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Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Introduction
1 A place called Hamilton.
2 Public Works and Private Enterprise
3 Port Hamilton
4 1837-1839
5 Ericsson Wheels
6 1844-1847
7 Good Times in Port
8 Boom Town Days
9 Depression Years
10 Better Times Ahead
11 1867-1870
12 Prosperity for the Shipbuilders
13 The Second Railway Building Era
14 1884-1888
15 The Electric Era
16 The Iron Age
Table of Illustrations
Index
Canada
1   begin in 1827. On Lake Ontario, the steamboat CANADA, Capt. Hugh Richardson, was making calls at
2   1833, Kingston QUEENSTON, 1824, Queenston CANADA, 1826, Rouge River UNITED KINGDOM, 1828, Niagara
3   to the Genesee River. Richardson owned the CANADA as well, and operated her between Toronto and
4   They were the ST. DAVID, the ALBERT and the CANADA and the latter two were receiving their engines
5   BARRIE sank after colliding with the schooner CANADA. She was bound from Niagara to Kingston with a
6   Hon. John Hamilton, who boarded the steamboat CANADA, at Kingston and arrived in Montreal 19 hours
7   and Montreal and the vessels used would be the CANADA, the LORD ELGIN and the OTTAWA CHIEF. The same
8   AMERICA's sister-ship, the CANADA, was launched, at Niagara on the 15 July, her
9   R. R. announced hopefully, that their steamers CANADA, Capt. G. E. Willoughby and AMERICA, Capt. John
10   This was also the day on which the new steamer CANADA made a trial run to Toronto and we quote the
11   Twohy, Holcomb & Henderson, from KingstonStr. CANADA, Willoughby, G. W. R. R., from OswegoSch. ELIZA
12   to Oswego, after having passed her sister, the CANADA, she unfortunately collided with the schooner
13   and the Grand Trunk. Also on this route were the CANADA and the AMERICA, Captains Willoughby and Masson,
14   furniture, etc. of the Great Western steamers CANADA and AMERICA, which are now lying at Hamilton and
15   couple of days, when she will follow her sister CANADA to Montreal. After the successful trip made by
16   Stewart of Detroit, who purchased the steamers CANADA and AMERICA and took them over the rapids of the
17   news of the steamers CANADA and AMERICA appeared in the New York Tribune and
18   Steamer in United States Waters - The steamer CANADA, one of the Great Western Ry. steamers, which were
19   when A. M. Robertson launched the propeller CANADA for Capt. John B. Fairgrieve and his partners
20   and the new LAKE ERIE, as well as the HURON, CANADA, DROMEDARY, OSPREY, CITY OF CHATHAM plus the new
21   (73), AMERICA, ARGYLE, ACADIA, BRISTOL, BRUNO, CANADA, COLUMBIA (73), CALIFORNIA (73), DOMINION,
22   as soon as the ice went out and the propellers CANADA, CITY OF MONTREAL, CITY OF CHATHAM, INDIAN and
23   which glided gracefully into the harbour. The CANADA was standing by ready to bring the new vessel in
24   the basin east of this wharf are the propeller CANADA and schooner T. R. MERRITT. MacKay's Wharf was
25   on the 3 April, as follows: CELTIC, CANADA, CALABRIA, DROMEDARY, DOMINION, LAKE ERIE, LAKE
26   STEPHENSON. The steamers CALIFORNIA, COLUMBIA, CANADA and DROMEDARY were wintering at McIlwraith's
27   by the visitors were the well-known propellers CANADA, COLUMBIA and LAKE ERIE, as well as the NORTHERN
28   from Collingwood on the 21 April, said that the CANADA was loading for Chicago and the COLUMBIA had gone
29   soon as the Welland Canal opened. The propeller CANADA, Capt. McGiffin, was being made ready to join the
30   Fairgrieve's CANADA was scheduled to run on the Chicago and Montreal
31   CELTIC was loading for Montreal. The propeller CANADA was having some work done on her
32   Fairgrieve's CANADA wintered at McIlwraith's Wharf and was all set to
33   Lighthouse Supply charter and his propeller CANADA left to carry out these duties on the 17 July. A
34   Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed by Capt. Chestnut, in place of
35   the Lighthouse Supply charter and his propeller CANADA, Capt. Chestnut, departed on the 13 July, to
36   her master. Capt. Chestnut was appointed to the CANADA.
37   Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed by Capt. Chestnut, in place of
38   great clouds. Off Bronte, she met the propeller CANADA running before the gale and, almost bringing her
39   MODJESKA, ST. MAGNUS, OCEAN, LAKE MICHIGAN and CANADA. The CELTIC was expected in a few days and the
40   the ST. MAGNUS was at Robertson's shipyard. The CANADA, which arrived. the night before, was to go to
41   Supply charter, announced that his propeller CANADA would leave Montreal on the 3 July to carry out
42   ARABIAN and that Capt. Chestnut, late of the CANADA, would be in
43   engine 20 1/4/40 x 34 which was formerly in the CANADA and which was rated at 400 IHP. Steam was
44   was preparing to leave for Lake Superior. The CANADA had had her engine removed. It was to be fitted

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