The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-29
AL oNG THE wHARvEs.
The Last OF the steamers-oarsmen Get
ting Ready for Worh-Among the Fish
ermen.

t1HS hoaey AoE WofA-AmOng the Fish
ermen.
There was fairly good island travel yes-
terday despite the fact that it was rather a,
cold day. Many more went to Grand Trunk
shed No. 5, TO take a look at the Oregon
Next Saturday there will be no steamer in
por,. and it will be many months before the
Liners" will be here again. Ono of the
Dominion line steamers is already at
Montreal, and the great mass of the freight
for the Oregon will have to be taken from
a port where there is already steamer
loading, to Portland. The Oregon has re-
ceiVed her loose grain. about $1,000 bushels,
and the cattle destined to be d part of her
freight left Montreal late last night. There
will be great deal of boxed meats taken
over by the Oregon, meaning long ribs"
and bacon. Some of the cars in the yard
have the request rush me through an in
dication that the freight is not of nature
to BIS detained. There will be quite a large
amount of Canadian cheese taken over, and
in fact general clea aiming up of all freight
on hand. The Numidian left but very little
freight here, but quite large amount was
on the way when she sailed.
There we're very many schooners in the
hafbor yesterday morning. mostly coasters.
Their number somewhat thinned out during
the day. but still thore was a good represen-
tation when night set in. There was, how.
ever, but little for the boarding officers to
do through the day.
The fresh fish market will open this morn
ing with no arrivals worth mentioning. OF
late prices have ruled low. and the fisher
men have lost but little by reason of bad
fishing weather. An Improvement all along
the line is hoped for.
The Cumberland Rowing Association have
rugged up their four cared shell and expect
10 have some of their hen doing good
practice work within week. We shall
have some of the winning crews on the
river in few days. said one of the mem
bers yesterday. The Cumberlands are very
confident that they shall be heard from this
year. The association will be we'll repre-
scented at the New England regatta.
Captain Pickett. was very busy yester-
day, his visit to the Marine shospital, and
his work among the sailors giving him
enough to do. The captain has bis regular
routes. and his coming is looked for every
Sunday by those whose lives be is doing
something to make brighter. The old man
has been faithful and patient in his work at
the Marine hospital. and his labors have not
been unrew arded.
For great many years it has been the
custom, and it has been a forced custom,
for seine fishermen go to Gloucester for
seine boats. but there is placidly floating
under the bows of the schooner Lizzie
Maude of this port the prettiest seine boats,
and it is believed by Captain Squirting, the
skipper of the schooner, that she will prove
to be the best one that has ever Aoated on
salt water. The boat has just been COM
pleted, and she is Maine built, and is the
first one that has ever surpassed those of
Massachusetts builders. The boat and
schooner are both from. the shlpyard of
Murray Bros. of Boothbay.
The boat is built wholly of western cedar.
and there is scarcely a knot in either the
plan King or tinlbers. some thing that can
not be said of boats that come from other
states. There is an apron over her tiubers
that serves o hold them in place without
the use of nails constantly drawing out.
The floor timbers are bolted to the keel and
nails are only used whore there is no
possible chance to use bolts. the planking
and tlmbers have all been steamed and bent
no sawed planks havs been used as that is
the principal point of weakness. The
thwarts are of bent knees, which, while
they may split will not break and the old
story of ''hoat crushed" will be no longer
told. It would now seem that if it is
possible for one Maine builder TO construct
boat thar is SO far superior to those of
other states that all the builders in Maine
should make an effort to build these seine
boats which are SO largely used by the fish
ermen of this state. and thus keep at home
the money thar we have been in the habit
of sending elsewhere. Perhaps we may build
boats for other states. Who knows? Captain
Squirting has beef in command of steamer
in the fishing trade. but left her in Boston
TO take command of the schooner Lizzie
Maud. and will besin the mackerel fisheries
again this year. He has the reputation of
being very successful fisherman.