. The railroad and engineering journal . m 500 to 800 H. P. in about 8oof these vessels. The ferry-boat .£««««/has engines of 1,200 Another greatinterest in San Francisco is the steam whaling fleet. Outof 47 vessels sailing from that port in 1888, 25 are ownedthere. In 1884 the catch of the six steamers built andequipped in San Francisco was greater than that of the en-tire Eastern fleet of 20 vessels sailing from the port, andincluding their two steamers. The whaling fleet givesemployment to 1,800 men. What a nursery for a navalforce ! As early as August, in 1885, the Union Iron Worksmad
. The railroad and engineering journal . m 500 to 800 H. P. in about 8oof these vessels. The ferry-boat .£««««/has engines of 1,200 Another greatinterest in San Francisco is the steam whaling fleet. Outof 47 vessels sailing from that port in 1888, 25 are ownedthere. In 1884 the catch of the six steamers built andequipped in San Francisco was greater than that of the en-tire Eastern fleet of 20 vessels sailing from the port, andincluding their two steamers. The whaling fleet givesemployment to 1,800 men. What a nursery for a navalforce ! As early as August, in 1885, the Union Iron Worksmade proposals to build any of the cruisers then authorizedby Congress. In that year was launched from this yardthe Arago, the first steel steamer built on the Coast fordeep-water cruising. She is of 827 gross, is 200 ft. long,with 30-ft. beam, and a draft of 16 ft., and with engines of450 The Fulton Iron Works claim to have built atan earlier date a small iron steamer, the Sttcre, of 50 500 THE RAILROAD AND [November, r(g-^ mm \ I lie. ^^ %
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