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 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 11 Mar 1846     Ship Building at Cleveland. Many will be astounded to learn that the ship building, now carried on at this place, gives constant employment and good wages to near five hundred men, and employs an amount of capital second to no other port on the Lakes. We are satisfied of ...

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 Jul 1943     Chanteyman Tunes Up Again Schooner Days DXCIX (599) by C. H. J. Snider _______ EFFORTS are being made to preserve the chanteys and songs of the Great Lakes which belonged to the age of ...

      The Lake Erie Steam-Boat carried the United States Mail from Buffalo to Erie, Fairport, Cleaveland, Sandusky City, and Detroit.

      The new Schooner, to be called Minerva, built near the Ferry, and owned by Messrs. Merwin & Belden, will be launched on Thursday next, at 4 o'clock, P.M.

      Navigation Open - the schr. Lake Serpent. Capt. J, Burtis, this morning cleared this port for Detroit, laden with produce, &c.

      Many persons are in the habit of sending letters by the Steam-Boat, under an impression that such a method of conveyance is a saving of postage. This is wrong. The Boat carries the Mail and other letters forwarded by the master, or otherwise, are subject to the same postage as …

      A case was lately tried at Cleaveland, Ohio testing the liability of common carriers. A verdict of $455.12, was rendered in favor of William Holmes, against Capt. Sherman, late commander of the Steam-boat Superior, being the amount of cash and other articles contained in a trunk which was loss ...

      p.6 The Marine Losses - One satisfactory feature of this season's traffic on the great lakes is the comparative light loss of life and vessel property. The vessel and cargo loss was the least in ten years, the total being $500,000 for thirty-eight vessels. Sixty sailors ...

      p.1 Capt. Harbottle's Successor - his death means a new inspector of hulls is needed; A.M. Rice, Toronto, expected to be appointed. p.5 Kingston In Brief - Capt. Patenaude has signed agreements to sail the prop. Niagara again next year. District Dashes ...

      p.3 District Dashes - Mr. Hazlett, formerly of the Kingston foundry, has been appointed superintendent of the boiler shop on Garden Island. In this shop in future boilers and machinery for Calvin & Son' fleet will be made. p.K. Hayes, as administrator of ...

      p.1 The Lake Carrying Trade - Chicago, Jan. 28th -A gloomy outlook for the next season's business on the great lakes was taken by James Corrigan, of Cleveland, late president of the lake carrier's association, who was in Chicago last night. He said: "The struggle of the survival ...

      p.1 Schooner Starling Burned. Toronto, Jan. 30th - A Belleville vessel lying at the foot of Cherry St. was destroyed by fire last evening. Capt. Michael Mullen and his wife, who live aboard, left the boat at about seven o'clock to visit friends and on ...

      p.4 The Editor At Home - Wm. Evans, of Deseronto, has been sworn in as inspector of hulls for Deseronto district. He was born in Kingston, was clerk to Edward Berry when he was shipbuilding at Portsmouth, assisted in building the schrs. Bermuda and New Dominion at Roblin Mills, ...

      p.2 Incidents of the Day - The steamer Magnet, belonging to the Richelieu & Ontario navigation company's fleet, is being rebuilt, and will have her name changed to the Hamilton. Next season she is to ply between the ambitious city, Kingston and Montreal.

      p.4 A MAMMOTH STEAMBARGE. THE WORK UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT GARDEN ISLAND. The majority of people have no idea of the business done at Garden Island outside of those connected with the place. A reporter was shown about the island ...

      p.5 MARINE PARAGRAPHS. When rebuilt the name of the old str. Maud will be changed to America. The Commercial Union insurance company, which held the risk on the schr. Julia, burned at Wolfe Island recently, settled the loss for $1,450. The ...

      p.1 A STEAMER BURNED. Elgin, March 12th - The popular steamer Rideau Belle, bought last season by Fleming Bros., of Elgin, from Capt. D. Noonan for Rideau canal service, and undergoing repairs in West Bay, Sand Lake, Rideau Canal, was burned to the very ...

      p.5 A Blaze at Barriefield - fire started in Archibald Rickey's boat-building establishment, at corner of Sharman's lane and Regent street; burned down along with his new house and several others. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Capt. D. Bates will purchase ...

      p.3 Connecting the Sea & The Lakes - proposed canal at the Soo (3 full columns). p.5 WOLFE ISLAND FERRY. A Sketch Of It Given By M. Spoor. A brief sketch or outline of the ferry between Wolfe Island and the ...

      p.3 Marine Notes - The S.S. Campana, owned by Smith & Keeley, of Toronto, has been sold to Montreal parties who will put her in service between Montreal and Pictou, N.S., during the coming season. The ice in the bay, between Deseronto and Picton, is very weak and cannot ...