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  • South American in Welland Canal
    South American in Welland Canal
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    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Daily Journal (Ogdensburg, NY), 9 May 1866
    Daily Journal (Ogdensburg, NY), 9 May 1866
    NewspaperText       There was a rumor on the streets on Monday, that B.S. Shepard's new schooner Southwest, recently launched from the Shipyard at the Marine Railway, had gone down on Lake Erie, with all on board, on Thursday last. She was in the Welland Canal two days after that time, all right …
    NewspaperText     There was a rumor on the streets on Monday, that B.S. Shepard's new schooner Southwest, recently launched from the Shipyard at the Marine Railway, had gone down on Lake Erie, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tow Steamers on the Welland Canal
    Tow Steamers on the Welland Canal
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 2 Mar 1861     Tow Steamers on the Welland Canal. - The determination on the part of the Government to employ tug steamers on the Welland Canal in place of traction by horses, appears to have excited a terrible commotion in that neighborhood. The parties engaged in the present trade complain ...
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 2 Mar 1861   Tow Steamers on the Welland Canal. - The determination on the part of the Government to employ tug steamers on the Welland Canal in place of traction by horses, appears …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers
    Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers
    NewspaperText  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Aug 1928     Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers ___ In Early Days Alarm Bells Were in Use on Boats ___ "The steamboat whistle was unknown on the Great Lakes as late as the year 1843, and up to that time lake sailors used alarm bells placed ...
    NewspaperText  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Aug 1928   Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers ___ In Early Days Alarm Bells Were in Use on Boats ___ "The steamboat whistle was unknown on the Great Lakes as late …
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  • Opening of Business
    Opening of Business
    NewspaperText       Opening of Business- the Welland canal opens on Monday. This is the great channel of business to the upper lakes from this city. The first Propeller will start for Toronto on the 3rd of April, and from that time, may be dated the commencement of business. In another column will …
    NewspaperText     Opening of Business- the Welland canal opens on Monday. This is the great channel of business to the upper lakes from this city. The first Propeller will start for Toronto …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 24 December, 1865
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 24 December, 1865
    Text       Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.
    Text     Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, June 13, 1838, page 1
    Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, June 13, 1838, page 1
    TextNewspaper       "A BRITISH STEAMBOAT ON LAKE ONTARIO BURNT We copy the following from our last eastern exchange papers: From the Rochester Advertiser, June 1 STEAMBOAT BURNT. - We learn by Captain Childs, of the steamboat Telegraph, that the steamer Sir Robert Peel was burnt at an ...
    TextNewspaper     "A BRITISH STEAMBOAT ON LAKE ONTARIO BURNT We copy the following from our last eastern exchange papers: From the Rochester Advertiser, June 1 STEAMBOAT BURNT. - We learn by Captain …
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  • Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 20, 1838
    Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 20, 1838
    TextNewspaper       From the Washington Globe THE OUTRAGE UPON THE PEEL We publish to-day an account of the outrage committed on the British steamboat SIR ROBERT PEEL, within the American waters. From the great number of Canadian refugees on that ...
    TextNewspaper     From the Washington Globe THE OUTRAGE UPON THE PEEL We publish to-day an account of the outrage committed on the British steamboat SIR ROBERT PEEL, within the American waters. From …
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  • The Schooner Hastings
    The Schooner Hastings
    NewspaperText  Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 6 Dec 1867     The Schooner Hastings. - For the past two or three days we have been forborne allusion to the case of the Hastings, Captain Chalmer's vessel, being extremely unwilling to increase the anxiety of those whose friends made up her crew, and furthermore, hoping to hear of her safety. A week …
    NewspaperText  Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 6 Dec 1867   The Schooner Hastings. - For the past two or three days we have been forborne allusion to the case of the Hastings, Captain Chalmer's vessel, being extremely unwilling to increase …
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  • Northern Transportation Company's Propeller Line from Ogdensburgh to the West
    Northern Transportation Company's Propeller Line from Ogdensburgh to the West
    Textcomment       1859 Northern Transportation Company's PROPELLER LINE FROM Ogdensburgh to the West The Northern Transportation Company Having a Line of First Class Upper Cabin Screw Steamers Leaving Ogdensburgh Four Times per Week, weather permitting, For all points on the Upper Lakes; will transport ...
    Textcomment     1859 Northern Transportation Company's PROPELLER LINE FROM Ogdensburgh to the West The Northern Transportation Company Having a Line of First Class Upper Cabin Screw Steamers Leaving Ogdensburgh Four Times per …
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  • The Boy Mate: Schooner Days IX (9)
    The Boy Mate: Schooner Days IX (9)
    NewspaperText  C. H. J. Snider, Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 Mar 1931     Schooner Days IX (9) The Boy Mate By C.H.J. Snider The late Magistrate J.J. O'Connor, of Port Arthur, continuing his lake-going experiences, tells of something that made him very, very angry in the good ship Wood Duck .

    NewspaperText  C. H. J. Snider, Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 Mar 1931   Schooner Days IX (9) The Boy Mate By C.H.J. Snider The late Magistrate J.J. O'Connor, of Port Arthur, continuing his lake-going experiences, tells of something that made him very, very …
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