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  • Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), Wed., July 14, 1876
    Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), Wed., July 14, 1876
    TextNewspaper       NORTH FAIR HAVEN The Southern Central Railroad has its northern terminus at North Fair Haven, on Little Sodus Bay. here are two small villages, Fair Haven and North Fair haven, about one mile apart. The bay is a deep indentation from the lake, and is two miles long and over …
    TextNewspaper     NORTH FAIR HAVEN The Southern Central Railroad has its northern terminus at North Fair Haven, on Little Sodus Bay. here are two small villages, Fair Haven and North Fair haven, …
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  • Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), Oct. 5, 1856
    Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), Oct. 5, 1856
    TextNewspaper       Salmon River Harbor - We notice with pleasure, that the construction of the pier and opening of the harbour at the mouth of the Salmon River, on Lake Ontario have been commenced under the direction of Lieutenant Shankland, United States Engineer. The improvement of that harbour is highly ...
    TextNewspaper     Salmon River Harbor - We notice with pleasure, that the construction of the pier and opening of the harbour at the mouth of the Salmon River, on Lake Ontario have …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 23 Nov 1883
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 23 Nov 1883
    TextNewspaper       She was recovered in a few days and repaired at the Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, Milwaukee, over the following winter.
    TextNewspaper     She was recovered in a few days and repaired at the Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, Milwaukee, over the following winter.
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  • Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 9 May, 1875
    Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 9 May, 1875
    TextNewspaper       ABANDONED. - The tug Winslow arrived up yesterday from Kelley's Island. All efforts toward raising the Exchange have for the present been abandoned. The next attempt will probably be made with pontoons. A portion of the steam pumps were left at Cleveland, but most of them were brought ...
    TextNewspaper     ABANDONED. - The tug Winslow arrived up yesterday from Kelley's Island. All efforts toward raising the Exchange have for the present been abandoned. The next attempt will probably be made …
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  • Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 11 Nov, 1868
    Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 11 Nov, 1868
    TextNewspaper       The Free Trader was 80 feet and 52 tons, built at Milwaukee in 1843.
    TextNewspaper     The Free Trader was 80 feet and 52 tons, built at Milwaukee in 1843.
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 12 Apr, 1873
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 12 Apr, 1873
    TextNewspaper       THE LAST VESSEL IN. - The schooner City of Sheboygan, of Sheboygan, the last vessel out on the lake, has been got inside and towed to this port by the steamer Bob Hackett, arriving yesterday morning. The hull presents the appearance of having undergone rough treatment from the ice ...
    TextNewspaper     THE LAST VESSEL IN. - The schooner City of Sheboygan, of Sheboygan, the last vessel out on the lake, has been got inside and towed to this port by the …
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  • Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), 15 Jan, 1850
    Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), 15 Jan, 1850
    TextNewspaper       This excellent List was provided by Robert Jaeck, Racine, Wis.
    TextNewspaper     This excellent List was provided by Robert Jaeck, Racine, Wis.
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  • Detroit Post & Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug. 31, 1882
    Detroit Post & Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug. 31, 1882
    TextNewspaper       At Bay City the crews of the tugs A. J. Smith and P. L. Johnson had a game of base ball. At the end of the fourth inning the score stood at 25 to 22 in favor of the Smith's crew.
    TextNewspaper     At Bay City the crews of the tugs A. J. Smith and P. L. Johnson had a game of base ball. At the end of the fourth inning the score …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Friday, Sep 29, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Friday, Sep 29, 1882
    TextNewspaper       This incident came hard on the heels of the loss of the Canadian passenger steamer ASIA in Georgian Bay on September 14, and the resultant accusations that the ASIA had been overloaded and unseaworthy. This is the first 19th century incident I've heard of where the vessel was actually disabled …
    TextNewspaper     This incident came hard on the heels of the loss of the Canadian passenger steamer ASIA in Georgian Bay on September 14, and the resultant accusations that the ASIA had …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep 25, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep 25, 1882
    TextNewspaper       The captain of the schooner Guiding Star is very careful as to the comforts of his officers and crew. On Saturday he had a new cabinet organ placed in the cabin for the use of the cook. He also took on board stuffed chairs and spring beds for the sailors. …
    TextNewspaper     The captain of the schooner Guiding Star is very careful as to the comforts of his officers and crew. On Saturday he had a new cabinet organ placed in the …
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  • Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), Thursday June 8, 1876
    Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), Thursday June 8, 1876
    TextNewspaper       Fishing at Dexter A glowing description by a New Yorker The Forest and Stream of New York one of the foremost among newspapers which confines its attentions to matters of this kind and kindred subjects, furnishes the following from a New York city correspondent who no doubts ...
    TextNewspaper     Fishing at Dexter A glowing description by a New Yorker The Forest and Stream of New York one of the foremost among newspapers which confines its attentions to matters of …
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  • Detroit Post & Tribune (Detroit, MI), Thur., Oct 19, 1882
    Detroit Post & Tribune (Detroit, MI), Thur., Oct 19, 1882
    TextNewspaper       The tug Crusader, owned by Capt. John Pridgeon, takes the confectionery for big tows so far this season. She passed this port on Tuesday with the following schooners: Tons Tow Bill Michigan
    TextNewspaper     The tug Crusader, owned by Capt. John Pridgeon, takes the confectionery for big tows so far this season. She passed this port on Tuesday with the following schooners: Tons Tow …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep 26, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep 26, 1882
    TextNewspaper       The large number of vessel captains recently fined at Cleveland for not having the official numbers and tonnage of their vessels engraved on the main beams, or as it is expressed by some, on the beam forward of the main hatch on the main deck, has given rise to a …
    TextNewspaper     The large number of vessel captains recently fined at Cleveland for not having the official numbers and tonnage of their vessels engraved on the main beams, or as it is …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sep. 6, 1887
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sep. 6, 1887
    TextNewspaper       Judge Horne has given his decision in the case for damages brought by the owners of the tug Bob Hackett against the propeller St. Magnus on the 8th of September, 1885, when the craft collided between Limekilns Crossing and Bois Blanc Island, and the Bob Hackett was sunk and proved …
    TextNewspaper     Judge Horne has given his decision in the case for damages brought by the owners of the tug Bob Hackett against the propeller St. Magnus on the 8th of September, …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 13, 1905
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 13, 1905
    TextNewspaper       CANNON FOR HEAVING LINE _______ Goodrich Passenger Fleet Will Carry Them _______ Same Type Used by Life-Saving Stations _______ Delay in Receiving New Life-Preservers _______ Chicago, May 12. - Chicago steamboat lines are not only supplying ...
    TextNewspaper     CANNON FOR HEAVING LINE _______ Goodrich Passenger Fleet Will Carry Them _______ Same Type Used by Life-Saving Stations _______ Delay in Receiving New Life-Preservers _______ Chicago, May 12. - Chicago …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 20, 1881
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 20, 1881
    TextNewspaper       For more on the DOWS, the lakes' only five-mast schooner see http://home.xnet.com/~acpinc/dows.html.
    TextNewspaper     For more on the DOWS, the lakes' only five-mast schooner see http://home.xnet.com/~acpinc/dows.html.
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 8, 1881
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 8, 1881
    TextNewspaper       The schooner C. G. Trumpff drifted against the Pacific elevator on Friday at Chicago, and ran her jibboom through the siding of the building, making a hole through which about 2,000 bushels of corn fell in the river.
    TextNewspaper     The schooner C. G. Trumpff drifted against the Pacific elevator on Friday at Chicago, and ran her jibboom through the siding of the building, making a hole through which about …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 9, 1881
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug 9, 1881
    TextNewspaper       OPERATING THE ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN The expense of operating the old canal during the 22 days the government has had charge has been $1,308.51. The receipts from dockage and rent of superintendent's residence has been $26.22. During the time 488 vessels have passed ...
    TextNewspaper     OPERATING THE ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN The expense of operating the old canal during the 22 days the government has had charge has been $1,308.51. The receipts from dockage …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Jun 24, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Jun 24, 1882
    TextNewspaper       THE LELAND-PORTCH COLLISION A petition was filed in the United States district court three months ago, by the Elk Rapids Iron Company, owner of the steam barge Leland, to limit the liability [for] schooner E. M. Portch, growing out of a collision with the Leland in which the latter ...
    TextNewspaper     THE LELAND-PORTCH COLLISION A petition was filed in the United States district court three months ago, by the Elk Rapids Iron Company, owner of the steam barge Leland, to limit …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Apr 22, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Apr 22, 1882
    TextNewspaper       *i.e. chock - a chock is a curved guide made out of heavy wood or metal which serves to keep a line which may feed in at a variable angle running in a fixed direction. This sturdy vessel later became the famous Reid wrecker and crane ship MANISTIQUE , a …
    TextNewspaper     *i.e. chock - a chock is a curved guide made out of heavy wood or metal which serves to keep a line which may feed in at a variable angle …
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