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Se a ~ ee ee iris tat la Sink Eee Special to the Marine Record. May 18.—I am reminded that it was on or about this date in 1849 when the brig Eureka which was converted into a barkantine, set sail from the port of Cleveland for Califor- nia, commanded by Captain Wm. Munro; ©. H. Freeman first mate, L. D. Burwell supercargo, and E. Beardsley steward. She had on board fifty-nine passengers and was towed out into the luke by the steamer Hendrick Hudson at midday, amid the cheers of a large concourse of citizens. The ven- ture was of exciting interest, and the first in the history of lake records. This is revert- _ing back well into the long ago, and it may be asked how many of that jolly crew are now among the living. I know not of one. { merely record it as a matter of interest to mauy of your readers, and will pass on to the current events of the week. Aside from cheap fares there is but little of interest to note of the strife which has _ been going on between the steamers Idle- ' wild and Darius Cole, and it would be dif- ficult to determine which is the fastest boat. The Cole usually iis the first to arrive here by some minutes; yet this is accounted for in that the former makes from one to two | more calls on the St. Clair river. The fare has varied from day to day, and on one or more occasions was brought down to free for all either way, but at the present time 10¢ to 25c may be considered as the current rates, and of course both stermers meet _ with a liberal patronage, In view of the pending law suit hanging over the steambarge Burlington, with refer- ence to the loss and damages to the Star of Hope and Vanatta, she was appraised the other day at $5,300. By giving the requi- site bonds she was released and left here Saturday night. The schooner Moonlight ‘has sailed from Port Huron for Lake Superior to be en- ‘gaged in freighting thereabout the remain- der of the season. y The Lake Superior ‘steamers are now making their trips to and from that region, and on the return voyage are well freighted. Upward bound, however, the business has not fairly commenced. All things consid- ered, there are no reasons for complaint. The amount of lumber passing this port on steam and sail craft daily is surprisingly large, and in one instance it may be stated the aggregate quantity from 8 a. m, to8 p.m. was upward of 10,000,000 feet. Many of the tow barges carry immense deck loads, varying from ten to fifteen feet above the rail. The steambarge Tecumseh and two con- sorts called here on Saturday, the steamer to renew her supply of coal. They are all timber carriers and were on the return voy- age to Kingston with elm timber from Tra verse city, having in the aggregate 62,000 cubic feet. The old Canadian propeller Argyle no longer bears that name, and in the future will class among other steambarges by the name of Glengarry. She, with two consorts, all coal laden, passed up on Thursday, and on reaching Lake Huron was unfortunate in having her foremast carried away and sustained other slight damages. The new steamer City of Cleveland was out a few days since on tke river trying her engine. In the forenoon she went down the river and returned, and so far as could be learned worked satisfactorily to all con- | cerned. In the afternoon she left again with a party of invited guests on board, giving evidence of greater speed. She will prove a hard one to pass and otherwise it is only necessary to add she is the par excel. lence of steamboats. Lake freights between Detroit and Buf- falo are much the same as last Soe Wheat 2c, to Cleveland 1c, Oswego 4c Lumber, East Saginaw to Lake Ontario at $3.25. Charters are few and far between. W. P. Anderson, of the Dominion govern- ment, made a survey on Friday of the sur- | roundings at Bar Point, and had four large spar buoys planted on the east bank of the | channel, anchored in eighteen feet of water and are to be left on the starboard hand when entering theriver. Between the first and second red buoys, on going out of the river a black buoy is planted about four hundred yards to the west, on the east side of the middle ground, in eighteen feet of | water, the vessels to pass between the red and black buoy. | It is said that on the return to Saginaw | of quite a number of lumber barges they atin ope ee net ee ane lc wigooeudecuocuel CO Gans has anew foremast. ‘The steamer Algomah is also receiving some attentions. The new steamer Greyhound is assuming a shape in which she will soon appear. The hnge boilers are on board and placed, and the work of completion hurried on. The steamship in frame will be completed by the company on their own account, the contract with the Inter Ocean Company at Chicago having been canceled, and for a few days the work ceased. The tugs Bob Anderson, L. L. Lyon and Porter will constitute a wrecking company with all the requisite facilities in that line of business, and with headquarters at De- troit. The schooner Young America has had her fit out for wrecking completed and painted afiery red. John Quinn, the well known submarine diver, will have charge of all ex- peditions. The barge Sylvia Morton was sold here on Friday for $500. GOaptain John Miner, it is said, was the purchaser. The schooner A. B. Norris, stranded on the middle ground at Point Edward on Sun- day, remaining there tor several hours, but was finally released by the tug Haight. The steambarge Republic, with her con- sert, the James Couch, were among the un fortunates bound up, by grounding on the bank in the St. Clair river. They were re- leased a few hours afterward, unharmed. The steambarge Isaac. May, with .two barges in tow, bound up, stranded on Grassy island, Detroit river, early on Friday morn- ing, owing to a dense fog. The tug Park pulled her off a few hours later. The steamers Nyack, Captain Rhynas, and Arctic, Captain Thorne, arrived Mon- day afternoon from Lake Superior. The former reported passing on Sunday after- noon, near Detour, the steamer Cormorant with her machinery disabled and in tow of the steamer Wocoken. The Nyack’s cargo consisted of flour with the exception of 150 tons of pig iron, all of which was received on board at Duluth. The Arctic brought | down 400 tons of copper from Hancock for Detroit, the two points being the confines of her route. By these arrivals it was learned that all tronble from ice from this time has virtually disa peared. The propeller Quebec, which at present lies in thirty feet of water in the Sault river, will be again taken in hand in a few days, and taken on to Owen Sound. The steamers Badger State and St. Paul took their departure for Lake Superior Mon- day night. For a few days past the weather has been cool with strong northerly winds. The building of the jetty of stone-filled cribs at Presque Isle lighthouse at Erie, Pa., has been let by the government to John Stang and Augustus Gilmore of Lorain, O., for $5,184.91; and that of a keeper’s dwell: ing at Stuseon Bay ship canal to. Francis Capell, Lakeside, O., for $3,400. The Port Sanilac lighthouse tower and keeper’s dwell- ing will be built by Charles Diem, of Al- bion, N. Y., for $9,170. Eight bids were received by Captain Davis, of the Light- house Engineers’ office in this city on Satur- day for a keeper’s dwelling at St. Mary’s Falls canal, John F. Arnott, of Sault Ste. Marie being the lowest bidder at $3,205. The Detroit Drydock Company has com- menced work on the steamship intended for the Eddy Brothers and Captain John Shaw. Her dimensions are: Keel 250 feet, depth of hold 28 feet, beam 88 feet. She will have three spars, and will be rigged so that she will be able to take care of herself without steam should necessity require. Her engine will be a fore and aft compound, and is now in course of construction at the Detroit Drydock engine works. ‘The boilers, two in number, will be of steel, and will meas- ure 14 feet by 9}4. She will be provided witha eeritones an windlass, capstan and steam steering gear. Hatt. CLAYTON. Special to the Marine Record, Foggy weather is getting to be a daily oc | currence on the river. The steamer Magic returned from Ogdens- burg on Thursday. She works much better after having her wheel and shaft lowered one foot. Mr. Frank Emery, of New York, has purchased a fast sailing yacht and will soon bring her tu Clayton to use at Calumet island. Our collector, Frank D. Barker, and Mr. 8. D. Johnston have succeeded in making this port a signal station which is far better than Cape Vincent, as we are at the foot of | will be placed in ordinary until there is an j the American and Canadian channel and improvement in rates. assumed no profits are realized when the | dangers and risks are taken Into considera- tion. The schooner O. and will soon be up. N. Bond, at the Detroit | At the present it is | | vessels passing up either channel, would get the benefit of the signals of an approaching storm down the lake. The flags are here Vessels wanting loads for Chicago can get he Marine i ee Roo granite paving stone at the Chicago-Granite Works, at Thurso Grindstone island. The schooner Hartford loaded paving stone at the Chicago Granite Works on Fri- day and the steamer Juniata towed her out- side, On Saturday the wind was fresh from the south, with an electric storm shortly afte? twelve, midnight. Dr. Bain shipped last week six of his St, Lawrence river skiffs to the Pittsburgh Canoe Club, Allegheny, Pa., and one to Knoxville, Indiana. The schooner John Wesley is loading granite paving stone at the Chicago Granite Works, and will leave on Tuesday. B. ST, CLAIR FLATS. Special to the Marine Record. The steambarge Republic with Grace Hol- land and Annie Vought, bound up, grounded just after passing through the canal, above the club house, before daylight this morn- ing, on the Canada side, and was released about 10a, m. by the steamer Byron Ter race, plying between Detroit and Dresden, OveWs The Canada.propeller Scotia, bound up, with three barges in tow, ran aground, abreast of the Peninsular club house, and after backing and filling for an hour or two released herself and continued on up. About the time the Scotia got off the scow Ino, while working down the river, light, ran aground, abreast of where the Scotia had just got off, on the Canada side. The little steambarge Coral, from Wallaceburg, C. W., with cordwood for Detroit, went to ‘her assistance and released her. The passenger steamer Nellie, formerly the Handy Boy’s consort, came down as far as Star island dock, in tow of the steam yacht Sprite, and rounded to on account of the freshness of the wind. We understand the Nellie is to ply on the Detroit and Mt. Jlemens route. She is well caleulated for that route, and presents a very tasty ap- pearance. Success toher. She ison her way to Detroit for completion and turnishing. Men... PORT HURON. - Moffat & MeVenn have secured control of the tug Admiral D. Porter. The schooner Golden Rule has been undergoing repairs at the yard of Dunford & Alverson during the week. The Evening Star will be put on the route between Port Huron and Detroit on Mon- day, running in opposition to the M.D. Ward. - Both the Darius Cole and Idlewild have been chartered by Sarnia church organiza- tions to take excursions to Detroit on the 24th of May. S. B. Grummond, of Detroit, will open an office over Thompson’s warehouse. His son Nate will look after the business at this end of the route. The propeller Roanoke is at the Wolverine drydock and will receive a general over- hauling. She has been running across Lake Michigan during the past week. The steamers Idlewild and Darius Cole are about evenly matched as regards run- ning qualities. The Cole’s machinery is new, and it is expected she will increase her speed as her machinery wears. The barge Davis, in tow of the Ogemaw, ran across the bow of the schogner H. C. Richards while the latter was at anchor be- low this city. The Davis lost her toremast, mainmast, rail and part of her deck load. The Richards’ damage consists of her head- gear and rail forward, SARNIA. Scagel & Sons have completed the hull fora steam yacht. She is 43 feet over all, 814 feet beam and 4 feet hold. She was designed and built by Mr. Seagel himself and is a beautiful model, The workmanship and material are also first class. She will be taken down to their boat house ina few days where she will remain until her ma- chinery is placed in her. As soon as she is completed she will be taken to Georgian Bay and go into the fishing trade. Mr. Scagel has also under way two sailing yachts, which he expects to have out shortly. They will carry an immense spread of canvas and promise to be flyers. The hull ot the Frank Moffat, which still lies at the dock at Sombra, gives consider- able trouble to boats wishing to land at that place. The Sarnia Observer says the new river steamer Darius Cole made her first trip from Detroit to Port Huron. She was inspected on her arrival by 4 large number of people who were greatly pleased with the elegance of her furnishings and the ample accom- modations her roomy decks and cabins give | to passengers. The Cole is a handsome boat | in every respect, and Captain Robinson and his crew will do all they can to make her popular with the public. BUFFALO, We take the following items of interest from the Buffalo Express: ‘lhe propeller Arabia of the Western Line, on her way into port through the heavy fog on ‘Tuesday night, steered her course too low and ran on the bar at the mouth of the creek, after lightering off a considerable amount of flour-she was pulled off by the tugs Dorr, Alpha, Maytham, and Kelder- house. She was uninjured. Luke receipts last week included 2 224,- By canal was shipped 1,368,650 bushels grain and by rail 884,300 bushels, Coal shipments by lake were only 34,450 tons, and for the season 181,850 tons. The propeller Lycoming’s machinery is being repaired by the King Iron Works. The propeller Havana and _ consorts Helena and Genoa are in for coal to Milwau- kee, and the propellers J. H. Devereux and Wm. Chisholm and barges Favorite, Nelson, and Roscius load to the same port, all at 60 cents, The masters of the propeller R. Wallace and schooner Columbian complain that the light keeper at Fort Gratiot failed to sound his fog whistle while they were passed dur- ing a heavy fog lately, and they only got their bearings from the locomotive whistle at Point Edward. ; The propeller William Chisholm, Captain Minch, arrived at Buffalo Monday morning bringing down 83,000 bushels of corn, and making the run from Chicago to Buftalo in three days. The propeller Cumberland broke her new wheel on coming out of Chicago and went into Mills’s dock fora new one. As she takes the same size as the City of Rome she ‘will not need to wait for one to be built. The propeller Colorado, bound down from Green Bay, collided witha propeller, said to be the Canadian propeller Scotia, on Thursday night while oft Grand River, Lake count of the Canadian captain first signalling to pass on one side and then on the other. Had the Colorado obeyed the second signal it boat in two. But Captain Kenney kept his head and only received the Scotia’s bow, which. merely broke a Beane in the Colorado. up some time on a libel, was sold Saturday to Mrs. Dean Richmond on mortgage sale for $30,000. The libel had previously been settled. As Mrs. Richmond already held heavy mortgages on her son’s vessel the transfer is merely nominal. The Manitewoc collision, case, argued at Rochester on Tuesday, will probably not be decided for some weeks. Testimony will be continued here on the Nicholson collision case, this time in behalf of the tug Adams. The propeller Alaska coming into the creek from the lake met several vessels and and in avoiding them ran into the Lacka- wanna coal chutes, taking oft a corner of the docks with her stern. The damage was slight. The adjustment of the loss on the pro- peller Oconto has been made on the basis of $6,000, the owner to make the repairs, The survey of the schooner Maxwell at Cleveland fixed the damages at about $8,000. Adjustment will probably be made this week. The large arrival ot lumber here prompted a question as to the relative business to be done here and at Tonawanda this season. A statement was made in reply that Buffalo would handle about 50,000,000 feet of lum- ber this season for parties that usually transfer at Tonawands. This is not local business, but will all go east by canal, The Buffalo Lumber & Storage Company, anew organization, with Mr. Daniel E. Bailey as president, has rented a large por- tion of the Tifft farm docks, where it Is pro- posed to doa large transfer business in lum- ber for outside parties. The company will probably not own any lumber, but will merely handle the lumber by the thousand orrent docks to actual dealers. People not interested in this venture are anxious to there is no money in that style of business, The propeller Winslow came out of Mills’s dock after receiving repairs to her garboard, The St. Paul and schooner Boston were docked to stop leaks. The propeller Queen of the West, after a long delay, will have her new boiler in shape and be ready for business in about ten days. She has a very fine boiler, which was shipped last Saturday. It is 19-32 inch steel, 9 feet shell aud 16 feet long, and weighs about 25 tons. Coal freights firm and unchanged at 60c. 250 bushels grain and: 122,600 barrels flour. — Erie. The trouble appears to have been on ac- is said that she would have cut the Canadian — The schooner Scotia, which has been tied passing to and from the Erie Basin, see if it will succeed, some predicting that ° suet!