Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19


only came as far as Alpena this weeks
trip and returned to Detroit.
The bark Cavalier arrived Thursday
afternoon after cargo of square and
board timber from Peter Macarthur.
Masters of Canadian crafts do con-
siderable complaining about having to
report at this port when upward bound.
The Minnie Sutton. with lighters,
has been assisting in loading the A. p.
Nichols with cedar posts. near Mackinaw
City.
Capt. Sinclair. to be in style, is Civ
ing the Prindiville thorough repaint-
ing, which will improve her looks very
much.
The Schooner A. p Nichols arrived
Wednesday to take on another cargo OF
cedar posts for Chicago, from j. 3. Nc
Arthur.
The schooner Duncan City loaded
lumber and lath from the Duncan mills
this week and cleared for Chicago Thurs
day evening.
Quite heavy smoke prevailed over
the lake Tuesday of this week. Captains
say it was as thick as during the great
fires in the fall Of 1871.
The. schooner @. Hart made trip
to Duncan Tuesday and returned laden
with lumber. Capt. Hart says she sails
well and is handled easy.
The propeller st. Albans, of the n
T. line, landed at this port about one o.
clock Thursday. p. NJ, delivered her
freight and departed for Chicago.
The steamer Lawrence, of the N. Il.
line, succeeded in surmounring the ice
barrier at the flats. and reached this port
Tuesday evening, on her way to Chica-
go.
The schooner John Miner finished
loading her cargo of lumber from Bull
len & Nelson Wednesday evening and
left early Thursday morning for Chica-
go.
The st. Adams. of the n. T. line OF
propellers, arrived at this port Thursday
early in the afternoon. She brought the
passengers left by the Milwaukee at
MOOsetOwn.
The st. Joseph arrived Monday
morning with her usual quota of freight
and passengers and returned. OH the pas
sage down in the afternoon, stopping in
the river both ways.
The schooner Melvina arrived Thurs
day night and was towed up to Nelson's
dock by the Bismarck. where she i:
taking on a cargo of cordwood from p
nj. LathrOp, for Chicago.
The propeller City of Concord ar
rived from Chicago early yesterday
morning. She received quite number
of passengers from this port and proceed.
ded OIL her downward trip.
Tho San Jacinto reached! this port
Thursday evening late and was towed
i'm yesterday morning and is loading at
Humphreys dock with lumber from Bull
len & Nelson, Tor Chicago.
The Valley Queen has made num-
Der of trips over the inland navigation
route during the week. She took up a
couple loads Of household goods for set
tiers moving into that section.
"A new tug called the Elk Lake be.
longing to Dexter s Noble. of Elk Rap
ids, came into port on her way from Buff.
falO to Elk Rapids, yesterday morning
She is quite neat little craft and is pro-
PEELED by two wheels.
The boom containing J. B. Near
thurs cedar posts broke this morning
and let 90 large number of the posts
They succeeded in getting boom
stretched at the mouth of the river and
secured the most of them. quite nUm-
Der, however, fioated out into the bay.
The City of Concord of the Mt. line
was the first boat to get through the jam
at the flats and she WAS the first to MAX,
the passage through the straits. The n
L. folks feel quite proud over their sue
cess. She passed up for Chicago last
Sunday morning, stopping at this port
and landing considerable freight. She
was delayed nearly week Sy the ice.
The Prindiville was called Wednes.
day night to 60 to the relief of the pro
peller Cleveland, of the N. T. Line, anC
some other craft which were aground OF
Thunder Bay island. Capt. Sinclair
started for the scene of trouble with the
tug and barge but when he reached tn,
spot found that they had been relieved
The Prindiville with barge returned early
yesterday morning.
The Canadian propeller, Shicklun;
called in at this port to report, Wednes
day evening. The captain said h,
| thought that there would not be muct
more trouble on account of The ice, as i
was becoming quite soft and easil,
broken up. The wind had been blowing
| from the south and there had been som,
warm days which had great effect il
weakening the strength Of the blockade
The N. Il. propeller Milwaukee
which was ice bound with the propelle
Lawrence, of the same line, at the flats
succeeded in forcing her way through
the jam and made this port Wednes-
day morning. Some Of her passengers
bound for this place, got off ut Moore
town. while the propeller was taking OF
wood, and wandering off ut too great
distance got left. Their baggage wa.
put off here to await their arrival
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