LAUNCH AT OSWEGO. -- On the 12th inst. , a new schooner, built by Messrs. Goble & Macfarlane, was launched at their yard in Oswego. Prompt on time the last block was removed, and the John T. Mott slid into the water as handsomely as possible. Having to be launched sideways and into the ...

    Disaster - The schooner John Weden, of Detroit, collided with a vessel on the night of Oct. 27th, on Lake Ontario, and came ashore at Fairbanks' Point, about two miles below here, on the 28th. She had on board about 14,000 bushels of corn, consigned to Oswego. The insurance companies have been...

    On Sunday morning, Oct. 10th, Mr. Charles Lepper, of Sodus, and mate of the Schooner Sylph, Capt. Charles Doville of Sodus, while off Port Stanley, Canada, was swept overboard by the foreboom. We append the letter of Capt. Doville, to the father of the unfortunate young man, announcing the sad...

    "SHIPWRECK AT GREEN BAY - During the Southeast gale on the 14th, the small schooner Art Palace, commanded by "Commodore Peg-Leg," and used as a floating bagnio (brothel), anchored off Cedar River, in Green Bay, but dragged until she struck upon the rock-strewn shore, when she filled with...

    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 in salt with the...

    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 piers, and ...

    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 buried in ...

    Oswego Harbor. - John Austen photographed the harbor a few days since, when the river was spanned by shipping below the bridge and the lower harbor was filled with craft of all kinds. The view is taken from an eminence on Oneida street, and presents a portion of the trestle-work of the ...

    NOTE: The 404 t. Canadian bark FANNY CAMPBELL had been built by Louis Shickluna at St. Catharine's the previous year. In 1877 she became what was probably the first Great Lakes tanker, when $10,000 was spent on the installation of large iron tanks in her hold for the transportation of crude oil...

    BARK FANNY CAMPBELL . - The tug Clematis arrived late Friday evening, having in tow the bark Fanny Campbell, which has gone into the Campbell, Owen & Co. 's dock. Her bottom is in a bad condition, being much damaged on the port side from the stern to nearly amidships. It has been a ...

    The schooner A. P. Dutton , belonging to P. M. Kinney , of this town, is missing. She left Chicago on the evening of Dec. 8th , for this place. Since that time nothing has been heard of her. At the time of leaving Chicago the wind was blowing lightly from the southwest, while here it was...

    The schooner Wm. Tell belonging to Capt. N. Robbins of Benton Harbor on her way from Milwaukee to this place loaded with 50 bbls. of Salt and 150 bbls. of lime on Friday the 20th inst. at 7 A.M. when about 20 miles from this place was discovered to be on fire by the fire bursting through...

  "A Pioneer's Reminiscences," Syracuse Standard (Syracuse, NY), Nov. 9, 1869  ... forty years he has been an active and enterprising merchant: - Chicago , Sept. 29, 1869 To the Secretary of the Central New York Pioneer Association: - I was born in Windsor county , Vermont . When I was nineteen I came to the then called Salt Point, in the fall of 1815, leaving Vermont...

  Globe (Toronto, ON), April 22, 1869, page 4page 4  This was the schooner Agnes Hope , launched, not without difficulty on 18 Aug. 1869.

  Globe (Toronto, ON), August 20, 1869, page 4page 4  Launch At Hamilton - The Times says a new and beautiful three- masted vessel was launched on Wednesday afternoon [August 18], from the yard of Mr. A.M. Robertson , at the foot of MacNab street, and as she glided off, her colours were flung in the breeze, displaying the name of Agga Hope ...

  Globe (Toronto, ON), August 21, 1869, page 4page 4  Not Quite A Launch - The Hamilton Times says the new vessel Agnes Hope was not got clearly into the water on Wednesday [August 18], as we were led to state from a report that reached us just previous to publication; but by the disappointment of the hour the spectacle was repaired as far as...

    Pulaski , N. Y., Nov. 19th. -- The schooner VOLUNTEER came ashore at Port Ontario , last night. The crew is supposed to be lost. ...

  St. Catharines Evening Journal (St. Catharines, ON), July 16, 1869, page 3page 3  On Wednesday morning [July 14] the barge Royal Oak foundered about seven miles out of Port Dalhousie . She was being towed to Toronto , with the barge Enterprise , by the tug Young Lion . The cargo of the Royal Oak , valued at $600, uninsured, was lost. Both the barge and the wood ...

    Capt. John Boyne has sold the Petrel and bought the Lizzie Doak, bran [sic] new schooner with a carrying capacity of 60,000 feet of hardwood lumber. The Lizzie Doak has wire standing rigging, patent wheel and windlass, and one of the stoutest vessels of her size on the Lakes. She was built in...

    The boat "Simeon Walker," of Greene, sank at the Stone Quarry Dock, four miles below this village, on Thursday forenoon last. She was loaded with stone and had on part of a load when the sides gave away, sinking her in the same manner as on the one that sunk in the village last fall. Five men...

    *A. Ward - Probably refers to Artemus Ward, a popular satirist of the time. "Artemus Ward" was the pen name of Ohioan Charles Farrar Browne, journalist and writer. Ward wrote in an exaggerated American dialect and was the literary precursor and possible inspiration for Mark Twain. The change of...

  Meaford Monitor (Meaford, ON), April 9 1869, page 2page 2  From Owen Sound Your readers will be pleased to hear that the "Frances Smith" is yet safe on a rock at Byng Inlet and that Captain Smith starts in the beginning of next week to bring her off, hoping to have her here two weeks after the opening of navigation. ...

  Meaford Monitor (Meaford, ON), May 7 1869, page 2page 2  The Wabuno her trips here longer than was at first expected, on account of the ice. Should all be clear she will start for the North shore today or next. The Frances Smith has been safely taken from her enforced winter quarters by the Magnet and towed to Detroit. The chief damage was found to...

    The steamer Margaret has left for the Georgian Bay to raise the steamer Francis Smith under the superintendence of Capt. Fortier. ...

    The Steamer " Frances Smith " Raised We were pleased to learn, as we did on Tuesday, by telegraph, that the new steamer Frances Smith , which sunk in Byng Inlet, last Fall has been raised., and is now in Detroit undergoing repairs. The raising was effected by the wrecking steamer ...

    There is a grand military excursion from Collingwood to Penetanguishene on the 21st instant on the steamer Chicora ...

    The Chicora left Collingwood in her trip this season for Fort William on Tuesday with a large quantity of freight and a number of passengers destined for Red River. The Enterprize says the steamer Fred Hotchkiss was launched in the Bay at Collingwood on Thursday of last week. It being the ...

    It is said the iron steamer Chicora running between Collingwood and Fort William is the fastest steamer in America on her last trip she beat the fast side-wheel American steamer Keewenau three hours and a half between Sault St Marie and Marquette a distance of one hundred and seventy...

    THE STEAMER CHICORA - We have again to record another fast trip by the steamer, surpassing by several hours her best trip which was noted at the time as being the quickest on record. She arrived at Collingwood at 10 Sunday evening after having a detention of twenty hours in a fog. She left ...

    LOCAL ITEMS - We regret to learn that the steamer Frances Smith broke her shaft near Collingwood on Tuesday. Fortunately she has another in reserve at Owen Sound so that she will be on her route again in a few days. ...

    The Chicora on her last trip from Thunder Bay (Hudson Bay Territory) to Collingwood had on board sixteen packages of silver and valued at $20, 000 ...

    EXCURSION TO OWEN SOUND - The excursion of the Manitou Lodge of A. F. & A. M. . of Collingwood. On Monday last, was a perfect success in so far as numbers were concerned. A special train left Barrie for Collingwood at 7 a.m. and carried with it some 150 Masons and their friends, which number ...

    Excursion to Penetanguishene - The excursion up the Northern Railway to Collingwood and from there by the steamer Francis Smith to Penetanguishene gotten up under the auspices of L. O. L. No 73 and the proceeds of which were designed to aid the erection of an Orange Hall in the village of Angus...

    LAID UP - The steamers Algoma , Frances Smith , Emily May and Ida Burton have all gone into winter quarters so that navigation on the Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe is virtually closed for the season. ...

    p.2 The blasting of a rock at Ramey's Bend, near Port Colborne, and the renewal of some lock gates on Long Level, are all that remain to be done to get the Welland Canal fed with Lake Erie water. ...

    p.2 Welland Canal - Reciprocity - We hope at the first meeting of Parliament our Government will earnestly take up the question of reciprocity, and endeavour to have such a treaty concluded as shall, among other things, embrace the shipping interest; and also that the coasting trade shall be ...

    p.3 Auction Sale of Schooner Helen - Under and by virtue of a Power of Attorney from George Davidson and William Givens, dated 31st December, 1868, and as Assignee of the estate of William Ferguson under the Insolvent Act of 1864, the undersigned will sell, at Linton's Auction Rooms, in the city...

    p.2 City Council - Alderman G.M. Kinghorn running for Mayor; has represented Sydenham Ward for some years; is noted in the Council for his clear views of business matters, and equal and gentlemanly demeanour during debate....

    p.2 Died - In Barriefield, Jan. 19th, Mr. James O'Gorman, senior, aged 78. ...

    p.2 marriage of William Nickle to Ellen Folger. ...