The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-03
HARBoR NEWS.
Items Of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

The steamship Lake Huron, Of the
Beaver line, which vessel arrived 10 Mon
treal. Mondsy, reports having met great
amount Of tield los on T7esday in latitude
o. IS north and longitude 51.23 west. The
Lake Huron steamed north for ten miles.
but finding ths ice thicker ana heavier.
she ran south for ntty miles, when the
Ice was found to be more detached. so
the Huron entered it at s a. M, in lati-
tude s2.a NJ, COS through at $50 into
open watar, and had the ice In sight,
until noon. after which O number OF Ice
bergs were passed. At p. M. heavy de-
tached ice was fallen In with eighty three
miles from Balls Isle. The last Ice was
passed within ten miles of Belle Isle.
The passengers Of the dominion Line
steamship Vancouver presented Captain
Jones With handsome pipe just pre-
vious to the ships arrival at Montreal. as
q mark OF appreciation OF his skillful
navigation of the vessel.
The expiration Of the two years' agree
ment between the vessel owners and the
Gloucester Fresh Fish company, under
which the vessel owners were Obliged to
sell their entire catch 60 this company,
has been reached. The catch amour ted
to GO. 000,o c0 pounds year. At meet
ing held in Gloucester, Tuesday evening,
Aug. LIST to consider the question of CON
tinuing the fresh fsh company as a cor
poration. 1t was decided tosincrease the cap
ital stock from $40, 000. to 500. 600, but NOT
to continue the agreement with the vessel
owners, who will now put their fares on
the open market, and sell to the highest
bidder. The largest catch OF tho SEASON,
and In fact the best of several seasons,
was reported Tuesday by Capt. Forbes of
the schooner William K. Morriseey, who
brought In 3i2, 600 pounds as result of
his trip to the Grand banks. The sale
brought s.0ll.b4,
About four O'Clock yesterday q two
horse team loaded with charcoal was
crossing the truck on Commercial street
as the head of Portland pier when one OF
the front wheels came of and the wagon
dropped. The horses kicked in the traces
like good ones but no damage resulted.
The Mary W. Libby has been taken of
for the season and gone into winter
quarters.
British steamer Boyne, Capt. Baelow,
arrived yesterday from Licota, Sicily,
loaaed with sulphur. The captain reports
a fine voyage, making the run from Glib
raltar in 10 days. He got clean bill OF
health from the customs officers. Not a
bit of fog was encountered from Gibral-
tar TO Portland.
The Thomson line steamer Tropea
sailed yesterday with the following cargo:
Canadians. 449 bushels peas, Q, 3l9 oats,
!, 1lS shocks, BIZ bales of hay. 1904 boxes
OF cheese, 1895 sacks of -four, 81 cattle.
American-24, $50 bushels of wheat,
SO, $50 oats, 59,S5l bushels of corn. $40
bundles of dried pulp, 1850 bundles wet
pulp, ITO barrels OF pork, a39 shoxessof
meat, 5,o47 sacks of -four, lis cattle.
The schooner +. S. Willard sailed yes
terday morning on sword fishing trip.
The smack Herman Reessing arrived
yesterday morning with 1900 Holsters;
the Nina and Lizzie with 500 and the
Robert and Edmund with /. 400.
Tho Robert and Carr arrived with 80
sword fish and the Minnette.with 4s. 4.
The steamer Alice E. Howard Will go
to Bar Harbor to engage in transporting
passengers to Admiral Simpsons fleet
which is expected to arrive there next
Sunday.
The steamer Fanny G. took 1850 gal
Ions of water to the light house at Half
Way rock yesterday morning.