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WH aot ss "LAFAYETTE CLUB Seni EF Lake Virginia THE Marine REVIEW August, 1910 ee = x0 CEB ohare @Qo4 GS) si rete te ee Ly, e, . Glen Lake @ 4 Ying oy @ le. a nk Mar or LAKE MINNETONKA AND TRIBUTARY WATERS. cabin is 491% ft. in length, 12 ft.- in width and is fitted up with rattan car seats. ihe sides are practically all glass and are fitted with car type win- dows dropping under the sash. Pass- engers embark and disembark through gangways amidships on each side. As shown in the illustrations, addi- tional seating capacity is provided on the upper deck and covered by an awn- The six express boats are operated between May 15 and Oct. 15 each year on three different routes which effectual- ly cover all points on the lake. The routes center at Excelsior, Wildhurst and Deephaven, where connections are made with the electric car line. The schedules are arranged to make close connections with fast express cars both to and from Minneapolis and hourly Ferry STEAMER MINNEAPOLIS ON LAKE MINNETONKA. ing. This adds appreciably to the passenger accommodations and in pleas- ant weather the upper deck is' much more popular than the glass enclosed cabin below. A stairway leads from the cabin to the upper deck. Seats are provided for 120 persons and the maxi- mum passenger allowance is 175. The pilot steers from a hand wheel located in a railed off space at the for- ward end of the main cabin. The two other members of the crew are an engineer, who also does duty as fireman, and a purser who collects fares and handles lines when landing. The number of fares taken is recorded on a standard car register. service is given to all points on the boat routes between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p. m. The express boats handle only passengers and a limited amount of bag- gage. In addition to the express boats, the company operates ferries between Ex- celsior and Big Island park. These boats are of the usual paddle wheel double-ended type, as shown in the photo. The express boats have proven econ- omical and_ satisfactory in operation. Although, as outlined above, they possess some unusual features in general design and in cabin arrangements smack much more of the rail than of the water, they are being copied for other inland lake service as far west as Lake Coeur d'Alene,-Idaho. The Twin City boat lines are under the supervision of L. S. Cairns, general. superintendent. New Pacific Coast Steamers With the advent of the Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Co. into Puget Sound waters, events in the Canadian Pacific coast passenger trade are moving rapid- ly. The Prince Rupert and the Prince Albert have already inaugurated a new and important service between Puget Sound ports, Seattle, Victoria, Vancou- ver, Prince Rupert and Stewart, and by the time this issue of THE Marine ReE- VIEW is out, the Prince George will also have begun seryice on her schedule to and from British Columbia ports. The Grand Trunk Pacific is building new docks in Seattle and at Victoria, which provide for ample warehouse and shipping facilities. On June 12, the Prince Rupert started on her initial trip to Stewart, touching Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert on her way. Prince Rupert will be the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific, when completed in 1912. Prince. Rupert has an estimated population of 3,000 to. 4,000 and is situated on Kaien Island, 550 miles north of Vancouver. Though newly opened, it occupies a strategical position as a Pacific coast port, having an ideal harbor and _ being a port of call for most ocean going vessels as well as those plying between Seattle and the various points in Alaska. The Dominion Government Hydro- graphic survey of Prince Rupert harbor and approaches shows that the entire harbor from the entrance to the. ex-