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4 MARINE REVIEW. eee ing the construction of these docks can be formed from a statement of material used in the work so far. In the construction of the breakwater and docks, there was put down 127 cribs, 40x24 feet and from 8 to 22 teet in depth, with an average depth of 16 feet. Four thousand cords of lime stone, 225 tons of iron drift bolts and spikes and 7,500,000 feet of tim- ber have gone into the work. Of the timber, about 4,000,000 feet was pine, 3,000,000 feet hemlock and 500,000 feet oak and elm. Rock dredging amounted to 100,000 cubic yards and earth dredging 250,000 cubic yards, in addition to the very large amount of filling necessary in construction of this nature. The work was started on July 20, 1890, and the first crib was sunk Aug. 6, 1890. It was necessary to push operations while in the open lake, and in the four monthsintervening between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1, seventy-three cribs were sunk. The additional cribs were sunk at irregular intervals from that time on, but the work was not pushed as it had been at the outset. A. V. Powell of Chicago is the engineer in charge, the work being a special commission with him. Mr, Powell makes a specialty of dock construction. He built and equipped E. L. Hedstrom’s big coal dock in Chicago and the ore docks at South Chicago, and had charge of the Calu- met and Chicago Dock Company’s operations before coming here, In a second engraving accompanying this article is presented a view of the ore handling equipment of that portion of the new docks already completed. The equipment consists of twelve a. ‘hoists of the Brown pattern, suitable for unloading two of the largest ore carrying steamers at one time, working six hatches on each vessel. It is with such plants as these that vessels car- rying 2,000 to 2,800 gross tons of ore ani given special despatch are enabled to leave port in most cases nine to twelve hours after arriving. Mr. H. T. Raser is in charge of the new docks and Mr. John P. Manning has general supervision of the Lake Shore company’s affairs at Ashtabula. [NotrE.—Through an error in making the engraving which shows the general plan of docks, the dagger intended to indi- cate north was turned in the opposite direction.—ED.| Contract for Two ‘‘Monitors.” Notwithstanding the present slump in the freight market, there are more negotiations for new boats under way than ever before in the history of lake shipbuilding. From present indica- tions all the yards will be full of work during the coming win- ter. The contracts for the two boats for the Lake Superior Iron Company, mentioned in last week’s REVIEW, was let to the Cleveland Ship Building Company. The building of these two boats marks achange of type in lake cargo steamers. The di- mensions of the boats will be 266 feet keel, 38 feet beam, and 23 feet depth, with a water bottom of 41% feet. Below the water line they will be similar to the Wawatam, with engines of her power. The deck will have the same crown as in an ordinary steamer but the sides will tumble home to meet it. The new boat will have the usual stem and stern frames, and the scantlings and frames used will entitle the boat to Lloyds classification. For- ward there will be a turret containing steering wheel, anchors, etc., and aft there will be a solid steel house with no openings, save windows with heavy shutters. On top of this house will be cabins and a texas containing steering wheel. The new type of steamer will be known as the ‘‘monitor.”’ Two of the largest Buffalo line fleets will receive additions, one first class steel package freighter to each. Both may be built in Cleveland. ‘Io this may be added many more negotia- tions that are not quite so tangible. Among these is the report that the Goodrich Line will be augmented by a steel passenger steamer, and that the Inter-Ocean Transportation Company have renewed their consideration for another Maryland. The contract for two unusually large freighters for the Minnesota Tron Com- pany is still hanging fire. The Side-Wheel Steamer Frank E. Kirby. With this issue is presented a supplemental engraving of the side-wheel steamer Frank E. Kirby, built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and engaged in excursion business between Detroit, Put-in Bay and Sandusky. The Kirby has led the fast boats of the lakes for two seasons past, and was the object of considerable attention during the past season, on account of a great deal of talk of a race with the new City of Toledo, an engraving of which, with her horizontal triple expansion engines we hope to present shortly. BROWN HOISTING AND CONVEYING PLANT, LAKE FRONT DOCKS, ASHTABULA HARBOR, O. The first time the Kirby ever made the run up the Detroit river, she was three minutes astern of the fast steamer Grey- hound at the Lime-Kilns crossing. The Greyhound on that oc- casion made the run from the crossing to Detroit against the current, nearly 17 miles, in 1 hour and 1 minute. The Grey- hound and Kirby were side by side when they reached Detroit. The Kirby’s average time from Detroit to Bois Blanc light is 1 hour. She has frequently made it in 55 minutes, the distance being 19 miles. Her schedule time from Detroit to Put-in Bay is 3 hours and 5 minutes, a distance of 57 miles. She has made the run from Detroit to Put-in Bay in 2 hours and 55 minutes. Her schedule time for the round trip between Detroit and San- dusky and return is to leave Detroit at 8:30 a. m., returning to Detroit at 9:30 p. m., and during the passenger season she very rarely arrives at Detroit behind time. ‘The number of miles she has to run on the round trip is 160. She makes nine landings and sometimes twelve or thirteen. During the busy season she lands at Put-in Bay from 600 to 1,000 excursionists and takes them on board on her return trip from Sandusky. At Sandusky she handles on an average 75 tons of treight a day and takesoncoal for the round trip. She has made the round trip from Detroit to Sandusky and back, with all landings, handling 50 tons of freight and taking on fuel for the round trip in rz hours and 55 minutes. With 150 tons of freight, using the steam that she uses when running light, he in kee beck ot . minutes in a run of 50 miles. She came across Lake Erie ie fall from Put-in Bay to Bois Blane light, headed into the wind which was blowing at the rate of 25 to 35 miles an hour. d made her schedule time within 19 minutes. == =