Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-11
MUCH GRAIN
IS AFLOA1
Big Fleet is Delayed at 500
by Raging Storm and
Dense Fog

DULUTH, May 11.-Many of the
boats loaded with grain which left
here last Friday and Saturday bound
for Buffalo were compe..ou to stay
over at the 500 during the storm
and fogs of Sunday and Monday. Sew.
eral of the boats continued on their
journey yesterday. According to the
present schedule the boats viii not
dock until Thursday or friday of this
week.
A number of boats which were COM
PEELED to dock at Sault Ste. Marie ov-
er Sunday and Monday were of the
Canadian fleet expected in Buffalo
yesterday morning. These boats will
arrive at the same time as the boats
from the Head of the Lakes, all bear
ing heavy grain cargoes. About TO-
OO0, 900 bushels of grain will arrive IN
Buffalo by Saturday morning. With
the arrivals of the latter part Of last
week the total grain receipts at the
Buffalo harbor are estimated at 49,
0O0, 900 bushels.
During the month Of April 204,042
tons of ore were loaded at upper lake
ports. During the same month last
year 331, 645 tons were loaded. Ship
ments of dock ore to the furnaces
during the month were 1,oA4,627 tons,
compared with SoJ,574 tons in the
same month year ago. About g.
100000 tons remained unshipped, on
May l. During the winter the docks
shipped 3,716,024 tons OF ore to the
furnaces in different parts of the East
as compared with 1,772,261 tons In
the winter of 1910-l911.
Out of the sixty-six boats which
winter in the Duluth harbor, all but
five have been fitted out and are ac-
lively engaged in carrying cargoes
from the local port to Eastern points.
OF the five, the Amasa Stone is at
the Zenith Furnace dock and is ex-
pected to go out on her first trip in
a few days. Two others are being
fitted out, which will leave but two
boats, on which no work at all has
been done during the winter. The
other four boats are the General Gar.
retson, John Sherwin, Frank w. Hart
and -. NJ. WQlLney.
OF the arrivals yesterday the steam.
ers F. l.. Robbins and Miller arrived
light, having grounded on Manitou
Island on their way to Duluth. They
went on the island yesterday morn
ing and their masters reported on
their arrival here that the Manitou
light has not yet been put in COM
mission for the season. The Robbins
is now at the dry dock at Superior
undergoing repair Both steamers
were going at reduced speed and
did not suffer much amage in the &C
cident.
Many of the arrivals yesterday are
taking on ore cargoes and will leave
the local port either today or tomor-
row. The ore boat arrivals were:
J. T. Hutchinson, T. H. \. --6inson,
Gary. M. A. Bradley, Sullivan, J. J.
Albright and Sheadle. The Northern
Queen and Buffalo arrived with
freight and the Brightie locked at
the Cutler dock with a cargo Of SAT-.
The Sultana arrived for a grain load.
This morning the steamers Ralph
and Harold arrived with salt loads
from the Eastern ports. The Steel
King carried coal and the Jesse
Spalding and Syracuse arrived with
freight. The boats arriving for ore
loads are, Empire City, Magma, Gil
bert, Malta, Bessemer, Manda, raw.
ford and Penobscot.
OF the departures yesterday after
noon the Bunsen, sellwood, William
E. Corey, Baker, Shaw, Nottingham,
]. P. Reiss and E. H. Gary a.. carried
ore loads. The City of Berlin, Stein
brenner and George G. Howe left for
the East with grain cargoes. The 8.
F. B. Morse and Holden went to Su-
perior for ore. This morning the T.
H. Wickwire, M. A. Bradley, ]. J. AL
bright and J. T. Hutchinson left with
ore loads. The Edward Smith clear
ed with lumber.
DIED At FARGO.
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