Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Fri., 6 Aug, 1875

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WIRE ROPE FOR TOWING. The captain of the tug John Owen* reports having used for towing on his last trip a steel wire rope one inch in diameter in place of the usual three-inch manila rope. Notwithstanding the severe gale which was encountered Sunday night, and which broke up the raft of 2,000,000 feet of timber, which the Owen was towing, the line never parted, and in fact appears to be as good as new.

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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
*US#75608
At 328 gt, she was one of the largest wooden tugs ever built on the lakes.
Date of Original
Fri., 6 Aug, 1875
Local identifier
GLN.4568
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.33143 Longitude: -83.04575
Donor
Dave Swayze
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Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Fri., 6 Aug, 1875