The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-19
WN AND COUNTY

been ignorant of the large amount OF ship
and stcanI, boat building now going on IN
Manitowcc, and probably would have re-
rnaiuea in ths't blissful state were 1t not
that our special Reporter, GEORGE n
WooDIs, Esq, in. duced us on Tuesday last
to accompany him on journey to the
vicinity of JONES Mil, where many OF our
citizens, like ourselves, 4 re not IN the haDl1
of visiting.
Most people know where JONES MN Is
located, but large number o. our citizens
are not aware of the extensl,e business
daily trausacteG in its vicinity. For their
benefit we will cndcavor to give tdsm
little insight to the amount OF vessel build
ing done and being done in ship yal ds
close BY, (which mill, by the bye, turns out
100000 feet of lumber weekly, employs "A
men at a weekly expense of 5000 we
will commence with the
Barq,te Alice Richards.-This Vessel
was built during the last fall and winter for
Mr. JONAH RICHARDS, after whose daugh-
ter she is named Her model was made by
Mr.. G. S. RAND, the steamboat builder,
and she was built under the supervision OF
Mr. JASPER HANSON. She was in full rig
when we saw her, and was to have lett our
river on Wednesday for Kewaunee, where
she was to have taken her first cargo for
Chicago. The Alice Richards is one of the
best looking and staunchest vessels on the
Lakes, and is commanded by Capt. ROBrRT
l.. BELL, an old resident Of Mantowoc, and
one of her best sailors. Her dimensions
are 1873 feet keel, 27 feet beam, 10 feet
hold, and will carry 10000 bushels of grain,
for which purpose she viii be used. She
cost $50, 900.
A few rods further, We find Capt. JAMES
HERBREDGE at worK on a rev vessel for
Mr.. RICHARDS. Her frame is already up,
now being planked, and will be launched
about the middle of July. She is 135 feet
keel, 81 feet beam, 10 feet depth of hold,
and will carry about $4,000 bushels of
grain. Eighteen mechanics are employed
on this vessel at an expense to Mr. RICH
ARDS OF $500 per week.
Next we came t. the mammoth Barge
being built for Captains S. W. MORGAN
and J. A. KAHLER. Captain PORTER j.
MORGAN has charge Of the building Of this
eraft--tbe largest and staunchest of its
kind ever built in the West. She is really
a curiosity, and should be seen by every
admirer Of fine modelled and strong built
barge Her builder, Captain PORTER J.
MORGAN, has had large experience in this
line of business, and his new specimen of
handicraft must add to his former good
reputation. This barge is 1922 feet long,
80 feet inches beam, and has depth Of
hold of II feet, will carry the large amount
Of 200 feet of lumber, and will cost,
when complete, about $4,000. She is
intended for the Saginaw lumber trade
Messrs. MORGAN and KAHLER employ "a
men, and pay out for labor about $500
weekly
Next, we find a fine vessel already in
frame, for Messrs GooDENow and JOHN
sToN, of 132 feet keel, % feet beam, with
hold Of III feet s inches. She is being
built by HENRY 3. BURGER, and will be
launched about the middle of July.
Tuenty-three men are employed on her at
an expense of $500 per week. She will
carry $4,000 bushels of grain, aud when
finished will cost $4,000.
We walk back to the business part Of the
town, and near the bridge We find the fol-
lowing items, which. if not new to the peo-
pie of Manitowoc, may give strangers some
idea of this branch of business in our town.
Steam Dredge-Being built by Mr.. E.
w. PACKARD for the town Of Manitowoc
at cost of $l7,5OO, Including two dump
scows. The Drejge is Ga feet long, &c feet
wide, and feet deep. This Dredge is put
up after the pattern of 0. B. GREEN, said
to be the best in the Union. She will be
ready to work on our harbor on the 9th of
May. She will contain 4 engines-two
hosting, and two swinging-the capacity of
the former to be Sc horse power, that of the
latter IL horse. The Dipper will hold two
yards and quarter, or sixty cubic feet of
earth. The power for lifting and backing
is obtained by friction-a great improve
ment on the old style, and will save vast
amount of breakage on the machinery.
The two scows are well put together, and
each contain ten water-tight compartments
to prevent any danger from sinking. Mr..
PACKARD employs l6 men, and pays them
$240 per week. If our Harbor Commits
sioners had searched the Lake Shore from
Chicago to Kewaunee they could not have
found better man to do this work than
Mr.. PACKARD.
Steamer Norts- Hest.-This fine steamer
built by Capt. GREENLEAF S. RAND for
Capt. A. e. GOODRICH, is receiving her
finishing touches, and will probably sail out