The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-21
Marina


cessfuliy launched on Saturday last, and Is
pride to her oHners-1iessrs. jones and
Albrect-and reflects great credit upon 5Ir
Jaspar Hanson, her builder. She is larger
than either the EcDoaGId, Phillips or
JolRs9a, and IS wire rugged throughout,
being the first vessel with ike rigging
ever bull, q; this port. She viii start out
next week on her maiden trip. Success 10
her and her bonDy crew.
ANOTHER LAUNCH. The new vessel
built BY Chris. Olson for parties in this
city was launched yesterday afternoon at
Ship Yard Point. She is christened the
IadHstri. and is splendid model We
have heretofore published her dimensions.
The schooner Island City while entering
the Sheboygsn harbor abou. clock on
Tuesday morning of last week, ran on to
some sunkeu cribs at the end Of the harbor
piers at that place, where she remained
fas. until daylight, when she was gotten Of
and towed inside We understand that
the harbor cribs at Sheboygan are continu-
ally sinking and washing out of place, ow-
ing to the quieksand bottom.
The new steamer Corona, just completed
at this port, left last Monday for Milwau-
kee. where she will receive the balance of
her furniture, &c, preparatory to taking
her place on the East Shore line between
Chicago and St joseph. She needs no
criticism from US, as she speaks for herself.
The steamers Haattowoc and .Steboygan
have resumed theit trips along the west
shore between this city and Chicago. One
of the above boats leaves her dock at the
foot Of Fifth street every morning at IL
0 clock for Chicago and intermediate
ports.
The tug Kitty Smoke is receiving new
bulwarks and is also being repanted, which
will ada greatly to her appearance.
The schooner Pilot, Of Chicago, is re-
cciving a new deck, new coat Of paint, and
is being otherwise improved
There are five tug boats on active duty
at Milwaukee, the Tit, Mar, Daridson,
1mericaa Eugle, aud Fdrar.
The dredge has her new dipper nearly
completed, and she will steam up Monday
for biz"
The propeller St Joe touched here last
Sunday morning, on her first trip to the
Bay.
The following marine paragraphs we clip
from the Green Bay Adr0cate Of the l4th
inst:
TIE BAY OPENING are informed by Mr.
Barclay, telegraph operator IN FIT Howard,
that the Ice broke loose from the West shore of
the Bay on Monday, the llth, from Pensaukee
10 Ncnominee, and beyond, and i!oated out
The wind changing on Tuesday, it was driven
back, bat is all broken up. The ice is proba-
bly, now broken up the whole length of the bay 8.
and there will be nothing to impede navigation
By the end of the week.
On Tuesday afternoon q party went down
below Grass Island in the little steamer Den
nisoH, and found the ice broken up small as
far IS they could see.
We have had no arrival yet from the Bay,
but now aud then the whistle Of a steamer tells
Of the free waters The first boat to go up the
river was tie steamer -iUtnttc, which went to
pcpcre ON Tuesday morning.
The I'a2.'pis receiving her finishing touch
cs, and We noticed was fired up On Tuesday
She Is IS handsome as paint and scrubbing can
make her.
The propeller Comet has exchanged her din
g appearance for snowy white, and looks like
new boat.
The little steam ferry boat Dcnnison is fit