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      (from originals at Queen's University - Special Collections) p.1 Parrot's Bay Driftings - The Crusoe is almost completed and will be ready for the opening of navigation, Capt. Rothwell having completely renovated her, making her in excellent condition for the season's ...

      p.1 Reed's Bay Ripples - R. Davis, lighthouse keeper, Pigeon Island, is getting a new sailboat for the service. She is first-class in every respect and does credit to her builder, W.C. Wills, who is also building two steam yachts for city gentlemen, to be propelled with Shipman ...

      p.1 & 2 missing p.4 General Items - Geo. Thurston, of St. Catharines, died on Friday. Some thirteen years ago he left Kingston and took charge of Shickluna's shipyard, which position he held until death. He was a Methodist, converted at 15. He was 70 ...

      p.2 THE FISHING INDUSTRY . The fishing industry is still carried on to a considerable extent, especially along Lake Ontario. The Watertown Times says that at Port Ontario, Sackett's Harbor, Cape Vincent, Three Mile Bay and Chaumont are concerns of ...

      (p. 1, 2, 5 & 6 missing) p.4 A Deck Hand Drowned - On Saturday morning, when the str. Algerian was moving from the dock at Clayton, on her way to Montreal, Kenny, a deck hand, was standing in the aft gangway holding a rope. Suddenly he fell into the …

      (pages 3, 4, 5 & 6 missing) p.1 Deseronto Briefs - Notwithstanding the wind the str. Resolute left Oswego at 9 o'clock on Monday night and reached this port at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Capt. Gowan says the steamer was knocked about considerably, being light.

      (p. 1 & 2 missing) p.4 General Items - The Royal Mail Line has settled with Capt. George Sweet, of Clayton, for the steamer Corsican running into the steamer Maynard for $450. A survey of the schr. Jamaica, ashore near Chicago, shows the vessel to be a total loss. ...

      (p. 1-4 missing) p.5 A VESSEL'S FATE. Many Kingstonians will remember the barque Alexander, owned by Capt. Geo. Malone, and over which the Merchants' Bank had a lively dispute. She was high and dry once at Wolfe Island and was afterwards taken to ...

      (p.1 & 2 missing) p.5 FOUNDERED IN MID-LAKE The schr. Lillie Hamilton, well-known here, foundered on Lake Michigan on Thursday last. Capt. William Slatter with seven men reached Milwaukee on Sunday in two small boats, worn and exhausted after ...

      (p. 3 & 4 missing) p.5 The Late John Dickson - On Saturday morning, very soon after the str. Hero left Deseronto, a break took place in her boiler, and the water getting down on the fire created a steam and suffocated John Dickson, the fireman, a son of John …

      (p.3 & 4 missing) p.2 General Items - Capt. John Gibson, a well-known lake sailor, died suddenly at his home, Oswego, on Tuesday. Captain Gibson had commanded a great many vessels on the lakes and was universally respected. Capt. J.T. Jackson, long known on the ...

      (missing p. 7 & 8) p.2 General Items - Messrs. Breck & Booth have contracted to repair the schr. T.J. King, owned by Messrs. Dunnan & Griffin, of Chicago. The schooner lies at Garden Island. She will be hauled out at Portsmouth and about $5,000 spent upon her. ...

      p.1 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. The schr. N.T. Greewood has gone to St. John's Island, to load stone for Port Hope. Extensive improvements have been made at Eilbeck's elevator during the past few months. A grain elevator has been placed in the second ...

      p.2 Drowned Near Chicago - Michael Patrick Scanlon off schr. Belle Brown, on way from Green Bay, six miles off Chicago.

      p.2 New Steamers For the River - Mr. Pierce, who designed the steamer St. Lawrence, has drafted plans for two steamers, similar to the St. Lawrence in construction and equipment, for the C.P.R. The steamers are designed to run between Kingston and Montreal, connecting between ...

      p.5 Daily Whig, 13th BARGE ACCIDENT Last evening the tug Traveller (Capt. J. Sullivan) left Portsmouth with the barges Beauport and Adventure for Montreal. The Beauport carried 400,000 feet of deals, consigned to Ross & Co., Quebec. The Adventure ...

      p.2 General Items - When the barge Adventure struck down the river two of the sailors leaped into the water and had to swim a mile before shore was reached. Thursday the schooner Cornelia, Capt. Hollenbeck, arrived at Clayton from Deseronto with lumber. After the lines were ...

      p.2 Survey of Canal Waters - F.A. Wise, the government engineer, having a steam yacht and helpers, is prosecuting the survey of the Rideau Canal waters between Washburn and Kingston Mills, to reach an estimate of the cost of removing the upper lock at the latter point and placing ...

      p.1 EXPLOSION ON A TUG Sombra, Ont., Nov. 2nd - The tug Frank Moffat, owned by the Moffat Line of Port Huron, while coming alongside of the dock at Sombra village on Sunday morning at about 1 o'clock, exploded her boiler with great violence, instantly ...

      (missing pages 3 & 4) p.2 General Items - Captain John McDowell, of the ill-fated schooner George B. Sloan, had a trunk containing clothing stolen from where it had been left by the life-saving crew. A satchel belonging to the cook, was picked up on the beach. The ...