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      1891 DAILY BRITISH WHIG (available on microfilm at Kingston Frontenac Public Library and at Queen's University - Stauffer Library) (Jan. 1st to 9th are missing on microfilm) Weekly British Whig, Jan. 1, 1891 p.2 Incidents of the Day - The ...

      p.1 Cape Vincent Fleet: ice boats Lena, Icicle, Mildred, Northern Light, W. Scott, Emma, Cochecho, and Echo mentioned. Incidents of the Day - Capt. Milligan, master of the steambarge Isaac May, on the dry dock in Port Robinson, fell from the bow deck into the dock, breaking ...

      p.1 Death of Capt. Givens - ...."He was an old resident, having lived here nearly forty years. He sailed the lakes most of his time, and once owned the schr. Ellen, the hull of which is sunk in Cataraqui Bay." Incidents of the Day - The barge Ireland, submerged on …

      p.1 Some Marine Paragraphs. Capt. Kennedy will be master of the schr. Glenora this season. There are 100 men working in the M.T. company's shipyard. Capt. Dandy has left for Detroit where he has obtained a good situation. The prop. ...

      p.1 Incidents of the Day - The life boats of the strs. Islander, St. Lawrence and Maud will receive a thorough overhauling and repairing. At the annual meeting of the Montreal Transportation company the old board of directors was re-elected: Hugh McLennan, John McLennan, ...

      p.1 General Paragraphs - The tug John Johnson was almost completely destroyed by fire at Buffalo on Saturday evening. Loss placed at $8,000. Capt. Robert Gillies, formerly of the Isaac May fleet, will command the schooner Sweetheart out of Buffalo the coming ...

      p.1 A Successful Kingston Mariner - The genial countenance of Capt. M.M. Mack was seen on the street today. He left Kingston some years ago and sailed the schooner Medaria ? and other vessels hailing from Oswego. While sailing from that port, he gained the reputation of being one ...

      p.1 Little Local Paragraphs - The str. Islander is being generally repaired. Her decks will be recaulked and new irons will be placed in her hull. The dry dock is nearly full of water caused by the cessation of pumping. It will remain so till spring when it will be …

      p.1 Incidents of the Day - The owners of the schooner Two Brothers, of Port Hope, have entered suit against the steamer Reindeer for $700 damages the schooner sustained by collision with the steamer in November last. The case will be tried at Picton. Will It Be Further ...

      p.1 Presented With A Pipe - In view of Capt. Beaupre's removal from the city the engineers of the St. Lawrence River Steamboat company assembled in Folger Bros.' office and presented him with a handsome meerschaum pipe. The presentation was made and the address was read by Chief ...

      nil Feb. 17, 1891 p.1 The Barge On the Way - A steam barge is to be built at the Montreal Transportation company's shipyard during the spring. It will be modelled after the style of the Minnedosa, but her dimensions will be slightly larger. The length will be 260 ...

      p.1 Dry Dock, Past, Present and To Come - letter to editor about the present political campaign and the desire to take credit for the dry dock under construction; says the blocks of stone used for lining dock came from Belleville, hydraulic cement came from Thorold, the Portland ...

      p.1 Personal Mention - Capt. A. Welsh, sr., late master of the schr. G.M. Neelon, will sail the steambarge Dominion this season. His son, A. Welsh, will be master of the str. Modjeska. Capt. M.D. Estes will command the str. St. Lawrence next season. Feb. 24, ...

      p.1 Some Marine Notes. The prop. Glengarry is receiving new planking on the sides. The str. Hero is receiving a set of improved side wheels to replace the old ones. The mail line steamers will this season sail the Bay of Quinte route from ...

      nil March 5, 1891 p.1 READY FOR NAVIGATION. The fine weather of the past few days and the reports from along the lakes of an early opening of navigation, has had an effect upon local vessel men, who have been looking over their vessels ...

      p.1 Lake Seamen's Association - The Lake Seamen's Association has decided to affiliate with the International union. This is in the direction of centralization of all the seamen's unions in the world. The lake association includes 136 local bodies in the United States and Canada. ...

      p.2 Incidents of the Day - The reeve of Portsmouth wants a lighthouse on the end of the breakwater. Extensive repairs are being made to the K. & M. F. company's barges at Portsmouth. Margaret Mullen, cook of the schr. Flora, of Picton, has been arrested in Toronto ...

      p.1 The Steamer Sold - The steamer Kathleen, built by Mr. Bajus for service as a passenger boat on the Rideau river, was sold today for $10,500, which is about half what she cost. The company which purchased the boat will put her in service on Georgian Bay. She will …

      p.1 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Adams, steamboat inspector, went to Toronto last evening. Folger Bros. have disposed of the last of their schooners, the Julia. She was sold to Capt. Savage, of Picton, for $2,800. The sale of the schr. Morning ...

      p.1 Marine Intelligence. The mail line boats will begin running about June 1st. A new stern and rudder are being put into the schooner Clara Youell. Capt. Solmes, who in 1889 was master of the steamer Rothesay and last year commanded the ...