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enaiceatinrns ORE SHIPMENTS. Figures compiled of the ore trade of the great lakes shows an increased move- ment of 4,056,685 tons over that of last year, the total being 37,513,589 tons, as against 33,476,904 tons last year. Dur- ing December this year 450,588 tons were shipped, an increase of 135,528 tons over December of last year, when 405,060 tons were shipped. The movement, therefore, has reached the maximum prediction made early in the year, when it was stated that 38,000,000 tons would be sent forward by the mines. There is to be added yet to this movement, the all-rail movement not yet compiled, The all- rail movement last year was 876,552 tons. An equivalent all-rail movement, which is to be expected, will bring the total shipments of the present year to 38, 390,- ooo tons. This great movement has been accom- plished with surprising ease, notwith- standing obstacles. It has been readily handled not only by ships but by docks as well, and until the annual fall short- age in car supply occurred, there was lit- tle congestion throughout the season. The year on the: dakes "tas been free from storms of great violence, but foggy weather has been frequent, and during December ice seriously de- layed the vessels in the rivers. The total shipments of the Lake Superior mines to date has been 337,563,344 tons, of which more than one-half is the movement of the past six years. Following are the shipments by ports for the month of De- cember and for the full season, with cor- responding data for similar periods last year: Port and Dock Dee. Dec. Season, Season. 1905 1906 1905 1906 Escanaba 131,553. 134,778 5 307,938 5,851,050 Marquette h2,.578 47,814 2,977,828 2,791,033 Ashland 25.224 =--54,545 8,485 344 3,388,106 Superior 75,151 103,679 5,118,385 6,083,057 Duluth 39, 853 122,043 8,807.559 11,220,218 Two Harbors -- 80.701 77,729. 7,779,850 8,180,125 405,06) 540,588 33,476,904 37,513,589, 1906 Increase 135,528 4,036,685 AROUND THE GREAT LAKES. The Buffalo Ship-Chandlery Co..are issuing a very attractive calendar for 1907. The annual ball of the Detroit lodge, ' Ship Masters' Association, will take place in Masonic Temple, Jan. 10. The new passenger steamer' building for the Detroit. »& Cleveland line at the Wyandotte yard of the American Ship Building Co. will be launched Jan: : Friends and business associates of Edward C. Collins, traffic manager of the Pittsburg Steamship Co. were grieved to learn this week of the death of his infant daughter, Miriam Townsend Collins, at Atlantic City, Dec. 16. The Union liner Binghamton was successfully released at Skillagalee "TAE MARINE REVIEW and taken to St. Ignace, where tem- porary repairs were made before pro- ceeding to Buffalo. The attention of the minister of marine of Canada has been drawn to the gallantry and humanity displayed by the Pelee Point life-saving crew in rescuing Capt. Moses Boggan and crew from the wrecked steamer Cone- maugh on Novy. 22. The steamer Sheldon Parks, build- ing for W. A. & A. H. Hawgood, of Cleveland, will be launched at the West Superior yard of the American Ship Building Co. on Saturday. This steamer is 552 ft. long, 532 ft. keel, 56 ft. beam and' 31 ft. deep. 'Howard H. Baker.& Co, Bufiale, N. Y., have recently added two new show rooms to their plant, the larger of which is devoted to display of a full line of power boats and engines, and the smaller to accessories. They are also making delivery with motor trucks. The board of army engineers has re- ported against either a 22-ft. or 25-ft. channel for the lakes. But a second channel of either 21 or 22 ft. depth is recommended for the mouth of the De- troit river. The cost of a 21-ft. channel is given. as. $5,528,523, and for a 22-ft channel $6,670,950. The steamer R. L. Ireland which was ashore on Gull island was re- leased by the wrecker Manistique and later towed into Bayfield. . It was thought for a while that the Man- istique had been wrecked in _ collision with the Ireland, but later this report was found to be untrue. The Man- istique, had.a severe time of it in the gale, but managed to reach. port safely. Capt. James op Fish, United States navy, has been assigned' to Detroit as' inspector. of the'eleventh lighthouse district, relieving Commander. J., M, Orchard of Milwaukee, who has_ been, acting as temporary inspector for the eleventh as well as his own district since the promotion of Capt. C. E. Fox. Capt. Fox was an officer on the Yosemite during the Spanish-Ameri- can war. CAPT. S. L. VAN DUSEN. Capt. S. Le Van Dusen, master at the steamer B. L. Pennington, finished his first season as skipper at Tonawan- da about six weeks ago. Capt. Van Dusen hails from Trenton, Ont., and has a host of friends. It is announced that the Northern Navigation Co. of Sarnia which owned the steamer Monarch recently lost on Isle Royale, will build a duplicate of the steamer Huronic. 21 PLANNING TO PERFECT 7TS - SERVICE. _ At présént the Pacific. Mail Steam- ship Co. is planning to complete its service between San Francisco and the Hawaiian islands, and _ will no doubt operate a special steamer for that purpose. N. P. Wood, secretary of the Hawaiian promotion commit- tee recently arrived from Honolulu and has had a conference with Gen- eral Manager Schwerin on the sub- ject and thinks that his arguments will prevail. Secretary Wood shows that present only vessels flying the American flag are allowed to carry passengers to the Hawaiian islands, and that most of these vessels simply touch at the is- lands on the trans-Pacific voyage, and do not make the round trip. Only one steamer--the Alameda--makes the round trip and she is incapable of handling the heavy traffic. The Pacific Mail Steamship oa since the Mongolia and Mané¢huria have been temporarily put out of com- mission, has been still farther handi- capped in handling the Hawaiian. traf- fic, and it is stated that a vessel to ply between San Francisco and the is- lands finds favor with the officials of _ the company. = The new vessel, according to the | figures presented to the company by. Secretary Wood, ought to make the trip in about four days, or, at least in five. At present the trans-Pacific steamers take from five to seven days. With the special steamship service for the islands the people over there think they can break into the Ameri- can fruit trade with results, and that travel to the Hawaiian islands will be- greatly. augmented. | GRAIN 'SHIPMENTS. 'Following are' the receipts and shipments of grain from Duluth for the week ending Dec. 15: Receipts Shipments Dec, 15. © Dec: 8. "Dec. £5... Dec: 83>. Wheat 1,174,633 1,438,389 I; 193, 234 3,917,270 Corn Rg BR Se GR Oke ie ied re cai et ae ate taal Oats 67,845 73,510 114358" 305, 573 Barley . 267,016 340,816 349,693 679,807 Rye 15,094 9,320 6,465 161,441 Flax -~«+578,190 820,876 150,436 2,980,800 The battleship Connecticut, built at the Brooklyn navy yard, left the yard last week to join the North Altantic fleet for the winter maneuvers. This is the first time in the history of the United States navy that a ship armed and ready for service has gone, to sea | from the hands of her builders without a trial trip. Naval Constructor Bax- ter, who superintended the construc- tion of the ship, was 'elated over the" behavior of the great ship.