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JANUARY -FEBRUARY PAGE 209 local interests, as in 1894 the canal was dredged westward, town of Curtis. almost to the Several other canals were dug in the vacinity at the same period, used mainly as drainage dit- ches. Ward's Canal is mentioned in 1887 as a Port of Entry. The sail-scow KATE GRANT was purchased to sail be- tween Sandusky and the canal in 1888 in the wood trade. The steamer DAN KUNZ made the first trip from San- dusky to Ward's Canal for wood on May 30, 1888. In the early 1890's, small steamers such as the ENERGY, LUCKY BOY, LAFAYETTE, SAKIE SHEPARD, anc' FAUGH A. BELLAGH brought cord- wood from Ward's Canal to Kelleys Island where it was used to fire the lime kilns. At this time the tugs O. J. TRUE, CHARLES E. BOLTON, and W. H. MOORE were towing wood scows IPMNOEOR IOVa Ia. Ifo WOE stars 5) So Ifo out of the canal. into the 1900's, small vessels like the LONG JOHN were used in the onion trade out of Ward's Canal. In later years, After the Civil War the United States government went on an economy binge and laid up some of its Great Lakes steam Revenue Cutters. The JOHN SHERMAN was sold out of service on June 25, 1872, to George Irwin of Detroit, acting for John P. Clark, the Detroit shipbuilder, who chart- ered her to Eber B. Ward for use in towing logs from Ward's Canal to Wyandotte and Detroit. Tow posts had been installed at Clark's Spring- wells sshipyand.0n july: 20, 91872- the SHERMAN was coming up from Wards Canal towing the new barge MERCURY, which was to finish fitting out at Clark's yard, when the SHERMAN got stranded on the lower end of Bob-Lo.