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 Daily Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 13 Jan 1837    

      Dredging Machine - David Thornburn, Esq., the acting commissioner, gives notice in the U.C. Gazette, that the steam dredging machine belonging to the province is now in operation on the Desjardins Canal, where it will not be required much longer. Applications for its future use must be ...

      Seizures - The small steam boat Caroline was captured in Maumee Bay, a few days since, by the U.S. Revenue Cutter, Capt. Dobbins, and taken to Buffalo. We understand the Caroline is charged with having been used as a smuggling craft on the Niagara River. - Clev. Her. ...

      The tolls collected on the canals in New York State to the close of the second week in August amounted to $597,592.58.

      The Improvement Of The Trent Navigation - We have now the satisfaction of announcing to the publick, that this great and most important undertaking, is going into immediate operation. The commissioners appointed to superintend the completion of the work will meet on Saturday next, at ...

      Improvement Of The Trent - We are happy to announce that on Wednesday last two lower portions of this work, viz. Chisholm's Rapids and Myers' Island, were given out by contract. The contractors are Messrs. Francis & Barclay, of Kingston. - King. Chronicle ...

      Welland Canal Company's Notes: - It is stated in the last Niagara Reporter, on what the editor terms good authority, that the branch of the Bank Of Upper Canada, in that town, will hereafter freely receive our Welland Canal bills in payment of any debts due the bank. ...

      Prospect Of Better Times [part only] - It is with unfeigned satisfaction we announce to the publick, and especially to those more immediately interested, that we now have positive assurances, from Toronto, that the necessary arrangements are finally completed, to furnish the means to ...

      St. Lawrence Canal - The construction of the ship canal around the rapids at Cornwall, will speedily be completed. This stupendous work has been in operation ever since 1834. For gradeur of conception, and elegance of execution, we are assured that it is not surpassed by any similar ...

      St. Lawrence Canal - We take pleasure in announcing to the publick, on the authority of a highly respectable correspondent at Cornwall, that the masonry of the first lock on this splendid work was completed on the 15th ult., and that three more locks would be finished about the 5th …

      Welland Canal - The following is a list of vessels passed through this navigation since our last announcement, which makes, since 25th May last, one hundred and seventy-nine. The trade upwards, we understand is not so great as last year, owing to the pressure of the times; yet the ...

      Welland Canal - The following vessels have passed through the canal since our last. We are happy to state, that the canal continues in good order, and that no interruption of any moment has occurred, since it was opened the present season. We are sure that our contemporaries, with ...

      Welland Canal - The canal continues in excellent order, and active operation. The following vessels have passed since our last: - July Vessels From To

    Welland Canal - The canal continues in excellent order, and active operation. The following vessels have passed since our last: - July Vessels From To

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      The schooner Erie And Ontario left Colchester, on Lake Erie, on the evening of June 22nd, and arrived at Prescott on the 27th, after being detained two days on the Welland Canal. "This is, we believe," says the Prescott Herald, "the shortest passage on record." ...

      Burglary - The Welland Canal Office at Port Colborne, in charge of James Black, Esq., was broken open, on the night of the 4th inst. and a small tin box taken therefrom, containing about $50, mostly in silver change. The villain, it appears, effected an entrance through one of the …

      Lake Ontario Steam Boats Judging by the accounts given in the Kingston, Oswego and Rochester papers, we may reasonably anticipate an early resumption, by the numerous steamers, of their trips on Lake Ontario, In Kingston harbour, though the ice at the last accounts still ...

      Opening Of The Desjardin`s Canal - This publick work, about which so much has been said, was opened for vessels not drawing more than eight feet water, on Wednesday last. We embarked on board the Burlington steamer, (which has been built especially to run between Toronto and Dundas) ...

      "The Principle Of Monarch In Honour" - A large amount of notes of the Welland Canal Company, issued under the sanction of a provincial charter, will fall due on the 13th inst., and thence almost weekly for four months ensuing. Of course no person can doubt that "honour" will be …

      The canal contractors of this place were paid on third of the amount of their respective claims for the last month, in specie, yesterday - all American half dollars. - Cornwall Obs.

      The schooner "Union", Capt. Patterson, which recently capsized in Lake Ontario, was found a few days ago by one of Ives' vessels, and towed into port by the Hamilton steamboat. The crew of the Union were previously saved by their own boat. - Kings. Whig ...