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 Buffalo Courier, 5 Jul 1847, p. 2     One of a series of letters from the Courier's editor while on a trip from Buffalo to Chicago to attend the Harbor and River Improvements convention there.

 Buffalo Courier, 5 Jul 1847, p. 2     The Cataract is the name of Capt. Van Cleve's new boat on Lake Ontario. She is said to be in every respect one of the most splendid steamers ever on Lake Ontario.

 Buffalo Courier, 9 Jul 1847, p. 2     Editorial Correspondence of the Courier, Number VII On Board Steamer "Baltic" River and Lake St. Clair, July 2 Last evening we floated out into the broad expanse of Lake Huron, and soon the receding shores were lost in the distance, and could no longer be seen. ...

 Buffalo Courier, 17 Jul 1847, p. 3     Sail Craft on Lake Superior _______ From the Detroit Free Press We notice in some of our exchange papers, various accounts of the number of vessels on Lake Superior, which are very imperfect. Many seem to be under the impression that until a ...

 Buffalo Courier, 19 Jul 1847, p. 2     Copper From Lake Superior .--It would seem as if the period had at length arrived when we are about to receive substantial returns from the large sums of money expended on Lake Superior for the last two years. We learn form Col. Sheldon McKnight, of the Sault, who arrived ...

      At Bidwell & Banta's yard some eighty men are at work on the Propeller Ontario , preparing her for California. She is to be copper-fastened and made as staunch as any sea-going craft afloat. Permission, we understand, has been obtained for her egress through the St. Lawrence. She is ...

 Buffalo Courier, 21 Sep 1849, p. 2     The Erie Commercial Advertiser of the 19th inst. contains the following article, relative to the disappearance of Mr. John Carrick, for many years a well known resident of this city, and one of the first individuals whose name was identified with the now extensive ship-building interest "on the ...

 Buffalo Courier, 18 Jan 1862, p. 3, column 2     A NEW PROPELLER. --The Detroit Tribune says that E. B. Ward has a new boat in the process of construction at Newport, which will be propelled on a principle unlike anything ever seen in western waters, but which has been tested a New York with very satisfactory results, ...

 Buffalo Courier, 5 Jul 1847, p. 2     The Fourth Saturday morning we preached a short sermon on our great national day, the Fourth of July.-- ...There will be excursions on the Lake by the splendid steamers Ohio and Indiana. They leave the docks at 9 o'clock, so be on hand early with clean "bibs and tuckers," you …

 Buffalo Courier, 7 Jul 1847, p. 2     The Fourth ... There were a large number that enjoyed the steamboat excursions, out upon the still waters, and with the stirring music of full bands. It must have been delightful. ... P. S. Since the above was in type, we learn with pain that Capt. Charles Burnett, ...

 Buffalo Courier, 7 Jul 1847, p. 2     Anecdote of the Capt'n of the Steamer "Illinois" .--Admiral Blake, so well known for his skill as a seaman, and who has no superior on the American waters, is a man of rare genius, and whoever gets the start of him under any circumstances, will be considered a curiosity. The …

 Buffalo Courier, 8 Jul 1847, p. 2     Editorial Correspondence of the Courier Number V On Board Steamer "Baltic" River and Lake St. Clair, July 1 We left Detroit this morning at about half-past 8, and were soon out upon the bosom of the river. The banks of the river, as well as those of the St. Clair, …

 Buffalo Courier, 9 Jul 1847, p. 2     Steamboat puffing, we should think, had reached nearly its climax. The latest we have seen is the following, with regard to the Sultana, clipped from a western sheet: "She is a delicious boat, and can travel 15 nots an hour." ...

 Buffalo Courier, 14 Jul 1847, p. 2     Editorial Correspondence of the Courier On Board Seamer "Baltic" Lake Michigan July 8 and 9 We left Chicago about 10 o'clock, on the 8th, freighted wih as many humans as could well be mowed away at night in state rooms, upon tables, sofas, settees and other ...

 Buffalo Courier, 15 Jul 1847, p. 2     Tonnage of Buffalo. -- The registered tonnage of the Port of Buffalo has increased two-fifths within the last year. The number and description of vessels, with their tonnage, owned at this port, are as follows: Steamboats 28

 Buffalo Courier, 15 Jul 1847, p. 2   Tonnage of Buffalo. -- The registered tonnage of the Port of Buffalo has increased two-fifths within the last year. The number and description of vessels, with their tonnage, owned at …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

 Buffalo Courier, 17 Jul 1847, p. 2     The brig Mohegan was launched at Monroe on the 3d. She was built by Mr. Keating, and is said to be a fine craft. Her dimensions are, length 117 feet, breadth 25 ft., depth of hold 9 1/2 ft. tonnage 270 tons, and is owned by J. N. Peabody, of …

 Buffalo Courier, 19 Jul 1847, p. 2     Rail Roads and Steam Boats. --It is in contemplation by the Sandusky Railroad Company, to build a fast boat to run on their line between Sandusky and Buffalo, exclusively for passengers , and to run through by day-light . The Boston Company, ...

 Buffalo Courier, 26 Feb 1917, p. 2, column 8     ESCANABA FIRM BUYS STEAMER EDWARD BUCKLEY _______ Petoskey, Mich., Feb. 25.--Steamer Edward Buckley, owned by the A. B. Klise Lumber company of this city and operated by the company in the lumber trade between Sturgeon Bay, Mich., and Buffalo and Chicago, was sold today to ...

 Buffalo Courier, 19 Apr 1893, p. 7     Vandals on Shipboard. Parties supposed to be at enmity with Edward Buckley and Capt. Charles Gnewuch are said to have boarded the steamer Edward Buckley at Manistee a short time ago and indulged in wholesale vandalism. The outfit of the steamer had been placed on board for the ...

 Buffalo Courier, 1 Dec 1891, p. 2     GENERAL MARINE NEWS. _______ SUPERIOR, Nov. 30.--Capt. Alex. McDougall has gone to the Pacific Coast. CHICAGO, Nov. 30.--The crews of the White & Friant, Fanny Neil, and Annie Sherwood arrived Friday from Washburn, Lake Superior. The boats are all frozen in at that ...