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- ftic MARINE RECORD. he eS Record. ESTABLISHED 1878. Published every Thursday, at 144 Superior Street, (Leader Building,) CLEVELAND, O. \rvina B. Samiti. | Carr. JoHN SWAINSON, BRANCH OFFICE, COnicaao, In18., - - - 252South Water &t. ‘THOMAS WILLIAMS, Associate Editor. Proprietors. ‘ é SUBSCRIPTION. One-copy, one year, postage paid, =~ - One copy, one year. to foreign countries, Invariably in advance. ADVERTISING. Rates givenon application. THE MARINE RECORD can be found for sale by the following agents and news dealers: AMHERSTBURG, ONT.—George Taylor. ASHTABULA HARBOR, 0.—0.,0. Large, 0. M. Kohne. ASHLAND, WIS.—Post Office News Stand. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Miss McCabe, Blk st-; W- H. Boyd, 60 Main st. CHICAGO, ILLS.—Thomas Williams, 252 South Water street. L. P. Ballin, 33 West Randolph street. CLEVELAND, 0.—Cleveland News Co , 118 Wood street; G. F. Bow- man, corner Pearl and Detroit strect; R. A. Castner, 254 Detroit street E.J. 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Haller, Water street. 4a7- Subscribers and others are respectfully invited touse the columns of THE MARINE RECORD for the discu-sion of pertinent topics and all matters relating to the welfare of the Lake Marine. N.B.—We do not hold ourselves responsible in any way for the views expressed by our correspondents. Contributions must in every ¢ se be accompanied by the full name and address of the writer, and be at this office not later than Wednesday morning. Entered at tive Post Office at Clevela:id as second class mail matter. ALL MAIL MATTER Pertaining to the Editorial and Business Departments of THE MARINE REcorD should be addressed, “SMITH & SWAINSON, 148 SUPERIOR ST., CLEVELAND, OHIO.” ed OLEVELAND, 0., MARCH 24, 1892. SSS Oxp soleil has crossed the equator and is slowly shap— ing his course north again, this fact does not proclaim, however, the direct opening of lake navigation, for not- withstanding the eagerness which this event is looked forward to, there are only two seasons recorded where vessels passed the “Soo” prior to May 1st, nor is it to be ex- pected that general navigation will open much if any earlier this season. ee ne aes ee In our advertising columns may be found proposals from the Treasury Department asking for bids for the construction of two steam launches for the United States Revenue Cutter Service for Puget Sound. As there are several lake firms engaged in the building and equip- ment of this class of tonnage, we hope that it will be our pleasure to chronicle the awarding of the contract toa near by competitor. — Tose who desire to pass the local inspection board may now understand that the examination has been re- duced to writing and all questions are so answered. If local inspectors are’ either too lax or too strict, irrefu- table evidence is furnished in the applicant’s hand- writing. One more step is necessary, and that is, that all examinations be sent to the Supervising Inspector of the district for final report before the issuing of a license. ee eS ee AN amplitude of the Sun as means of determining com- pass errors; is one of the simplest and most accurate methods known, and as a large number of the high class tonnage are now fitted with instruments for taking bear- ings, several- courses might be corrected each day until a reliable table of corrections and changes had been com- piled, Baxter's Amplitude cards are computed for the lakes during the season of navigation, and they are well worthy of a place in every pilot house, Ir has been suggested that the local steamboat ip. spectors ought to inspect all lake steamers in the spring of the year and before the season of navigation has fairly opened. Three steamers per day is about the average work of the Cleveland office and with only 300 to inspect this would prolong the time to nearly four months. Owners do not desire to keep steam up during the winter and unless the entire staff of the inspection ser- vice could be detailed for duty on the lakes until all tests had been applied it would seem a difficult task to inspect, the entire fleet in so limited a time, although it would be a great benefit to vessel owners if the steamers could be inspected previous to the opening of navigation. + oo Tux Lind Bill, now before Congress calls for regular en tries and clearances at each porto that{correct statistics of lake commerce may be compiled. A report is all that is asked for, and if the master is too hurried, a clerk or any authorized person may make the required entry at the Custom House, Lake statistics have too long been open to contradiction and corrections, and the government is justly entitled to a knowledge of the true volume of lake commerce. so as to facilitate legislation. This apparent innovation can work no hardship to ves- sel-men, and it will probably be the means of bringing about wider benefits when the River and Harbor Bills are under consideration. With tne Mississippi commerce tabulated on the same lines, the largest appropriations will go to support the greater volume of transportation, and the lakes need have no fear of the result. In the past as well as at the preseni time, “the Father of waters” monopolizes more than its just dues, and no better argument than cold figures is wanted to show where the pulse of the internal commerce is situated. By all means let the lake Custom House figures be aug- mented by every pound of cargo entered and cleared at each lake port, and then Mississiippi appropriations may perhaps come this way instead of the moiety which it has been customary to grant ee sc LAKE SUPERIOR LIFE SAVING STATIONS. The dangerous coast along the south shore of Lake Superior would no doubt be rendered less unsafe if the life saving stations in the locality of White Fish Point were connected by telephone or telegraph, so that when a wrecked or stranded vessel was reported, the nearest station might be notified to proceed to the wreck without loss of time. The service in the tenth district, comprising this dan- gerous locality, is well and ably subserved with the pres- ent appliances at command, but so dangerous is the locality between White Fish and Keweenaw Point that a prominent vessel-owner who has sailed for a number of years in the Lake Superior trade suggests that a steam patrol should be kept traversing the above region dur- ing the early spring and fall of the year, such a patrol is used on the Atlantic Coast and the suggestion of our practical friend contains more wisdom than the untech- nical mind can readily conceive. It is no longer possible to rest contentedly on our oars and let the service of past years be considered ample for the future, a spirit of progression is abroad and all that appertains to the amelioration of the condition of man- kind and the welfare of commerce should be earnestly advocated and strenuously insisted upon. To come back to White Fish Point which is a'most im- portant headland to the Lake Superior navigator, we find that the nearest life saving station, Vermillion Point, is ten miles distant and that no telephone connection ex ists between Deer Park, Grand Marais, or Vermillion Point with White Fish, it is also a fact that at least some of these stations have been equipped with telephone in- struments which we presume are annually paid for with- out any service being obtained from or through them, why not connect these instruments? Again, that the floating equipment is none too good ample evidence was furnished from the fact that during a storm last Novem- ber one of the life boats in trying to assist the Canadian schooner Neelon capsized and floated ashore bottom up, and yet, the amounts annually expended and the un- questionable talent required on the staff of this national service should warrant the crews in risking their valu- able lives in nothing but the best and most approved life saving outfit andequipment. No inquiry or report has been made in so far as we are advised on this capsize of the self bailing, self righting, and self saving coach which the crew could not make stand up in a surf, was she a life boat at all, or only an apology for one? such a circumstance ought not to be again chronicled, as the average citizen is taught to believe thatno dug-outs are permitted in the service and that men risk their lives in an attempt to save others, with every safe guard that skill and science can throw around them. ‘he United States life saving seryiceis conceded to be the most advanced national institution of any in the world, and being so, eyery effort need be turned toward maintaining its pres- tige and conserving its already well earned honors. A report now comes from across the Atlantic suggest- ing that lightships be supplied with a modified ty life boat, and as lighthouses are always located most dangerous portions of ashore line, a similar might, with good reason, be applied wherever a st number of volunteers could be found to mann boat. The outfit and equipment cost but a small p of the annual expenses of the service, and if a fewo service inspectors were detailed to other duty ani salaries for only one year devoted to the better eq ment of the stations as recommended by keepers superintenderts the service would no doubt be g enhanced. ae eee OHIO FISHERY QUESTION. There is now-a/bill:before the Ohio Senate, in and fathered by Mr. Kelley, asking that a close season’ made on fishing in the waters of Ohio, which, accor to the unwritten law of nations and universal cus' within a three mile limit of the shore line. i This question ofa close season for fishing ought to looked at from more than onestandpoint. A close to conserve the animal life of the waters tributary to State is no doubt a broad, well considered measure, legislators should be careful when advocating such a that no serious discrimination is brought about to detriment of the entire industry in Ohio, and there every probability that if the Kelley bill should be pass L by the Senate a gross injustice would, be perpetrated the citizens of Ohio engaged in this occupation. For the better illustration of this question it may assumed that a close season had become a law, what then would prevent our neighboring State from draining the conserves? Erie is already quite a fishing depot, and as no close season is observed in Pennsylvania, it is but natural to expect that active fishing would be carried on by the home boats close to the Ohio preserves, and thus Ohio would simply be depriving her citizens for the efit of Pennsylvania. ‘Another somewhat novel complication would exist in- ’ the question of determining the three mile limit, as_ without instruments to measure the exact distances, end- — less litigation would be liable to ensue where a too zeal- ous conservator of State rights floated around the fisher- men. As we have said, it is not equitable or just to” restrict the rights of one citizen more than another, and> with free ground to the eastward the act would be ren- dered abortive by the supply of fish being drawn to Erie during the proposed close season. Dr oo NOTICE TO MARINERS. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—NORTHERN AND NORTH-— WESTERN LAKES. if St. Joseph Pierhead Range Light. Notice is hereby given that, on or about March 3b, 1892, the fixed red tubular-lantern range light, which was discontinued October 31, 1891, owing to the shifting f the channel over the outer bar, will be re-established, a post 25 feet high, on the outer end of the North P; at St. Joseph Harbor, Lake Michigan, Michigan. The light should be visible in clear weather 2 or 3 sta tute miles, and with St. Joseph Pierhead Light will form a range showing the direction of the pier and the cou to be followed in entering the harbor. Seul Choix Pointe Light . *CORRECTION TO NOTICE TO MARINERS NO. 17, of The light will illuminate 270° of the horizon exten from §. 8. W. through eastward and southward to rE Bearings are true and from seaward. i By order of the Lighthouse Board. es James A. GREER, 1% Commodore U, 8. Navy. Office of the Lighthouse Board, Washington, D. C,, March 18, 189: be * The correction above noted is on the bearings given last week as extending from NNE through eastward and so) ward to WNW. ED oe ee THE LARGEST TUG LINE ON THE LA ‘The Saginaw Bay Towing Association can ‘now claim to haying the largest fleet of tugs on the I: They have purchased from Capt. 8. B. Grummo Detroit, the tugs Winslow and Sweepstakes, considers $34,000. They have now 14 tugs, the names of which as follows: Traveler, Niagara, Annie Moiles, Peter Ella Smith, Sarah Smith, Rummage, Westover. Florence, Sweepstakes, Winslow, Charlton, and tug that has not yet been named. The Tray Peter Smith are in winter quarters at Ontona, Florence and Sea Gull are the smallest in the will probably be kept on thejSaginaw river Th is also a new addition to their fleet, and isa wrecking tug, which will allow them to do bt Canadian waters. See ‘ : es or Turrn is now about twenty-two feet of water att to Muskegon, a draft which is suitable for even the | tonnage, ne Ke