Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-16
Marine Matters.

The propeller Canada was in Mon
day bound from Collingwood to Chicago.
The Champlain arrived yesterday
forenoon and leaves to-day for Chicago
and way ports.
The schooner Wankesha arrived in
port Thursday afternoon and is loading
lumber for Chicago.
The Atlantic arrived up early Tues
day morning and called in going down,
on time, Tuesday afternoon.
The Flora arrived up yesterday
afternoon. She did not call in going
down but called at Duncan City.
The propeller Ste. Marie arrived
down from the Sault Wednesday evening
with quite lot of fish for Detroit,
The schooner Parana arrived Wednes-
day morning loaded lumber from j. B.
McArthur's mill leaving to-day for Chi
cago.
The schooner Imperial arrived Thurs
day morning, loaded lumber from Nc
Arthur Smith & Co. and leaves to-day
for Chicago.
The schooner Lucy j. Clark arrived
Thursday morning and is loading at the
Cheboygan Lumber Co.'S mill. and leaves
to-day for Chicago.
The schooner Pensaukee arrived
Sunday evening, loaded lumber from
the ChebOygan Lumber Co. and left
Wednesday noon for Chicago.
The Mary is only making one trip
per day between here and Mackinac and
st. Ignace, leaving here in the morning
and returning in the evening.
The Keweenaw arrived up Sunday
forenoon and returned in the evening
remaining in port until Monday morn
ing, when she left for lower lake ports.
Capt. Riley arrived this morning
with the tug Clara Irr formerly owned
by Dingman at Mackinac, but now
owned in Bay City. She is to be used as
q fishing tug.
The propeller Lawrance arrived
Saturday afternoon with considerable
freight. She filed her hold with lath
and left here early Sunday morning on
her return trip.
The tug Geo. w. Wood had a monOp-
oily Thursday of towing vessels into
the harbor. 1t blew so fresh that mas
tiers of vessels were afraid to trust any
of the smaller tugs to bring themin
The tug T. M. Bradley seems to have
an affinity for the bottom of the river
and sinks every time it gets a good op'
portunity. She sank again Wednesday
night on the west side of the river O
short distance above John f. McDonald's
landing.
The steamer Pearl arrived up during
the night Thursday night, and calle'
in, bound down, yesterday about noon
We understand this is her last trip te
this port this season, hereafter only run
ming to Alpena, making two trips PEE
week to that port.
The barge Waverly completedi he
cargo of telegraph poles and left TO
Cleveland Wednesday afternoon. Cap
Baker complained about the size OF som
of the poles and said he had them o
board that were 80 feet long and 20 III
ches in diameter at the butt. 1858
The tug Messenger started out Thurs
day morning for Cockburn island with
lot of fish cars and went all right unit
she got fairly into the north passag
when her cargo of fish cars commence
trying to jump overheard, when Cap
Myers turned her about and came bac
TO port.
Clerk Hubbard informs us that tt
Dove will only make one more trip b
tween here and the Sault leaving hel
Monday morning and returning Tue
day, after which she will go below fl
the remainder of the season, but he e.
poets she will resume the route ear
next spring.
We understand their is talk of organ
izing hose company in the upper en-
of town. With our system of watel
works this would be quite an advantae
to that part of the town in case of fl
and we have no doubt should such
company be formed, they would find Il
village council ready to respond to the
demand for equipments and house
keep them in. There should be plen
of good material in that part of the vi
lage to make an efficient company.