Show oil on the water one of 0 the minor troubles of the world Is the nuisance of the oil on the surface of the navigable waters caused by the discharge from oil burning steamers it Is destructive to the fish and birds alike the birds plumage becomes soaked with the oil and it in ter feres with their progress arid and in ad to this the oil drifts into the bathing beaches this problem has been successfully met in the case of a california yacht c alb lb l b whose mooring basin was found to collect this oil A raft with a paddle wheel driven by a motor was placed at the entrance or ol the file basin and its operation kept l pt ohp tb oil from drifting in |