Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-14
MARINE.

The City Of Alpena was in on time
yesterday morning.
The grain feet commenced passing
down the first Of the week.
The tug Duncan City was inspected
Friday and passed muster in the best OF
shape.
The Flsra arrived last Friday fore
moor and called in, bound down, in the
evening.
The steamer IvanhOs left Detroit
Monday night to enter upon her new
route, from ST. Ignass to Manistique.
According to the Charlevoix Journal
the Lawrence took 5000 bushels of |
potatoes from Northport to Chicago and
the Champlain 5000
The propeller A. c. VanRaalte visit
Cd Mackinac last Sunday. 1t is the in
tsntion for her to make a trip to the
island every Sunday.
Vessel owners are greatly discouraged
at the outlook for business this season,
grain frsights are on the decline and
coarse frsights are very low.
The steam yacht Lady May left for
st. Ignaee Sunday morning. She will
run between st. Ignaes aid Maekinac
Island, making two trips per day.
The tugs Castle, Crusader, Sweep
stakes and Wilcox were at the dock at
Mackinaw City Monday looking for the
down fleet to put in an appearance.
The City of Alpena was delayed so
by the blow the latter part of last week
that she was late arriving up and did
not call in on her down TRIP Saturday.
The Canadian tug International, of
Windsor, came into port Tuesday fore
noon to await the arrival Of the down
fleet from lake Michigan expecting to
pick up tow.
The Canadian schooner S. Melon
reported at the custom house last Friday
afternoon on her way to Frankfort after
cargo of timber. She was the first
foreign craft to report at this port this
season.
The City of Mackinac arrived up
Monday morning but found so much ice
in front of this port she did not como in
on her up trip. She made her way
through it and came in when bound
down in the afternoon.
The tug Kate williams arrived Tues.
day with stsampump and diver, after
the schooner Gerrit Smith. The diver
will patch up her stern and the pump
will be put On board and when ready a
tug will be sent to tow her to dry dock
The Champlain arrived from Chi
eago Monday evening. Capt. Casey says
they could not make Harbor Springs OF
Petoskey on account of the ice alline
the bay. The boat comes out looking
finely with he new dress of paint.
The Minnie NJ. left on her arst trip fo
Sault Ste Marie, Saturday morning
Capt. Pitman reports successful trip
She arrived down Monday afternoon
She was we'll resolved along the route
and fully meets the expectations of all
Captain Pollock cleared the Parani
Saturday evening for Chicago with AGO
600 feet of lumber, from the Duncan
City mills, as her cargo, expecting t
sail Monday, but the ice drifted in an
blocked the bay so that she could nc
get out. She will probably sail to-day.
We understand the Mary and North
ern Belle will run on the inland r0at
this season as usual, the Mary maxim
daily trips from Mackinac to the Mule
Lake House, and return, and connecting
at the latter with the Northern Belle 70
Oden, on the Grand Rapids and Indian
railroad.
The propeller Minnie NJ, Capt. A.
Pitman, arrived last Thursday aftsrnoO
to enter upon her route between Cht
b0ygan and Sault Ste Marie. She IL
new steamer, stauneh and fast, has
fine cabin and a number of large state
rooms, elegantly furnished. She ar
the Messenger will make a. fine dali
line as could be wished for, between Il
two places.
The Messenger cleared Friday morl
ing in her second trip toSault Ste Mar
with large load Of freight and abo
forty passengers. She had so mu'
freight to land at different points aloI
the route that she was unable to rsa
the Sault the same day and did not
rive there until the next day. She ID