The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-01-26

| Steamers 1Sl 490.073
Sail Vessels 259 56,858
Total 1,040 546,136
The report OF Major James F. Gregory,
who Is the engineer in charge OF the har-
bors on the west shore of Lake Michigan.
for the year 1892 is out. The report
made of the Manitowoc harbor does not
differ materially from that of 1891 Of
which synopsis was given IN these col
umns. The crib piers lave not been
heightened and are, north, 1870 feet;
south, 1900 with IS feet Of water at the
entrances, now reduced by low water to
l6l z, with channel midway between piers
inside shore line OF 1413. An appropria-
ton of $1,000 for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1894, for preservation OF piers
and maintenance of channel is recon-
mended, and for an exterior ,breakwa
$4,000. There has been expended thus
far on the harbor by the government
$3.50, $40. There is now available the sum
OF S2S,000.
The report makes no mention of the
Importance OF this harbor as a harbor OF
refuge, nor is a word said about its being
part OF transcontinenal line, though
kewaunee does not fail to receive men
ton IN The particular. Its two steamers
are mentioned and its claim to being
81 brpuub
The total exports OF the city in tons for
the year 1891 are 1900 tons. Imports
for the same time, 186,547. These are
through the harbor on.y. The exports
for the city OF Sheboygan for the same
year are S0,636 tons, imports 281, ISL. but
the report does not state that these are
for harbor only. The exports for the
city OF Two Rivers are given at 80 ,069
tons; imports IL, l05, but these include
railway transportation, as it is quite like
ly Sheboygan's report does. The exports
OF the kewaunee harbor are 59,28G tons;
imports 20,790.
The value of kewaunee exports is plac
ed at Sl,20O,0OO; imports $4,000; Two
Rivers, exports 100000; imports $780,
600; Manitowcc exports S3,250,00O; i'm
ports 81, 10000 Through harbor only;)
Sheboygan, exports SS,13O35O; imports
1880 100.
The north pier Of the Two Rivers har-
Dor is 1910 feet long; south pier LILO.
1t has channel 80 feet wide with 81
feet of water The total amount expend-
ed on it is S205,000. An appropriation Of
$4,000 is recommended.
The kewaunee harbor has piers of the
following length: north 1850 feet; south
LIPS feet. Depth of water at entrance
channel II feet. An appropriation of
$4,000 Is recommended, to be expended
chlety IN pier construction. The total
amount expended to date Of report is
! 100000. The piers at Kewaunee are 200
| feet apart, those at Manitowoc go feet
| apart. The report says that the channel
| OF the Sheboygan harbor Is less than Il
feet deep and several vessels laden with
coal we're compelled to discharge their
| freight elsewhere.
The ice on the east shore is causing
considerable trouble. The Detroit. Grand
Haven & Milwaukee Ry. has announced
that 1t will accept no more freight for the
eastern shore until its boats are released.
They are hemmed in by ice at Benton
Harbor. The T. & P. NJ boats which are
running to Chicago Milwaukee ard Ken
osha are not experiencing much difficulty
They are making daily runs between
Milwaukee and Ludington.
The Goodrich Transportation Co. is
already making arrangements for its
Worlds Fair business, which it expects
to be very heavy between Milwaukee anc
Chicago.
Lake Erie Is frozen over It was like
wise frozen over in the winter Of 1880 81
and Of 1888 +
The railroad company which tried the
experiment OF ferry boats acros LAX,
Michigan is about to institute anothe
unique experiment. The entrance to tn,
Frankfort harbor is narrow and shallow
The car ferry steamers find it Difficult
to get inside IN rough weather. The pur
pose now is to lay pipes into the lax
, about l,00U feet and through these ejec
jets Of oil into the water and thus cain
the waves outside the shoal. This ne,
scheme will be in operation in the oours
OF a few weeks. Why, oh, why have
not been welded to d railroad csrpora
Ion with little sand and enterprise
There would be no need of oil to get int
our harbor.
The Marine Review in speaking of tn
, hewauuee car ferries says:
Their work of ferrying loaded car
across the lake has certainly not been q
q profit, although under better condition
+ of weather and with experience back A.,
their management they may prove su.
oessful. It is claimed il they do proy
profitable four more of them will be bull
a THE Z. & P. N. No. l, Is now maxim
: daily trips to this place weather permit
y ting-and is having all the -four she ca
e carry. This looks little more Ike bus
) ness. There IL 40 reason WHY this II,