Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-07
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, MAY Z. 1885.
MARINE.

S"h az lhiS port yesterday.
s. F. Tolsma's tug Dispatch cleared
Tor Goderich, Ont, Sunday.
Navigation is opened, the City of AL
peRa being the first boat to arrive. Fri
day, May 1st, at ga. m.
The steamer Ivanhoe will ply be-
tween st. Ignaee and Manlstiqus this
season. She leaves Detroit this week.
The Van Raalte left Sunday forenoon
for Harbor Springs to enter upon her
new route. She never looked better since
she struck northern Michigan.
The tug Messenger made Cockburn
Island last week without much Difficult
ty. and returned to port Friday. Satur-
day she went out aad made the first lift
of fish for the season.
The straits are open, the first pas
sage down being made by a steambarge,
supposed to be the Nahant, Monday
night, passing this port Tuesday morn
ing. The Nahant cleared from Milwau-
kee Sunday.
The Flora arrived up from Detroit
Friday afternoon. Numerous friends of
Capt. W. K. Conner were on the dock to
give him welcome. Being behind
time the boat did not call in going down.
She had quite lot Of freight for Che
bOygan.
The propeller Toledo, Of the Buff alo
and Green Bay line Of steamers is an
nounced to leave Buffalo to-day. The
Oneida has been chartered to run be-
tween Grand Haven and Milwaukee UNI
til May 1st 1866 and consequently will
not be one of this line.
The tug Geo. w. Cuyler went up IN
to Burt Lake Tuesday. She had no
trouble in getting through the river.
touching once slightly where the Stur-
geOn river bar had formed. The Clifford
boys made good channel when they
dredged out the bar.
The City of Maekinac put in her first
appearance for the season, at this port,
last Monday forenoon. They met with
considerable ice in the lower or d of Lake
Huron, but none after leaving Alpena
until they reached Che5oygan. There
was considerable drifting leo off this
port, but it did not interfere very much
with her entering. She did not call in
going down.
The propeller Ste. Marie left Sault
Ste. Marie Tuesday morning and reached
Cheboygan yesterday morning. Captain
Mondor reports Mud Lake full of ice, but
says it is badly honeycombed. They met
the Messenger at Sailors Encampment,
the latter having opened the passage
through Mud Lake. The Ste. Marie went
to Bay City to go into dry dock to have
some repairs made.
The Atlantic, of Grummond's line,
arrived Tuesday morning on her first
trip to ChebOygan and the straits. Capt.
Jones reports meeting heavy fields of ice
on the lake, and that some of the fields
were grounded in Is feet of water. The
Atlantic was loaded down with freight
when she left Detroit until she was
drawing IL feet of water. She landed a
large quantity Of freight and number
of passengers at this port.
The Messenger cleared for SAINT Ste.
Marie Saturday morning. She had quite
time bucking ice in Mud Lake, making
three attempts before she succeeded in
breaking passage through. She reach
cd the $500" Tuesday evening. securing
the honor Of being the first arrival in
that port. This is the second season
Capt. Brown has secured the salute in
honor of bringing to that port the first
boat. She returned to Cheboygan last
evening.
Saturday morning the tug Psndell
left with Lightkeeper Marshall, of Spec
tacle Reef light, and his assistants to
land them at the light. She had just
got to the end Of the piers when a joint
blew out, letting all the water out Of her
boiler, and she had to make hsr way
back. They gained the pier and pulled
her in by hand, when the Cuyler pumped
her boiler full and she made a second
start, landing the party and returning
that evening