British Whig (Kingston, ON), May 7, 1884
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Locking has been resumed on the Welland Canal.
The str. F.B. Maxwell is running on the Ottawa River.
The schr. G.C. Houghton brings wheat to Kingston from Chicago.
The first boat of the Royal Mail Line will reach Kingston on the 11th inst.
The Nine Mile Lighthouse bell was not sounded during the fog yesterday.
The schr. J.H. Breck is lying at Toledo at the charterer's expense, awaiting a cargo of timber.
The departures are: tug Thompson and barges, for Montreal with coal, peas and rye; prop. Persia, Montreal, passengers and freight.
The tug Sumner, of Oswego, took fire Monday night and scorched and damaged the schr. Typo alongside. The schooner had just been repaired having run on Amherst Island last fall.
The arrivals are: schr. Proctor, Toronto, 11,000 bush. peas, at 1 1/2 cents; sloop Lorraine and barge Home, at Richardson's with peas and rye; schr. Kate Eccles, 8,331 bush. peas; tug Thompson, Charlotte, 1,000 tons coal; prop. Persia, St. Catharines.
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Date of Original
- May 7, 1884
- Local identifier
- KN.14916
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Rick Neilson
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
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