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      Miniature Ship. - Geo. A. Ford , Esq., has just finished a miniature ship, which excels anything of the kind ever attempted in this vicinity. The vessel is built on the clipper plan, is sixteen inches in length, and is framed, he same ...

      A Mirage. - At about six o'clock last evening a magnificent sight attracted our attention. The peculiar state of the atmosphere caused a refraction which presented the Canada Shore, which seemed but a few miles distant. The trees and beach were ...

      Went Ashore. - An unfortunate marine disaster occurred just off our harbor on Wednesday night. Quite a strong north west wind had sprung up that afternoon, and about eight o'clock the schooner Commerce , Capt. ...

      Wreck of the Schooner "Twilight" The small scow schooner Twilight, owned by Capt. Ouderkirk, and used chiefly for transporting wood, was lost last Tuesday night, about fifteen miles east of the mouth of the Genesee River. She was bound from Sodus to Charlotte, where her owner ...

      A painful accident occurred on board the schooner Forest on Monday. Mr. John Rathbun , of 125 East Third Street, fell through the rigging from the topmost to the deck, dislocating his right ankle, and breaking ...

      (Communicated.) "A Commercial Suggestion" - Honor To Whom Honor is Due. - The plan of opening a direct connection with Europe, and, we may add, the West Indies , from the Port of Oswego , by means of ...

      The Old Fort Treasure Again. - Most of our citizens are familiar with the interesting legend of the Old French Fort at Oswego, concerning the treasure said to have been buried there. The tradition as handed down to the present time, is to the effect that the French garrison at …

      The Schooner J.C. Riggs Dismasted - Loss of Life. - The schooner J. C. Riggs, Capt. Leadly , cleared from this port on Saturday morning for Cleveland , with a ...

      Large Load on the Oswego Canal . The following experiment is very interesting as far as it goes. We should like to know the weight of 119,600 feet of green pine lumber; also whether the boat Strabo was a new or an old boat, and of the ...

      Traveling in Old Times. - Before the Canals were built, years and years ago; when Detroit was very far west, and "outside of creation," and Buffalo a long journey from

    Traveling in Old Times. - Before the Canals were built, years and years ago; when Detroit was very far west, and "outside of creation," and Buffalo a long journey from …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      A Commercial Suggestion. - The idea of direct trade by Lake vessels with European ports has already been tested to a considerable extent. A number of our vessels have made several voyages, and the result seems to have been quite satisfactory on the whole. One drawback is the ...

      The Light House at Port Ontario has been discontinued. We mention the fact more as such than supposing that it will interest any one, for it has been deemed a useless expense to Government for the past five years, so we are told by a resident of ...

      The Schooner Minnie , built by A.H. Weede for Johnson Ingersoll , Esq., of Pulaski , was successfully launched at

    The Schooner Minnie , built by A.H. Weede for Johnson Ingersoll , Esq., of Pulaski , was successfully launched at

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      From the Seat of War. The Wayne County Press says there has been trouble in the vicinity of the seat of war at Bushnell's Basin. In consequence of the break in the lockage of boats was discontinued at the locks in Wayne ...

      Collision. - On Saturday night last the schooner Coquette , bound for Oswego , came in collision with the Port Ontario screw packet

    Collision. - On Saturday night last the schooner Coquette , bound for Oswego , came in collision with the Port Ontario screw packet

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      The Harbor never looked pleasanter than at the present, for although there are some vacant docks yet enough remains to keep the eye and ear busy if not for the many hands that have heretofore found employment along the crowded wharves. The

    The Harbor never looked pleasanter than at the present, for although there are some vacant docks yet enough remains to keep the eye and ear busy if not for the …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes