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8 MARINE REVIEW. A Big Steel Sailing Ship. Several freight steamers of 10,000 to 11,500 tons capacity have been built in British ship yards within the past two or three years, but for some reason thereis not as much interest attached to the big steamship as there is to the sailing ship of less capacity. The capacity of the largest sailing ship in the world todayis only 6,150 tons. The vessel is the Potosi, a steel five-master owned by F. Laeiz of Hamburg and which was built by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde,Germeny. Her dimensicns are: LAUNCH OF THE STEAMER E. W. OCLEBAY AT WEST BAY CITY. Length over all, 394 feet; between perpendiculars, 362 feet; width over the plating amidships, 49 feet 9 inches ; depth from upper edge of keel to under the main deck amidships, 31 feet 244 inches. Her register tonnage is 4,027 tons gross and 3,854 tons net; displacement on an average draft of 25 feet, 8,580 tons. This colossal sailor is built in accordance with the regulations of the Bureau. Veritas and the English Lloyds for the highest class and under special survey of those in- stitutions, and with extra stiffening and strengthening arrange- ments in view of the heavy masting and the enormous pressure of the sails. Two steel decks run over the whole length of the vessel, the upper one being sheathed yellow pine, and besides there is another deck in the fore peak and the bridge deck, also of steel, covered with wood. The structures above the main deck comprise a short poop deck, under which is placed the steering apparatus, a bridge house 70 feet long containing accommodation for acrew of about forty-four men, a _ passenger cabin, the cook's galley, provision store, hospital and a spacious sailroom; then there is a forecastle, under which is located the cable cap- stan, and which provides storage spaces for lamps, oil, paint and boat- swain's stores. The steering of the ship is effected by means of an ap- paratus placed on the bridge deck and furnished with a pair of teak hand wheels connected with the steering gear under the poop deck by means ofarope of galvanized steel wire. The rudder itself consists of a frame of cast steel, into which a steel plate is riveted and the pintles are inser- ted. Besides the large capstan for raising the anchors (the latter weigh- ing about three tons) there are two others on the main deck, a large one on the forecastle, two on the bridge deck, besides thirteen for workin g the sails and loading and unloading cargo. The ship carries four boats, two of which are large iron patent life boats. The Potosi is rigged asa five masted bark with double topsail and topgallant yards. The masts and larger yards are of steel, the height of the mainmast, from keel to truck, being 210 feet, and its diameter at the deck 34 inches. All of the standing tackle is of galvanized iron and the running gear partly of wire and partly of hemp. The spread of canvas, with all sail set, is equal to about 5,000 square yards. In this ship the mast in the bow is called fore- mast and then following aft the names are greatmast, middlemast, cross- mast and besanmast. Full Summary of River and Harbor Appropriations. Following is a complete summary of appropriations applying to the - lakes, which were contained in the river and harbor bill as it was finally passed by both houses of congress : Lake Ontario--Charlotte, $12,000; Wilson. $5,000; Great Sodus Bay, $8,000; Little Sodus Bay, $8,000; Ogdensburg, $20,000; Oswego, $60,000; Pultneyville, $1,500; Cape Vincent, $25,000. Lake Erie--Buffalo, extending breakwater southerly to Stony Point, $35,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $2,200,000; Dunkirk, $10,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $398,258; Tonawanda and Niagara river to north line of village of North Tonawanda, $50,000; Erie, resurvey out of money heretofore appropri- ated; Ashtabula, $50,000, not less than $40,000 of which is for break- water; Lorain, $30,000, and survey for more extensive improvements; ---- Cleveland, $80,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $1,354,000, and also survey witha view to determining advisability of changing present plan of breakwater, so as to extend eastern arm east- wardly in a general direction parallel with the shore; Fairport, $80,000, of which $20,000 is for breakwater; Huron, $8,000; Port Clinton, $6,000; Sandusky, $40,000, and survey of bar at mouth of harbor with a view to securing permanent navigable channel next to Cedar point; Toledo, straight channel and harbor, $150,000 ; Vermillion, $2,000; Conneaut, $40,- 000, of which $20,000 is for breakwater ; Montoe, $9,000. Lake Huron--Sand Beach, $16,000; Alpena, $2,500. Lake Michigan--Michigan City, $80,000 for outer and inner harbor; Calumet harbor; Chicago, $75,000; Waukegan, $20,000; Charlevoix, $20,- 000; Frankfort, $15,000; Grand Haven, $20,000; Manistee, $15,000; Hol- land, $10,000; Muskegon, $30,000; Pentwater, $5,000; Benton Harbor canal and harbor at St. Joseph, $30,000; South Haven, $15,000; White Lake, $5,000; Ludington, $25,000; Petoskey, $8,000; Saugatuck, $10,000; Me- nominee, $7,150; Cheboygan, $12,000; Ahnapee, $0,000; Green Bay, $30,- 000, of which $5,000 may be expended on Fox river; Kenosha, $24,000; Manitowoc, $44,440; Milwaukee, harbor of refuge, $20,000, with provision for continuing contracts involving $168,737.91; Milwaukee harbor, $7,000; Port Washington, $5,500; Racine, $27,000; Two Rivers, $5,000; Sheboy- gan, $26,000; Sturgeon Bay canal, harbor of refuge, $5,000; Oconto, $4,000; Pensaukee, $1,000; Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship-canal $30,000; South Milwaukee, $5,000; Kewaunee, $25,000. Lake Superior--Ontonagon, $10,000; Portage lake, harbor of refuge, $25,000; Marquette, $24,000; Presque Isle point, near Marquette, harbor of refuge, $29,000; Ashland, $27,000; Duluth and Superior harbors, $50,000, of which $30,000 is for Duluth portion and $20,000 for Superior portion, with provision for continuing contracts involving $3,080,553; Grand Marais, Minn., $3,000; Agate Bay, $50,000; Grand Marais, Mich., harbor of refuge, $24,000. Connecting rivers and rivers tributary to the lakes: Chicago river from its mouth to stock yards on south branch and Belmont avenue on north branch, $50,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $650,000 for 16 feet navigation; Calumet river, Illinois, from mouth to two miles south, $50,000; Illinois river, $40,000; Illinois and Mississippi canal, $25,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $5,710,- 650; Pine river, Michigan, $5,000; Black river, Michigan, $4,000; Black river at Port Huron, $4,000; Clinton river, Michigan, $10,000; Rouge river, Michigan, $5,000; Detroit river, shoals from Detroit to Lake Erie, $30,000; water communication across Keweenaw point, Michigan, $50,000, with provision for continuous contracts involving $1,065,000 ; St. Joseph river, Michigan, $500; Kalamazooriver, Michigan, Lake Michigan to Saugatuck, $5,000; M2nominee river, Wisconsin and Michigan, $15,000; Belle river, Michigan, $5,000 ; Sebewaing river, Michigan, $5,000 ; Saginaw river,Mich- igan, $40,000, of which $16,000 is to be expended above Bay City, and also provision for several surveys with a view to securing a channel 200 feet wide and 14 to 16 feet deep in navigable parts of the river; Grand river, Michigan, $50,000; Niagara river, New York, from Tonawanda to Port Day, $10,000. Waldo-Choctaw Collision, A view of the Lake Superior Iron Co's. steamer Choctaw, after being run into by the new steamer 1. C. Waldo of Detroit, is presented here- with. The collision occurred off Spry's lumber dock, Sault Ste..Marie, STEAMER CHOCTAW AFTER COLLISION WITH THE L. C. WALDO. and the picture shows the Choctaw after she was beached to prevent sink- ing in deep water The Choctaw was bound up, light, and the Waldo was bound down with ore. Captains of both vessels are disposed to withhold particulars of the collision. A statement to the effect that Capt.Dudd'eson of the Waldo had said that the collision was due to the breaking of his whistle cord is denied. Repairs to the Choctaw will be very heavy. The Waldo's injuries will not cause great delay, but the repair of damages above water will amount to $7,000 or $8,000.