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      The inhabitants of Mackinac are losing sleep over the fear that the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company will spell the name of its new steamer with a final "W." They insist on having it end up with a "C."

      MACKINAC OR MACKINAW The good people of Mackinac became considerably worked up when it was intimated that a fine passenger steamer was to be named after their picturesque island, and the fear that the name would not be spelled properly worked on them to such an extent that the ...

      MILWAUKEE NOTES Steam was raised on the steam barge C. H. Starke, Wednesday evening, for the purpose of testing the new compound engine built for her during the winter by James Sheriffs. Everything was in readiness for the trial at 9 o'clock. A little later Mr. Sheriffs opened the ...

      SMALL-POX, VACCINATION AND INFECTED BEDDING A circular of importance to mariners, bearing upon the subject of small-pox and the mode of preventing the disease, has been issued from the treasury department and reads as follows: 1. The boards of health of several cities along ...

      Evansville is on the Ohio River near the extreme southern point of Indiana.

      There are 437 vessels of all types in port at Chicago.

      One of the divers at the sunken schooner Sam Cooke (near Brockville, Ont., St. Lawrence R.) related that in raising a pile of lumber he disturbed some of the boards and immediately was surrounded by myriads of eels. He said they swam around and against him, and did not exhibit …

      THE BOWSPRIT BUSINESS The department of railways and canals of the Canadian government has issued a notice to vessel owners in reference to fixed bowsprits of vessels passing through the Welland Canal, by which it will be seen that although the restriction as to movable bowsprits ...

      When I saw this article with figures on Canadian registries I was rather excited (I know, I need a life!), because accountings of Canadian registries seem so rare. Also, I felt this was a near-perfect opportunity to compare the insurance lists with the govenmentment records, since I have a copy …

      The SUPERIOR was wrecked in a storm on Oct 30, 1856, with the loss of over 35 lives. The wreck is located in shallow water in the Alger Underwater Preserve and is visited by divers very frequently. Any coinage that was on her has either long since been removed or …

      THE WRECKING TUG MICHIGAN The Canadian wrecking tug Prince Alfred, which is now the property of the International Wrecking and Transportation company, has been largely repaired during the winter and spring, and is so far a new boat that it was thought best to give her a new name. ...

      MICHIGAN/PRINCE ALFRED/MICHIGAN (C#7406) had been sailed by Capt. Laframboise and had done some significant wrecking for all of the spring of 1883 before being renamed. She had had an interesting career. Built in 1859 for the Grand Trunk Railway by Robert Steed at Sarnia, Ont., the 275 ton steamer was …

      Grummond's steam barge WESTFORD (#80068) was recovered.

      Kingston News: Capt. Connors of the schooner Watertown was noticed smoking an excellent cigar this morning and on being asked how it came into his posession he told the following little story: After he discharged a cargo of stone at Chicago he was paid $40 too much for freight. He …

      The Sheboygan Times of Saturday says: "The schooner Glad Tidings came in to port from Manitowoc. This is Capt. Bundy, the sailor preacher's new schooner, and the third and largest built for him within a few years. She is just from the hands of the carpenters in Manitowoc, and is …

      TUG OF WAR ON A TUG Almost the sole topic of conversation in marine circles yesterday was the escapade of Capt. James F. Bowen, master of the tug R. K. Hawley of Fairport, in running off with a Vermillion constable. The origin of the affair dates back to 1880, when …

      Though this article is one of those typical dry-as-dust "new boat" descriptions, I include it because it is a fairly comprehensive description of a vanished breed that was once a significant part of Lakes commerce - the wooden package freighter. The WALTER L. FROST served her various owners well and …

      Ash was apparently an extremely hardy young soul, setting out after spending a wild night drifting in the lake in a gale and hiking to Port Huron - a distance of 30 miles!

      1883 turned out to be the most destructive year in lake history, in terms of numbers of losses, with over a hundred major accidents or losses in October and November alone.

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