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Reminiscences. - The Syracuse Standard prints a letter from Hon. Thos. Richmond, of Chicago, formerly of Salina, in which he gives some interesting reminiscences of early pioneer life in this part of the world. Among other things he says:

"In 1819 I commenced a small traffic ...

 Oswego Daily Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 24 Aug 1869     New Invention - Important to Vessel Owners and Masters - A Modern Mode of Furling Gaff Topsails

It is an old adage that the idea is the father to the thought. So it is true with several important inventions that have been brought to notice during the present season ...

      Ontario Dry Dock. - A Great Enterprise.

We recently paid a visit to the Ontario Dry Dock, situated at the foot of West First street, which has been completed and is now in course of operation.

This work is owned by F.G. Carrington, and was commenced a year ago the ...

     

Early Lake History - The Detroit Post has been gathering scraps of lake history, from which we take the following: "On Lake Ontario, previous to 1797 and during that year, the following ...

 Oswego Daily Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 15 May 1869    

New Propeller. - The new propeller Dalhousie, of the Welland Railway line, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, with 16,313 bushels of wheat for M. Merrick. The Dalhousie takes the place of the ill-fated Perseverance, the particulars of whose loss on the lake last fall, are fresh ...

 Oswego Daily Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 27 Apr 1869    

Handsome Sight. - Early this morning the lake presented as fine a sight as it has ever been our privilege to witness. The water was perfectly calm and its surface shone like polished glass, while some forty or more outward bound vessels lay becalmed, waiting for a breeze to spring ...

     

Articles From The Schooner "Volunteer." - The schooner Volunteer, which went ashore near Port Ontario several days ago, was got off yesterday and towed by the tug Crusader to Goble & Macfarlane's dry dock, where she will be repaired. The following enumerated articles were found ...

     

Abandoned Schooner. - Yesterday forenoon the schooner Mary O'Gorman was seen drifting past this port dismasted and apparently abandoned. Along in the forenoon, O. H. Brown, Esq., got a couple of tugs and went out in search of the vessel, which was found about nine miles below the ...

     

Drowned in Lake Ontario - We were shocked to learn yesterday that Capt. John B. Barrus, master of the schooner "Hosea M. Ballou," of Oak Orchard, was accidentally drowned on Tuesday night about 12 o'clock. It appears that while the vessel was bound from Oswego to Port ...