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      The chapters of this classic local history that deal with Toronto harbour as well as the shipping lines that ran to it. Lines included the Royal Mail Line of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, the Niagara Navigation Company and the Hamilton Steamboat Compay.

      National Register of Historic Places nomination for the propeller FRANCIS HINTON. Includes in depth history, and archaeological site description.

     

      Along the Docks . The fishing tugs operating off Kewaunee are said to be doing a good business. The tug Welcome operating in the vicinity of the Door is making pretty good lifts.

      Our Inland Marine . Nothing remains of the piers at Clay Banks, Horn's Pier and Foscoro except a few piles here and there, but these will likely disappear in time. The superstructure has long since yielded to the force of wind and sea. ...

      Our Inland Marine . Capt. Clow is sole owner of the tug Agnes Arnold, having just purchased Major Schofield's interest in the craft. It is not unlikely that the Arnold will engage in towing stone scows again during the coming season. ...

      Detroit Harbor . Capt. P.H. Pedersen is giving the schooner Iris new rails, stanchions, bulwarks, covering boards, knight beads and the two upper streaks all the way around.

      Detroit Harbor . The tugs L.P. Hill and Liberty tooted their whistles for the first time this season on the 4th inst. They are all ready and will fish with set hooks for a while.

      The iron steamer, Roanoke, 175 x 28 x 11, had a 34 x 34 LP engine; built 1871; Wilmington, Del. Owned on the Great Lakes for 15 years, and then went back to salt water. The vessel was chartered by Samuel Neff & Sons during the 1896 season on the …

      The lake barge, Charles N. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11, built 1873, Sandusky, Ohio, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1896 from Byron Inman, Duluth, for $5,500; 411 gross tons The Ryan in April of 1897 struck the north harbor pier at Ludington, Mich. and sank; no …

      Chippewa Point to Brooks Point; Includes Brockville and Morristown

      RELIC OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE It is probably not generally known, but lying in the water of Spring Lake, near Ferrysburg (Mich.) is the lower portion of the hull of the sloop Porcupine, one of the nine vessels that Com. Perry commanded in the memorable battle on Lake …

      Capt. Davidson was called upon often by the press in the 1890's, as he was usually willing to give a surprising quote or a controversial prediction, and he tended to go against the grain of the way things were done in the shipping and shipbuilding communities. For example, he insisted …

      The old steamer Fountain City was partially burned late Tuesday night, while moored at the coal dock at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The steamer was being repaired and put in condition for service. The loss will amount to about $6,000. She is owned by John Leatham, of Sturgeon Bay, and B. …

      LAKE DISASTERS OF 1895 A list of the total losses of lake craft of the various classes, valued at about $1,300,000 are as follows:

    LAKE DISASTERS OF 1895 A list of the total losses of lake craft of the various classes, valued at about $1,300,000 are as follows:

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      CLAIMS TO HAVE LOCATED THE CHICORA A spiritualist calling himself Prof. James Gustin, who has been at Benton Harbor several weeks, says the Chicora is in the lake ten miles out and 255 ½ (degrees) from the lighthouse in St. Joseph, in 180 feet of water. He shows a document …

      A NOVEL PROPOSITION ________ Dunkirk Man Thinks the Richmond Hull Might be Seen from a Balloon The recent discovery of wreckage by the fishing tug Seabird in the track wherein it has been supposed the wreck of the steamer Dean Richmond will be found, if ever discovered, ...

      Dean Richmond Thought to Have Been Found Dunkirk, N. Y., May 13. - Again it is believe that the wreck of the Dean Richmond, which foundered October 14, 1893, with all on board, is found. Yesterday afternoon the fishing tug Sea Bird, under Capt. Babb and Engineer Towne, and owned …

      Though not exactly a shining example of professional journalism, this article from way back when a million dollars was real money lists some of the prominent men in the Lake Carriers' Association of 1896. All of the big shooters mentioned came up through the ranks and "paid their dues," so …

      The steamer Puritan was burned to the water's edge at Manistee, Mich., on the afternoon of December 31 and is a total loss. She had a watchman on board, who kept a fire in the stove in the cook's galley but spent most of his time in other parts of …