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6400 gross tons of Holmes Bessemer ore. How the ship by means of 

 the steam winches was maneuvered until the desired hatchway was 

 opposite the designated pocket, and how the purplish red ore was cas- 

 caded down the sloping spout to drop with a hollow rumble into the 

 hold of the steamer can be seen realistically in figure 34 and by anyone 

 viewing the slides made from negatives exposed on the deck of the 

 "Christopher." 



Fig. 34. — Iron ore sliding down a spout into the hold of the 

 "Christopher" at Presque Isle, Marquette, Michigan. 



Without loss of time after the last pocket had disgorged into the 

 hatchway, lines were hauled on board, and the "Christopher," now 

 drawing twenty feet of water, started down Lake Superior. The Soo 

 Locks were negotiated again at midnight on August fifth and Lake 

 Huron crossed on the day following. 



