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3 + 3 : j } ; 4 i i i { ae 6 Ihe Marine Recon. The eteambarge P. H. Birckhead and con sorts Brainard, Troy, Edwardes, and Mont- peiler, were in the river last week, and loaded for Buftalo and Tonawanda. An effort was made at East Tawas to re- duce the dockwollopers’ wages, to 20c per hour. The men refused to work for less than 40c, and everything is as before. The work of placing the machinery on board Captain Davidson’s big log boat is progressing finely, and it is expected she will be launched some time this week. The steamer Lucille seems to be doing a| good business, despite the change in the Burt & Mason’s time, which have recently been running one boat just ahead and the other just behind the Lucille. Cuptain Mike Mohar, of the Lucille, says they have come to stay and will keep the ball rolling as long as there is anything in it. The Shore line steamers Metropolis and Arundel are still doing a splendid freight and passenger business. The extensive warehouses of James Rob- erts and H. Griswold, which were destroyed by fire last week, will be rebuilt more sub- stantially. It was thought that the fire originated from a spark from the furnace of the steamer Lucille, but on investigation it proved to be the work of traunps. Mr. Rob- erts’ loss was from $5,000 to $6,000, with an insurance of $5,000 on the entire property, which was not all destroyed. It is said that the tug George B. Dickson is fast coming to the front as a flyer, she having made a distance of eighteen miles in one and one-fourth hours recently. The racing between the river line steam- ers has caused considerable comment, both pro and con, but the majority do not seem to favor it, as it may lead to some serious accident. Fishermen report large hauls trom out- side during the week. The excursion business from this port during the season promises to be better than ever before, and ownersof this kind of craft hope to not be deceived. Frank Wheeler’s new bandsaw mill is now in operation, and a more complete ship building plant is hard to find on the lakes, The barge Matilda was inthe Bay City drydock, having two sister keelsons and a strong back put in, and will receive new planking both forward and aft. This will be a great improvement which she has long needed. She will be employed in the coal and lumber trade between Cleveland and this port. | SHaw. EAST SAGINAW. Special to the Marine Record. Captain George Fletcher has fitted up the tug Daisy Lee inte a passenger boat, and it was intended to have her running on the Saginaw City route some time ago, but for some reason the inspectors have not been in the city lately, and the boat is in idleness. The tug Edwin Eddy, towing the barge Keating, Captain Charles Van Norman, which had just finished loading at C. K. Eddy’s mill, was headed for the Johnson street bridge about noon on Wednesday last, when, in some way, the machinery of the Eddy became disabled and she was ren-’ dered helpless, The result was the barge came on with considerable velocity, being’ heavily loaded, and her anchor being thrown out, she swung around so that her stem just grazed the bridge. Had not Captain Van Norman seen the result of a collision and acted promptly a great deal of damage to both bridge and barge would have been the result. Captain Hubbell, with his dredge, has ar- rived at this port, and is now engaged in the work of dredging for the Genesee ave- nue bridge foundation. Charles E. Gooding, for many years clerk of the warehouse of the Saginaw River Steamboat line, is now installed in a similar position for English & Mohar, owners of the steamer Lucille. The tug Little Giant was in Bartlett & Company’s slings for a new wheel, while the tug Robert Boyd got a new rudder. The steamer C. B. Hull also had a large amount of repairs made to her stern which asnag recently went through. The above slings are in charge of Harry Shaw, who is well known on the river, and who seems to be doing most of the work in this line at present. A beautitul sight was to be seen last week .at Heisterman’s island, Saginaw Bay, an iceberg, 20} feet high and 120 feet long, and it is thought it will take six weeks for the rays of the sun to dissolve it. N. H. Bruno’s steam yacht, with the wheel set amidships under the boat, has been put inthe water, and found to not work as well as was anticipated by her SHaw. owner. HISTORY OF LAKE NAVIGATION. BY J. W. HALL, Written for the Marine. Record. CHAPTER LXXIII. steamer Illinois, 826 tons burden, and built | in 1854, was dismantled of her machinery and cofverted into a barge, towed through the lakes by the propeller [ron City, in the lumber trade. From the time she came out she had eight different commanders, as fol- | | | | tleton; Walterman; G. H. Parker, Captaiu W. Lit- W. B. Castle, Captain W. Eames; | | Zouave, Captain M. Rathbun; Constitution, | Captain Harry Bell; | Hackett; W. Early in the season of 1868 the sidewheel | Prindiville, Captain R. Ballantine; T. F Winslow, Captain T. A. Moore, Captain Granger; Parks, Captain J. Shackett; Quayle, Cap- tain M. McGregor; J. P. Clark, Captain D. Meisel; Aeriel, Captain H. Poole; Samson, Captain 8. C, Keeler; Hector, Captain Geo. King. April charters were: Lumber, Bay. City | lows: Captains J. B. Howe, John Wilson, | to Chicago, $3.75; wheat, Chicago to Buf-| John Frazer, R. 8S. Ryder, John Halloran? j si 1le.; corn, 9c. John Robertson, Fred §S. Miller, and B. G. Sweet, three of whom are yet living. The}; h Ve find the following quick passages as ei been performed during the naviga- engine she had in her was formerly in the | tion of 1868: Illinois No. 1. The appointments to the Lake Superior steam propelled vessels were as follows, the Northwest plying thereto until June: Northwest, Captain C. E. Kirtland. Keweenaw, Captain Albert Stewart. Ss. Clement, Captain Geo. R, Cleveland. Concord, Captain Allan McIntyre. Meteor, Captain Thomas Wilson. Northern Light, woe M. H. March. Arctie, Captain J. E. Turner. Pacific, Captain Edward Kelley. Atlantic, Captain W. Thorne. Other steamboat appointments were as follows: City of Toledo, Captain S. Dustin, Detroit and Saginaw. Susan Ward, Captain W. S. Conner, De- troit and Saginaw. City of Sandusky, Captain H. Fall, De- troit and Saginaw. Dove, Captain J. A. Sloan, Detroit and Malden. Morning Star, Captain E. R. Viger, De- troit and Oleveland. R. N. Rice, Captain Wm. McKay, De- troit and Cleveland. W. R. Clinton, Captain Keith, Detroit alld Saginaw. Island Queen, Captain Allen Kirby, De- troit and Sandusky. Magnet,Captain J. Halloran,for wrecking. Phil Sheridan, Captain E. "Newhall, De- troit and Buffalo. Saginaw, Captain George Langley, De- troit and other ports. The Commercial line consisted of seven large propellers, plying between Buffalo and Chicago:, Colorado, 1470 tons, Captain J. W. Brett. Nebraska, 1483 tons, Captain N. Gebhard. Dean Richmond, 1416 tons, Captain Ben Wolvin. Winslow, 1137 tons, Captain Ed Kelley. Ironsides, 1123 tons, Captain J. E. Turner. Roanoke, 1069 tons, Captain a L. D. Kimball. S. D. Caldwell, 790 tons, Captain James LeWwis.. One of the above steamers left Buffalo on alternate days, calling at all. the various landings | on the route. __ The Western Transportation Company steamers were asfollows: | Empire State, 1116 tons, Captain H, D. Pheatt. . Badger State,1115 tons,Captain Ww. Dickson. Oneida, 1070 tons, Captain S. McKenzie. ’ Mohawk, 1014 tons, Captain J. Gibson. © Plymouth, 1029 tons, Captain J. House. Free State, 940 tons, Captain J. Criqui., Tonawanda, 822 tons, Captain A. T. Fair- banks. Buffalo, 830 tons, Captain J. Dike, The above steamers formed a daily line between Buffalo and Chicago, carrying pass- engers and freight, and the line is one of the longest standing on the lakes. The steamer Alpena was sold at Detroit by E. B. Ward this season to A. 8S. Good- rich, of Chicago, and was transferred to Lake Michigan, in charge of Captain Gil Dumont in place of Captain John Robert- son, who then assumed command of the steamer Marine City, plying between De- troit and Lake Huron ports. The following steamers plied between Chicago and Port Sarnia, carrying freight and passengers: Sun, 707 tons, Captain R. A. Jones. Montgomery, 1104 tons, Captain R. Nich- olson. B. F. Wade, 1256 tons, Captain A. Gillies. City of Fremont, 750 tons, Captain H. Me- Henry. The propelier Edith, Uaptain C. W, Nich- ols, plied between Detroit and Alabaster, on Lake Huron, transporting merchandise one way and lumber and plaster on the return. There were no less than thirty-two tugs employed in the transfer of vessels through the rivers from Jake to lake, and were com- posed of the following: M. J. Mills, Captain J.C. Resin L. L. Lyon, Captain F. Quoin; Mayflower, Captain J. P. Young; George N. Brady, Captain W. Latriel; Bob Anderson, Captain D. McKinzie; Gen. U. S. Grant, Captain C. F. Moore; Sweepstakes, Captain H. Eames; Satellite, Captain S. Currie; I. U, Masters, Captain W. Moore; Stranger, Cap. tain ; B. B. Jones, Captain John Cornwell; Gen. McClellan, Captain Sam Burnham; Dispatch, Captain M. Swain; J. Martin, Captain A. Rattary; Gen. Burn- side, Captain W. Rolls; Geo, E. Brockway, Captain Thos. Senter; Kate Moffat, Captain C. Hughes; Kate Williams, Captain Joe Propeller Edith, round trip between De- troit and Alabaster, a cargo each way, in four days. Propeller Winslow, round trip between Buffalo and Chicago in eleven days. Schooner D, O. Dickenson, Buffalo to De- trolt in eighteen hours, without the aid of a tug. Schooner Atlanta, Buffalo to Detroit in nineteen hours; no tug. Schooner D, R. Martin sailed a distance of seventy-five miles on Lake Michigan, Wau- goschance to Elk Rapids, in five andja half hours. Schooner Ben Flint, round trip between Manistee and Chicago in four days. Schooner Toledo, Manistee to Milwaukee in sixty-one hours. Steamer George L. Dunlap, from Fort Edward to Escanaba; distance, one hundred and twenty-five miles, in seven hours and twenty-five minutes. Steamer Jay Cooke, eighteen miles in one hour on the Detroit river. Schooner Cuba, round trip between Green Bay and Chicago in six days; cargo each way. Schooner C. H. Walker arrived at Mil- waukee, discharged 513 tons of coal, took on a cargo of wheat, and sailed again in forty- eight hours. Schooner Dan Hays, Chicago to Manistee and return in eighty-four hours; cargo each way. Bark Alice Richar Re Michigan City to Escanaba, thence to Manitowoc with 550 tons of ore, inside of four days. Schooner Transit, four trips trom Mani- towoe, one to Chicago and three to Racine, in nineteen days. Schooner Robert Emmet, round trip be- tween Buffalo and Cleveland in three days and five minutes. ‘Sehooner Josephine, round trip between Tonawanda and Toledo, returning with 18,- 000 cubic feet of timber in four days nine-| teen hours. _ _ Bark Emma L. Coyne, round ae between | thar. ore. Schooner Three Bells, round trip between _| Chicago and Menominee in four days, eight hours, ‘Bark: Sunnyside, from Chicago to Buffalo in four days. : Bark Erastus Corning, from Chicago to | Gen. Forwarder. Buffalo in three days, twenty-one hours. Bark Newsboy, round trip between Buf- | ¥: ¥- 4 srown. falo and Milwaukee in fourteen days. Bark Sonora, round trip between Menomi- nee and Milwaukee in three and one-half days. Bark H. Bissell, from Chicago to Buffalo, thence to Detroit in eight days. Schooner Gem, Racine to Buffalo, thence to Detroit in eight days. Schooner Souvenir, round trip between Pentwater and Chicago in fifty-three hours, Schooner J. R. Bentley, round trip be- tween Milwaukee and Buffalo in fourteen days. Bark Newsboy, from Milwaukee to Buf- falo, thence to Detroit in seven days; de- layed in river eight hours. Propeller Edith, from Detroit to Alabas- ter and return in three days; distance four hundred miles. : Schooner Aitna, round trip between Buf- falo and Chicago in thirteen days. Schooner Maumee Valley, from Buffalo to Turtle island in nineteen hours. Bark Newsboy made five trips between Clevelan Buffalo and Milwaukee; two up and three TELEPHONE (2ii.nc, 1328. down, in September. Schooner Preble, round trip between De- ; troit and Buffalo in eight days. Schooner Sam Flint, from Milwaukee to Detroit in sixty hours. Schooner Volunteer, round trip between Toledo and Buffalo in three and one-half days. Schooner Atlanta, from Chicago te Cleve- land in ninety-six hours. Schooner Wm. Grandy, round trip be- ARCADE BUILDING, 101 ST. CLAIR S$’ he FARM FOR SALE. | A fine farm on the banks of St. Clair river iS miles from Port Huron and 4 from St- Clair, is offered ata bargain—74 acres for $7,000; there are 65 acres under cultivation - | and balance woodland, and all under fence ; | the soil is clay loam, situated on a bluff and jin rock salt belt of Michigan. This farm shonld fine a purchaser very soon; the build- ings are good and commodious, consisting of a frame house, two stories, with large rooms and in fair condition; horse barn, grain barn and granary; Watered by St. Clair river. Terms of sale, $3,000 or more down, and balance at 7 per cent. Gro. W. SNOVER. 103 Griswold St., Detroit, Mieb. FOR SALE. Barge Mary Garrett is offered for sale. She is 80 feet over all, 20 feet beam and 7 feet depth of hold. Hercustom house meas- urement is 78.45 gross, 74.58 net, and she will carry. 180 tons of coal or 100,000 feet of lumber. She received extensive tepairs during the winter and some new outfit. Price, $1,500. Address H. R. Rumsey, V.O. Shipping Office, Cleveland, Ohio. PEOCTORS IN _ADMIRALTY, ROBERT RAE, Admiralty and Insurance Law Office, Room 37 Merebants’ building, CHICAGO, ILL. WM. H. DeWITT, Attorney and Proctor in Admiralty. ROOM No. 6, BLACKSTONE BLOCK. - CLEVELAND, OHIO. GHORGL FL. HALLADAY. Attorney and Proctor in Admiralty. Marine Business Promptly Attended To. OKKICE 2) BUAL BLOCK, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. VESSEL OWNERS AND AGENTS. aaa ES JAMES T. ROSE, Vessel Agent and Broker, Room 4, Exchange Building, Duluth, Minn. Ihave an excellent gang of ers this sea- son, Captain Miller’s old Crew. Special Attention Paid to Chartering Vessels, and ‘seeing that they get dispatch im Port CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ALEX McDOUGHALL, VESSEL AGENT AND BROKER, Roe gee Ba te t rn. Bhd neti fe for trimmin ads of free pr nebo THOS. WILSON MANAGING OWNER: Wilson’s Transit Line. x Freight and weet eel “BROWN & co. Ship Brokers and heb: Special Attention given to Surveying, Apprais- ing and Settling Marine Losses. Exchange Building, 202 Main-st., Buffalo, N.Y. : PALMER & BENHAM, © Vessel Owners & Agents, New Bank Building, corner of Superior and Bank Street, Cleveland, Ohio, MOORE, BARYOW AND GILCHRIS®, Ship Brokers and dcaine, No. 101 St. Mair Street, Hou 16. i CLEVELAND, - H. J. WEBB é “COL Ship Brokers, Vessel Owners and Agents ; [ESTABLISHED IN 1856.) | H. J. Wzss & Co., will charter Vessels for Lake Trade, Special attention given Chartering Vessela Lake Ban or oa. given Trade, both for the poet anc ~ WARNER & BECKER Vessel Agents andBrokers ROOM 10, Arcade Bld. , 102 St. Ola CLEVELAND, @HI0. FOR SALE CHEAP. The fine tug John Gord of oves. all &3 fost, bens:2y foot $ feat tb ine tween Buffalo and Chicago in twelve days. a feti engine 20x22; boiler 6 fee Bark Cream City, in November, from But- sgh Apply io Ge and is one | falo to Milwaukee in six days. steel, as buil ly to eRe Scie timer i ee eee eee amc