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MARINE REVIEW. 7 Big Loads From Two Harbors. During Sunday and Monday of this week seven big boats taking ore from Two Harbors loaded 19,354 gross or 21,678 net tons. Several other smaller boats loaded at the same port on these days, but the following list is given to show the wonderful advancement being made in Lake Superior cargoes on an ex- treme draft of 14 feet 9 inches: Date of Gross Vessels. loading. tons. Pounds. WEE MEATI AN cle ee tos ocak du ucwscdia-Saev caves Aug. 28 3,236 360 VUMUTIAR Sh Nceihy cpbieal SvncccMerscastswaeeads Aug. 28 2,346 960 ORO KO Mc cesaesttepsrsct sieve ccssecuseseae Aug. 28 2,506 560 BPO MM AMOLGN sts tia vavetescwocss sees ss Aug. 28 3,025 1,000 MVC OBst ger ee ome tics sages sseseviviestats Aug. 29 3,083 1,080 MEIETS ate eed SES Scone Toes Aug. 29 2,395 200 NVesolless Gril bert axcns sctecaeh vets vveed Ses Aug. 29 2,762 120 MOTUS e stmnaercs cue usts Or ssoriet sossbasanees 19,354 2,040 In all cases the weights shown above are gross weights from which the deduction for moisture in the ore has not been made. Most interesting in the list are the cargoes of the new steamers of the Minnesota line, the Maritana and Mariposa. The Mari- tana's cargo of 3,236 gross tons is the largest ever taken from Lake Superior. Her draft was 14 feet 6 inches forward and 14 feet 10 inches aft, or an average of 14 feet 8 inches. It isstrange that the Mariposa, which is a duplicate of the other boat in every respect and was drawing 1 inch more aft, took on only 3,- 083 gross tons, but the owners axe expecting that this' may be explained when the boat is unloaded, or when she takes on another cargo. 'The Mariposa loaded soft ore and the Maritana hard, but this would hardly account for the difference in car- goes. It is thought, however, that it will be found that the Mariposa's water bottom was not entirely clear when taking on cargo. The whaleback tow barge Sagamore,also controlled in the _ Cleveland office of the Minnesota Iron Company, makes a very good 3 showing with a cargo of 3,025 gross tons. She is making her first trip in tow of the wooden steamer Ketchum, as the whale- back steamer Pathfinder, with which she will tow in future, is not as yet ready for service. The steamer W. H. Gilcher also delivered a large cargoa few days ago, 2,674 gross tons, from 'Two Harbors. Lake Freight Matters. Within the past few days several representatives of new min- ing properties on the Mesabarangehave beenin Cleveland making preparations for the sale of their ore. In most cases the mining companies that have taken up leases on the new range are not very wealthy, and they are looking for advance money from the established sales agencies to whom they will give the business of handling the ore. The money will be forthcoming where it is needed, and everybody in the ore business is now satisfied that the Mesaba will ship next season a large quantity of ore, probably 1,500,000 tons. 'This new output does not mean, however, a certainty of increased production on the whole. It means that some of the older companies on other ranges will be | compelled to quit. Without the new range there is capacity at present in the Take Superior region for 10,000,000 tons of ore and a demand for not more than 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 tons. It would seem certain then that mines producing low grade ores at the highest cost per ton must drop out of the bus- iness, on account of a general readjustment on a lower range of prices. The ore shippers are giving a great deal of attention to this outlook for the future, but they are nevertheless still bringing down ore to the extent that docks are being crowded. 'The low range of freights has caused contracts to be made at $1 from Ashland and T'wo Harbors to Lake Erie ports covering probably 35,000 tons of ore to be delivered during September. On one contract of this kind, the first that was made, three boats owned in Erie get $1.10. Vessel owners making these contracts figure that they are providing for a dull period of a few weeks before the fall grain begins to move. In this they may be right,but the condition of the market following these transactions was,if any,a little stronger. On the strength of these coutracts shippers tried to force the rate from the head of the lakes below $1 but they were unsuccessful and the market has settled at 70 cents from Escanaba, go cents from Marquette and ¢1 from Ashland and Two Harbors to Ohio ports. In trying to put the rates down shippers had figured that there is thrown upon the market, by reason of the expiration of ore carrying contracts this month, vessels that have a capacity for about 300,000 tons during the remainder of the season. A great deal of this tonnage will, however, find employment from' the shippers who have had it under contract. The strength shown in grain, notwithstanding the restriction in the ore movement, is also a factor on the side of the vessel owner. There is now in Chicago 5,733,309 bushels more wheat and corn than on the corresponding date a year ago. Receipts at Chicago have been very heavy, and new grain in good condition has begun to ar- rive in Duluth at the rate of about twenty-five cars a day. 'The northwestern grain will not, of course, begin moving for two weeks or more yet, but there is every reason to believe that shipments will be heavy. Coal freights show no immediate signs of recovery, although shipments have improved a little over last week. Rates on soft coal are 4o cents to the head of Lake Superior, 50 and 55 cents to Milwaukee, 50 cents to Mani- towoc, 45 cents to Escanaba and 60 cents to Racine and She- boygan. : Volume of Trade Involved in the Canal Tolls Question. No definite figures on last year's Lake Superior commerce between ports in Canada and the United\States, in both Ameri- can and Canadian vessels, have been prepared, from which a reliable estimate might be formed of the amount of tolls to be collected at the Sault canal for the remainder of the season, as a result of President Harrison's recent proclamation. 'The treas- ury department is deficient in this regard, on account of existing customs regulations on the lakes, but it is thought that the amount will not be above $15,000. 'This is not a very heavy burthen, but it will fall mainly on Canadian shipping. As far as can be learned, the Cadian government has not giveu out its intention of reinbursing Canadian interests to the amount of 'tolls collected at the Sault, but it is expected that a fund will be provided in some way to meet the loss. How to Raise Drowned Bodies. A great deal of unnecessary labor and expense is wasted in recovering bodies from the water. Sometimes divers are secured, grappling irons are rigged, or tugs are hired to agitate the water near where the person is supposed to have drowned. Last year while fishing on the south shore of Lake Superior a wealthy gentleman was drowned and several days were spent in securing the services of a tug. And yet it is claimed by those who have tried it that a strong fish line, several hooks anda sinker are all that is necessary to bring a body to the surface. 'This has been proven in a number of instances where the use of such ample means have been recommended by Capt. Dunham, the Chicago tug owner. He always recommends it when one of his tugs are sent for to find a body. The line should be long enough to reach to the bottom, and the hooks, if more than one is used shoud be attached to the line by other lines about a foot long. The sinker should be heavy enough to keep the line taut and should be placed near the end of the long line. In dragging with this device, the person holding the end in the boat should have some line coiled up so that when the hooks catch in the body or the clothes the motion of the boat will not tear them loose. When grappled the line will be found strong enough to raise the body without difficulty, because of the pressure of the water. Bodies that have been caught by the tip of the finger have been raised in this way. 'The plan isso sim- ple that there will be some hesitancy in trying it, where other means are at hand.