The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-11
A SHIP In PORT.
ARRIVAL OF THE FULL Rugged
SCHOONER, MAID OF THE MIST,
After Voyage OF Four Weeks From
Lake NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Her Desti-
nation--other Points of Interest.

lay on the bosom OF the water in our
harbor.
The vessel was located OF the foot OF
Exchange street, 800 yards or more from
shore and inside of the sand bar the sur
face OF which was nearly dry n short dis
lance beyond the schooner's mooring
place.
The name OF the ship is the Maid Of tho
Mist, and she is manned by full com
plement OF five men, including the captain,
beside the wife OF the latter, aud there is
a dog on board, the animal appearing TO be
as happily anoat as any dog could well be.
A reporter Of this journal boarded the
ship yesterday by means OF a skif from
the coal yard below the elevator, Tho
visit was not an extended one, but il was
enough. The crew was all below taking
their ease; the sails were iurled, not rs
snugly, however, as they might have been,
and there was no freight on the craft She
is iifty-one feet long, thirteen feet beam
and five feet depth, while her bowsprit
and jbboom, gaif.sails, pennant and
all of the rigging usual on sailing craft
were there in proper order and ship-shapo.
in response TO inquiries IL was ascertained
that the crew, from captain TO cook, were
all healthy Norwegians, and they have
been four weeks on the passage from
Chicago, by way the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal, the lllinoisand Mississippi rivers
past Peru, laSale. Peoria, 81. Louis and
intermediate points TO this port. The vow
aye had been unevcntlul, aud only two
stops had been made since the ship came
out Of the Illinois River, one at st. Louis,
lasting day, the other at Chester, short
stop for provisions.
The names Of the crew are John Miller,
master; Mrs. John Miller, Gusiavus Olson,
Andrew Anderson, Nols Harrison and
Thomas Benson. They were having an
easy time OF II yesterday, but seemed 10 DO
ready and capable of undertaking any
hardship which sailors encounter either
ON fresh or salt water, amid storms or foul
as well as fair weather.
The Maid Of the Mist came 20 anchor
IN the harbor OF Memphis at o o'clock
Sunday night, and she il destined for
Pensacola, where her Captain expects to
engage in the business Of catching red
snappors. One Of the men, Olson, has
had five years' experience in snapper
WllAl ilNlilNill Nll tNItfIls
Tho schooner has in the past been engaged
in carrying gravel from tho shores Of Lake
Michigan, some thirty miles, TO the Chi.
cago market. Several daikies about the
landing hauling coal, looked upon the
craft, with her sails Tapping lazily in tho
breeze. with an interest bordering almost |
on awe, ana one was heard 10 say that the |
vessel was the great ship OF Zion, glory |
4 L.. a l.
Nor was she like painted ship
upon painted ocean; Tho Maid
OF the Mist is only a plain
craft, capable Of carrying good round lot
OF freight. and she looked ~ II she was u
good SEA boat; at least, she would ride out
a severe gale in safety il proper seaman
ship WIS manifested IN handling her. She
Is 10 sail for the South early this morning,
unless n lot ui iVight can he secured Tor
conveyance down the river.
While on board OF the Maid Of the Mist |
making inquiries, the iron tug y. VI. |
Jones, with a heavy ruff OF cypress logs in
TOW, passed down from the lien and
Chickens Islands, around the lower point
OF the sandbar, now almost bare, 10 about
opposite the foot OF Washington street,
then turned up stream close alongshorc.
and towcd the raft up 10 the mills ON Wolf /
River. The raft was over 80 feet long, |
came from Frcnchman's bayou, below |
Hickman, Ky, and big tat, healthy |
looking raitsman and swampcr, home nm. |
known, had charge Of the timber Tho |
iron tug draws ten feet oi water aud some
danger attends her movements among
the logs Ia Wolf River, when she
gets among the shoals OF that stream,
hence her owners ~ well M crew
are reluctant about going up Wolf river ON
any sort Of an GRAND Then too. the tug
Jones il one OF the best oi her kind ever
built Her owners think great deal OF
her, and her master, Capt. McNocly r..
CARDS here with NJ much affection ~ lao
does his family.
In this connection Il will be- In place 10
remark that the sand bar about which 30
much had been said lately ~ forming in
front Of the city, has extended iis length
10 point opposite the foot Of jefferson
street The riycr has been rcccding stead
ily for some time past, aud now the sur.
lace Of the bar h beginning to show iispli
above the water NJ nearly opposite the
mouth oi Wolf river. A fair depth 1T
water Is however 10 be- found from the
mouth Of Wolf out along the hont Of tho
compress properly, o. well as down
along the front TO the big elevator.
II may b. also pertinent Go say that thcn
isno apprehension ui danger 10 the public
landing interests hy the formation Of the
snndblf, or un island, a. tp that. for the
cuuvnloi Wolf will always keep q iair
channel scourrd ont, M that uayirublc com
nccuon will hc KEEP, open with the main
nycr
AZ The present the steam transfer ycsscl
Picron runs down from the railway land.
Ing place NJ the mouth oi Wolf nycr. mn
The way 10 the foot OF Jefferson sippt, then
cruises over 10 the west side oi the bar.
thencc makes her way up stream aud over
TO The landing place on the llopcicll side.
a iuundabout way to ~, bat n hont
Ike the llcnon cannot go over thc ton nf
The bar ut present, aud rualy it would
bother small sizcd skin to plss over il i'm
some places.
Ihcnycr front just now afford, busy
scene, and evidences ui THRIFT ns we'll a.
industry are To be seen uIi along the shore
ON the Memphis side
Up At the old Navy Nlui. where tho
Compress Company have exclusive ripar.
ian privileges, several signs arr hung ont
and upon them In large lotlcn afc tu be
seen stating that the landing place l. pH.
waite property, aud only vessels dcsiruus Of
loading cotton have any business to sion
there. Other boats will h. cut loose Il
they aiicmpito use that parl Of the mont.
short distance below " the great grain
elevator whore the Anchor Line steamer
City Of Nicksburg lay yesterday with bow
down stream discharping freight Above
The elevator q coal feet j. mO0Ud, and the
process of unloading coal from shell boats.
IN which il arrives irOm pilisburr. % the
carts 10 be- conveyed 10 consumers through.
out The city, IL highly interesting. A crane