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  • Old Port Britain's Buried Treasure: Schooner Days CCCXCIV (394)
    Old Port Britain's Buried Treasure: Schooner Days CCCXCIV (394) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 22 Apr 1939     Old Port Britain's Buried Treasure Schooner Days CCCXCIV (394) by C. H. J. Snider IF all the sunken sovereigns from the military pay chest reputed to have been lost on Lake Ontario' ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 22 Apr 1939   Old Port Britain's Buried Treasure Schooner Days CCCXCIV (394) by C. H. ...
  • Last "Barque" of the Marsh Fleet: Schooner Days CCCXCIII (393)
    Last "Barque" of the Marsh Fleet: Schooner Days CCCXCIII (393) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Apr 1939     Last "Barque" of the Marsh Fleet Schooner Days CCCXCIII (393) by C. H. J. Snider CULMINATION of the Marsh ship-building enterprise---it was only one of William's many ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Apr 1939   Last "Barque" of the Marsh Fleet Schooner Days CCCXCIII (393) by C. ...
  • Three Sisters of Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXCII (392)
    Three Sisters of Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXCII (392) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON)     Three Sisters of Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXCII (392) by C. H. J. Snider THERE were three marsh marigolds growing in Port Britain, the homely humor of that long since faded ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON)   Three Sisters of Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXCII (392) by C. ...
  • Marsh Fleet of Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXCI (391)
    Marsh Fleet of Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXCI (391) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 1 Apr 1939     Marsh Fleet of Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXCI (391) by C. H. J. Snider "MARSH, WILLIAM S., lumber merchant and ship builder." So reads the old Canada Directory for Port ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 1 Apr 1939   Marsh Fleet of Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXCI (391) by C. ...
  • "William the Great" in Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXC (390)
    "William the Great" in Old Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCXC (390) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Mar 1939     "William the Great" in Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXC (390) by C. H. J. Snider IT is impossible to tell about the Marsh schooners (which is what started us on Port Britain) ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Mar 1939   "William the Great" in Old Port Britain Schooner Days CCCXC (390) by ...
  • One Trip of the CAROLINE MARSH: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIX (389)
    One Trip of the CAROLINE MARSH: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIX (389) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1839     One Trip of the CAROLINE MARSH Schooner Days CCCLXXXIX (389) Told To C. H. J. Snider OLD BOB COLWELL, as he was so long and so favorably known, sailed the Caroline Marsh for years ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1839   One Trip of the CAROLINE MARSH Schooner Days CCCLXXXIX (389) Told To ...
  • The CAROLINE MARSH of Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVIII (388)
    The CAROLINE MARSH of Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVIII (388) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Mar 1939     The CAROLINE MARSH of Port Britain Schooner Days CCCLXXXVIII (388) by C. H. J. Snider HAVING lost a schooner and found a lady---the late Mrs. William Bletcher, Sr., of Port Hope --- ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Mar 1939   The CAROLINE MARSH of Port Britain Schooner Days CCCLXXXVIII (388) by C. ...
  • Beauty and Port Britain Eighty Odd Years Ago: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVII (387)
    Beauty and Port Britain Eighty Odd Years Ago: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVII (387) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1939     Beauty and Port Britain Eighty Odd Years Ago Schooner Days CCCLXXXVII (387) by C. H. J. Snider WHY should it be anything to you "all ye that pass by" that hand long since dust ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1939   Beauty and Port Britain Eighty Odd Years Ago Schooner Days CCCLXXXVII (387) ...
  • In Search of Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVI (386)
    In Search of Port Britain: Schooner Days CCCLXXXVI (386) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Feb 1939     In Search of Port Britain Schooner Days CCCLXXXVI (386) by C. H. J. Snider "PORT BRITAIN - a small but important village on Lake Ontario, in the township of Hope and the County of ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Feb 1939   In Search of Port Britain Schooner Days CCCLXXXVI (386) by C. H. ...
  • When an Old Time Liner Bounced Off an Iceberg: Schooner Days CCCLXXXV (385)
    When an Old Time Liner Bounced Off an Iceberg: Schooner Days CCCLXXXV (385) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Feb 1939     When an Old Time Liner Bounced Off an Iceberg Schooner Days CCCLXXXV (385) by C. H. J. Snider "Hail, Ice and Snow, that praise< the Lord, "I've met them at their ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Feb 1939   When an Old Time Liner Bounced Off an Iceberg Schooner Days CCCLXXXV ...
  • Pity Poor Columbus in a Rig Like This!: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIV (384)
    Pity Poor Columbus in a Rig Like This!: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIV (384) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Feb 1939     ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Feb 1939   ...
  • When the Spanish Caravels Visited Toronto: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIII (383)
    When the Spanish Caravels Visited Toronto: Schooner Days CCCLXXXIII (383) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Feb 1939     When the Spanish Caravels Visited Toronto Schooner Days CCCLXXXIII (383) by C. H. J. Snider WHO remembers when the "Columbian caravels" rode to their hempen cables in the Bay, off ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Feb 1939   When the Spanish Caravels Visited Toronto Schooner Days CCCLXXXIII (383) by C. ...
  • Sails Saved Sherman When Steamer Couldn't Live: Schooner Days CCCLXXXII (382)
    Sails Saved Sherman When Steamer Couldn't Live: Schooner Days CCCLXXXII (382) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 Jan 1939     ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 Jan 1939   ...
  • "Did You Ever Pray?""Did You Ever Shovel?" Tale of Twice-Dodged Death: Schooner Days CCCLXXI (381)
    "Did You Ever Pray?""Did You Ever Shovel?" Tale of Twice-Dodged Death: Schooner Days CCCLXXI (381) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Jan 1939     ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Jan 1939   ...
  • Flat Irons and Their Fate: Schooner Days CCCLXXX (380)
    Flat Irons and Their Fate: Schooner Days CCCLXXX (380) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Jan 1939     ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Jan 1939   ...
  • Queen-of-the-Lakes Honored Queen of England: Schooner Days CCCLXXIX (379)
    Queen-of-the-Lakes Honored Queen of England: Schooner Days CCCLXXIX (379) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 Jan 1939     Queen-of-the-Lakes Honored Queen of England Schooner Days CCCLXXIX (379) by C. H. J. Snider HOW the Queen of the Lakes came to be in the predicament Scott Hutcheson found her in, ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 Jan 1939   Queen-of-the-Lakes Honored Queen of England Schooner Days CCCLXXIX (379) by C. H. ...
  • So Sets the Sun on 'Thirty-Eight: Schooner Days CCCLXXVIII (378)
    So Sets the Sun on 'Thirty-Eight: Schooner Days CCCLXXVIII (378) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 31 Dec 1938     So Sets the Sun on 'Thirty-Eight Schooner Days CCCLXXVIII (378) by C. H. J. Snider TALKING of late trips, Capt. John' Williams of Toronto, whose eighty-first Christmas hail came ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 31 Dec 1938   So Sets the Sun on 'Thirty-Eight Schooner Days CCCLXXVIII (378) by C. ...
  • Paging Oklahoma Sam - He's Wanted OFF The Telephone: Schooner Days CCCLXXVII (377)
    Paging Oklahoma Sam - He's Wanted OFF The Telephone: Schooner Days CCCLXXVII (377) Newspaper
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Dec 1938     Paging Oklahoma Sam - He's Wanted OFF The Telephone Schooner Days CCCLXXVII (377) by C. H. J. Snider >VII. GOING up to Lake Superior in ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Dec 1938   Paging Oklahoma Sam - He's Wanted OFF The Telephone Schooner Days CCCLXXVII ...
  • Another Storage Cargo - Orders at the Head of the Lakes: Schooner Days CCCLXXVI (376)
    Another Storage Cargo - Orders at the Head of the Lakes: Schooner Days CCCLXXVI (376) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 Dec 1938     Another Storage Cargo - Orders at the Head of the Lakes Schooner Days CCCLXXVI (376) (This continues the story of how the steamer Robert D. Durham of Toronto got the winter storage load which now floats at the old ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 Dec 1938   Another Storage Cargo - Orders at the Head of the Lakes Schooner ...
  • "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point: Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375)
    "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point: Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375) NewspaperText
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Dec 1938     "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375) by C. H. J. Snider How Toronto's Last "Winter ...
    Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Dec 1938   "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point Schooner ...

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