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      The boat "Simeon Walker," of Greene, sank at the Stone Quarry Dock, four miles below this village, on Thursday forenoon last. She was loaded with stone and had on part of a load when the sides gave away, sinking her in the same manner as on the one that sunk …

      Capt. John Boyne has sold the Petrel and bought the Lizzie Doak, bran [sic] new schooner with a carrying capacity of 60,000 feet of hardwood lumber. The Lizzie Doak has wire standing rigging, patent wheel and windlass, and one of the stoutest vessels of her size on the Lakes. She …

      "SHIPWRECK AT GREEN BAY - During the Southeast gale on the 14th, the small schooner Art Palace, commanded by "Commodore Peg-Leg," and used as a floating bagnio (brothel), anchored off Cedar River, in Green Bay, but dragged until she struck upon the rock-strewn shore, when she filled ...

      Reminiscences. - The Syracuse Standard prints a letter from Hon. Thos. Richmond, of Chicago, formerly of Salina, in which he gives some interesting reminiscences of early pioneer life in this part of the world. Among other things he says: "In 1819 I commenced a small traffic ...

      Abandoned Schooner. - Yesterday forenoon the schooner Mary O'Gorman was seen drifting past this port dismasted and apparently abandoned. Along in the forenoon, O. H. Brown, Esq., got a couple of tugs and went out in search of the vessel, which was found about nine miles below the ...

      Articles From The Schooner "Volunteer." - The schooner Volunteer, which went ashore near Port Ontario several days ago, was got off yesterday and towed by the tug Crusader to Goble & Macfarlane's dry dock, where she will be repaired. The following enumerated articles were found ...

      Oswego Harbor. - John Austen photographed the harbor a few days since, when the river was spanned by shipping below the bridge and the lower harbor was filled with craft of all kinds. The view is taken from an eminence on Oneida street, and presents a portion of the trestle-work …

      NOTE: The 404 t. Canadian bark FANNY CAMPBELL had been built by Louis Shickluna at St. Catharine's the previous year. In 1877 she became what was probably the first Great Lakes tanker, when $10,000 was spent on the installation of large iron tanks in her hold for the transportation of …

      BARK FANNY CAMPBELL . - The tug Clematis arrived late Friday evening, having in tow the bark Fanny Campbell, which has gone into the Campbell, Owen ...

      The schooner A. P. Dutton , belonging to P. M. Kinney , of this town, is missing. She left Chicago on the evening of Dec. 8th , for ...

      The schooner Wm. Tell belonging to Capt. N. Robbins of Benton Harbor on her way from Milwaukee to this place loaded ...

 Syracuse Standard (Syracuse, NY), Nov. 9, 1869     A Pioneer's Reminiscences. ____ The following interesting account of early reminiscences is from the Hon. Thomas Richmond , now of Chicago , and formerly for many years a resident of

 Syracuse Standard (Syracuse, NY), Nov. 9, 1869   A Pioneer's Reminiscences. ____ The following interesting account of early reminiscences is from the Hon. Thomas Richmond , now of Chicago , and formerly for many years a resident of …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      *A. Ward - Probably refers to Artemus Ward, a popular satirist of the time. "Artemus Ward" was the pen name of Ohioan Charles Farrar Browne, journalist and writer. Ward wrote in an exaggerated American dialect and was the literary precursor and possible inspiration for Mark Twain. The change of skippers …

      From Owen Sound Your readers will be pleased to hear that the "Frances Smith" is yet safe on a rock at Byng Inlet and that Captain Smith starts in the beginning of next week to bring her off, hoping to have her here two weeks after the opening of navigation. …

      The Wabuno her trips here longer than was at first expected, on account of the ice. Should all be clear she will start for the North shore today or next. The Frances Smith has been safely taken from her enforced winter quarters by the Magnet and towed to Detroit. The …

      The steamer Margaret has left for the Georgian Bay to raise the steamer Francis Smith under the superintendence of Capt. Fortier.

      The Steamer " Frances Smith " Raised We were pleased to learn, as we did on Tuesday, by telegraph, that the new steamer Frances Smith , which sunk in Byng Inlet, last Fall has been raised., and is now in Detroit undergoing repairs. The raising was ...

      There is a grand military excursion from Collingwood to Penetanguishene on the 21st instant on the steamer Chicora

      The Chicora left Collingwood in her trip this season for Fort William on Tuesday with a large quantity of freight and a number of passengers destined for Red River. The Enterprize says the steamer Fred Hotchkiss was launched in the Bay at Collingwood on Thursday ...

      It is said the iron steamer Chicora running between Collingwood and Fort William is the fastest steamer in America on her last trip she beat the fast side-wheel American steamer Keewenau three hours and a half between Sault St Marie and Marquette a ...