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THE MARINE RECORD. greatly decreases tlio wind powef. As, If-. tho two motions wore nqunl In speed, tho Tvind could Impart no power. Tho safety dilp'6 snlls, wind forwirnrol' the beam, are ml„ly In one plane, and tho (nils-borrow wind, one-from the other, mid IrapurtjRrent rawer. The prlnolploi that glvo thin great wind power nro given, from .my pon, and jlliwtrntcd.ln tho Aquatic Monthly for March, ]87.'i. H tlits vessel was of the tonnago thnt 'you Indicate In youf editorial, klus would Imve In her mull) lino of sails n plant 250 feet long by 75 feet hoist.- -If'tho wind nnd itenm speed of the vessel were equal, say twenty miles an hour, and the course was at an tingle against the "wind of 48 degrees from |ts course, these sails would receive n" force of wind equal, at lenrt, to thirty miles.an hour. The points In thljuiestel fully "611 the hill" of economy. Space In this will not allow of details. 'As an unslnkuble ship, she ,lio tills the bill-pointed at In yqur article In the 31dC of July number. Unslnkuble. Her displacement buoyancy, say of 0,000 tons, Is allot It under.lier Intact, and in cells Inclosed by both longitudinal and cross sec don bulkheads Her above water buoyanoy, jUo Inclosed In cells, Is greater than her un¬ der-water buoyancy. It will not be possible to sink her by natural causes, or by collis¬ ion. II her whole bottom was knocked off her. above water buoyanoy would sustain her. Collision could not reach her under water buoyancy. All objectives.In her have a scientlllo origin, nothing lias been left to judgment or opinion. I have no desire In this to gain notoriety. Sly aim has been to have Congress appoint a board of sclent Ists to In¬ vestigate, the truth of this matter. By-agi¬ tating It tills may be brought about. Yours truly, J08KI"H W. NoRcnoss.* h arbokImpbovkments. Major Charles J. Allen, of the Corps of Engineers, who has charge of the Improve¬ ments of rivers and harbors in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Dakota, has made his annual report. - Appended Is a tabulated statement of work proposed, money at' hand, and money asked for continuing tho Improve¬ ments during the fiscal year, 1885-88: " iuvk&s am» luunona AND WORK TO OK PONK. Ji. b\. Croix ltivof, "below Taylo F.iIIh, removing obstructions ..... Chipjiuwa Kivor, Wis., nt Yellow Hob, contlauinffwprk of pro- taction.................................... C)nj>i>ewu Ktvcr. confining flow to imu channel.............................. l»nm mid lock at Meeker's Inland, e on nt ruction.............................. .Mb»it*sinpi nbovo St. Anthony'g l'liHa* removing obrttruotluns..... Lock i)ml dain on Ked River uf the North, construction ........ Rul K,\i>r of vf»w North,ilrcilg- >t Anthbnj'ts Falls, prouervn- tlon ............................... lie-LTioirs upon hutulwatcra Mi»- ■is-ippl and tributaries, oon- rimction of reservoirs to collect •urplus water from i>ret'ipttu- nuii, to bo reloaded to benefit iiuMtfuiion..................... NinujH for abo\ o resun'oinii ex- ■ ominatioiis................ Uulutli Harbor, drudging..... >ut«rinr Hoy, Win., drudging <■ra.nl MnrliiH Harbor, dredging 5 E IT .a $9,838 !(>6\tl32 64,571) 12.7M 820,450 785 • 3.000 16,097 25,000 aooo 161 10,000 4IS.1U7 100.000 12,137 • 10,000 w.jsa 50,000 be takojjafiUwwiuujJuVirtfbld having to dupll- oato/fi/work already done.' lio Ithprovomont of SaultSte. Marie river olonel Poo considers a National boueflc. Tho estimated cost of the work Is (9,127,200, Of that sum 1200,000 was appropriated In 1882, nnd 1125,000 July.D, 1884. Tho engi¬ neer days: "With appropriations an'small In amount It can readily ho aeon many yours must elapse betore the channel can be com¬ pleted, and Inasmuch an tho work done can be or valHe-oiily when the whole is finished It Is respect ruth submitted whether It would not be good policy to push tho work faster than la possible wlfli sucb small appropria¬ tions." Lieutenant Colonel J. W, Barlow or the engineer corps, has forwarded the chief engi¬ neer his report for tho fiscal year ending June 80, upon the work of Improving the harbors or Lake Superior, east of Superior City, on Green Bay, and on the western shore of Lake Michigan north or Milwaukee. The following Is the tabular statement aud the amount of money'available lor the Work on the several harbors named this year, and the appropriations recommended for tho fiscal year of 1885— 80: rivers and lunnons work coaiaiiei at«d. Uo.000 50,000 lii.UXJ 50,111X1 20,000 Colonel Pop, In charge of river and harbor improvcments-lii Michigan luisnlsoaubinitted Ills annual report which Is ns follows: HIVkllH AM) 1URI10U.H AM) MUllk COMMU'l.ArKU. Mult ht. Murio Ulvor, Mich., mm- i-rnl imiirovoinont................... oi. .Murio's l'ulla cuniil; and nit-r, ilocponiiitf channul ...... llrj duck at St. Mury'n Falls' cu- nal. bulldliiK tho loino........... Uetwiiau llarbur, doojionlng- tho Annuel...................,............... rimiidor lluy.doeiHjiiinii t.lio clian- AuHiiblo iiarbor,'"Witiiiir"chan- not -s»|lnawMt|vorV'iioei»nin«'chan- „««)............................................, Harbor Itofuuo. Lako Huron, -Mich., ilroclirfnir. ■"'.Harbor, llollo :ollo Kivor, widening iliuniiol..... ., . M. C'luir FlntM CaiialV r'onowliiif ►uiKiratroctlini of dlkoa....... ilinl"' i'"""'• "lootwnlna i,|,^itr}vor,'oon'rtruotiiii'(i'tr»l»ht tlio 8202,220 4,900 51,11011 70,0.11 8500,000 250,000 150,000 45,000 5,458 27,221 '200,000 (18,908 132,008 25,000 27,586 unionagon, extension olulsra..... Marquette, extenaloa of break- walor.........................i................ Grand Marias, exteneioa of plera. Cedar River Ilarbor, Mich • eiten- alon of pier....................;........... Mcnomlneo Harbor. Mich., exten¬ sion of pler...„„........................ Oconto harbor, Wii., general im¬ provement............................... Pcnsaitkeo harbor, Wis., general Improvement.............,............. Green Bay harbor, Wis., dredging and repair of revetmenta........... Bar Canal, Wis., dredging........... Ahaapee harbor. Wis., Quisling piers and blasting eliannal........ Kewaunee harbor, wis., plor ex¬ tension, dredglniand making a cutihrough aplt......,........M____ Two Riven harbor, Wis., pier ox- tension and drodgiig................. Manitovoc harbor, Wis., pier ex¬ tension, dredging and sup r atruotureon south pier.....H„'.,. Shebovgan harbor, Wis., plor ex¬ tension.........................„.......... Fort at Wssblngtoi, Wis., pier extansioh ............... S15,i'44i 13,107 40,000 io,u» 10,021 ll.W 5,815 18,81.1 11,105 15,092 . 11,875 11,846 19,189 28,844 10,000 Hofurrlng to tho Suglnavy river Improve¬ ment Colonel Poo says: "I beg to Invite "ttentlon to the necessity lor legislation to Piovont Injury to tho channel by waste ma- "•' al thrown Into the river by tho lumber "■"Is. and rejected from tho' raits. This mutter is so serious that-prompt action must JMiyWo M.000 200,000 . 4»,000 30,000 50,000 88,000 37,000 20,000 MA000 50,000 50,000 80,000 00,000 With releranoe to the Improvement of the harbor of retuge at Qrand Marias, Mich., Colonel Barlow says: "Considering the safety of crows, the value or vessels, and cargoei annually subjected to risk In naviga¬ tion on I.nke Superior, the sum ofl200,00frU asked for this harbor for the fiscal year end¬ ing June 30,' 1888;' that work may be vigorously prosecuted by pier extension, so as to afford safe anchorage, and thus lessen the chances of casualty. NOTICE TO M'AniNEIfe>. Notice Is hereby given that on and after August 15, 1884, a ton-Inch steam whistle will be sounded at Sturgeon Bay canal pier- heud light station during thick and foggy weather, giving blasts of live seconds' dura¬ tion, followed by Intervals of twenty-five seconds. ' Notice is hereby given thut tho fog hell'iit Muskegon, Mich., will hereafter be sfi tick by machinery giving one blow at liiteivals oi tlitet-n seconds. By urili-i of the Lighthouse JJonrd. S'lKI'UhK C. Kowan, Vice Admiral United States Navy, Chalr- i)iiin [C'leiKlcmd—Cond'ntieo! fiom lal Payc] StlLWAUKKh. A olntrtor was reported to have lieun made nt 75c Iroin Esciinaba to a Luke Erie port. Shippers ncie oll'ering but fl from Mar- quetie to Ohio port?. These me thu lowest rates on oie ever known. The ,-cliooner City of Green Day was oharteruil for ore from Escniiaba-lo u Luke Erie poit at SO cents, and the tclioouer F. A. Goorger Is said to have accepted a lownr rate between the same ports. Lumber IrelgbtB are demoral¬ ized. Chat-tors of steam craft for luuibor (torn Muskegon to this port arc being made at 1)0 cents, and $1 Is being paid to sail ves¬ sels. Tlienu ine the lowust rates known in years. Captain James Trowell, formerly com¬ mander of the steamship Milwaukee, which many years ago plied between this port and Grand Haven,, has been appointed harbor master, subject to confirmation by tlio coun¬ cil. Captain Trowell subsequently sailed boats of the Goodrich line. UIIB.KN DAY. Tho sldowliecl tug John Spry, belonging to the estate of tho late F. B. Gardner, at Pensattkec, was sold to J. A. Counts, of Little Suamlco; consideration, $500.. TOLHDO. The IndependentlugK at Toledo were nink Ing so much money the association has left the field. All tugs now go as you please. • DICTIIOIT. BpteM to /At HaHnt Bttari, Aug B—The destruction of property o.n tho lakes during the month of July exceeds other corresponding months for many years past,_tho sum total h'olng |248,1<2, an exceea over "the preccedlng month of $110,842, and of Jttly,last ycnr,$107,217.1 here were ninety- eighth Isaitora, which Is seven morethan In Juno, and nro distributed as follows: Lako Mlohlgan, 42; Liiko Huron, 10; Lake Su¬ perior, 4; Sault river, 4; St. Clair river, 7; Lake St. Clair, 2;. Detroit river, 7; Lake Erie, 17, and Lako Ontario, 5. The nature of the casualties may be summarized as fol¬ lows: Disabled, 982,400; stranded, $80,600; heavy weather, *81,B00; collisions, (78,842; Are, $17,800; capsized, $400; ashore, $500; lightning, $800. Included in the sum total Is the Ions or damage to cargoes, amounting to $00,700. Tho number or deaths from all oauses was 31. Of these 25 were accidental, 2 from natural-causes, 2suicided, and 2 were murdered. It will be seen from the fore- going that Lake Michigan outnumbers all others In casualties, which may be attribu¬ ted to die greater number of vessels thore employed, together with the numerous acci¬ dents occurring In and about Chicago. Yet In point of losses by fire, Lake Erie has from the first exceeded all otliei'ffcomblned, which reminds me that Just ferty-one years ago the fourth of this month one of (he most de¬ structive of those calamities occurred on that lake^oir Sliver creek, by the buhilng of tlio steamboat .Erie, the loss of 225 lives and a valuation of property amounting to $300,OOQ,- Well, tho steamship Alberta has arrived here again, and, I regret to add, undor en¬ tirely dltlerent circumstances thrSi onlier first appearance early In'the "season, when so many thousands were dellghted'io step on board aud Inspect the magnificent ship, Site now presents a saddened appearance, with scars, indentations and. bruises horrible to look upon. But these things, in due course of time, must needs happen on these Inland -ponds, over which are scattered so many reefs and shoal", together with the frequent visitation of dense fogs and terrible northers; it matters I ui little who Is. at the helm or who is In, command. It .Is true, there are plenty of beacons, buoys, stakes, fog whis¬ tles, fog horns and entirely too niany.steani whistles to the square Inch than the law should allow. Pray tell us -of how much avail Is a log whistle or n fog horn during a ilenso fog when llghta,aro unavailable, and with n contrary course of the wind so liable to deceive and mislead the uiqsX skllllul'Of lake navigators. In the olilen time we iiad none of these prerequisites, and, up to com¬ paratively a late period, there were no charis to guide the mariner that ho might e.'cape destruction on some reef or shoal.' A good compass and a knowledge of tho lay of the laud was sutHclent to all intents and purposes, and I guarantee to any that in pro¬ portion to the number ol vessels there wore less accidents than are no>v.occurring. But to use an old aud not altogether hackneyed torm, I will return io my trillion. I do not wish to leave the Alberta in so abrupt ii man¬ ner. She has been the cause of an utifortun-ite disaster, and the Osborno lies In the depths of Lake Superior, and iiIbo the bodies ol four persons, otio of whom Is at least deserving of a tufliiniiietit to Ills memory for the hero- Ism dl<plnyed on that sad occasion. It has been stated that there arc four possibilities under which an accident of this kind may occur and no blauie attach on either hand. A steamer moving along in a f"g with her speed abated and tho usual alarm being sounded, comes In contact with another iron, a nibmppicliensioi! of aoiinil, certainly ought to bn conslderod us one of them, and from the slaleiiients thus far received, I do not consider there H blame on either bund, but simply unavoidable. 1 am unacquainted with either of the masters In the late collis¬ ion, and present my views from a disinter¬ ested stand point. The damages to the Al¬ berta aie estimated at $12,000 and tho te- pahs are golug on al the Detroit Drydock Company's works. There have been rumors of late, emanating from Luke Michigan, of reviving tho lake, anil ocean trado by sending vessels to Europn with deals. The season thus far bears a close comparison to 1850 and fow following years, when the unfile first originated, ahd with the icniilHut' the lessons therefrom, It Is hardly presumable It will again be ventured upon, and the reasons then artf tho same as now. There must be a free course from the lakes to the Atlantic, a sufficient depth of water for largo vessels and tho removal of all tonnage dues. When this Is accomplished It will bo time enough to talk of sending vessels on European voyages. The schooners Mi P, Barkalow, John Jewett, J. J. Hill and F. L. Jones arrived here on Sunday, simultaneously, with coal, but ns all are consigned to the'ono dock, there will bo more or less delay until all are discharged. - There la, on the part or some of' the wise¬ acres here, a faint hopo, of better flmee not tar distant. Bountiful crops are nt hand, and such things, they say, must needs .be. On the other hand, a shipper of long expe¬ rience gives It as his opinion that before Sep¬ tember has arrived wheat will move from Chicago to Buffalo at ,1 cent per bushel. Of course time wilj. determine which of the prophets nro tlio most wise, meantime the faint-hearted must whistle to keep their courage jtp. J» The wrecking steamer International, which left here two weeks since to rajse the propeller Georgian, suuk at Peninsula Har¬ bor, Lake Superior, succeedertj«y;ettlng her afloat on Saturday last, and she Is now on her way here tor repairs, without assistance. The work was much aided by Jojin Qulnn, the submarine explorer, who effected re¬ pairs so as to enable her to proceed on the way here, She was lifted by two large pon- " toons, each capable of raising 1,000 tone. .Before returning the wrecker will raise the steamharge J. C. Severance, which Ilea sunk In ninety feet of water near the mouth of the lllchlplcolen river. Charters here -possess but little interest. Wheat, Detroit to Buffalo, 2 cents; coal, from BIsclTRIver, O., to Walkervllle, oppo¬ site here, 85o per ton, Captain Stone; of your city, was In this city on Saturday, on business matters. Another of. the old veteran craft on the lakes passed up this (Tuesday) forenoon, which, at one period, was one of the finest barkentlnes aflcur, but her attractions have long since disappeared and she now travels among'the common heard, ycllpt"barges. Her name 1s the Sonora, built at Sackett's Harbor thirty years ago. A gentleman long engaged In the stave business Informed me thnt a revolution is near at hand' in the mode of shipment of that commodity, and instead of their deliv¬ ery at points for vessels, they will be taken by cars from the phice of manufacture to lireTTdestlnatlon, aTTu~Tr^nTge--peir«ritage saved. ' J. \V. HI - AMIIKRStBUIia. George Gott, deputy collector at Amherst- - burg, has been uppulnled collector of customs nt that port, vice E. Anderson, deceased. This appointment gives satisfaction to tho general public nnd the marine interests are delighted. Collector Gott was always a very obliging officer, and in the discharge of his duties endeavored to make It pleasant for tho*c having business to transact with hint, and always used good Judgment when cir¬ cumstances demanded. No doubt Amberet- burg will bicome a popular port with the tug cuptiiuH as well as with the vessel In¬ tel ests generally. KINGSTON. The Cunadlan yacht Xorali won the honors In the. regatta on the 4th, tho Allcen aud Garfield both outi-allliig tho Verve, whjcji did not get a place. The Iolaiithe won In the second class and the Mabel In tho third. CaplnlnrSweOt, of the J. F. Maynard, was the, first man to run tho route from Cape Vincent to Alexandria Bay, thirteen years ago. Af'er tlre.T. S. Faxton was taken to Oswego, Captain Sweet made arrangements with the U. & B. H. It,, and has since run lh connection with their trains. He Is one of the oldest and best known pilots on the river. CHKIIOYOAN. A part of the Canlsteo's machinery has boon rocovored and brought here. Tho Caulnteo was sunk In collision with schoon¬ er Gcorgo Murray several years ago near Waugoshance.' SAt'OATurK. Sjwial h tht Marina Jtrc&rd. " The new steam yacht built by Captain J. 11. .Martel for Captain Sam Mooro, of Chi¬ cago, was launched on Monday last. Her dimensions have been previously given in the AIahine Rkcoud. \y.