The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-07-14
MARINE.

Coal freights have gone up 10c. per ton.
The schooner James Hall arrived here
last week with load of slabs.
Captain Gunderson of Two Rivers mas
sold GU. his fish business to Hammel &
Son.
The schooner Isolda Book came in port
on Sunday with the top of her mainmast
gone.
The schooner VIM. Aldrich came in
here on Monday and will receive gen
eneral oyerhauling.
E. A. Shores is the name of the new
new barge built at Sheboygan. Captain
Connelly will sail her.
I Mann Bros Scow which was ashore at
| the Manitous all winter was brought
/ here for repairs after being released and
is now in the dry dock at this place.
/ The LInerla reached this port from
| Milwaukee on Sunday night. She left
on Monday for the north for cargo of
wood which she will take 10 Milwaukee.
/ Captain John Leatham of Sturgeon
Bay was in the city portion OF last week
to have her stern bearings fixed and the
barge Emerald to be recalked. He came
here from Drummond Island.
The old scow which has been lying up
the river for the last two years resting
on the bottom has been raised by Burger
& Burger. A three story cabin will be
built on her after she is fixed up and she
will be then sent to Chicago for use dur
ing tho Worlds Fair.
The steamer [. s. Christie came in here
light on Sunday while on her way north
from Milwaukee. She came IN to tow out
the schooner Camden which discharged
a cargo of coal at this place. The tug
Arctic was having some repairs on her
boiler and was not on duty.
Thus far five cargoes OF spruce have
been brought to this place for the Apple
ton Pulp Supply Co. Frank Perry an ex-
tensive vessel owner of SaultSteMarie has
taken a contract to furnish tie Supply Co
with several thousand cords OF wood for
pulp. He has chartered two Canadian
schooners, the AlbatrOss and the A. Muir
to bring the wood here and from this
place it is to be shipped to Appleton by
hn
regularly through the season.
Captain Paul Nielsen has been down
the Peninsula for some time purchasing
timber land for Milwaukee firm OF
which he is member The land is pur-
chased for the timber. but is used for
farming purposes after the timber is
cleared off. Captain Nielsen says the
Company has now a large tract under
cultivation. He intends to 90 down
there next winter,to superintend the con-
structiOn of pier to be used in shipping
the timber. During his absence his
schooner the Emma Nielsen has been in
charge of Eric Christensen.
The steamer Corona which was sold to
the Ward Transportation Co. of Chicago
some time ago was sold yesterday to n.
". Ransom of Buffalo for $4,000 1t
will be used as an excursion boat and /
will run from Buffalo to Wood Lawn
Beach distance Of 10 miles Captain
Campau with a crew arrived here to take
charge of the boat. She was finely fitted
up before the sale was made Her pres
ent proprietor will take out the state
rooms and use the space as an enlarge
ment of the cabin.
Sch. Page. stone; Tug Ohm Evenson, light; Tug |
Pankratz, light; City of ManiowOc. logs; Sch. |
G. Ii. burton. coal for Goodrich Co.: Schr. Three
Brothers, coal.
CLEARED.
Albatross. light: Muir, light Sault Ste Marie !
light; Sch. lsOlda Book, brick, Manistee; Sch |
Glen Cuyler. PIT. Washington. lumber; Sch. Lin |
erla, Menominee light: Sch James ii. Hall |
Manistee; Tug Pankratz and City of Maniowoc, !
Menominee Schr. Page, Menominee.
THE Richards Iron Works is pushing |
ahead its business and is securing quite |
a number of heavy orders from outside.
There were recently shipped from the
Works to the Schlitz Brewing Co. of Mil !
waukee, 4 car loads of castings. A ma
rine engine for the boat being built by /,
Burger & Burger for Captain Coffee has |
recently been completed. The marine
engines made by this firm are growing in /
popularity.
A complete outfit for a machine shop |
at Worthington, Mimi, was recently fur /
Dished by this firm. The machine shop
is owned by Ole Open former resident
of Liberty who moved to Minnesota a
short time ago.
Negotiations are now in progress for
the construction of Corliss engine for a |
large manufacturing concern. Pushing /
ahead on these lines is Just what the city /
needs.