Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-04-21
MARINE.


to tho NORTHERN TRIBUNE building,
Spectacle Reef light will be lighted
tonight for the first time this season.
The tug G. w. Cuyler went up the
river this morning after tow of logs.
Norman w. Lyons scow Essex has
been rebuilt and considerably enlarged.
The river steamers are running reg
ularly between Port Huron and Detroit.
The Chicago Standardization adopted
81 per day for sailors wages this spring.
The tug Messenger went out this
morning to lift the net set last Wednes-
day.
The City of Cheboygan started up
the river at noon Wednesday, bound for
Black lake.
The steam yatch r. c. Wilson had
steam up Monday, but has been hauled
out for repairs.
-Messrs. Hodge & Harrington expects
to have G. r. Smiths new steam yacht
ready to launch next week.
The tug T. M. Bradley was launched
at the Amiot ship yard Wednesday morn
ing. She has been thoroughly repaired.
The Flora arrived last night at 9:3O.
The first boat of the season. This is the
third season she has led in the arrivals
from below at this port.
Tho AlgOmah made three trips
Thursday between st, Ignace and Mack
inaw City. One trip she got stuck, by
ice, for about half hour.
The Parana is being fitted out at
Duncan City. Capt. Pollock will sail
her, and expects to commence loading
her with lumber next week.
The tug j, W. Bennett is ready to
sail just as soon as they receive advices
that Lake Huron is clear of ice so that
they can get down to Sarnia.
Messrs. Hodge and Harrington have
sold the yacht Peachie and she goes back
to Lake Erie. They expect her to be
taken away about the first of May.
The Eva English went into COM
mission Wednesday. She looks as we'll
as any of the tugs, and with the i'm
prOvements made, she comes out as good
as new.
The steam yacht Lady May was
launched Thursday afternoon. She has
been repaired and repainted, and will
run as ferry between st. Ignace and
Mackinac.
The ice in the straits above this port
gave way Thursday and came floating
down in great fields. Yesterday morn
ing there was considerable quantity off
this harbOr.
The scOw "Crazy Jane" from Drum
mOnd's island arrived off the harbOr
early yesterday morning, but could not
make port for the ice. The tug Nat
Stickney went out and tOwed her in.
The tug G. E. Pendell was exercising
on the river Tuesday. Wednesday fore
noon she pulled the steamer City of Che
boygan off the bottom where she had
settled by the lowering of the water.
Capt. Dodd commenced fitting out
the r, ]. Gibbs. Thursday. He expects
to have her ready to sail by Wednesday
next and will leave labout that time IL
the ice will permit. Robert Wilson will
be his first mate.
Quick work was made by Mr.. Stick.
ney in getting the dredge at work on
the harbOr. He with the dredge crew
and Mr.. Carr the inspector arrived on
the morning train Saturday and at nine
o'clock the dredge was digging.
The Algomah arrived from st. Ig-
mace Monday evening and left the next
morning, after the arrival of the morn
Ing train. She succeeded in reaching
Mackinac City, and the probabilities are
her troubles are over for the season.
--McArthurs received telegram from
Chicago last Wednesday stating that the
Champlain would leave that port for
ChebOygan last evening. When she will
get here Is another question, as the ice
is still reported heavy at the lower end
Of Lake Michigan.
The Detroit DrydOck Company has
contracted to build two iron propellers
to run on the Ogdensburg and Chicago
line, for which the Pioneer ship is now
building here. They will be as large as
possible to get through the Welland
canal, and are expected to carry 1900
tons.
The tug Geo. w. Cuyler came out
Wednesday one of the handsOmest crafts
on the river. Her cabin is good speci-
men of granting executed by Charles
Southam. She starts out with the fol-
lowing crew; Captain, Alex. Ranyille;
Engineer, JnO. L. ROssiter; Steward, JnO.
W COggal; Fireman, Eber B. Carey.
The fishing tug Messenger went out
Wednesday morning and the crew set
fifty-six nets between Spectacle reef and
DetOur. She lay at the latter place all
night. Capt. Tolsma reported this end Of
Lake Huron entirely free of ice, st.
Mary's river clear for two miles above
DetOur, but ice solid from that point up.
| DIED.
At her residence in Cheboygan, on
Sunday the 10Th inst, Mary, wife OF
| Samuel Rottrell in tho 4()th wear of her