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‘THE MARINE RECORD. 43 FOR CANADIAN SHIPYARDS. “Thesyard, will be extensive enough to ‘enable us‘to lay down.a'keel 700 feet long, and we hope to have ithe plant ‘ready for the building of the steamers intended for the fast Atlantic service. - he foregoing announcement was “made by Mr. tH, Crowe, a promoter of the steel shipbuilding plant in Hali- fax, N. S. The granting .of assistance by the Dominion Government was the inducement hel Id out to/Mr. ‘GB: Hunter, of the great shipbuilding.firm of Swan & Hunter, to begin steel shipbuilding in Nowa. Scotia. The capital of the company will be several million dol- jars, and Mr. Hunter will subseribe one-half ofthe. total amount. on condition that the promoters at Halifax and their friends will take the remainder. | The Legislature ‘of Nova Scotia has, Mr. Crowe added, already voted $100,000 ; the town of Darthmouth, of the harbor, will contribute $100,000, and the city of »Halifax will vete,.April 24, to aid: the enterprise sto, a like extent. : ? “Mr. Crowe ‘said that Mr. Whitney, president “of “the Dominion Iron & Steel Co., had favored Sydney as the most suitable place for iren shipbuilding, and so did Mr. Hunter, but the latter had changed his mind in favor of Halifax, and ‘he hopes tlrat within twoyears. the ‘plant will be in full operation. . At,first, Mr. Crowe said, the boilers and engines would be made elsewhere, ‘but, eventt- ally a complete ship would be turned out at Halifax. The promoters submit that in order tovencourage the in- yestment cf capital and labor in this: industry the Govern- ment of Ottawa should pass a meastire granting assistance for a term of years, long*enough ‘to establish the industry; so that it may hold its own against outside competitors. Mr. Crows said that it is the opinion of those who have col- lected information on the subject, that it will require at least 10 to 15 per cent. of the cost of similar tonnage built in Great Britain to equalize conditions as they exist in Canada, and that such assistance should continue for twenty years. Ihe imperative necessity for immediate ac- tion in this matter is emphasized by the present lack of Canadian tonnage on the Great Lakes for the movement of the grain crops of the Northwest. Shipbuilding yards and works, Mr. Crowe said, are in pees of installation on Lake Huron and Lake Ontario. Several small vessels have been constructed, and. these engaged.in these enterprises are prepared to go forward’ in the construction of large ships, provided that conditions are offered such as will put the Canadians upon an equal- ity with his competitors abroad. Men and capital are in sight for the. establishment of yards on the Atlantic coast, and from those interested in the commerce cf the Pacific coast ‘similar appeals havc come. OO JAmrs B. Connouy, the-son of a‘New England skipper, who went to the Greek games and won a first prize, will have another of his graphic sea sketches in:the June Scrib- ners, this one describing a trip “On a Baltic Sea Sloop.” Mr. Connolly has now pictured the three great groups of fishermen—Gloucester, North Sea and Baltic. If JAMES SPENCE ROBERTSON belong- ing to Dundee, Scotland, who was, it is i believed, .about 1889 in Tawas City, Michigan, U: S, and who was, it is ii understood, latterly acting as'a Steward ou a Lake Steamer running out of Bay City, Michigan, U.S, will communicate with the Subscribers, he will learn some- thing to his advantage. REID, JOHNSTON & Co., 34 Reform St., Dundee, Scotland. Solicitors. JAMES SPENCE ROBERTSON. sh | cn the opposite side SUN’S AMPLITUDES. ‘The following approximate amplitudes of the sun’s rising or setting will be given each week in this column during the season of navigation. A second bearing may be taken by compass at sunset, by reversing the east bearing given for the nearest latitude, as the change in declination for a few hours makes but a slight difference in the true bearing of the sun’s setting. The bearing may be taken when the sun's center is on the horizon, rising or setting. ‘The ele- ments which may be cbtained by taking these amplitudes ‘are the quantities known as local attraction, variation and deviation, or the total difference between compass and true, or geographical bearings. LAKE ERIE AND S. END LAKE MICHIGAN, LAT. 42° Date. Amplitude. Bearing P’ts. Bearing Comp. May 16.4%. Bae No NS edie % E. May.22 wel. 31°. N. = N. 54% EH. =N.E, by BE. YE. LAKE ONTARIO, §. END HURON AND CENTRAL *PORTION LAKE MICHIGAN, LAT. 44° N. Date. Amplitude. Bearing P’ts. Bearing Comp. May:16...70.) B,27°N =N. 554: BE. = N. BE, by BE 59-8 May 22.5... 55H. geo N. s=IN. 536 Ne by ey N. END LAKES HURON AND MICHIGAN, LAT, 46° N Date. Amplitude. Bearing P’ts. Bearing Comp. May. 165. «xc ix EB. 28°: N. ==N. 5% EB. == N. Eee by ch, 34,8, WEAY W205 Fi E330 N. == N.5... Hs N.. Eby & LAKE SUPERIOR, LAT. 48° N Date. Amplitude. Bearing P’ts. Bearing Comp. May. 16... cts E. 29° N. = N. 5% E.=N.E. by E. % E. May 22 Corer. E. 35° N.=N. 4% H. = N. E: % EB. With.a compass correct magnetic, the difference between the observed and true bearing or amplitude will be the vari- ation for the locality. Should there be.any deviation on the course the vessel is heading at the time of taking the bear- ing. the difference between the observed and the true am- plitude after the variation is applied will be the amount of deviation on that course. Hf the correct magnetic bearing is to the right of the compass bearing, the deviation is east- erly. if to the left, the deviation is westerly. —_[——$—$—$—$—$—$—$—_————— a LAKE LEVELS. The gage records of the United States Lake Survey show the following mean stages of water for April, above mean sea-level: ‘Lake Superior 601.46 ft.; Lakes Huron and, Michigan 579.47 ft.; and Lake Erie 571.58 ft. These stages show Lake Superior to have been 0.20 ft. lower than during same month last year, and o.or ft. higher than in April, 1895; Lakes Huron and Michigan were 0.62 ft. lower than during same month last year, and 0.07 ft. lower than during April, 1895; Lake Erie was 0.20 ft. higher than during same month last year, and 0.23 ft. higher than during April, 1895. —_—<$< $$ rrr FURTHER TEST OF FUEL OIL ON STEAMERS. The steamship Breakwater, of the United Fruit Com- pany’s fleet, was recently fitted for burning oil as fuel, and has made the trip from New Orleans to Central America and return. The owners of the vessel are investigating the feasibility of adopting oil entirely, and accurate rec- ords of the performance of the engines and boilers util- izing the new fuel were kept. The report of the trial, which extended over several thousand miles, gives some interesting figures on the relative advantages of the liquid fuel. The Breakwater consumed 850 bbls. of oil, as against 218 tons of coal that she has usually used for the same trip. The saving in cost is one-half, in addition to dispensing with the services of 6 firemen, amounting to a total of over. $9,000 a year on that vessel. The engineers report that the oil is a more reliable fuel; that the steam remains up to the mark with less effort on the part. of the fir emen, and that the -vessel, as a consequence, makes bet- ter time. In fact the report is favorable on every point to the substitution of fuel oil for coal. It is so satisfactory that the United Fruit Co. will make such changes in the other vessels of its fleet as will fit them also for burning oil instead of coal, and will erect tanks at the Central ‘American ports where its vessels run for storing the fuel. LIQUID yp COMPASS Government Proposals. SEALED ProposAts will be received at the office of the Light-House Board, Washing- ton, Des. until 2 o'clock p. m., June 6,. 1902, and then opened, for furnishing: the. materials and labor of all kinds necessary” © for the construction and delivery of the twin screw steel steam light-house tender, Crocus, for a fixed sum for’ said vessel, de-. livered either at the Buoy Depot, Buffalo, N. Y., or at the light-house depet, kinsville, N. Y., as -will be determin- ed upon by the Light-House . Board. Proposals, plans and specifications can be had by pas to the Light-House Board, Washington, Light- House nee & Buffalo, N. Y. Norman H. Farquhar, Rear-Admiral, U. S. N.. Chairman. 20 U. S. EncIngeer OFFICE. Jones Building, Detroit, Mich. April 19. 1902. Sealed proposals for dredging, and other work required for removing obstructions to navigation in main ship channel in Detroit river, will be received here until 12 noon, (Standard time), May 1oth, 1902, and then publicly opened. 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