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MARINE REVIEW. Vor Vi CLEVELAND, OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1892. No: 7. Steamer Kasota in Dock. The accompanying engraving presents a view of the wrecked steamer Kasota, as she appeared in the big new dock of the De- troit Dry Dock Company a short time ago, when stripped of the canvas jacket and other material used by the wreckers in raising her from the Detroit river. gaged in rebuilding the boat and she will be owned, when com- pleted, 'by Aaron A. Parker and others of Detroit, who have purchased her for $80,000, repairs to include everything fitting the boat for sea.- Her rebuild will eost, it is figured, $50,000 and will be most thorough in every way. This will include new keelsons with steel plates alongside, similar to those in David- son's big four, and other strengthening material intended to make the boat stronger than when first built. The name Ka- , line was used between the compressor and casks. A big force of workmen is now en- -- are secured in the hold and tothe sides of the vessel. At the time the Kasota was raised the casks in her hold that had not been filled with air represented 40 tons of unused power. A deck hoist engine worked the compressor, and a common hose Capt. Falson was to have received $25,000 or the boat if the wreck had been raised within a_ specified period. He failed to fulfill the time portion of his contract, but it is understood that he was finally paid $23,000 and also derived a profit from the cargo of iron ore taken out of the boat. The work of repairing the Kasota is the first big job under- taken in the new dock of the Detroit Dry Dock Company. There is no doubt that it will be well done, and will even sur- pass the rebuild on the P. D. Armour. PB all SL ee STEAMER KASOTA IN THE DETROIT DRY DOCK COMPANY'S NEW. DOCK. sota will very probably be changed, new cabins will be built throughout and the steamer will appear altogether new. The Kasota was sunk onthe evening of July 17, 1890, just above 'Smith's coal dock, Detroit: river, in collision with the "passenger steamer City of Detroit. The engraving showing the demolished condition of the hull will hardly prove a surprise to anyone acquainted with the details of the collision. The Kasota was struck diagonally on the port side, just forward of the main- mast, and the bow of the City of Detroit extended 20 to 30 feet out from the starboard side of the wreck after the collision. Shortly after the accident Joseph G. Falcon of Evanston, IIl., be- gan the work of raising the Kasota and, although she was not delivered in dry dock until late last fall, the job of wrecking was a wonderful feat accomplished under many disadvantages. The Kasota is the thirty-seventh wreck raised by Capt. Falcon with his: process of sinking casks filled with water, and afterwards forcing the water out by means of compressed air when the casks be greatly benefited by such an improvement. Portage Lake Harbor of Refuge. 'At Portage lake, thirty-six miles'north of Ludington, on the east shore of Lake Michigan, a harbor of refuge with a 400-foot entrance has been under construction since 1879. The appro- priations amounting. in all to a trifle more than $100,000, has been so small each year as to necessitate a partial rebuilding with each expenditure. The loss of life on this shore each year is a constant reminder of the necessity of a harbor at Portage lake, and in addition there is a large local commerce that would It seems absurd that a work of this kind should be allowed to become partially useless through exposure and lapse of time between appropria- tions. Nothing but praise could be tendered the river and har- bor committee if the coming bill contains a clause empowering the engineers in charge of several works of this kind to con- tract for the entire work and allow the appropriations to come in regular order. Mr. A. W. Farr of Onekama, Mich., was in Washington last week looking after Portage lake interests. He says that about $170,000 will be required to complete the work.