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      Short Takes . A derrick is being constructed in the slip near Leathem & Smith's mill to enable them to remove the boiler and engine from the tug Tillinghast and transfer them to the new hull soon to arrive. {EB Note: tugs Tillinghast & George Nelson} ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 10 May 1866     Shipping .-- the schooner Josephine and sloop Libby came in on the 3d, loaded with supplies. The schooner Ludington came in on the 6th and loaded with lumber at the upper mill. We understand that the steamer Dunlap broke ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 7 Jan 1899, p. 1, column 1-2     [Continued from last week.] Oct. 13.--The fishing tug Leo, of Kenosha went ashore at South Milwaukee during a heavy blow and the crew escaped In the yawl. The Leo was on her Way to Milwaukee to go intq dock to have a leak stopped, but in the storm the leak …

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 31 Dec 1898, p. 1, column 1-3     Marine Disasters for 1898. The following is a report of the wrecks and casualties occasioned by storms, fogs, fire and snow on Lake Michigan from the opening to the close of navigation for 1893 also a list of those lost by drowning. In each account a brief but detailed ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 31 Aug 1889, p. 5, column 3     A Veteran Steamboat Man Capt. Barney Sweeney, for the past twenty years or more in the employ of the Goodrich Transportation Co., spent a couple of days in this city this week, combining business with pleasure. Owing to his long and faithful services Capt. Sweeney has been retired ...

      Marine Intelligence . On Wednesday of last week the tug Tillinghast was brought to this port from Menominee, having been purchased by Leathem & Smith, as stated in a former issue of The Advocate. She is in command of Capt. Louis Legot, formerly of the tug Tornado. ...

      The tug Hattie Jordan called at this place Sunday. Mr. Jordan is engaged in towing logs near Gladstone, Mich.

      The tug Hattie Jordan of Escanaba, Capt. Peter Jordan, brought a scow over to the shipyard Tuesday, where the craft is to receive some needed repairs

      The regatta which took place in Eagle Harbor Saturday of last week was easily the event of the season on the east shore of the bay. There were races of both sail and motor bots, followed by swimming contests; also tub races, all of which furnished no end of amusement …

      The water in the Bay is so low that the tug Annie Laurie has considerable difficulty crossing from the north channel to the mill.

      Marinette. The Eagle says the manufacturing establishment of Curry & Bagley is to be rebuilt next spring. The track of the C. & N.W. R.R. was to be completed to Peshitgo on the 27th. The tug I. Stephenson sank in the harbor on Wednesday. She was pumped out sufficient to …

      Shipping. Arrivals-June 21-Tug Annie Laurie, Menominee.

      Shipping. Departures-June 21-Tug Annie Laurie, Menominee.

      Baileys Harbor Items. The following vessels loaded here last week, viz: Spartan, L. J. Conway, Mary Ann Scott, Julia Smith, and Union Jack.

      Washington Harbor. Messrs. O'Neil and Furlong each run many gill nets in one gang, and together with their pound net often bring in twenty-five or more packages of fish after they are dressed.

      Washington Harbor. The trading vessels Lettie May, Merchant, Katie Laurie, Alice of Ephraim, Graham Bros., H. D. Wills, Maid of the Mist may be seen at different times anchored in our pleasant harbor “dickering” with the fishermen for their fish and giving exchange either money or something ...

      Local Slivers. Captain Laurie's new schooner, mention of which was made in our last issue, will be launched next Saturday. She is to be called the Belle Laurie.

      Local Slivers. Mr. John Furlong's steam yacht, the Emma Dwyer, of Washington Harbor, is in port this week.

      Bailey's Harbor. The schooners Lydia, Spartan and Conway loaded here last week.

      The Launch. A pleasant affair was the launching of Capt. R. Laurie's schooner on Sunday afternoon last. The tugs Tornado and W. I. Henry took up a large number of ladies and gentlemen; many others went in carriages. The launch was affected with but little trouble, and the Belle ...