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      p.2 Murray Canal - would have many benefits (a full column). -Canal Improvements - the Ottawa Board of Trade's recommendations to Canal Commissioners, giving answers to questions from commissioners.

      p.3 22 schooners laid up in Clayton Bay.

      p.2 Notice To Shipbuilders - tenders called to build 1 steamer at Rainy Lake and one at Lake of the Woods for Dept. of Public Works.

      p.2 Singular Fatality - a brakeman killed on G.T.R. near Stratford had been mate on ill-fated schooner Jessie, before it was lost with all hands; four of those lost were from Kingston, only one body was ever recovered.

      p.2 A Card - Thomas Patrick thanks people of Salmon Pt. for kindness shown to him when he was there identifying his son's remains, lost on wreck of Jessie.

      p.2 Demurrage - court case at Toronto - owners of sch. Hoboken vs. Messrs. David Torrance & Co. of Montreal, consignees; the superior court has confirmed the judgement that all forwarders or consignees will be liable to a demand for demurrage for any unreasonable delay in ...

      p.2 Wanted - By Canadian Inland Marine Insurance Co. - a man acquainted with Canadian shipping, to make a Survey and Register of Lake and River Vessels, for the Season of 1871. p.3 The Proposed Canal Improvements - The Canal Commission. [Leader] ...

      p.2 (Weekly) -The Close of Navigation - Watertown stopped running on Saturday. p.3 The Crossing - frozen over from Bateau Channel to City Wharves. -marriage of James Swift, forwarding merchant. ...

      p.3 Insurance Cases - Aetna Insurance Co. vs Owners of lost schooner Laura E. Calvin and case of owners of prop. Colonist (lost in 1869) vs same company have been settled this week, after passing through a long course of litigation. The case of the barque Waterwitch is now under …

      p.3 Capt. Rice, of the National Insurance Company, and Capt. Morley, of the Western Insurance Company of Buffalo, who are Marine Inspectors for the Lakes, were in town yesterday, inspecting vessels in port. The Manager of the Aetna Insurance Company, who was here on important ...

      p.2 Died - in Hamilton, 30th Jan., Capt. John Zealand, 28. p.3 the largest wharf in Kingston will be Calvin & Breck's, on site of old Berry elevator; also ad for lumber to be delivered at dock.

      p.1 Marine - vessel prices - sch. Cossack sold for $18,000, sch. Star of Hope sold, sch. W.B. Allen sold for $16,350.

      p.1 It is said a new ferry boat is to be built by G.M. Kinghorn for the Kingston-Cape Vincent route, and Watertown will be placed on Gananoque and Island service. -The Bay of Quinte - A Joint Stock Co., to be known as the Union Steamboat Co., has been formed …

      p.1 Weekly - Canal Commission - is sitting in Ottawa. p.2 the Canal Commission adopted a report to Government which recommends enlargement of Welland and St. Lawrence canals, and construction of the Sault Ste. Marie canals....

      (this issue almost unreadable) p.1 Weekly - The Grain Trade of 1871 - facts and figures on capacity, the number of vessels wintering at Chicago, Milwaukee, etc. -the steamer Maid of Canada not to run on Bay of Quinte as previously stated. ...

      p.3 The First Steamer - mentions a painting of the Walk-in-the-Water, built in 1818 at Black Rock, wrecked 1821, she was "the second steamer and the first on Lake Ontario was Martha Ogden..."

      p.3 Marine - the barque John Breden forced herself through 40' of ice to her dock; the barque British Lion recently sold to Mr. Dawson of Sarnia is being fitted out for the timber trade this season.

      p.3 New Boat - Manitoba to replace City of Ottawa on canal; she is newly built at a cost of $30,000. [0ttawa Free Press] -Decay of Winter - ice is getting weak; "...parties who came over from Garden Island brought over the expert diver, Mr. Donnelly with them as a …

      p.3 ice is going fast; ice boat used to bring mails over from Cape Vincent.

      p.2 Light House - government is considering erecting a lighthouse or fog whistle at Salmon Pt. p.3 Navigation - the Merchants and North Shore line of steamers have amalgamated; there will be a daily line between Montreal and north and south sides of Lake ...