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Bag atest ‘idon. Netthe 4 Ria ime BHecord. ee ee — <= Publishe@ Every Thursday at 144 Superior Street,.|Header Building) Cleveland, 0. A. A. POMEROY, EDITOR AND PUB. BRANCH OFFICE: 252 South Water Street, Chicago, Tilinois, THOMAS WILLIAMS, Associnte Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage paid........ sees sesseeeee $2.00 Six months, postage paid...... ...+ He Be stvecdes 1,00 " Invariably n advance. THE MARINE RECORD can ve found for sale by the following news dealers : CLEVELAND, O.—G. F. Bowman, corner of Pear] and Detroit Streets. i Evans & Van Epps, Superior street, Cleveland. R. A. Castner, 254 Detroit street, Cleveland. ASHTABULA HARBOR; 0.—O, Large, CHICAGO, ILL,—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran- dolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.—H. B. Hansen, 33 West Randolph Street, BUFFALO, N. Y.—Miss McCabe, Elk Street, near Ohio, DULUTH, MINN.—C. F. Johnson, 323 West Superior Street. MARQUETTE, MICH.—J. A. Vannier. ESCANABA, MICH.—Wm. Godley. ESCANABA, MICH.—George Preston, SARNIA, ONT:~—Dy McMasters. OWEN SOUND, ONT.—J. Sharpe, Jr. KINGSTON, ONT.—F, Nisbet, corner Bri ck and Wellington Streets. Subscribers and others are respectfully invited to use the columns of the MARINE “RECORD for the discussion of pertinent topics, Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland as second- elass mail matter. CLEVELAND, 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 21. CLEVELAND: VESSEL OWNERS ASSN’ ORGANIZED IN 1880, (Membership, 1887] Sixty-five steamers aggtegating..-----.... 67,865 ons. Ninety-five sail and consort, aggregating.60,089 ons, Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland and Ashta- bula Harbor, Regulates wages, protects crews, and takes cognizauce of all matters in the interest of its members and of the Lake Commerce generally. OFFICERS. H. M. Hanna, Saher ee President H P.Liriripez, - + - . Vice President B. L, PENNINGTON, =. Secretary and Treasurer. Hi DGouLpEer <= oS Counsel EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: H.M. Hanna, H. P, Lillibridge, M.A. Bradley, Geo. P. McKay, Thomas Wilson, R. K, Winslow, W.'D Rees, J. H. Palmer. J. W. Moore, W. ©. Richardson. SHIPPING MASTERS. _ A. BR. Rumsey, 98 dock, Cleveland; Fred Bennet. assistant, 98 dock, Cleveland; Wm, Reunick, Ashta- pula Harbor. Z RARINE RECORD—OFFICIAL PAPER. ie ee > a > Pa, CH OF NAVIGATION. » assert durin; their bearings in czse of tog, snow or storm by purely nautical knowledge. It is possi- ble that some of the masters cf lake vessels do not know that they are not navigatcrs in the true sense of the word ‘‘to szil,’’ that is the art which instructs them to preceed from portto port, and across the ocean, withoat the aid of landmarks. That is, should the vessel bea long time out of sight of land, or should any accident befa!l the chronome- ‘ter the master, who is not well up in the art of navigation, would not be able to locate his ship, therefore he could not proceed on his voyage with any degree of confidence, because bis longitude must be cbtained by a lunar, that is, his position between two great semicircles. Now iet us ask how many of our so-called mariners understand the science of navigation. It issafe to say that all do not; but it is desirable to all. The first study that masters of lake vesse’s should turn their attention to during the winter months, after ships are laid up, is that of navigation. After following up this study for some time it will be found very fascinating and will prompt research into its mysteries. Many of the managers of our line boats have made it a recessary qualification with their masters that they understand the prin- ciples of navigation (notjof sailing by land- marke) and it would be well if all import- ant owners should adopt the same rules. It is true that to successfully gail the lakes a master must have a knowledge of landmarks and other aids to navigation, but it is equally true that he would be more success- ful and less liable to disaster if he had a thorough knowledge of the science ot navi- gation without the aid of those landmarks upon which he may rely, (if he can see them.) It is better in all cases that a master has confidence in his knowledge of naviga- ticn without the aid of the chronometer, whihe may not at all times be found satisfactory. “osun be obccured the stars or light houre, N, t ‘able to find |§ Ihe Marine Reconi. the planets can be resorted to for obtaining or determinirg the longi ude by chronome- ter, and the laricude; bat the difficulty of -veing the sea horizon at night throws more or 8s doubs on all observations made stier dark The.to lowing ranges are o agnetic, and he differerce between these bearing- and the cou ass bearicges will be the deviation of the compass for that position cf the ship’s head, always bearing in. mind this ; on wheat, roles Goaceiving yourself atthe certer~ot the vompase, then if the magnetic bearing ‘gto the right of the compass beuring, the devintivn will be easterly, and if the mag- nevio H'to the Jeft or the compuss tearing the deviation will be westerly. Butfalo breakWeter light stxtion, Horse Shoe reef light, W. by N. 4 N. Butlalo breakwater light station@Buffalo light-house, Ey 5. ‘ Buffalo brenkwater light sta‘ion, Point Abirno, W. % 83 Dunkirk’ veacon’ light, Dunkirk light houre, W, by N, P. rt C lborne pier light, red light.on east pier, N. E, 34°E. Erie range light, S. W. by W, Olevelund breskwater light, water work crib, W. iy N. Colch sier reet light house, Middle Sister island, S. W, ’ Detroit river light stations, Bois Blane light, N. by EB. Mama Juda light house,Gragsy island ligh: house, N. lg E. Mama Jidalight hotise,Grassy island Ifght houre, 8 3g W. { Belle Isie light house, Wind Mill Point light house, N. E. 4 EB. St. Clair Plats lower beticon, uy per” bea- con, old cut, N. by E. New canal bed, range lights, N. B. 3¢.N. Presque Isle. harbor, range lights, W. 14 N Point St. Ignace, N. W. end of Mackinac island, N. BE. 1g E, Old Mackinue point, McGulpin point, W. ys, (° Wawibabande light. heuse, Skilligalee light house, 8. W. by &. 5¢ 8. 8. end of N, Fox island, N. endof S. Fox ‘island, W. by &. 14 5S. 8. E. enduf 8. Fox island, N. W. end of N. Fox island, N, by E. 1g E, N. E, point of &. Manitou, W. side of N. Manitov, N. 8. E. end ot N. Manitov, 8. “Manitou light house, S, W..by W, 5. end of N. Manitou, N. end &. Manitou, w.is. Chicago pier head beacon light, Chicago light house,. W.,54.S. Chicygo water works crib, Chicago light house, &. W. 145. Milwaukee pier head beacon light, Mil- waukee light, N. by E. 34 E. Bailey’s harbor, range lights, N. W. by N. %N. Y N.end of Big Summer island, Detroit point, N. E. by E. 5g E. §. point of Little Summer island, Detroit point, E. by N. Big Gull island, N. pcint of St. Martin’s igland, W.3gS — ae N. end ot Rock island, Boyer’s bluff, W. DKS : Nase Pilot island light house, S. W. Point Plum island, N. W. by W. 1g W. Frying Pan island light house, S. end of Pipe ‘sland, N. 1S 7 3 tion, Lake Superior. i St. Mary’s Fall cansl light station, St. Mary’s Fall canal range lights, E, by N. 1¢ N, Whitefish point, N. point of Parisian island, E. by 8.5¢5. - Grand island harbor, ranger, S. by E. 34 E : * ater light, Marquette Portage, range li hte, N. by W. Eagle barbor, range ights, S. E. by 8. 3¢ 'N. point of Devil island, N, point of Sand island, 8: W: by Wee jb) po. lice Copper harbor, range lights, S. 56 W. The North star affords a good approxi- mate method of testing the compass, us it is never at a greater distance from the pole than between 1¢ and 14 of a point. If taken within one hour of the following (lccal) time it will te found sufficiently exact for all practical purposes, taking notice that this isa true north bearing, and the variation must be allowed for in order to find the deviation. April, first half of the month, midnight; last half of the month, 11 p. m. May, first half of the montb,10 p.m.; last half of the month, 9p, m. June, first half of the month, evening, twilight; last balf of the month, evening, twilight. July, first half of the month, morning, twilight; last half of the month, morning, twilight. August, first half of the month,4 a. m; last half of the month, 3 a, m, September, first half the month, 2a. m.; last half of the month, 1 a, m. October, first halt of the month, mid- night; last half of the month, 11 p. m. November, first half of the montb, 10 p. m.; last half of the month, 9 p. m, ee LAKE FREIGHTS, Freights were active yesterday, especially fcr coal, and firm with a tendency upward, Ore tonnage was also in active demand at 90c, Escanaba to Ohio ports; the Marquette and Lake Superior rates rule at previous quotations. Coal carriers are in good de- mond and freight firm at 70 and 75 cents to Milwaukee, Chicago and Duluth, and.$1.10 Sandusky to Kingston. Burra.o, June 20.—Oval freights steady. Charters: D. J. Foley, American Union, M.I. Wilcox, for Chicago, 90c; Cleveland, E. E. Tyson, W. W. Stewart, Sonora, for Milwaukee, 85c; George Clinton, for Green Bay, 85c; Wahnapitae, for Ashland, 60c; Medora, for Duluth, 70c. Janal freights were extremely dull and weak. Wheat, 21¢ and 2140; corn, 174 and ‘Marquette break st. Mary?s F: 4 cbalpier head light sta- - | 2e5 oa's, 1gu to New York. Lowest rates | ever known. Atlantic. If successful it will revolutionize | Crttcaco. June 20.—Demand for vessels!the grain carrying trade of this continent j Was rather light and offerings moderate. {4nd may lead to the establishment of an in- | Rete withort quotab'e change, ranging from | land fleet of international grain earriers. } 140 0n ons to Ife on corn and 13% on |—Oswego Daily Times. | “beat to Buffalo. Rates to Georgian Bay | ports about the sume as those quoved to Buf-| The shipping clerks of Dutroit gave n |tvlo. Throngh rates by Jake and eanal to! VeTye Plesssat and suceessful exvursion | New York quoted at 434 on corn and 3% Tue-diy on the City of D troits abour 900 Persons went to Put-in-Bay and had a very Duxurs, Jiine 20.—Charters “dull at 2c, , eMovable time. : & ‘ eh : ll Aine Vonis belie ipal taken. [Around the Lakes Continued from 1st Page.} THE ROSEDADE. rw eee, A strange steamship with allsits colors} Special to the Marine Record. flying passed tp the harbor Friday morning,| Marine news is getting scarcer than thousand annoticed by the Jounger3 around the | dollar bills and I wou’t be able to give you as wharves exvept for the fact that she was a | longa letter as formerly. trim looking craft and might be taken fora] Wolf and Davidson have begun the erec- new boat with sugar! from the [udies or an | tion of a new barge of 60,000 bushels, capacity addition to our already large fleet of colliers,|@0d have it nearly in frame, The boat will Yet that same stiamer is about to do what! probably be finished by the 15th of August. bo other ocein steamship has yet done, and | Sheriffs will furnish the machinery, which perhaps is the pioneer of afleet which will] will consist of a 20 hy 36 by 30 steeple com- revolutionize the grain carrying trade of; Pound. She will have two boilers 7 by 13 the continent. It was the Ri: srdale, a new | furnlshed by the Lake Erie boiler works. boat built at Sunderlnd, in the north of} Wolf and Davidson aré making some ex- England, iu the well kuown ‘shipbuilding | tensive improvements by putting in a battery yards of the Sunderland shipbuilding com {Of three boilers to furnish steam to their ex- pany, and the first steamship which ever tensive plant. cleared from a British yort tor an inland| The Milwaukee ship yard company have the American port, Omaha, No.2 well under way andexpect to There have been instances where schoon-| ave ber in the water in the course of sixty ers of big dimensions bave come down the days, lakes..and. through canuls from Chicago,| The Milwaukee tug company’s new barge, crossed the Atlantic with graiv, and re building at Sheboygan, has her,machinery all turned over the came toute to their homes |i, and will probably be ready for business by in the inland oceans of the western con- | August 15th. tinen!, and several cases are on record of lite The new barge May Durr came in to have years where great steel steamers have crossed | her stack lengthened. This boat has made a the ocean, been divided into two portions | Maiden trip of 2800 miles without having to here havir g been especially constructed with | Stop for repairs or hot journal, which is con- that object, gone up the canals in sections | Sidered a remarkable performance. The new and been rivetted at Buffalo or Ogdensburg, boat Lackawanna was in port but I was un- and are now plying on the great lakee. Some fortunately not able to see her. of this Jatter class ‘are the Alberta, Atha- Very few of our boats are making any baska and Campana, running between Owen money this year (so they say), but hope to do ——— of the same:class inthe Ameri¢an register. The fact remains, however, that the Rose- dale is the first steamship to cross the At- erers at Washington. petition for freights on the lakes .yet.sma!l vided the time is fast. and fare reasonable. enough to pass. through. the St. Lawrence canals, which are neither deep enough nor have long enough lockage to allow of the pastage of regular liners. This spring they gave the order to tl e Sunderland company. In six weeks the vessel wes launched snd christened .the Rosedale, a compliment to, the chief owner’s beautiful residence on the: shores of Lake Ontatio, = : She is‘of steel, 1,060 gross tcnnage, 660 tons register, length of keel 180 feet, 56 feet. beam, and 21 feet in depth of hold. Her triple expanrion engines of 1,000 horse power were mannfactured by the Northeastern Engineering company ot Sunderland, and are capable of giving an average speet! of pine anda talf miles an hour, Every mod- rn improvement js to be found on board, and although the Rosedale is intended en- tirely tor freigh the officers? quarters are well fitted up. On her trial trip, from her native pla¢e to London, she gave a speed cf eleven kuots an hour and gave every satis- faction. Arriving in the Thames she was taken In charge by Captain James Robertson, an old Atlartic skipper, and after a cargo of 1,100 tons of Portland cement, consigned to the Empire warehousing company ot Chicago, had been taken aboard, she sailed on May 25 on her long trip of nearly 5,000 miles. Stormy weather delayed her passage some- what, but she proved herself a good sea- going vessel and 20 days Jater she reached this port, which may be called the first stage of ber passage. In consequence of the canal defects spoken of above, two-thirds of the cargo had to be lightered in order to reduce freight east acrcss the lake and obviate the de- lay of sending it via Chicago. if they would increase. good and are shipping wheels every day. They shipped a 22 by 26 high pressure en- gine for the new boat building at Manitowoc for Messrs. Hart Brothers of Green Bay, also one of the new style wheels for same, The Milwaukee ship yard company launched from their yard Saturday _a.new sand’scuw to replace the Josephine, wrecked some time ago. She will be propelled by a 16 by 18 upright en- gine and 6 foot wheel, built by Sheriffs and will carry about’220 yards.ofisand;) ) | The steambarge Inter Ocean was in doek to have her wheel tightened and repairs to stern bearing, 1a et Srnte he The schooner Monguagon left last week after being repaired, The cost of the accident will not be far from $7000. Lee be port; but cant state positively as to when they will be built. another new sh+d at their lower dock, On the last trip here the steamer Owego came in winded herself and went out without the assistance of tugs, which I claim she can not do in any other port on the Jakes. It also speaks well of the ability of Captain Robinson. The steamer City of Huron, which lett Milwankee Monday without clearance pa- pers and leaving behind claimants for $25, 000 due for repairs and outfitting, was heard her draft of 14 feet to nine feet, allowing her ae Vibe gesveh wien: Wie LAs Ee vita Oi (8 pata (heaueh 4h oniate - the shipyard proprietors, who have a claim against her of upwards of $15,000, received a This was performed Friday and the vesrel | dispatch stating that she had put into port at started Saturday morning for Chicago, stop-| Michigan City. She will be attached, ping at Kingston to restore her lightered| The C, N. W, railroad are about to build a cargo. It is hoped Chicago will be reached | stone breakwater north of the north pier and in a week, which will give hera record of | are going to do.it’without any permission. less than a month from London. After her| think vessel owners at this port and pro; cargo is unloeded she will go into the grain | owners on the lake shore ought to protest as trade, going first to Duluth, whence her | we do not want our fine lake port obstructed trial trip on the fresh water seas will be by an unsightly railroad yard petween it and made, It is the intention of her owners for| the lake. the present to keep her on the lakes, but another vessel of the same class is being built and it is probable it will be out in time to handle grain of this year’s crop. -.| bearing a handsome Cleveland and Thurman In the fall the Rosedale will be loaded , flag. Beene es Rohs The hull of the burned propelle: J.A. 8, PORT HURON, Will be watched engerly en both sides of the Sound, Sault ste. Marie and Port Arthur. | better soon. Lumber as well as all other | make a long excursion trip next Wednesday to fay nothing of several smaller steamers | freights are demoralized with very little pros-|and Thursday and will. try to get aw: pect of improving. Thanks to our tariff tink. | Chicago on Saturday night, 7 The Chicago Tribune is responsible fora|ona load of coal before mak Jantic and go through the canals and lakes Teport to the effect that a company has been Several officials of the Erie rail to the center of the American great west.|formed to build two of the finest steamers |up from New York to go out with her. ye Last year Haggarty.& Co., © well known afloat, to form daily line between Milwaukee see ae abippers of Toronto and Buffalo, conceived and Chicago. Thope itis true as it is sur-| Buffalo, N. ¥ » has just fini the idea of building a steel steamship large | Prising that it was not done before and there | for Seymour Broe., enough to be of advantage in the keen com: | 18 20 doubt that sucha line will pay, pro-|steamer Petoskey with cylinders fore and There is also some talk of one of our rail-|is on , Toads building a line of steamers to carry spite “He tas nase Boat receipts continue large and it looks 48/ Milwaukee Shipyard com Sheriffs works report business in their line stroke. They will also “put. on B ie _ |to F. W. Vanderbilt, New Yor There is some talk of two new tugs at this ; The Northwest fuel company ate building mile per hour. His'boilers, he repor y, day night and will | The barge Simpson passed down Friday! ) the round trip on all divisions. On Monday evening Thomas Fowler left for Buffalo with sixteen hydraulic jacks, which will be used in lifting the propeller Saginaw Valley, which is fast on the ways at that place. BUFFALO. The big Canadian barge L. Hotchkiss, which was the largest lumber-carrier on the lakes . before the days of the Wahnapatie, came in Thursday with her masts gone and consider- ably wrecked generally, the result of a storm on the way down from Georgian Bay. She did not lose any of her lumber. ; Superintendent Dobbins on Thursday closed a contract with Haas & Hibbard to build the new lookout tower at the life-station. It isto be of wood, and will cost $695. The contract- ors are to erect it in 35 days. Avtelephone ig to be put in at the life-station in a few days and Superintendent Dobbins promises soon | to be prepared to report the arrival and depat= ure of all vessels on the exact time of their movements, This will be a great addition to the marine reports, as the et stom-house lists are very far out of the way in regard to time, Vessels often fail to report till they have been here a day, and also clear, if they choose, as soon as they arrive. rat ii Kee The schooner H, D. Alverson, from: Chicago : was 369 bushels short’ Od her grain ‘eabgbs Her steamer, the Oregon, had 60 bushels wet, There is, of course, any amount of hard feel- ing over the big shortage, particularly asthe propeller Gilchrist owned by J.C. Gilchrist of Cleveland, was lately 460 bushels short. The Gilchrist’s cargo was weighed over, and overran 37 oushels, and it was fonnd that there was a single kernel of corn on the journal of the scale that did all the mischief, merely by — its weight. Charges of theft are so often found to be without warrant that it is ha ly safé to make them unless a pretty sure case i8 made out. Mr. Gilchrist was yesterduy ap- prised of the Alverson’s shortage, but it is not : known what he will do. (ays The new union line propeller Cheinaaif will though itis do ie : : ough it is dou fui whether she can getready. She will pee ing the trip. road willcome _ H. G. Trout, of the King Iron works, shed an engine Manistee, Mich., for the aft compound 22 and 40 hy 36 stroke, whi spare wheel. He is also ap rine engine, fore and af compound pany, of | waukee, with cylinders 22 and 40 Trout’s celebrated wheels, Troutis buildi tor Monroe,Boyce & Co.,Grand Haven, Mich., one fore and aft compound marine engine bean cylinders 22 and 40 by 40 stroke, urufebes one of bis wheels; one for aft compound marine ovate : Neeee thet eg f brated speed wheels... He has just sl steam yacht Vidette, cne of bh : wheels, Aco EES es ; site. | Thestearer eae Gout increase of speed with a Trout whee '| better; he is having a Saving of. can exhaust outside all the time could not do before, The captain of tug Sarab, o Miss. reports he makes with the T wheel a run of 60 miles 114 ‘hour time; he is also having a saving of cord in ten hours, i VCR For the first five months of this wheel trade increased fifty. over the same time for las orders are coming in from t day. us MUSKEGON, The propeller Favorite, 1 days ago for $12,000 by Pillow. from Menominee pa passenger boat. H was an unlucky o: bor just as the was leaving for ( | a successful one, which the owners are very | the customs regulation, confident it will be. Butifitshould be found} Nearly all sail vessels tow now, tu; that the competition of the railways and re-| them through from port to port for gular lines is to severe the Rosedale will be | advance on river tow bills, ; confined to the lakes, in the grain trade, The experiment is an interesting one and|their regular excursion rates at one fare for The Cleveland line of steamers will make