, 1874-05-11


Although the weathor clear and warm Saturday,
1t was n very had day for saiors, the wind blowing
almost gs!o iTon TIC southwest, preventing voHaes
Another storm, il probable, tho weather man hay
ing displayed his rcd emblem.
hero Saturday morning. sho unloaied les curgo 1 1T
tho creek " to take On anothur load for Erie Ths
aince the opening Of tue straits.
a new oler laH been placed In the ycssel-pw4-
ora Towing Association tug nsbel, ind ao will be out
Tho first arrivals from Escanaba in this 1.arbor
were tho seam burgess 8. D. Baldwin and Agnes L.
70 Ter. They arrived hero Saturday morning win
loals of iroi.ore.
"A !. meeting ot lumber, vesael owners will bo
Haadland's eail-loft, Nos $50 and o54 South Watar
rates, sud what mensures should 6o takcn under tho
The prop Lake Erlo, bound from thiB city to Mon-
treal, %ith wheat sprang Tex In her stern~ldpo,
there with water Ia los hold. large portion Of her
The new tov-bareo Transfer, built by Kirby,
erdsy viii ioad Of lumber Tits Is hsr Sas rst tin. &
shofs flae-lookng craft, has threo masts, and is
The tug Dabcock broke her cylindcr-top. croHa.
hc9d, and strap Oh hof tnalu jHuruaL
tion Of tho har At ths mouth Ut the Thames River
where there is but eight and haf feet of wuter,
majority s whS Ts Chatham d for
1Wontiy comree to lighter H. considerable portion Of
freght befure they nuke their exit This entails
lcavy sxpenaea, besides serious ttoay. The dredging
Of tho chanuol is 4 work much neeiesI.
The Bay City CAroH'el< contasna tho following in
lumber fleet now In the river will probably lay up.
Captains Of lumber curriers' Agnre upa loss Of from
$50 oS1a0 on carYoeB Of 800 lumber to Buffalo
sugnaw river the go-b, OF ther mkt trip MP lo Lakes
aud trying Hone Of tic Lahe Michigan ports. They
are therefore careful Ahout shipping from Lure
for trip.
1r. Alexander Allau anil others nra about to ostab.
lsh q new shir-yard at Milwaukee.
Green Bay just south Ut Rcd River 1ue was carried
a"ay by tue ice during tho severe aorn OF two wssks
-The tug Goorge n. brady hna been robuilt at an
outlay exceeding $15.0oo. Her hull haa boon ,nalo
over With nav MATERIAL making her aB sound ycssel
A young sailor named Joseph LaRose was knocked
oyerooard BY tie jbling Of tho foreboom tho scr
WAntlerer, on Dunkirl, Friday morning. Young L.
Hose was about ~ years Of agp. HiA l0n0 was ut
Port Dover. whero hs leaves parents.
Tile strike Of tl!e coa-leavcrs and lnn1ber-shoy-
err At Cleveland still continues. At u ,nesng Friday
above those offered BY ealors About 100 strikers as
eelnhlcd along tho riyor Saturday forenoon, but
no uerious trouble occurred. Tie police arrested
number Of them wlp were trying to creste dIaturb-
been ordered to ol themselves in roadino.s o aaast
Tile Detroit Pvt Of Saturday contains the following
important lton for mariners: 'yesteylAy Capt Ator-
andor McDou9n, Of tho prop Japan, stopped hls bo.t
On tho trip 70 0hlcHgo ut Bar Point and spent about
two honrH H. getting Into positon tie new buoy ut
that point, and III commencing the establishment OF
rangu lights ut tue limo kIlng. He says tue buoy is
located as noarly Oh tie boundary limo US possible,
tn II feet Of water, aud tho rock The best
channcl ia on tho cast kldo although thoro IL a
good channel OF from 200 to 300 feet In With on
either slae Of tile huoy., rhs huoy s rcd aud black,
with ld.foot srar, Oh tile hoad Of wllic IL whIta
haG. Tho Captain recommends milking the InssaCo
to the wtn.ward Of tue buoy. 70 lie Westward oUU
feet from whtro tue hagahlp IL located, thu anchor
was let In T. feet Of water, tukinE hold n mass II
loose rocks. The following Ia the ostton Of tho lag
Fhip and range lights: The lightalip ia 10 be aa-
TONED upon tla outer shoal which Is 3 1-l0 mica H.
w. from Bar Point, ut which pace there 10 IA fett Of
waller. Tho lights to be ahown from tho Iightship n
tho niaht-tino will bc green aboyo whito; md the
daytime large rod ball will ln exhibited to dis
t'ngatsh her from all surrounding objects. In foggy
weather triangle will be sounded at regular iner-
yaE.h
Tho Detroit Free Press snys that ono OF the most
Important ghss for tho protection Of lalo shipping Ia
ihat which ia located On what IL known ~ "lIorshuo
Heel" ut the entrance 10 Niagara River. Ia location
1R nearly midway hetwccn Buffalo mud Fort Erie the
Canada side, OIL which IL established elevated Iron
bearon on masonry pier, with Aseposs dwelling rnint-
~ White. Il baarR southeast by QUO quarter south
from Fort Erie and from Buffalo light weat by north.