The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-26
HARDOR AND
MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
lNoTEs or INTEREST ALONG
THE RAY FRONT.

THE RAY FRONT.
The Norwegian steamer Odland ar
rived yesterday from Belize, bringing
a cargo OF 1879 mahogany logs for the
MenRle CO. Of Louisville. This is the
third cargo Of mahogany to come to
this port within 3 week, two arriving
during the latter portion of last week
from the west coast of South Africa.
The Odland is disehaFging her cargo
on the west side Of Commandments
wharf.
The Hoyle Bank to Cary g. Co.. and
the Thurdland Castle and Counsellor
to A. A. Brown & Co., were among
the vessels to call yesterday for bum
ker coal
The river steamer Fritz and several
small schooners arrived during yes
terday with eargees Of naval stsres,
which were discharged at Central
wharf
The British steamer Ryde enteFed
yesterday from Buenos Ayres and VIII
be loaded with lumber and timber by
the Ksyser- Mulaon co.
The August Belmont. which arrived
yesterday, brought q full cargo OF
kainit and other fertilizers from
Bremen.
The fishing schooner Angeflena with
1900 pounds Of snappeTs ana the
Priscilla with 1900 pounds of snap
pers, were among the arrivals OF tne
saunders fleet yesterday
4 The coast steamer Manteo arrived
IN port yesterday from Mobile ana
New Orleans. bringing In . gooa
cargeo
The smack Mlnnsola Of the Warren
\ feet. arrived in port yesterday with
about 10000 pounds Of snapperA
The enlarged drydock Of concrete
and granite at the Norfolk navy yard
was recently tested by docking the
battleship North Dakota. This struc-
tuEe was formerly $50 feet long, put
breadth Of 1se feet, and can accomo-
date vessel drawing IS feet. lac
enlargement work was begun August
g. 1slor and completed September =
Tha steamer Lyra, which has been
chartered to load at Philadelphia Tor
San francisco. IL being converIeo
from q coal burner TO an oil burner
at the yare Of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
on the frst OF this month the bat
tleship Texas, building by the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry DOCK
Company. was ene-thifd completed,
Inasnuch as the keel Of this vssssl
was laid on st. Patriek's day, this
shows capacity for rapid bsttaship
building by this yard which y u
doubtful can be surpassed in any tor-
eirn IN domestic shipbuilding plant.
The Bay state Fishing Company OF
Boston has contracted with the Fore
River ship and Engine Building Con-
many Of Quincy for two steam traW
lers. 12s feet long by IS feet beam and
to cost about 10000 each. The new
vessels, 1t is expected, will be READY
for launching in about six months
For the week ended september 10
1911, the Bureau of Navigation as
signed oficial numbers and signal let
tiers to 6 sailing vessels, gross tonnage.
2,7SA;, IL unrigged vessels. gross ton :
nase, 1a,se5; 10 unrigged vessels. gross
tonnage, 1I23.
The battleship Moreno, q sister to
the Rivadavia, win be launched q
Camden, N. j., today Saturday
Both these vessels were contracted Tor
by the Fore River Shipbuilding Com :
pany Of Quincy. to be built Tor the
Arrentine Republic. The contract for
building the hull of the Moreno was
sublet to the New York Shipbuildine
Company. These vessels are $50 feet
long, SO feet beam, 81 feet draft, AND
they will displaee $4,000 tons, making
them the largest warships in the world
for the present.
The Moran Shirbuilding Company
Of Seattle has been awarded contract
to build three oil-burning steel steam
whalers by Balfour. Guthrie Co., At
q total cost Of $4,000.
The Union Iron Works recently
launched the submarine torpedo boat
Carp with all machinery installed
This vessel is building by the Electric
Boat Company for the navy and Is
one of ave being constructed at that
yard. The Barracuda Is nearing com
pletion, and others under construction
are the Nautilus. Sea Wolf, and Orca,
the latter having only just been be-
gun. The Carp il 142 feet inches
long, IL feet inches beam, and 1e
feet 10 inches from deck to keel she
Rpill displaee submerged 400 tons and
N1ill be operated by two oil engines
Of the four-eyele. cylinder type
with . collective horse-power Of 7so
Oregon to the Sea.
A remarkable work. second to the
Panama Canal alone in magnitude, Il
being effected at the mouth OF the
Columbia River. To dredge the
storm swept shoals which prevent the
passage Of large vessels II was neces-
sary to build q jetty four miles Iona
into the sea, combining the current to
4 small channel. which, by its owr
force. ii scoped out eleven feet deeper
than before But the passage sflteo
no again, and now the jetty is being
extended for three miles more. AS
the foot of the rock wall advances
the river scours ahead OF It. When
the supplementary Jetty has been COM
pletad. and the river bound on twe
sides. Portland win become . dsep-ses
harbor.
Another Canadian Canal
II is stated that the Canadian gov
eminent will in the near future Pre-
vide for financing the Georgian BAY
ship canal. which work II 10 estimated
will occupy about ten years time ane