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SHIP-BUILDING IN ST. CLAIR.
The names and tonnage of the several vessels and steamers that have been built in this county up to December, 1847, are here given. Most of them were built within the three years ending in 1847. It is estimated by experienced builders that shipping could be built 20 per cent cheaper upon the St. Clair than at any other point on the lakes:
Built at Lexington -- Schooners Big Z, having 140 tonnage; China, 65; Merinda, 57; B. G. Allen, 34; Ann, 38; Dolphin, 8; Pontiac, 90; sloop, H. Young, 30.
Built at Burtchville-Schooner Baltic, having 96 tonnage.
Built at Port Huron-Schooners Amazon, having 215 tonnage; H. W. Hubbard, 75; Free- dom, 28; Industry, 45; H. Hopkins, 14; brig David Smart, 223; steamer America, 1,100.
Built at. St. Clair-Schooner Uncle Tom, having 140 tonnage; propeller Goliath, 315. Built at China-Schooner Macomb, having 45 tonnage; St. Clair, 35.
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Built at Newport -- Steamers Huron, having 150 tonnage; Champion,*196; Detroit, 217; Sam. Ward, 433; schooners Henry Clay, 190; Morning Star, 38; Gen. Harrison, 106; Ver- mont, 95.
Built at Algonac-Schooners Venus, having 45 tonnage; Wolverine, 213; Vengeance, 78; Mary Ann Larned, 98; Congress, 215; steamers Macomb, 132; Franklin, 250; Sultana, 850; Fashion, 280.
Total, 9 steamers, 1 propeller, 25 schooners, and 1 sloop. In addition to these, there were building at Port Huron a brig of 220 tons, a propeller of 350 tons; at St. Clair, a steamer of 1,600 tons; and at Algonac, a brig of 200 tons.
In addition to the information given, the following history of the lake marine is given. The paper was found in the writer's scrap-book; but to whom the credit of its compilation is due, is unknown. All of the early writers of our lake history seem to agree that the name of the first vessel which ever floated the lakes was the Griffin, which made her debut in 1679. She was built on the Niagara River, six miles above the Falls, was of sixty tons burden; and set sail August 7, of that year, in command of Chevalier de la Salle, with a crew of six persons all told, for Mackinac; and in the course of a few days, loaded with furs, started on the return voyage, which is the last that is known of her, although it has been averred that the crew and outfit of the vessel were saved, which assertion, however, is most positively contradicted by the best au- thority. It may here be noted as the first marine disaster that ever occurred on the lakes. From this period up to the year 1766, no mention is made as to the movement of any craft on the lakes, although it is not to be doubted that others were introduced previous to that time. Four vessels, named respectively the Gladwin, Lady Charlotte, Victory and Boston, were nav- igating the lakes in the last-named year, and in subsequent years up to the present time their names have rolled up to legion. As early as May 1, 1770, the schooner Charity was launched at Niagara; she was commanded by Capt. John Laighton, and was employed in the freighting of merchandise; her dimensions are not given; she was employed in the carrying trade for sev- eral years.
On Lake Ontario, history informs us, the first vessel was set afloat in 1789. She was built at Sodus Bay, by Capt. John Fellows, who came from Sheffield, Mass., her first cargo being to- bacco and tea. Eventually Capt. Fellows transferred his operations to the Upper Lakes, and commanded, besides owning vessels, until quite a late period-until 1839-when he died at Fort Erie, opposite Black Rock, N. Y. The first merchant brig introduced upon the lakes was called the Union. She was ninety-six tons, and was built in 1814, but being found too large for the business requirements of that period, was for a time laid up. The first full-rigged ship on the lakes was built at Buffalo in 1836, by Col. Alanson Palmer, and called the Julia Palmer, of about 300 tons burden She proved inadequate for the trade, was converted into a steamer, and lost on Lake Superior in 1847. During our lake history, two vessels were sent over Niag- ara Falls. One of these, called the Michigan, was a condemned craft built in 1817, and 132 tons burden. Early in the season of 1829, she was purchased by parties at the Falls and fitted out with yards aloft, and in September of that year was sent over the Falls, stocked with a few tame and wild animals. She was got under way from Navy Island and piloted as far as dare be by Capt. James Rough and Harry Weishuhn. Two bears were on board, one of which es- caped to the shore previous to the vessel making her final leap, and was presented to the noto- rious Sam Patch, and accompanied him on his last leap over Rochester Falls. A similar experi- ment was carried out by the same parties in 1831, who purchased at Buffalo a condemned ves- sel called the Superior, of about the same dimensions as the Michigan, but in this instance the programme of the occasion failed to meet their expectations. After reaching the rapids, she struck on an island, and there remained until floated off by high water a month subsequently.
The first vessel to Chicago was the schooner Gen. Tracy, a vessel of about ninety tons burden, and built at Detroit somewhere about the year 1800, and wrecked on Fort Erie reef in 1809; owned at the time by Porter, Barton & Co. The Tracy set sail from Detroit for Chicago in 1803, having on board a company of soldiers, under command of Col. Swearingen. On the passage, she called at St. Joseph and other points. Chicago at this period had but one white man's dwelling, that of an Indian trader.
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Having thus briefly alluded to the commencement of our vessel history, it may not be deemed inopportune to present the following history of the first steamboat and others which have followed and passed off the stage of existence. History deemed authentic informs us that the first steamboat, the Clermont, was built by Robert Fulton, in 1807, near Hurlgate, on East River. She was 140 feet long, of flat construction, and drew twenty-two inches of water. Her wheels extended below the bottom of the boat. A fly-wheel was attached to the paddle- wheel, having a run four inches wide, which was to make the paddle-wheel pass the center with- out a jerk. There was a big hub just inside the boat, into which the shaft fitted.
In 1817, a steamer was built and launched at Prescott, Lake Ontario, called the Dalhousie, which was the first steam craft on that lake. The year following, 1818, the Ontario came out at Sackett's Harbor, which was the first American steamer. In 1818, the steamboat Walk-in-the- Water was commissioned on Lake Erie. She was built opposite Squaw Island, on the Niagara River, below Black Rock, and was 342 tons burden, low pressure engine, and arrived on her first trip at Detroit August 22 of that year, commanded by Capt. Job Fish. In 1819, she made her first trip to Mackinac, and on November 1, 1821, was lost in Buffalo Bay, since which time upward of 200 side-wheel boats have been built and passed out of existence. Thirty-four were burned, involving the loss of upward of 700 lives; sixty-nine are known to have been wrecked or foundered, with the loss of 136 lives; twelve were sunk by collisions, with a loss of 601 lives; upward of sixty went to decay, or, having served their time, were broken up; and forty-one converted into other uses. Of the lost, we summarize as follows, having no reference to those yet in commission.
Walk-in-the Water, 342 tons, built at Black Rock, 1818, wrecked at Buffalo November 1, 1821.
Superior, 300, Buffalo, 1822, made a ship and lost in 1843.
Chippewa, 100, Buffalo, 1824, broken up in 1825.
Niagara Ist, 180, Black Rock, 1825, broken up.
Henry Clay, 348, Black Rock, 1825, broken up.
Pioneer, 230, Black Rock, 1825, wrecked on Lake Michigan, July, 1834.
William Penn, 275, Erie, Penn., 1826, wrecked.
Enterprise 1st, 250, Cleveland, 1826, wrecked.
William Peacock, 120, Barcelona, 1829, exploded, killing 15 persons, on Lake Erie, 1830. Newburyport, 75, Erie, Penn., 1829, broken up.
Sheldon Thompson, 242, Huron, Ohio, 1830, broken up.
Ohio 1st, 187, Sandusky, 1830, burned at Toledo in 1842.
Adelaide (Champlain), 230, Chippewa, C. W., 1830, wrecked on Lake Michigan, 1849. Gratiot, 63, Black River, Ohio, 1831, broken up.
Pennsylvania, 395, Erie, Penn., 1832, broken up.
Gen. Brady, 100, Detroit, 1832, made into a vessel in 1844.
Uncle Sam, 280, Grosse Isle, Mich., 1832, made into a vessel in 1844.
Perseverance, 50, Erie, Penn., 1832, broken up.
Washington 1st, 600, Huron, Ohio, 1833, wrecked on Long Point, first trip.
New York, 325, Black Rock, 1833, went to decay.
Michigan 1st, 472, Detroit, 1833, broken up.
Daniel Webster, 358, Black Rock, 1833, burned in 1835 at Buffalo; rebuilt.
Detroit 1st, 240, Toledo, 1833, wrecked on Lake Michigan in 1836.
Lady of the Lake, 60, Mount Clemens, 1833, broken up.
Gov. Marcy, 161, Black Rock, 1833, broken up.
North America. 362, Conneaut, Ohio, 1833, burned at Conneaut in 1847.
O. Newberry, 170, Palmer, Mich., 1833, broken up.
Delaware, 170, Huron, Ohio, 1833, wrecked near Chicago, 1836.
Victory, 77, Buffalo, 1834, broken up at Buffalo.
Gen. Porter, 342, Black Rock, 1834, made a propeller.
Thomas Jefferson, 428, Erie, Penn., 1834, converted into a floating elevator at Buffalo. Commodore Perry, 352, Perrysburg, 1834, exploded in 1835, killing 6.
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Monroe, 341, Monroe, 1834, went to decay.
Mazeppa, 130, Buffalo, 1834, made into a vessel. Sandusky, 377, Sandusky, 1834, burned at Buffalo, made a bark. lost in 1845. Minnissetunc, 250, Goderich, C. W., 1834, sunk near Malden by steamboat Erie in 1839. Gen. Jackson, 50, Mount Clemens, 1834, broken up.
Jack Downing, 80, Sandusky, 1834, made into a vessel. Little Western, 60, Chatham, C. W., 1834, burned at Detroit in 1842. Caroline, 80, Charleston, S. C., 1834, burned and sent over Niagara Falls in 1837. Robert Fulton, 308, Cleveland, 1835, wrecked at Sturgeon Point, Lake Erie, in 1844. Columbus, 391, Huron, Ohio, 1835, wrecked on Dunkirk piers in 1848. Charles Townsend, 312, Buffalo, N. Y., 1835, condemned in 1849. United States, 366, Huron, Ohio, 1835, broken up at Buffalo.
Chicago, 166, St. Joseph, Mich., 1835, wrecked in a gale in 1842.
W. F. P. Taylor, 95, Silver Creek, 1835, once burned, afterward wrecked on Lake Mich- igan in 1842,
Thames, 160, Chatham. 1833, burned at Windsor in 1838 by rebels, and rebuilt. De Witt Clinton, 493, Huron, Ohio, 1836, sunk at Dunkirk in 1851.
Julia Palmer, 300, Buffalo, 1836, formerly a ship, lost on Lake Superior in 1847. Don Quixote, 80, Toledo, 1836, wrecked on Lake Huron, 1836.
Little Erie, 149, Detroit, 1836, sunk in Lake St. Clair in 1843.
Barcelona, 102, Dunnville, 1836, formerly Princess Victoria, made into a vessel. United, 40, Detroit, 1836, made into a barge.
St. Clair, 250, Sandusky, 1836, formerly Rhode Island, went to decav.
Cincinnati, 116, Sandusky, 1836, made a vessel, called the John F. Porter. Illinois 1st, 755, Detroit, 1837, made a propeller barge and lost on Lake Huron in 1868. Rochester, 472, near Fairport, 1837, made a barge, wrecked at Erie, 1852, 7 lives lost. Madison, 630, Erie, Penn., 1837, condemned in 1849.
Cleveland 1st, 580, Huron, Ohio, 1837, burned at Tonawanda in 1854.
Wisconsin, 700, Conneaut, 1837, sunk in Lake Erie by collision. Erie, 497, Erie, Penn., 1837, burned off Silver Creek in 1841, 250 lives lost.
Constellation, 483, Black River, Ohio, 1837, broken up.
Bunker Hill, 457, Black River, Ohio, 1837, burned at Tonawanda, in 1857.
Constitution, 443, Conneaut, Ohio, 1837, broken up at Sandusky.
New England, 416, Black Rock, 1837, went to decay at Buffalo.
Milwaukee, 400, Grand Island, 1837, wrecked on Lake Michigan, 1842. Anthony Wayne, 390, Perrysburg, 1837, exploded in 1850, broken up in 1851.
Macomb, 100, Mount Clemens, 1837, condemned at Monroe.
Rhode Island, 164, Sandusky, 1837, once called the St. Clair.
Star, 128, Belvidere, Mich., 1837, burned at Buffalo in 1845.
Commerce, 80, Sandusky, 1837, broken up. Mason, 33, Grand Rapids, 1837, condemned.
Great Western, 780, Huron, Ohio, 1838, burned at Detroit in 1839, and rebuilt. Buffalo, 613, Buffalo, 1838, made a barque in 1848, and lost on Lake Michigan. Chesapeake, 412, Maumee, 1838, sunk in Lake Erie by collision with a vessel in 1846. Vermillion, 385, Vermillion, 1838, burned at Huron, Ohio, 5 lives lost. Lexington, 363, Black River, Ohio, 1838, condemned. Fairport, 259, Fairport, 1838, burned at Algonac in 1844.
Red Jacket, 148, Grand Island, 1838, condemned at Detroit.
Gen. Vance, 75, Perrysburg, 1838, exploded, 9 lives lost near Windsor, 1844. James Allen, 258, Chicago, 1838, broken up.
Washington 2d, 380, Ashtabula, 1838, burned off Silver Creek in 1838, 60 lives lost. G. W. Dole, 162, Chicago, 1838, sunk at Buffalo in 1856.
C. C. Trowbridge, 52, Kalamazoo, 1838. condemned at Milwaukee. Marshall, 51, Perrysburg, 1838, broken up.
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Wabash, 34, Perrysburg, 1838, broken up.
Owaskenonk, 45, Grand Haven, 1838, broken up.
Patronage, 56, St. Joseph, 1838, broken up. Gen. Scott, 240, Huron, Ohio, 1839, sunk in Lake' St. Clair by collision, in 1848.
Chautauqua, 200, Buffalo, 1839, sunk at Buffalo in 1848.
Brothers, 150, Chatham, C. W., 1839, sunk in River Thames, 1846.
Kent, 180, Chatham, C. W., 1839, sunk in Lake Erie by collision with steamboat London, 1845, 7 lives lost.
Huron, 140, Newport, 1839, dismantled in 1848.
Gen. Harrison, 63, Maumee, 1839, wrecked near Chicago, 1854.
Detroit 2d, 350, Newport, 1840, sunk in Saganaw Bay, by collision with bark Nucleus, 1854.
Missouri, 612, Erie, Penn., 1840, converted into a propeller barge in 1868. Waterloo, 100, Black Rock, 1840, wrecked in Georgian Bay, 1846.
Indiana, 434, Toledo, 1841, burned at Conneaut in 1848.
Ben Franklin, 231, Algonac, 1842, wrecked at Thunder Bay, 1850.
John Owen, 230, Detroit, 1842, burned on river St. Clair, 1860.
Nile, 600, Detroit, 1843, wrecked at Milwaukee in 1849.
Union, 64, Black Rock, 1843, broken up in 1850.
Champion, 270, Newport, 1843, broken up.
Emerald, 250, Chippewa, 1844, sunk in Bear Creek in 1858.
Empire, 1, 136, Cleveland, 1844, made a propeller barge, and lost in 1870 on Long Point. Tecumseh, 259, Algonac, 1844, wrecked in 1850, formerly the Fairport.
J. Wolcott, 80, Maumee, burned in 1851.
Indian Queen, 112, Buffalo, 1844, wrecked at Dunkirk in 1846, 20 lives lost. New Orleans, 610, Detroit, 1844, formerly Vermillion, lost at Thunder Bay in 1853. St. Louis, 618, Perrysburg, 1844, wrecked on Lake Erie in 1852.
U. S. steamer Michigan, 583, Erie, Penn., 1844.
U. S. steamer Alert, 133, Buffalo, 1844.
Niagara 2d, 1,084, Buffalo, 1845, burned on Lake Michigan in September, 1856, 60 lives lost.
Boston, 775, Detroit, 1845, wrecked at Milwaukee, November 24, 1846. Oregon, 781, Newport, 1845, burned at Chicago in 1849, while laid up. Troy, 547, Maumee, 1845, wrecked at Goderich in 1860.
G. P. Griffith, 587, Buffalo, 1845, burned on Lake Erie in 1850, 250 lives lost. Superior 2d, 507, Perrysburg, 1845, wrecked on Lake Superior, 35 lives lost, in 1856. Astor, 200, Green Bay, 1845, condemned.
London, 456, Chippewa, 1845, made a bark called Oliver Lee, wrecked in 1857. Helen Strong, 253, Monroe, 1845, wrecked near Barcelona in 1847, 2 lives lost. Romeo, 180, Detroit, 1845, made a ferry boat in 1858, and taken to Toledo. Albany, 669, Detroit, 1846, wrecked at Presque Isle, Lake Huron, in 1853. Hendrick Hudson, 759, Black River, Ohio, 1846, burned at Cleveland in 1860. Louisiana, 900, Buffalo, 1846, wrecked at Port Burwell in 1857.
Saratoga, 800, Cleveland, 1846, wrecked at Port Burwell in 1854. Canada, 800, Chippewa, 1846, made a bark and lost on Lake Michigan in 1855. Islander, 73, Kelly's Island, 1846, sunk at St. Clair Flats by ice in 1861.
Baltic, 825, Buffalo, 1847, made a barge in 1863.
- Sultana, 800, Trenton, 1847, made a barge and wrecked in 1858. A. D. Patchin, 870, Trenton, 1847, wrecked at Skillagalee in 1850. Baltimore, 500, Monroe, 1847, wrecked at Sheboygan in 1855. Diamond, 336, Buffalo, 1847, broken up at Detroit in 1860. Pacific, 500, Newport, 1847, made a barge, and lost on Lake Michigan in 1867. Ohio 2d, 600, Cleveland, 1847, dismantled at Erie in 1859. Sam Ward, 450, Newport, 1847, made a barge, and running yet.
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Southerner, 500, Trenton, 1847, wrecked on Lake Erie in 1863. Arrow, 350, Trenton, 1848, condemned in Green Bay in 1863.
Alabama. 600, Detroit, 1848, sunk near Buffalo in 1854.
Franklin Moore, 300, Newport, 1848, broken up in 1862.
J. D. Morton, 400, Toledo, 1848, burned on River St. Clair in 1863. Empire State, 1,700, St. Clair, 1848, made a dry dock at Buffalo in 1858. Queen City, 1,000, Buffalo, 1848, made a barge and lost on Lake Huron in 1866. Globe, 1,200, Detroit, 1848, converted into a propeller.
Columbia, 167, Fairport, 1848, wrecked on Lake Huron in 1866.
Charter, 350, Detroit, 1848, made a propeller and lost in 1854 on Lake Erie.
Albion, 132, Maumee City, 1848, broken up in 1865.
John Hollister, 300, Perrysburg, 1848, burned on Lake Erie, rebuilt, and lost on La ke Huron.
Atlantic, 1, 100, Newport, 1849, sunk at Long Point by collision, 150 lives lost. Mayflower, 1,300, Detroit, 1849, wrecked at Point au Pellee in 1854.
Keystone State, Buffalo, 1849, foundered on Saginaw Bay in 1861, 33 lives lost.
Telegraph, 101, Truago, Mich., 1849, sunk by collision with schooner Marquette, 1859, on Lake Erie.
Dart, 297, Trenton, 1859,/ dismantled in 1866.
Dover, 81, Port Dover, 1859, wrecked near Port Dover in 1855.
Ocean, 900, Newport, 1859, made into a barge in 1867.
Fox, 162, Buffalo, 1859, burned at Newport, Mich., in 1863.
Gore, 149, Lake Ontario, 1859, dismantled at Detroit.
May Queen, 688, Trenton, 1859, burned at Milwaukee in 1866.
Arctic, 857, Newport, 1851, stranded on Lake Superior in 1860, at Huron Island.
Ruby, 251, Newport, 1851, broken up at Saginaw.
Bay City, 479, Trenton, 1851, wrecked at the Clay Banks in 1862.
Buckeye State, 1,274, Cleveland, 1851, burned in Buffalo, dismantled in 1857.
Northerner, 514, Cleveland, 1851, sunk in 1856 by collision with steamboat Forrest Queen, on Lake Huron.
Swan, 166, Detroit, 1851, burned at Toledo, 1852, and at Algonac in 1854.
Pearl, 251, Newport, 1851, broken up in 1869.
Plough Boy, 450, Chatham, 1851, renamed the T. F. Parks, burned in 1870 at Detroit. Mazeppa, 250, Lake Ontarto, 1851, wrecked on Lake Huron in 1856.
Minnesota, 749, Maumee, 1851, wrecked at Summer's Island, Green Bay, 1861.
Caspian, 1,050, Newport, 1851, wrecked at Cleveland pier in 1852.
Lady Elgin, 1,037, Buffalo, 1851, sunk by collision with schooner Augusta, on Lake Michigan, 1860; 400 lives lost.
Iowa, 981, Buffalo, 1852, made a propeller and finally a barge in 1868, lost in 1869.
Cleveland 2d, 574, Newport, 1852, wrecked at Two Heart River, Lake Superior, in 1864. Golden Gate, 771, Buffalo, 1852, wrecked at Erie in 1856; 1 life lost.
Huron 2d, 348, Newport, 1852, in commission.
Traveler, 603, Newport, 1852, burned at Chicago in 1854, and at Eagle Harbor, 1865. Michigan 2d, 642, Detroit, 1847, made a barge, and lost on Lake Erie in 1869. Crescent City, 1, 740, Buffalo, 1853, dismantled in 1859.
Queen of the West, 1,851, Buffalo, 1853, dismantled in 1859.
Mississippi, 1,829, Buffalo, 1853, dismantled in 1862.
St. Lawrence, 1,844, Buffalo, 1853, made a bark, and wrecked at Buffalo in 1863.
E. K. Collins, 950, Newport, 1853, burned at mouth of Detroit River in 1854; 23 lives lost. Ariel, 165, Sandusky, 1853, burned opposite Belle Isle, Detroit River, in 1868. Garden City, 450, Buffalo, 1853, wrecked near Detour, in 1854. Canadian, 389, Chatham, 1853, broken up in 1868.
Kaloolah, 450, Buffalo, 1853, wrecked at Saugeen in 1862.
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J. Whitney. 238, Saginaw, 1853, made a barge in 1867.
Northern Indiana, 1,470, Buffalo, 1853, burned on Lake Erie in 1856; 56 lives lost.
Southern Michigan, 1,470, Buffalo, 1853, dismantled.
Forester, 504, Newport, 1853, dismantled in 1865 and made a barge.
Plymouth Rock, 1,991, Buffalo, 1854, dismantled in 1857.
Western World, 1,000, Buffalo, 1854, dismantled in 1857.
North Star, 1,106, Cleveland, 1854, burned in February, 1862, at Cleveland.
Illinois 2d, 826, Detroit, 1854, made a barge in 1869, and lost same year on Lake Huron.
R. R. Elliot, 321, Newport, 1854, dismantled in 1866 and made a barge.
Clifton, 247, Chippewa, 1854, dismantled in 1866 at Owen Sound.
Forest Queen, 462, Newport, 1855, dismantled in 1866, and made a barge.
Planet, 1,164, Newport, 1855, dismantled in 1866 at Manitowoc, and made a barge. Island Queen, 173, Kelly's Island, 1855, in commission.
Amity, 217, Chatham, 1856, wrecked on Long Point in 1867.
Magnet, 256, Saginaw, 1856, in commission.
Western Metropolis, 1,860, Buffalo, 1856, made a bark, and wrecked on Lake Michigan in 1864.
City of Buffalo, 2,000, Buffalo, 1857, made a propeller, and burned at Buffalo.
City of Cleveland, 788, Buffalo, 1857, made a barge, and lost on Lake Erie in 1868. Princess, 109, Algonac, 1858, broken up in 1869.
Olive Branch, 89, Detroit, 1858, broken up.
Gazelle, 422, Newport, 1858, wrecked at Eagle Harbor in 1860.
Sea Bird, 638, Newport, 1859, burned on Lake Michigan in 1868; 72 lives lost.
Detroit (steamship), 1,113, Buffalo, 1 59, made a propeller in 1871. Milwaukee (steamship), 1,113, Buffalo, 1859, wrecked at Grand Haven in 1868.
Bonnie Boat, 125, Huron, Ohio, 1859, wrecked at Kincardine in 1869.
Comet, 385, Newport, 1860, in commission.
Philo Parsons, 221, Algonac, 1861, at Chicago.
Sunbeam, 398, Manitowoc, 1861, foundered in Lake Superior in 1863; 21 lives lost.
Bruce, 100, (oderich, 1862, broken up.
Emerald 2d, 249, Algonac, 1862, in commission at Saginaw.
Morning Star, 1,141, Trenton, 1862. sunk in Lake Erie in July, 1862, by collision with bark Courtland; 32 lives lost.
Sarah Van Epps, 179, Fort Howard, 1862, in commission. Susan Ward, 359, Detroit, 1862, made a barge in 1870.
Young America, 89, Algonac, 1862, in commission.
Stephen Clement, 602, Newport, 1863, made a barge in 1869.
Heather Bell, 149, Detroit, 1863, in commission.
Reindeer, 320, Saginaw, 1863, in commission, Capt. Orr. Silver Spray, 269, Port Dalhousie, 1864, in commission.
W. J. Spicer, 446, Port Sarnia, 1864. Grand Trunk ferry.
L. G. Mason, 139, Grand Rapids, 1864, at Saginaw. George Dunlap, 358, Green Bay, 1864, plying on Green Bay.
... C. W. Reynolds, 171, Toledo, 1864, plying at Saginaw. J. B. Smith, 141, Algonac, 1864, plying at Detroit. Wave 2d, 159, Algonac, 1864, plying at Saginaw. -
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Keweenaw, 635, Marine City, 1865, plying to Lake Superior.
City of Toledo, 362, Toledo, 1865, plying on Lake Michigan, Capt. J. P. Hodges. Waubuno, 180, Port Robinson, 1865, plying on Georgian Bay. Minnie (flat), 242, Saginaw, 1865.
Gen. Sheridan, 100, Cleveland, 1865.
W. R. Clinton, 395, Marine City, 1866, plying to Saginaw, Capt. P. Kenyon. City of Sandusky, 432, Sandusky, 1866, plying on Saginaw Bay. Orion, 636, Manitowoc, 1866, plying on Lake Michigan.
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Saginaw, 563, Marine City, 1866, plying on Green Bay. Evening Star, 342, Saginaw, 1866, plying at Sandusky.
Mackinaw (flat), 191, Detroit, 1866, plying on the river.
Alpena, 617, Marine City, 1866, plying on Lake Michigan. Marine City, 573, Marine City, 1866, plying to Mackinac.
R. N. Rice, 1,030, Detroit, 1866, plying between Detroit and Cleveland, Capt. Mckay.
Great Western, 1,200, Windsor, 1866, iron ferry steamer at Detroit.
Union, 1,000, Windsor, 1866, ferry for railroads at Detroit.
Frances Smith, 625, Owen Sound, 1867, plies to and from Owen Sound.
Manitowoc, 773, Manitowoc, 1867, plies on Lake Michigan. Northwest, 1,100, Manitowoc, 1867, plies to Cleveland, Capt. Viger.
Dominion, 221, Wallaceburg, 1863, plies to Chatham, Capt. Steinhoff.
Jay Cooke, 450, Detroit, 1868, plies to Sandusky, Capt. Goldsmith.
Dove, 427, Trenton, 1868, plies to Malden, Capt. Sloan.
J. K. White, 80, Cleveland, 1868, plies to Toledo.
Ivanhoe, 223, Buffalo, 1869, plies to Niagara River.
Manitoba, 800, Port Robinson, 1871, plies to Collingwood and Lake Superior.
Cumberland, 750, Port Robinson, 1871, plies to Collingwood and Lake Superior.
North Star, 300, Green Bay, 1871, plies on Green Bay route.
There were several others which plied to and from Detroit, of the smaller class, not noted in the above. The following brief mention of steamers was omitted in the foregoing. The Cynthia, a small steamer plying between Chatham and Malden, was burned near the latter port in 1838. The steamer O. H. Perry (small) burned at Sandusky in 1869. The J. P. Ward, 167 tons, built at Detroit in 1857, burned at Bay City in 1855, and her bottom built into a vessel. The steamers Reindeer and Freetrader (both pollywogs), Canadian boats, were lost in 1857. The former was wrecked at Big Point Au Sable, Lake Michigan, and 23 lives lost. The latter was burned at Port Stanley, C. W. The Fremont was burned at Sandusky in 1858. The Sebastopol, built in Cleveland in 1854 or 1855, was wrecked at Milwaukee in 1855, and the Canada 2d wrecked at Bar Point, Lake Erie, and was burned previously on River St. Clair, in 1855. The steamer America, built at Port Huron, and about 600 tons, was wrecked on the rocks at Dunkirk in 1854. The steamer Bruce Mines foundered on Lake Huron, and one life lost. The Belle, a small boat, built at Buffalo, and first commanded by Capt. Frank Perew, was wrecked on Georgian Bay in 1852. The Telegraph No. 2, formerly a lower lake boat, was burned at the head of Lake Erie in 1852, and a Canadian steamer, the Queen Victoria, wrecked at the head of Niagara River in 1851. A steamer called the Atlas was wrecked near Grand River, C. W., in 1851, and the Wave Ist, built at Detroit, wrecked near same place same year. The Col. Crockett was lost near St. Joseph in 1834. Of her career, we know nothing; she was of the smaller class. The Mezeppa 2d was brought from Lake Ontario in 1856, and was shortly after wrecked on Lake Huron. In 1847, a steamer called the Experiment, brought from Lake Ontario, navigated Lake Erie, and was broken up on the Detroit River a few years since. In 1848, the Dispatch came from the lower lakes, and plied on Lake Erie, and eventu- ally became a tug on the rivers. She was broken up at Chatham in 1860.
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