro- tection\in time of war required for our extensive fresh water coasts. Mr. Southard proposes to locate the station at or neat Toledo. - There is also a movement to have it erected near Erie, Pa. om It is remarkable that an ice boat under certain conditions can sail faster thanuthe.wind.. It does not sail directly before the wind, like.a balloon, which consequently can never sail faster than the wind, but it sails at an angle to the wind’s direction.and gathers increased speed with every thrust of wind against its sails. There is so little friction that having gained.a.certain speed, a forward im- petus received from the wind does not go to maintain that speed, but to add to tt—~Fhus.it comes about that ice yachts actually overhaul the-wind; so that their canvas appears as if driving into its face. It is positively known that several of the Portage Lake range light stations. will be changed this winter. The government. engineers have received advices from the light- house officials “of this district to that effect, but have not been apprised in detail of what the changes will be. It is known, that, an_ assistant will be appointed for the canal light~keeper. ‘’I'wo five-day lights will be provided to be placed*on"the™ end of. both of the new piers. — It will be necessary, with the improvement works, to provide one or more range lights both at the canal and the entry, but the locations of these stations has not been. decided upon. Much activity is displayed at the shipyards of Henry Burger, jr., where two small craft are in the stocks to be finished at an early date. One of the boats is a steam pleasure yacht being built for Vernon Seayér, of Chicago 80 feet in length, with a fifty foot cabin to be finished in the interior in mahogany. ‘This boat is to be ready for commission June 1st. The other is an 80 foot steam pas- senger boat for service on the Illinois river. This craft, which is to be owned by Gapt. William York, will be sent April 1st to Peoria, via the Chicago drainage canal. . The purchase of the hull of the burned steamer Henfet’” pin by David Vance & Co., of Milwaukee, for $18,000 means’ the rebuilding of the steamer for use in the stone trade by the Lake Shore Stone Co., of Milwaukee. ‘This company is one in which Capt. K. G. Crosby and others are largely interested, and has on hand many government pier and breakwater contracts. ‘he Hennepin will be fitted with bins and automatic conveying machinerv so that she can be used to carry crushed stone and will be able to unload ‘500 tons an hour. Her capacity will be 1,400 tons. ‘The com- panv has extensive quarries at Port Washington and is building piers which will enable larger boats than have ever before been utilized in stone carrying to engage in the traffic. The work of putting up the three large steel towers for the coal unloading and hoisting plant for the Quincy Min- ing Co., at Mason, on Torch Lake, will be commenced soon. Last October the contract was awarded to the American Bridge Co. and the John A. Mead Co. for these towers. The plant consists of three towers, each having a guaranteed unloading capacity of 35 tons per hour, and a steel shed to be 300 feet long by 300 feet in width and with a. storage capacity of 70,00 tons. ‘The Quincy company has made other improvements which will facilitate the handling of coal. The Quincy Torch Lake road has been extended about a mile to the new coal dock, where the rails will be laid. on the deck and.the coal can be unloaded direct from the boats into the cars and hauled direct to the mine and mill boiler plants. The new dock is about finished. ‘T‘his dock is 400 feet long. ‘Ihe company has added 32 new cars and a locomotive to its rolling stock, and is now thoroughly equipped. 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The canal will be about 61 miles long. with three locks, a 20-foot channel, to cost $1,000,000, - Government Proposals. U. S. Encineer Orrice, Buffalo, N. Y., February 1, 1902. Sealed proposals for re- moval of wreck in. harbor at Buffalo, N, Y., will be received here until’ 11 a. m,,’ March 4, 1902, and then opened. Informa- tion furnished on application. T. W. Symons, Major Engineers. 6-9 THe CHase MacuHine Company, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. MANUFACTURERS, UNDER THE CHASE PATENTS, OF Fog Whistle Machines, otsting Engines, Power and Diop Hammers, and other Machinery. 111 ELM STREET. TELEPHONE, MAIN 994. STARTED, REGULATED, STOPPED With One Handle. ‘ela Steering Engines Engineers’ Supplies and General Jobbing. THE. FYNoN-KORTING (10M The BEST for Stationary, [Marine or Locomotive Service. JOHN DONNELLY, SR., Pres. Automatic Towing Engines, CLEVELAND, O. POUND [NJEGTOR, Takes, water of a temperature of 150 degrees. Will Lift Water 24 Feet. ORAM FIX. ESTABLISHED 1860. 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