The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-03
Marine.

yard poiut are fast nearing completion IN
der the supervision Of Mr.. Jasper Hanson
master builder The j. d l. .Stroaacl
is receiving a thorough rebuild ne is tt
be heightened % feet, raised Is inches for
ward, inches midships, and Is inches att
and is to receive new pisnking inside ant
out, at = cost Of about IS. 900
The john Heter is also being rebuilt
and is to be raised IL inches forward and
8 or 10 inches aft She will receive new
centrebosrd box and will also receive new
planking inside and out, a. COS, Of abou,
81 ,O0O
Mr.. Hanson has a new vessel on the
stocks for Messrs. Jones and Albrecht,
which will be ready to launch just as soon
as the ice 10 the river breaks up.
We notice that the schooners Ell Tempo,
of this port, and Union, of Sheboygan, are
being overhauled and repaired preparatory
to leaving our h.rbor. 1t will be remem>
bered that the Union referred to is the
schooner that went ashore last fall seven
mile. south of this city, and which vessel
was afterwards pulled off by the tug Kitty
Smoke and towed to this port for repairs.
The Sheboygan papers seem to be consid
erably worried about the little craft she S
all right. ncighbor.
VESSEL SALE.-Cspt Boutin has sold
the small schooner Island, laid up at this
port, and which vessel went ashore last
fall IN attempting to make our harbor DUR
ing severe storm, to Capt. Peter Smith,
who has formerly commanded the schooner
Hare. at present running between here
aud Milwaukee. Consideration, $500.
TIE GOODRICH LINE The steamboat,
of this line are now in Milwaukee,, where
they are receiving 4 thorough oyerhauling,
preparatory to the summers campaign.
The NauitoUoc is being calked, painted
and is also having her machinery over,
hauled at an expense of about $1,000. In
the same way there i. being expended on
the .SheJoygan SO, 500, the Orion, So, 600
and the Alpena 50, 600 The Corona, which
is being built At this port, is now nearing
mpletion, and will be ready to leave our
harbor in about a month. She will take
the place of the Comet, on the Chicago and
St. Joseph line.
The 7ruesdeU, which has been UNDER
going repairs at Rand's ship yard the past
winter, is now ready to 90 out. She has
been re-pain,ed throughout, and looks as
gay as peach.
The propeller St. Joseph is still plying
between this port and Milwaukee, making
trips a, often as the weather permits. She
came in from the South last week Wed 4es
day, discharged large quantity of freight,
proceeded to Two Rivers, and cleared
from here the same evening for the South
She came in again from the south last
Tuesday and cleared for Milwaukee with
full load Of freight the same evening.
One Of the side wheel steamers is expect
ed here about the 18th inst.
We have not learned the names of the
gentlemen who are to officer the Goodrich
boats this season, but rs soon as announced
We will present them to our readers.
SCHOONER USIoN.-There is rumor that
the schooner Union, of this port. is missing
she not having been heard FROM since the 18th
inst AS far as we can learn, she left Mantle
voc for the Clay Banks for load Of wood on
the 9th inst. with four days provisions on
board, since which time nothing has been
heard from her We hope she win come home
all right.-.Sheboygaa Times.
It's q rity that Sheboygan don't own
the whole lake fleet Will the editor OF
the Times be SO kind as to inform US who
the party or partie. are in Sheboygan that
own the schooner Uuion9 If We are right
ly informed, the schooner alluded to in the
above article is owned and comm .nded by
Capt Chris. Knickrehm. of Manitowoc,
and the last time she was heard from she
was in Baiieys harbor waiting for fair
wind to come home, not to Sheboygan, but
to Manitowoc. The marine column of the
Sheboygan Times is 4 pretty reliable medi
um to 20 by.