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- Oswego Weekly Palladium (Oswego, NY), Feb. 2, 1876The following is from Landmarks of Oswego County, 1894, P. 395, which continues the list: Elias Root, May 1, 1871, to July 9, 1877. Daniel G. Fort, July 10, 1877, to January 13, 1882. John J. Lamoree, January 14, 1882, to July 31, 1885. Isaac B. Poucher, July 31, 1885, …The following is from Landmarks of Oswego County, 1894, P. 395, which continues the list: Elias Root, May 1, 1871, to July 9, 1877. Daniel G. Fort, July 10, 1877, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 2 Jun, 1876THE ICE AT DULUTH. - Mr. Preston Brady of this city, writing from near Mayfield on the propeller Manistee, May 28th, says: We have been running all day through the ice, and I think about two hours more will bring us through. It is astonishing to see the immense fields …THE ICE AT DULUTH. - Mr. Preston Brady of this city, writing from near Mayfield on the propeller Manistee, May 28th, says: We have been running all day through the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Wed, 7 Jun, 1876ICE IN LAKE SUPERIOR. - There is ice enough in Lake Superior to block the ports there, so that it is almost impossible for vessels to enter or depart. A dispatch received at the office of the Northern Transit line yesterday, from Duluth, stated that the Nashua had just arrived …ICE IN LAKE SUPERIOR. - There is ice enough in Lake Superior to block the ports there, so that it is almost impossible for vessels to enter or depart. A …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Thur., 16 Jun, 1876FROM DULUTH. - The propeller A. L. Craig left Duluth Monday, June 12th, at 5 p.m., with a full load of flour, wheat, and passengers. She had no difficulty working her way out through the ice, which extends about twenty miles below Duluth. It is very rotten and will trouble …FROM DULUTH. - The propeller A. L. Craig left Duluth Monday, June 12th, at 5 p.m., with a full load of flour, wheat, and passengers. She had no difficulty working …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 22 Jun, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The Duluth Tribune of the 18th says of the situation in that vicinity: "Many score square miles of broken ice still remain at the head of the lake, but it has loosened up sufficiently under the action of the occasional west winds that we have had, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The Duluth Tribune of the 18th says of the situation in that vicinity: "Many score square miles of broken ice still remain at the head of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tue., 11 Jul, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, and that, in all probability it will be some time yet before it is all gone. This is quite remarkable, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tue., 11 Jul, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, and that, in all probability it will be some time yet before it is all gone. This is quite remarkable, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 3 Aug, 1876The PARSONS was burned in the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871.The PARSONS was burned in the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 1 Aug, 1876A MARINE JOURNAL. - The Nautical Gazette having died a natural death some weeks since, it is now proposed to establish a journal of this description on the lakes, as will be seen in the following from the Toledo Commercial: "Col. Richards, the well known publisher, is making ...A MARINE JOURNAL. - The Nautical Gazette having died a natural death some weeks since, it is now proposed to establish a journal of this description on the lakes, as …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 18 Apr, 1876. . . At the islands in Lake Erie the gale of last week was unusually severe and considerable damage was done to vessel property. The scow Louisa dragged her anchor and brought up the telegraph cable connecting the Islands with Sandusky. The wreck of the schooner Exchange, which went …. . . At the islands in Lake Erie the gale of last week was unusually severe and considerable damage was done to vessel property. The scow Louisa dragged her …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 31 Jul, 1876MORTARS TO THROW LIFE LINES. - At the West Point foundry, Cold Springs, N. Y., two mortars to be used at the Chicago and Grosse Point life-saving stations are finished, and will be shipped in a day or two. The mortars are accompanied by twelve balls each, which will be …MORTARS TO THROW LIFE LINES. - At the West Point foundry, Cold Springs, N. Y., two mortars to be used at the Chicago and Grosse Point life-saving stations are finished, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 11 Apr, 1876SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. - A list of 196 disasters to sea-going vessels from fire in coal-bunkers, or in cargoes of bituminous coal, has been published as occurring between October, 1869 and December, 1875. All of the vessels were damaged, and many of them destroyed. Appended to the ...SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. - A list of 196 disasters to sea-going vessels from fire in coal-bunkers, or in cargoes of bituminous coal, has been published as occurring between October, 1869 and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Mon., August 7, 1876THAT FLOATING ISLAND - On Saturday afternoon, the steamer Evening Star, upon her trip up to the Star Island House, ran out to the floating island in Lake St. Clair, giving the excursionists a fine view of the wonder. It moves but very little, and lies about five miles south …THAT FLOATING ISLAND - On Saturday afternoon, the steamer Evening Star, upon her trip up to the Star Island House, ran out to the floating island in Lake St. Clair, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 27 Dec, 1876The WAUCOMA [US#26357] was officially a schooner of 361 t., built at Milwaukee in 1863 and out of Buffalo in 1876. She was reportedly lost in the North Atlantic while bound for London sometime before 1884.The WAUCOMA [US#26357] was officially a schooner of 361 t., built at Milwaukee in 1863 and out of Buffalo in 1876. She was reportedly lost in the North Atlantic while …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 12 Apr, 1876LIFE SAVING STATIONS. - Contracts for the construction of all the stations authorized to be established by act of June 20th, 1874, upon Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan, except at Buffalo and Grosse Point, have been entered in to, and the building of them is rapidly ...LIFE SAVING STATIONS. - Contracts for the construction of all the stations authorized to be established by act of June 20th, 1874, upon Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan, except …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 29 Sep, 1876SCHOONER MIDDLESEX LOST. - The Milwaukee Sentinel is in recent private advices that the schooner Middlesex, deal laden, from Manistee for Europe, sprung a leak on the passage over and, becoming waterlogged, was abandoned to her fate. The crew were picked up by a passing steamer and ...SCHOONER MIDDLESEX LOST. - The Milwaukee Sentinel is in recent private advices that the schooner Middlesex, deal laden, from Manistee for Europe, sprung a leak on the passage over and, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 7 Aug, 1876AN OLD VESSEL. - The bark True Love, which recently discharged a cargo of ice from Norway at Kingston dock, Edinburgh, is one of the oldest craft afloat. She was built at Philadelphia in 1764, and is thus 112 years old, and has braved "the battle and the breeze," ever …AN OLD VESSEL. - The bark True Love, which recently discharged a cargo of ice from Norway at Kingston dock, Edinburgh, is one of the oldest craft afloat. She was …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 30 Dec, 1876SALES OF VESSEL PROPERTY. - The following are among the more important vessel sales which took place during the season of 1876: Prop Buckeye, by A. H. French, receiver, to Philo Chamberlain, $3,000. Prop Empire, by A. H. French, receiver, to Philo Chamberlain, ...SALES OF VESSEL PROPERTY. - The following are among the more important vessel sales which took place during the season of 1876: Prop Buckeye, by A. H. French, receiver, to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Apr 17, 1876IMPROVEMENT IN REEFING AND FURLING SAILS. - This invention includes a triangular topsail set immediately above the top of a fore and aft sail. The tack of the upper sail reeves through an eye-bolt on the gaff, thence up through the ring on the back of the sail to the …IMPROVEMENT IN REEFING AND FURLING SAILS. - This invention includes a triangular topsail set immediately above the top of a fore and aft sail. The tack of the upper sail …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), May 24, 1876It is probably significant that this move was initiated only a few months after the loss of the iron freighter MERCHANT, lost by ripping her bottom out on Racine Reef.It is probably significant that this move was initiated only a few months after the loss of the iron freighter MERCHANT, lost by ripping her bottom out on Racine Reef.Maritime History of the Great Lakes