The Portland daily press., 1897-04-27
ALONG SHORE
What the People on the Water Front Are
Talking About.

The schooner Eastern Queen is having
new set of rigging put ON her at Wldge-
rvs wharf The schooner David Torrey
and the schooner Lucknow are also hav-
ing slight repairs made OF this dock.
The coasting business is very dull at
present. This is due to the high price of
corn and grain and the constant fuctua-
tions in the market None of the buyers
along the coast desire to buy at present
and are holding off until the market be-
comes settled.
The fish arrivals yesterday were very
few, only the small boats bringing In any
fares. The lobster business ia also very
quiet at present and there have been few
lobster arrivals here for some weeks to
amount to anything. HOLSTERS are not
very plentiful just now and the dealers
here are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of some of their smacks from down
| east.
The new yacht Of the Randall Brothers
was launched yesterday afternoon at
South Portland. She is called the POGO
4 hontas and will be put into commission
at once.
The schooner Emma (which has been
laid up all winter is being fitted out for
q mackerel cruise.
The schooner Augustus Palmer is on
the dry dock being painted and other
wise repaired.
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The steamship Laurentian sailed from
Halifax yesteray morning for Portland.
She il said to have 800 tons of cargo for
the Grand Trunk. This steamship had
a very rough passage across on this trip
and will probably have quite story to
tell when she reaches here this morning.
| The manager Of the Thompson Line is
4 looking for tho arrival of the steamship
Iona some time today. She has besn out
10 days but as she has little or no cargo
she has Of course been making a very
long passage of it.
| The steamer Gree tland has finished
discharging coal and will probably clear
| from this port today.
| The cargo of the big schooner Frank
! Palmer was shipped in box cars to Mon
treal. This is most unusual way in
which to ship coal and it would aeem to
| be very expensive way too. 1t took
just 2U6 box cars to carry away the
Palmer's cargo.
A handsome steam launch was
launched yesterday from the shop of Mr..
/ N. A. Jacobs. the boat builder, on
ID al orIe i, ne Ia.
built for Portland gentleman and will
be a welcome addition to the harbor
waters this summer.
She in IS feet long, six feet three
inches beam and three feet deep. The
deck Is handsomely finished in mahoga-
|,ny and pine. Her engines are models Of
compactness and will drive the launch
at speed of nine or nine and one-half
knots. They were BUILT by Mr.. II. Il.
Stickney. the machinist.
Mr.. Jacobs is also constructing anoth-
er neat steam launch for Mr.. Morgan Of
the government works at Diamond isl
and. The boat is IS feet over ali, feet
beam and 2 feet II inches deep. Her
engines are being built by Mr.. Stickne7.
The launch will be used as lighter
for tools; carrying crews to and from
different points where they may lie en-
gagged, etc.
MI. jacobs has orders for several small
boats and everything indicates an I'M
usually busy season in bont building
In o few days scene OF acti witty will
prevail at SturdIvant's wharf. Mr..
Frederick S. Vail has leased the lower
part Of the wharf to the well-known
lewiston firm OF X. G. pipgree & Co.,
lumber dealers. The lease has been TAX
en- out for one year with the privilege of
renewal at the end Of that time. 1t is
understood to be tie intention of the
firm to make this their shipping point.
A vessel is already Oh the way for them
and will soon be loading at the new
location. Extensive repairs will COM
mence on the wharf shortly.