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aon RED MARINE REVIEW. i Tee CSRS ree aac iaitosniansinhhnetastiicinieanacetalnannisniasunaen Notices to Mariners. Two red and black stakes mark another obstruction just found about midway between Bar point light-ship and the De- troit river light. It has been ascertained that deep laden vessels will find the best water in this locality, 17% feet, by ranging the light-ship and the light structure,or the middle black buoy and the light structure. Capt. M. W. Gotham of the steamer Briton in coming down the river about ten days ago struck at this point, and Capt. George P. McKay of Cleveland went immediately to Amherstburg to go over the channel with Capt. Andrew Hackett of Bois Blanc island. Several courses were followed from the light-ship tothe light, float buoys being dropped to guide the work of sounding, and a nest of boulders was found at the point now indicated by the red and black buoys. A tree branch has been fastened to the middle black buoy below the: light-ship, to indicate that a course ranging that buoy withthe Detroit river light will give deep water. The light-house board gives notice that, on or about Aug. 15, the light at Portage river, Lake Superior, will be changed from a fixed white light, varied by a red flash every two minutes, to a fixed white light, varied by a red flash every minute. A red barrel with a small tripod on top marks the wreck of the scow Hannah Moore, sunk on the middle ground off Black river, near Port Huron. : ee Wrecks and Heavy Losses. The schooner Helena has been abandoned by Hanna & Co., as a total loss. She was coal-laden and up-bound when her steamer the Havana exchanged proper signals, with the Mariska in Little Mud lake. The suction from the Jay Gould, passing at the time, ported the schooner and she collided with the Mariska Although the latter was under check the Helena was cut to the cat head and sunkin 20 feet of water. <A sailor named Mattiwas drowned. The Helena was built by Quayle & Martin in 1874, was valued at $30,000 and insured for $25,000. Steamer B. F. Ferris, plying between ‘Tawas and Caseville burned at the latter place, fire breaking out in the boiler room. - She was owned by Turner, of Saginaw, valued at $8,000 and insured- for $5,000. The crew escaped with their lives but lost their clothes. The Ferris met with several accidents during her short career, having been sunk at Saginaw, two years ago. The only other accident attended by heavy loss during the week was the stranding of the Buffalo steamer Empire State on Sable reef, Lake Superior. Her release was costly and she is badly damaged. ‘The officers and crew of the boat had a very rough experience in effecting her release, on account of strong northwest wind prevailing for days and difficulties in obtaining assistance. The Minch was released from above the Sault after ligtering 400 tons of cargo. Her damages are not serious. The schooner Nicholson in tow of the Emory Owen collided with the City of Berlin, one of the Big Four, carrying away the bulwarks, bridge, rail and stanchions of the latter. "The Nicholson lost her head gear and jib-boom. In General. Announcement of the death of Capt. Saunders, who took the American whaleback steamer Wetmore across the Atlantic, comes from Liverpool, where the boat was about ready for her return trip to New York. He was a resident of Tacoma, Wash. The members of the river and harbor committee of the House and the commerce committee of the Senate, who left Chicago for their homes a few days ago, spent more than two weeks on the lakes and visited every port of importance from Cleveland to Duluth. They were fittingly entertained and their visit will certainly result in advantages to the lake marine. A full sized model of Nelson’s H. M. S. Victory, is an exhi- bit at the English naval exposition, Chelsea, and the dimen- sions of the famous ship, launched at Chatham dock yard May 7th, 1765, are given here so that comparisons can be made with wooden-built ships of to-day: Length from figure head to taff- rail 226 feet, keel 151 feet, gun deck 186 feet, extreme beam 52 feet, depth of hold 21 feet and displacement 2,162 tons. She had five decks and what is known asa waist, her greatest fullness being at the lower deck, diminishing above the quarter deck.— The Engineer, London. Testimony with regard to signals will be of the highest im- portant in the Athabasca-Pontiac collision case. There is a bend in the Sault river at the point, where the collision occurred, -but the officers of the Pontiac claim that after one signal had been exchanged, with the Pontiac nearing Wilson’s dock and the Atha- basca near the upper end of Little Lake George, three-quarters of a mile distant, they could see that the Athabasca was keeping the course she had signified she would pursue by the one blast of her whistle. Two blasts were then suddenly given by the Athabasca, is theclaim of the Pontiac according to the libel, when it was too late to change the course. : Big Cargoes on Light Draft. The steamship E. C. Pope’s big cargo of 3,221 gross or 3,608 net tons of ore, taken from Gladstone to Ashtabula last week on a draft of about 16 feet, would indicate that she will carry, as the builders expected, 50 to 100 tons more than the steamship Mary- land,which was made from the same model but has engines some- what farther forward than the Pope. The Pope now holds the honor of having taken through the rivers the largest cargoes ever shipped from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior. Her draft from Lake Superior on the cargo of 2,745 gross or 3,104 net tons, car- ried some time ago, was 14 feet 5 inches. From the Sudbury Mining District. Mr. H. P. McIntosh of the Canadian Copper Company of — | Cleveland, says that his company has purchased about thirteen ~ acres of land on the Valley Railway near Brooklyn station, one _of the suburbs of Cleveland, and will immediately erect a coppet- nickel alloy plant. It is understood that the construction of the works will be pushed. About 240 cars of nickel matte is being shipped daily to — the United States by one company from the Sudbury (Ont,) dis- ° trict. The nickel is for Carnegie, Phipps & Co., to be used in the manufacture of nickel steel by the Harvey process on their contract with the government. Official Numbers and Tonnage. The bureau of navigation, Wiiliam W. Bates commissioner, assigned * official numbers and tonnage to the following lake vessels during the week ending July 25: Steam—J. D. Marshall, Chicago, 531.99 tons gross, 428.24 net, No. 76,964; Lorain L., Grand Haven, 190.53 tons gross, 145.39 net, No. 141,155; Mary Mann, Duluth, 11.32 tons gross, 6.91 net, No. 92,346. Sail—Rover, Cleveland, 5.86 tons gross, 5.40 net, No. 110,934. Lake Chautauqua—The Queen of Summer Resorts. At a lake of cool crystal water, located among the beautiful highlands of the Empire state, over one hundred and fifty thousand people seek each summer season the delightful rest always found in that wholesome atmosphere. Chautauqua—the famous resort—located between fourteen and fifteen hundred feet above the ocean, has unsurpassed facilities for boating, fishing and bathing. When these pastimes are combined with the advantages made possible through the educational and religious organizations, which make Chautauqua lake their summer headquarters, is it surprising that each season, thousands frequent its shores. With hotel accommodations capable of delighting the tastes of the most fastidious and boarding houses where families may secure com- modious rooms and excellent service at reasonable rates, should it be wondered at that people flock from the smoke, dust and heat of our cities to enjoy the pleasures and benefits obtainable on the shores of this “Lake of Springs.” Tourists selecting the Nickel Plate route to this queen of summer resorts, will find accommodations desirable in every appointment. Excel- lent connection is made for Chautuqua lake at Brocton Junction, N.Y.,and from Mayville, N.Y. any point on the lake may be reached via boat or rail, Passengers holding tickets via Nickel Plate to Niagara Falls, may secure stop-over at Chautauqua free of charge. Be sure your tickets read via the Nickel Plate. July 30 NIAGARA Fatis AND TORONTO.—First grand excursion to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Saturday, Aug. I. Special train leaves Central passen- ger station at 7:45 p.m. $3 to Niagara Falls $4 to Toronto. Tickets good returning up to Aug. 6, with privilege of stop-over at Jamestown or Lake- wood. Special train returns from Falls, Aug. 2. Secure sleeping car space at 141 Superior street, or depot on South Water street. J 30