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\. ~ == > -- ~ -------- = oF ® " 'THE LINE STEAMERS OUT. TWO LEAVE ON WEDNESDAY OR THE 800 WITH FULL LOADS.--FISHING TUGS GONE, - Navigation opened at Parry Sound on the 19th. The schooner Lady of the Lakes, Capt. F. Henman, was the first arrival at Parry Sound this season. ing. A hole was stove in her bow. Tho large freighter Rosedale ground- ed during a gale near Prescott on y. She broke her wheel, e tug Cynthia pulled out Wednes- morning with anumber of skiffs in tow, all bound for Squaw Island. Messrs. Pratt & Clark are supplying a ferry eervice between the terminus of the 0, A. & P.S. Ry, and Parry Sound. ; The tug Fred A, Hodgeots will be én- gaged in towing loge'for Messrs. Jas. Playfair & Co., of Midland. Capt. Carson will be in charge, The Northern Belle was the firet of the White Line fleet to leave the har- bor this spring. She left Tuesday afternoon for Parry Sound. Mr. Geo.' Malcolm, B.A., of the Col- legiate Institute staff of Stratford, spent a portion of the Easter holidays with his parents at Banke. Mr. Jas. Johnston, Government Boiler Inapector, was in town Monday night. While here he inspected the tugs Storey and Cynthia. The steamer St. Andrew of the Playfair Co.'s fleet, was the first boat to pass through the Canadian canal at the Soo this spring. The vessel was bound for Fort William. The charges of partizanship and neglect of duty against Capt. Dunn, of the D, G, Oruiser Petrel, began before Commirsioner Seager at Owen Sound on Saturday, - Miss Helen Cooper has returned to Toronto after having spent her Easter holidays intown, She has forthe past year been taking instructions on the pipe organ in that city, Mr, James Cahill, of Alliston, has resumed his old position as wine clerk atthe Manitoba House. Jim; is well liked in Collingwood and will no doubt ewdraving card to mine host, P. Brow J. Stone. The tug Saucy Jim madea trip to Christian Island on Wednesday, Capt. Scott has three hundred cords of wood on the island, which he has contracted to deliver to the waterworke station. The steamer-J J, Hill, of Chicago, went ashore at Long Point near Picton on Friday night. The steamer has board for Preseott. A tug and lighter nt to her assistance from Kingston. e schooner Sephil in tow of the . L. White, arrived from Midland ursday evening. The vessel was on the dry dock for repairs, Mr, H. H. Cook recently purchased this boat, paying $4,006, She will be put in the lumber trade, The officers of the steamer Cambria, which has laid up at Meaford during the winter, for the season are as fol- lows: Capt. Hill; mate, W. Bemrose ; reecond mate, W, Cole; chief engineer, Jno, Doran; second engineer, George Sylvester ; steward, Chas. Harris, The Black Liner City of Midland, Capt. LaFrance, is out on bor initial trip this season. This steamer hada large load of freight leaving here, which was increased at Owen Sound Tuesday will be this steamer's day of sailing until further notice, The City of Parry Sound of the same line will leave to-day. The tugs Maud 4. and Orcadlan left on Wednesday for the fishing grounds. The steamer Pacific, the first of the White Line to leave for the Boo this spring, got away on good time Wed- nesday afternoon. The ateamer had a aplendid load of freight and a good passenger list. It will be convenient for vessel masters to learn at a glance the num- ber of minutes required to cover certain distances in the St. Mary's river where speed is limited to eeven miles an hour. This information is contained in the following table : Times in minutes - Piso: oe ° miles a ilea, hear, Mud mee buoy to tvacen a polnt.... co.cc. cae ee 2} 294 mterens point to Dark Hole turn, wa 2h 24 Dark Hole turn to Raina' wharf turn, o« Bh 28 Rains' wharf turn to lower Hay Iake turn (black can DUOF). ccccnecneseierenseed 3} 28 Through lower Hay Inake (rNaaREOE ReGwENeReMCR 27234 Up Searle lake cut to light PROG pai ins casas eke eee 44 384 Light-house to ahaseaegeone COCK oes ceeeeess 4 Marine Review, AN ANTIDOTE FOR ASTHMA, Mr; Albert Reid, Angus, Ont, was for over two years a sufferer from Asthma. Ahalf bottle of Yellow Oil cured him completely, and although that was some time ago, he has never been troubled with the same complaint * since, The steamer Bannockburn ran on a|° shoal near Kingston on Tuesday morn- a fifty thousand bushels of wheat on]; GR "| MR lc tor oft don his stu sto Que hel« ing did: stud and Mis: of t Re pas pre tha the the the ori thi