The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-16

NEw BoATs-The Northern Line and
White Collar Packet Companies are signal
izing this season by the placing On the river
some magnificent new packets Among
these are the Lake Superior, Of the Northern
Line, and the Northwestern, of the White
Collar Line. The Lake Superior was
built at Pitts burgh, aud the Pittsburgh
Commercial gives the following description
of her dimensions:
Her outfit of machinery 10 first class, and
gotten up In the light of modern science,
strength, durability aud utility combined
with sim plicity. The hull is 2i5 feet long :;
beam SO feet; hold 6 feet. The boilers are
five in number and SO inches in diameter,
20 feet long, with two fues in each. The
cabin is a splendid affair, supplied with all
the modern appliances necessary to minister
to the comfort and convenience of travellers,
and, in addition TO its other characterization,
is beautifully decorated with Q number Of
Miunesetian aud other views.
The Lake Superior was designed by
Com modore Richard C. Gray, and built
w c. GRAY II will cost, when ready to
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among the floating palaces of the western
waters, and is a credit to the hue that owns
her.
Her officers are Capt. Jones Worden, who
has seen twenty five years service on the
Mississippi; Spencer Greenwich and VIM.
Wells, clerks, both well known on the upper
rivers; Jonathan Crane and Hiram Brown,
mates; Z. Irwin and A. Armstrong, sngi-
neers. The cabin is in charge of that prince
of caterers, Ed. Waney, which is sufficient
ed and cared for. She is due here in few
DAYS.
The Northwestern, which was built in Gin
Cincinnati and is shortly due at this point
is described as follows by the Cincinnati
Commercial
The new side wheel passenger steamer
Northwestern, Just completed here for the
Northwestern Union packet company, made
q short trial trip yesterday morning. She
performed very satisfactorily. The hull
was built at Madison, Ind by J. R. Stuart
4 Co. 1t is 240 feet long, SO feet beams,
81 feet floor, and FIVE feet depth of held.
The,machinery, from the Niles works, com
prises four a hue boilers, Al inches in diane
ter, an &c feet long, the cylinders being &c
inches in diameter with feet stroke. She
had a capacious full length cabin, built by
Elias Eahler, containing SIS rooms. She
had capacity for 600 tons, and trims on 80
inches of water. The painting is by Viii
liams l. Co. upholstery, Competing, &C., by
John Spring, while the balance of the outfit
is from New York. While the Northwest
ern is neat, fret class business steamer,
she is calculated to carry considerable
freight on very little water, and was built
under the personal supervision of Com. W.
F. Davidson. who is we'll known here. and
all along the western and southern waters.
he Is al. building two more steamers for
tne same company, Of similar size, one ut
Madison and the other at Mack's yard in this
city The hulls of the two latter will be
launched by the LIST of July, and completed
BY the LIST of August.
The same company have just built two
other boats of q similar size at La Crosse-
the Alexander Mitchell and the Belle Of
La Crosse. The Northeastern cost $40. 600.
and will be oficered as follows: Captain, T.
| L. Davidson clerks, F. R. Snow. and Mr..
Cooley engineers, Andrews and Martin !;
mate, W. n. Bark; steward, Ed. McCabe.
| She will ply between St. Louis and St. Paul.