Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-21
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1882.
Marine Matters.

The schooner Fleetwing arrived
Tuesday and cleared yesterday with
lumber for Chicago.
The tug Metamora, and barges Ben
son, Russell and Manly, cleared Tuesday
for Collins Bay, Ont, with timber.
The Mary made trip to the Sault
this week, leaving Tuesday morning,
and arriving back Thursday morning.
The schooner North Cape arrived
Monday, loaded lumber from j. B. Near
thur, and cleared yesterday for Chica-
go.
The barge Nelson Bloom arrived
Tuesday, loaded lumber from Macarthur,
Smith & Co., and cleared Thursday for
Buffalo.
The st. Marie arrived down from
the Sault Thursday morning about half
past two, and left on her return that
forenoon.
The propeller Ocean call in Wednes-
day, bound to Chicago from Montreal.
Capt. McMaugh says this is her last
trip for the season.
The schooner Imperial arrived Mon
day morning, loaded lumber from the
Cheboygan Lumber Co., and cleared for
Chicago Tuesday evening.
The Atlantic was twenty-four hours
behind time this week, not arriving up
until Tuesday night. She called in 60
ing down Wednesday morning.
The Champlain arrived Thursday
evening with lots of freight. She loaded
lumber from Macarthur Smith & Co yes
terday aud cleared last evening for Chi
cagO.
The Keweenaw was late this week,
not arriving up until Monday, and, to
the great disappointment of number
of passengers, did not call in going
down.
1t may be that the tug Merrick is
stationed here as wrecking tug but if
so she spends but little time here, being
off towing and cannot be found when
wanted.
The VanRaalte left Thursday after
noon completely loaded down with
freight. She had lot of supplies for
Garden Bay, part of which consisted of
three car loads of oats.
The schooner Orphan Boy was towed
over from st. Ignace Thursday morning
by the tug Minter, and is taking deck
load of telegraph poles for Chicago. She
filled her hold with lumber at st. Ig-
mace.
The schooner B. f. Bruce completed
her cargo Of ties Sunday morning, and
was lowed out by the Cuyler that after
noon. She lay at anchor off the harbOr
all day Monday waiting for a fair wind,
and sailed Monday evening for Buffalo.
The barge Crosthwaite arrived Sum
day night, loaded lumber for Buffalo.
taking on over 500C30 feet in II hours.
She finished Tuesday but had to await
the arrival of the steambarge ID. w.
Powers from Cross Village, where she
went to load hardwood lumber.
The tug j. W. Bennett returned
Monday, having lowed the barge Mani
towoc to Port Huron. Tuesday morning
she left for lake George, in the Sault
river, and brought down Carkin, Stick
ney and Grams dredge and dumps, ar
irving here early Thursday morning.
The tug J. w. Bennett, with steam
pump, left Thursday forenoon for the
Sault river to assist the barge Ely,which
Struck the reef running out from De-
tour point Thursday night of last week.
The Ely is loaded with soft coal for
Portage, Lake Superior.
According to the Detroit papers an
other wrecking tug is to be stationed at
this port, they say "The tug Balize and
the wrecking schooner Johnson have
been stationed at Cheboygan and will
be held there during the remainder of
the fall to render assistance to vessels
In distress at the straits and vicinity.
The schooner Harriet Ross arrived
Wednesday evening and is loading lum-
Der. According to report she is his
toric craft, being, it is said, one of the
vessels constituting Commodore Perry's
feet when he flogged the British so
handsomely on Lake Erie. She looks
ancient enough to have been one of the
fleet, whether she was or not.
The schooner ]. B. Penfeld, which |
arrived last Saturday after ties, finding
the Bruce at the elevator, and conclud-
ing that the latter would not get loaded
until Tuesday of this week, took lumber
and did not get out until Thursday