Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-06-10
DEFENSE on THELAKES.
TWO STEAMERS NOW USED TO
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Maks FsHrrful Wa Tes-
ss1s-Ilar Gureuta,r.

terzns ~ wkscE fllrtra1e thE e1rry -
( Rar vessels en- ths great lakes writes
i D Marshall Each garernneut.
hgwere was permitted to aoat three
I rerenne egrtars 81 tas '4Ees--ane un
Lake Ctr1zris aaz I've a The upper
lakas Ths a-za1enf ~ fhase baats
waz nt1 - tEeaad Cge 5s-F81ncer zun
sa1h-
No 1e1g ago she E1g3ish govern
maus au1erea WAT ~ Enele >sM
a0g,ks Gke 8 gGzbl2f on shc erezt
lakes A. rereEae eu1trr. ana rhis
+ Las eGnssd 3 great 2rsa1 * discussion
20 ne nzte6 states j. & unlY l.r
~ saE. however sfas tie Cz1n5ia.
.Suve-zu8#rt Gains thAt thls guu boss
q uas within treaty re9 u,reInen1s
and that the nltsd states has 70
eEuss WhaisasTes fos ob5eeting Is -
entry ~ revenue cutter
lne3e sam. h1aeEar. has lss.n ID
and doing. 10 Offset the enter 81 This
gEntaat and the fact that Great
Britain CAR u sh0rs n0tipe Introduce
g1Eoosfs On tie upEser lakes frozn fhe
lower - Lawrrnne and the zulE.
Ehers q EEEb~r ars Constantly u
commission. and where they may b.
cent FROM EuElznd ~ arr tine. the
Initsd State has pat tEo lake o.
tenders Am Arb1r No ] and Arm
Ar5pr No 5-iuto service The
Canadians % not IflEe thts. ard ther
cry Ont qaiss - ioaoly against these
tEo boats a. t1s Jaiss5 >tstss pre-
Eiously erred e1t against the Bs1tssh
gunboat
The uer vessels have 3 f,easz-lai
mission - F.e-s1ru. h0'rrrsr du-srg
peaceful times TAey are % ~. a--d
= carry freight cars arrus- LAKE
Michigan Tor tae Tol=aa. Am Artar
aud Northern Mlehi.a.. railroad fraal
Frankfort. Mica - ksraEaee. VIE.
a2. They may - cpurer1e3 into war
ships "a $50 ha1r- tsu
The -deferars - .ure 81 fe
- lelgih and 81 y-ig D iet beam Eaea
4.aws normally twelTe teet u water.
VIII dIsp L2seualt 81 1850 tons
Zach ship has .Lrgs sereEs ugf
one O each garter and one in the
hgw. The lgWes tip- % tas proc ~
blades are da.h win tae keel.
ard tbs readers it irl7s9. Flls sar ae
prDpeles 70 touch grJ1n5 lseI0g the
EesL The -hrec eslarate engines ~
the horizontal compound fype ztth
which eaea vessel e furnished arg aIs
placed below TIE water line
The forward screw II des gned -x-
pFeszly for crushing ice. and the
hulls d the ships ara shaped witb
especial reference 20 rising ab0re and
breaking down the ice ia order to en-
able the work q the buat- 20 ron
iinue during the winter The huU
construction j. - oak ~ 20 two feet
above the water line At the water
line belt q iron extends all around
the vessel. having Z uniform Width of
six feet IN the bow. extending AT
70 the distance Of fifteen feet. &. 4
massive backing o. oak There is
extra oak backing under all the
beams along the water line. and a
steel cord running entirely around
the vessel. .-aippiugr together The !
oak backing. adds strength l0ngi-
iudinally.
The battery 81 these two ships NAY 4
Be made up q a. heavy ordnance I
riaes a. may b. desired b. the navy 4
department. owing - the decks BE- 4
Ing very much stronger than those n (
the majority % lake vessels. II the .
opinion q the naval boards. rendered
after careful inspection. twelve six /
inch high-p0wer ordnance rifles. or
four ffty-tOn breech-iOauiug guns.
may BE- mounted on either 81 thee j
vessels u the six-inch rifles we're
used, one would be placed on each
bow and quarter and eight anid-hins.
II ffty-ton guns arc used. they viii 1
be placed in turrets
IN case there IL ever occasion for I,
the use 81 these vessels IN a warlike /.
manner that plan will b. decided
upon which viii admit Of the quick. +
est and most efficient conversion. 4
II is proposed 10 build three more
ships Of the same type. making five /
in all. Owing 70 the remarkable 4
maneuyering powers which these
vessels will possess because % the 4
three screws and their heavy arua- 4
ment. it will Be next to impossible for 4
any ordinary gunooat 10 successfully .
oppose them. As ranmers they will I
be well nigh inyineible. especially
when pitted against any one Of the
unwieldy propeller type Of vessel 4
which the British government pro- +
poses to convert into war ships.
The new "defendcrs would be able
70 run entirely around one Of these
big vessels, which would also labor
under another and serious disadvan-
tage. owing TO the fact that their
decks are not strong enSlgh for the
mounting Of anything in Yhe artillery
line except light rapid fire guns Of
small caliber. Il was j. II Ashley II. /
who originated the idea of making
these ships readily convertible into
war vessels.
at- Expectations.
key Goldstein Papa. ! yos eighdt
years oldt to-day.
Moses GOidsfefn So vot, ,.sss vtt.s,.