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REVIEW. Views Vil, CLEVELAND, OHIO, JULY 28, 1892. NOve4. New Shoal in the Straits. Another dangerous obstruction in the Straits of Mackinac has been located and buoyed by Commander Nicoll Ludlow, in- spector of the ninth light-house district. The accompanying engraving,in connection with the official notice to mariners, will serve to show the location of the spot. The engraving is on a scale half the size of the regular government chart scale, and will be of some assistance in showing the position of the buoy marking the new shoal in relation to prominent lights in the vicinity. The official notice to mariners says: , '"'"A small shoal, gravel and boulders, has been found goo yards west, 38 south of the Waugoshance 18-foot shoal buoy. The least depth of water over this shoal is 15 feet to inches. A second class nun buoy, painted black, has been placed in 23 feet of water, 15 yards northwest of the shoal. _ The position of the buoy is as follows: Waugoshance light- house S. S. E., 1% miles; St. Helena light-house,'H. N. HE. % E., 124% miles; White shoal light vessel, N. N. W., 214 miles; some light on this subject. The Mitchell's engines are 20, 32 and 52 by 42 inches, while the two boilers are 14 by 12% feet, allowed 160 pounds pressure. The Mitchell ran light from Fort Gratiot to Detour in 14 hours and 30 minutes. 'This run figured out shows a speed of over 15 miles an hour. The 15- mile boats on the lakes are scarce. Her regular speed witha Lake Superior load is 134% miles, and when desired 14 miles can . be turned off. At the former speed she makes about 86 revolu- tions. Her two best cargoes are 2,757 gross tons from Escana- | | ba and 2,313 gross tons from Lake Superior. Draught on the Escanaba load was 15 feet 11 inches forward and 16 feet 4 in- ches aft, while the mean draft with the Lake Superior load was 14 feet 4% inches. Since the boat came out she has not _ stopped once on account of heated machinery. Capt. Thomas Wilford says that as far as he can see she is a perfect steamboat, and Engineer Clancey says the machinery is all that could be asked for. The boat has a separate dining room for guests and her cabins are fitted to accommodate them. The capability of \ fle 'Wis yy : € Dien Ys \ 5 si = . é i | oS a : SE a ee aS GRAVVREER LV. \/6" Brag, Stwe, \ KN a ENg : UNg "A o Voy : VIeNNaSHo fi AL &y~ =~ _ R&B CanBuoy,/~ Yay Re ee - OS Soe eS Ri Ce tere ogee te: oH ce SPS Za " a f . 2 5 a - eye. sai Nn a iapoce & LOCATION OF BLACK NUN BUOY, MARKING NEW SHOAL AT WAUGOSHANCE. Gray's reef light-vessel, W. S. W. % W., 37% miles. The buoy is on a line between Waugoshance light-house aud White shoal light vessel, and nearly on a line between St. Helena light-house and Gray's reef light vessel. These ranges should be useful in turning this buoy at night. The red and black nun buoy on the 18-foot shoal has been removed." Cargo Steamer Samuel Mitchell. The subject of the supplemental illustration in the REVIEW this week is one of the most remarkable ore carriers that has come out with this year's fleet. The Samuel Mitchell, built by the Globe Iron Works Company for parties connected with the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, Samuel Mitchell managing owner, has been described in the REVIEW. Her hull is from the same model as the Republic and Castalia, while her engines are four inches smaller and the boiler power somewhat greater. The relative size of engine as compared with size of boiler, is a high- ly interesting question, on which lake ship builders hold widely different views. Data from the tests of Mitchell's engines in comparison with similar data from the Republic might give the boat in this line was tested on the last trip by Mr. William Chisholm, Mrs. Chisholm, their son and daughter and a party of eleven friends including Miss Brice, daughter of Senator Brice. ES : . Commerce of Canadian Canals. The '"'Canal Supplement"' to the annual report of the Can- adian department of railways and canals for 1891 will be issued shortly. The report will show that during 1891 the refund of tolls upon grain going through the Welland canal bound" for Montreal amounted to $49,834, being at the rate of 18 cents a ton upon 276,861 tons of grain. That the rebate has undoubtedly tended to encourage grain shipments to Kurope by way of the St. Lawrence canals and Montreal is shown by these figures: _ Grain and peas passed down the whole length of the St. Law- | rence canals for 1890, amounted to 242,571 tons;for 1891 to 320,- 434 tons, an increase of 77,863 tons or 32 percent. 'The total quantity of freight passed through the Welland canal was 945,- 239 tons, against 978,692 tons in 1890. Of this United States -- vessels carried 646,683 tons, while Canadian vessels carried 298,- 550 tons.