East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-10-15
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sINGULAR CRAFT.

Capt. CHAs r. WEBB, Of Stamford,
Conn, the man who crossed the Atlantic
in 1857 in twenty three ton "hooker,"
with only one other man--who was lost
overheard boy for companions,
accounts Of which trip were published in
all the papers at the time--has been for
some time engaged in building singular
aud decidedly unique craft just below
Emerson's ferry landing, on the opposite
side Of tho river which he'll now loading
with oak and pine square timber and
heavy slaves for New York, for which
port he will sail next Thursday.
The craft is 90 feet in length, II feet
3 inches beam, 8 #. inches hold, and is
built square up and down oil around, the
bow and stem projecting in the form of a
- the stem and stern posts standing per-
pendicular from deck to bottom. The
corners arc thoroughly kneed with oak
knees The bottom is of inch timber,
and tho sides Of 5X6 inch pine, bolted
continuouslywit J inch round iron, each
bolt going through three strakes; both
side and bottom timbers break joints all
through, SO that the whole skin 10
solid as it well can be. She is put up
entirely rough, but calked thoroughly, and
is, to use the expression of the Captain,
Gas tiaht as a cork She is to all intents
and purposes a vessel without skeleton,
all skin, and mighty rough, tough skin at
that, but no timbers. Her rig is that of
three masted schooner, having three
spars, and carrying three fore-and-aft
sails of 30 feet hoist, with small jib for
ward. She has no keel, and it is calcu-
lated that her sides being perpendicular
win give her sufficient hold on the water
to enable her to work to windward if
necessary. Her capacity is about l00,0 900
feet board measure, and her load will
consist Of 10000 feet of oak timber,
$4,000 feet of pine timber, and the bal
ance in heavy pipe slaves. She will carry
three men, all told, and has very fair cabin
accommodations. The timber for her
cargo was got out by ID. b. CARDY, of
this section, who, we understand, takes
some share in the venture, and most OF
it is of very excellent quality.
We shall follow her movements with
anxiety, confidently expecting that if she
reaches her destination in safety, another
year we shall have to chronicle the de-
parturo of a feet of salt blocks, store
houses, single shanties, steum mills, and
barns fully stocked, in full operation and
under full sal! for various eastern ports.
The GBNEsEE County FAIR, Held al
Flint last wool, was very creditahl,
show. Tho display of cattle was excel
lent, of horses good, ana of other articles
very fair, to say the least. The racing
on the association track, on Friday, wa
f "nolhing to speak of" even for Gree,
: horses. We noticed a couple of "furrin'
animals leaving the next morning wounc
t up closely tails and all, in red rags, a
p carefully as if they had been respeetabl,
steppers instead of moderate road horses
8 but their Goings on the course certainl!
did not indicate tho necessity OF any sucl
8 display Of rich and gorgeous drapery.-
: The Saginaw delegation 10 the Fair ant
. Races having been most hospitabl.
+ treated OH I'll hands during their sojourn
, authorize us 70 tender their kindest re
CARDS TO the citizens of Flint generally
and particularly to mine host, HAMILTON
= of the Carlton House