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      Determined artist produced all- Canadian coffee table book Source: Mrs. D. McGillis Acquired: December 10, 1987

      Mrs. Traill’s Books for Collectors Source: Heritage Gore’s Landing (D. McGillis,N. Martin, C. Milne) Acquired: October 20, 1987

      Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.

 Daily Milwaukee News, 2 Dec 1860     THE BARNEY EATON GOT OFF.--The schooner Barney Eaton, which went ashore a few rods north of the Straight Cut, in the gale last week, was got off on Friday by Caleb Harrison.

 Daily Milwaukee News, 12 Jan 1864     THE SEA BIRD.--Up to this time all efforts to get this steamer off have proved unavailing. The steam pumps which were put on board were found ineffectual to clear her of water, and they have been taken off. She is still comparatively uninjured, except the displacement of some portion of …

 Daily Milwaukee News, 21 May 1864, p. 8, column 3     Wrecked Vessels Recovered. --Capt. Courneen, marine inspector at Toronto, C. W., arrived in Detroit on Wednesday, and reports the bark Mary Jane and schooner Rebecca Foster, ashore since last fall at Long Point, in a fair way of being recovered. Wreckers, with steam pumps, are at ...

      The work on the two vessels constructing by Mr. Shickeluna at his shipyard in this town is progressing very fast, the weather having been extremely favorable. It is expected that they will be ready for launching on the opening of navigation. He has a large number of vessels at his …

      The Opening Of Navigation The line of the Welland Canal presents a most animated appearance just now. Everybody having the most remote connection with marine interests is engaged in preparing for the opening of navigation. The shipyards especially present a most lively ...

      We believe it is the intention of the ship-carpenters, etc. employed in Mr. Shickluna's yard to give a ball at the Welland House on the occasion of launching the new vessel about Easter Monday.

      A New Trade - This week Mr. Shickluna will send by rail to Oswego two masts 90 feet long each, which have been ordered by one of the shipbuilders there. This is entirely a new branch of business in this part of Canada and we trust to see it improved …

      THE NEW VESSEL. -- The new schooner FLORIDA launched from Goble and Macfarlane's shipyard a few days ago, is now completely rigged and ready to start out her life as a 'Voyageur.' Her dimensions are 142 feet overall, 26 foot beam, carrying capacity, 18,500 bushels through the canal. ...

      THE 'SCUD' -- The SCUD is the name of a rather finely constructed fore-and-after, that made our harbor for the first time yesterday. She was loaded with 192 tons of coal from Oswego. A new schooner named the PHEONIX, hailing from Henderson, N. Y., is also here on her maiden …

      The new scow PHOENIX, Capt. George W. Reed, made this port on Sunday, with lumber from Menominee. She measures 125 feet over-all, 26 foot beam and 8 foot 6 inches in depth, in the lowest place, and 211.78 tons burden. She cost in the neighborhood of $16,000 and is the …

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      PROPELLER 'PERSEVERANCE' -- The propeller PERSEVERANCE, which was destroyed by fire off Pultneyville, on the morning of the 6th. inst., the particulars of which was given in the Tribune of yesterday morning, was a craft of 652 tons burden, old style, being built in 1864 at St. ...

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      SCHOONER 'RESOLUTE' LOST. -- A special from Oswego yesterday afternoon says: -- "The schooner RESOLUTE, from Belleville for this port, with barley in attempting to enter the harbor last night, struck the West pier and is going to pieces. The crew were saved." The schooner ...

      SCHOONER BURLINGTON WRECKED. - The Canadian schooner BURLINGTON, laden with 5,500 bushels of wheat, from Hamilton, Ontario for Buffalo, went ashore and sun on Lake Ontario, during the gale of Saturday. Vessel and cargo a total loss. The BURLINGTON was built at Cleveland in 1843 of ...

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