The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-04-15
A VISIT TO THE sHIpYARDs.
The Number OF Vessels that are being
Built--SiZe-.OWners. ETC., etc,

The Number OF Vessels that are being
Built--Size--OWners. etc., etc.
A few days since we paid visit to the
shipyards for the purpose of furnishing
to the readers of the TRIBUNE ar account
of what is being done in the line of ship
building 1t is well known that this
business is carried on very extensively
and the capital employed amounts to
many thousand dollars annually. Ship
timber of the very best quality is found
in abundance in this county and our
Ship-carpenters have no superiors any
where. These facts are well known and
furnish reason why this business is
carried on so extensively here. We first
visited
SHIP YARD POINT
at the foot Of Chicago and Buffalo streets.
Here are six vessels under course of con-
struction, all but one of which are
In forward state of completion. In
going to the yard, the first vessel we
came to was that owned by Jones, Han
son & Easton. 1t is vessel built espec-
tally for the lumber trade, with a keel of
ia feet, breadth of beam 26 feet, depth
of hold feet, and is supposed to have
a carrying capacity of 100 m. feet of lum
Der. She is we'll advanced towards COM
pletion and will be ready for business in
about q month or six weeks. Her out
fit is to be that of fore and-aft schooner.
She is to have three matches, which will
be quite an advantage for loading and
unloading freight. A gentleman from
Chicago has already furnished her with
fine suit of colors valued at one hundred
and twenty-five dollars. Her name, Of
course is a secret, but will be, we guess,
in honor OF Chicago lady. Captain
Joseph Edwards will be master of the
fine schooner. Mr.. Jasper Hanson, is
her builder, and his reputation as first
class mechanic is already we'll established.
Upon the completion of the above vessel
Mr.. Jones will commence the construc-
ton of another. for which the timber is
nearly all in the yard. The next vessel
we came to was the
scow PLANET,
owned by Connolly & Co., of Milwaukee,
This vessel has been re built at a
cost of about $4,000, and fiom appear
ances the money seems to have been
we'll expended. All the timber used is of
the best White oak and in fact no pains
or money has been spared to make the
vessel as good as new. She was success
fully launched on Monday morning and
will in a few days leave our harbor to en-
ter upon her summers work. She will
be sailed by Captain Tighes, of Milwau-
kee, who is also part owner.
A short distance South from the Scow
Planet lies the
SHCoNER MARINER
owned by Lars Larson of this Village.
This vessel has also been rebuilt and
so thorough has the work been done that
there are only few planks left Of the
old vessel. When completed she will be
one of the finest little schooners that be-
longs to our port. Her owner is one Of
our most industrious citizens and de.
serves success. Just east Of this vessel
is the
SCHOONER W. II. CHAPMAN
of Milwaukee. This vessel has been
heightened twenty feet and has also re-
ceived some extensive repairs. 1t is ex-
pected to have her ready to launch in a
day or two. She has been furnished with
three masts. Andrew Nelson, is one of
her owners and master
is being built for the Anderson Brothers,
the dimensions of which haye already
been published in the TRIBUNE. The
frame is all up and good portion of the
planking already completed. She has a
fine model and when completed will be
handsome schooner of about thirty-fve
tone burthen. Mr. Peter Larson is
building the vessel and has also charge
of the two last mentioned schooners
The last and largest of the new vessels
that is being built at ship yard point, is
the enc which is under the course of con-
struction by Mr.. E. W. Packard, for
Johnston & Co., of this village. She
will be 100 feet keel, % feet beam and
s feet hold. 1t is calculated to have her
draw only seven feet water with cargo
of ITO m. feet lumber Her keel which
is Of maple wood, was laid yesterday.
MR.. G. S. RAND'S YARD,
where all the famous steamers belonging
to the Goodrich Line" have been built,
is being made ready for commencing the
the work on another new steamer. Mr.
r. is now engaged in making the moulds,
and before many days this yard also will
present lively appearance.
THE STEAMER ALPENA-The follow
ing article was intended for last weeks