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1   infant village of Hamilton was spared when the enemy forces were turned back

2   first merchant to locate in the village of Hamilton, as it was so designated in 1813, was William B.

3   Beach was about to change Burlington Bay into Hamilton Harbour. Therefore, he decided that a tail should be

4   Queenston, John Chisholm, Head of the Lake (Hamilton), Wm. Allan, York, Wm. B. Smyth, Kingston and

5   1823 was one of major interest to the people of Hamilton and district, for on 19 March, an Act was passed

6   Cash paid for wheat." Wm. B. Sheldon, Hamilton, U.

7   through the Burlington Canal, having wintered in Hamilton. Each were partly laden. The topsail schooner

8   days later, Hamilton's first shipowner, Wm. Chisholm, [page 15] penned a

9   were always connections between the ports of Hamilton and Oswego - grain and lumber in the old days,

10   Richard Feehan, York, and John Williams, Hamilton. So finally, Hamilton has appeared in the sailing

11   Cobourg, Port Hope, York and Burlington Bay or Hamilton before ending her run at Niagara. Her master was

12   with whiskey, pork, and passengers for York. Hamilton Harbour was still locked tight in winter's grip, the ice

13   end of July, and that she was to operate between Hamilton and York. Her master was William Kerr. Another

14   to be the first vessel specifically for the Hamilton and York service. She measured 133 x 23 ft.; 150

15   made the transition from sail to steam. She left Port Hamilton at 6 a.m., called at Oakville, and arrived at

16   be fairly long-lived. A direct service between Hamilton and Rochester was established by the steamboat

17   Capt. McArthur, owned by Perry & McArthur, of Hamilton, was bound down the lake, with a small cargo of

18   a large and convenient Stone Tavern, situated at Port Hamilton, on Burlington Bay, in front of which is a very

19   TRAVELLER, Capt. Sutherland, was placed on the Hamilton to Rochester service, with calls at Presqu'Ile

20   McDonnell at Toronto, D. C. Gunn and Abel Land, Hamilton, J. Niven & Co., Niagara and to W. Wynn or W. Duff

21   steamboat BRITANNIA, Capt. Herchmer, left Hamilton daily at 7 a.m. for Toronto, returning from

22   Hamilton, the local member in the Legislative Council was

23   Mackenzie made it known that he was coming to Hamilton for a meeting with one of his henchmen, orders

24   had among its men, Capt. Edward Zealand, of Hamilton. Reports of this affair are contradictory, but in

25   thence to Toronto. Direct connection for Hamilton was available, but the usual few days were spent

26   a profound influence on commerce and industry. Hamilton had acquired its first foundry when John Fisher

27   Capt. Wm. Colcleugh, was on the Toronto to Hamilton run. The BURLINGTON, Capt. Robert Kerr, was

28   Hamilton, a young Irishman by the name of Michael Willson

29   Port of Hamilton, in November, had its first sight of a screw

30   with a cargo of 130 tons of merchandize, for Hamilton and Niagara. Notwithstanding the violent head

31   the Lake. After discharging most of her cargo at Hamilton, she proceeded up the Welland Canal as far as St.

32   of City Docks, 1842In Hamilton, on the 6 October, W. M. Shaw, Canal Engineer, was

33   Capt. Robert Kerr, was again on the Toronto-Hamilton service, as was the ADMIRAL, Capt. Wm. Gordon,

34   was placed on the Kingston, Toronto and Hamilton run by Capt. Ives, who was endeavouring to

35   September, there arrived in Hamilton, the propeller ST. THOMAS, on her way from

36   ECLIPSE, from Toronto, attempted to enter Hamilton, but was unable to do so by construction work on

37   lamenting to some extent, the distance between Hamilton's business center, and its waterfront, went on to

38   now laid for a brig, ordered by a gentleman in Hamilton. The dimensions will be 110 ft. keel, 120 ft. on

39   between Hamilton and the Niagara River ports had been provided by

40   the space of one hour. For M. W. Browne, of Hamilton, this would be a notable occasion and he must have

41   opened at Hamilton on Saturday, 10 April 1847 with the arrival of

42   idea of establishing a shipbuilding industry in Hamilton was being promoted in the business community. On

43   used mostly by upbound vessels heavily laden. In Hamilton, Messrs. Day & Stewart announced the establishment

44   the 18 September, the Hamilton Spectator took note of the MAGNET as follows:

45   for shipping has been so seriously felt at the Port of Hamilton, as to induce the projectors of this company to

46   was destined to fail for several reasons. First, Hamilton was not an ideal location for a shipyard. The

47   that she would, until further notice, leave Hamilton for Kingston, on Monday and Thursday mornings at

48   steam freight boat, built for Messrs. Gunn, of Hamilton, was launched in splendid style and called the

49   vessel of her class which ever took on goods for Hamilton without trans-shipment, was recently built at

50   a steam freight boat, for Messrs. Gunn & Co., of Hamilton, intended for service through the whole line of

51   "a contemplated steamer direct to Toronto and Hamilton."

52   instead of stopping - "the BRITANNIA from Hamilton, with flour, arrived ‘off' this city and proceeded

53   was running the MAGNET, Capt. Sutherland, from Hamilton to Toronto and Kingston, CITY OF TORONTO, from

54   the steamers BRITANNIA and COMET in the Quebec-Hamilton trade and one cannot help thinking of the

55   the schooner ELLEN, owned by M. W. Browne of Hamilton, came ashore at West Lake, Prince Edward County

56   Kingston came word that the schooner CLYDE, from Hamilton, made port with damage to her rigging and the

57   having appointed M. W. & E. Browne as their Hamilton agents, placed a notice in the Spectator in April

58   running on the 10th April, and will leave Hamilton daily at half past six a.m. for Niagara,

59   Hamilton and Toronto service was maintained by the

60   to Montreal, to present the claims which Hamilton possesses to assistance, on account of its

61   office of the Canada Life Assurance Company in Hamilton, for the purpose of incorporating the Ontario

62   reporter for the Hamilton Spectator visited the waterfront in the last week

63   Co., Kingston or to Wright & Green, auctioneers, Hamilton."

64   which would, until further notice, leave Hamilton every Wednesday and Saturday morning for Toronto

65   She beat the steamer SOVEREIGN of the Hon. John Hamilton's Royal Mail Line by three hours. There was a

66   as a Custom House Broker. He gave his address as "Port Hamilton", which probably indicated that he was in the

67   in July, 32 shares in the schooner POMONA of Hamilton, built in 1847 and having a registered tonnage of

68   navigation season of 1850 was heralded in the Hamilton Spectator on the 6 February as follows:

69   were Macpherson & Crane and the Hon. John Hamilton and others. The editor understood that "an

70   the office of Alexander Logie, Notary Public, in Hamilton, was visited by Capt. John Cochran and Chief

71   Royal Mail Line placed the PRINCESS ROYAL on the Hamilton, Toronto and Kingston service, leaving Hamilton

72   withdrawn and the COMET was maintained on the Hamilton to Montreal run carrying cargo

73   the 4 December, the Hamilton Spectator printed a letter to its editor

74   & Holton, Macpherson & Crane, and the Hon. John Hamilton, to run steamers through from Hamilton to

75   propeller CLIFTON would ply between Oswego and Hamilton during the coming season, with calls at

76   report on the conditions on the Hamilton Waterfront was published, in the Spectator on the

77   by a partnership consisting of Jas. Black of Hamilton and Morgan Johnson and Hiram S. Pettit of Dundas.

78   is to be finished and receive her machinery at Hamilton, C. W. ..." The purchasers were Captain Edward

79   - Express & Freight from Quebec & Montreal to Hamilton," were advertising the steamers COMMERCE, Capt.

80   Cobourg, Pt. Hope, Pt. Darlington, Toronto and Hamilton. The PASSPORT made her first appearance in

81   S. Stevenson, a Hamilton commission merchant, was busily looking for cargo

82   to Kingston, Oswego, Toronto, Hamilton and Port

83   be felt in the air. The Great Western Rail Road, Hamilton's own mighty project, was advertising for labourers

84   the 1 May 1852, this news appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, copied from the Niagara Chronicle:

85   Macpherson & Crane, would leave to Toronto and Hamilton on 3 May, followed by Hooker & Holton's

86   the 10 May, was a fairly busy day on the Hamilton waterfront. The arrivals were the steamer

87   the brig LAFAYETTE COOK for Hiram Cook & Co., of Hamilton, on the 15 May. She measured 114 x 24 x 10. One

88   new steamboat for the line from Montreal to Hamilton. This vessel, called the OCEAN WAVE is to commence

89   Thomas Maxwell of Montreal and Farquhar McRae of Hamilton. She was a small steamer, measuring 119.4 x 18.0 x

90   of February and, March, the editors of the Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Globe wasted untold,

91   Her agent was H. Langdon at the City Hotel, Hamilton. C. W.. M. W. Browne advertised the steamer

92   Rail Road Company announced that their agent in Hamilton, P. S. Stevenson, was prepared to book cargo to

93   bonded, and domestic merchandise for Toronto and Hamilton, the greater part of which only came to hand

94   built in the shops erected for this purpose in Hamilton. The contractor would be required to rent the

95   opened at Hamilton on Thursday 22 April, with the departure of the

96   at the west end. She was owned by a syndicate of Hamilton business men and had originally cost £13,500, in

97   were advertised as being in operation between Hamilton and Dundas. These were the FAVOURITE, Capt.

98   MAPLE LEAF, MAGNET, ARABIAN and PASSPORT from Hamilton to Prescott, instead of to Kingston, as in

99   and Macpherson & Crane of Kingston, Prescott, Hamilton, Pt. Stanley and Bytown had since been carried on

100   the bark LONDON, Capt. Booth, departed from Hamilton on the 3 December for Chatham, with 350 tons of

101   to run from Cape Vincent to Toronto and Hamilton, under Macpherson & Crane's banner. The Hamilton

102   the BRITANNIA, LORD ELGIN and ST. LAWRENCE from Hamilton to Montreal, while Macpherson & Crane would have

103   was to provide service between Quebec and Hamilton, while the REINDEER would run from Quebec to Port

104   at Hamilton opened. on Wednesday, 6 April, when Browne's

105   including the ladies' maid, Miss Gerrard from Hamilton. Twenty-one passengers were lost and these

106   Henderson's occupancy of the James St. Wharf in Hamilton would be

107   the regular service from Hamilton to Kingston, the ARABIAN was under command of

108   and Hamilton, M. W. Browne and Land & Routh of Hamilton. The vessels, together with their masters were:

109   The MAZEPPA, Capt. E. Butterworth, left Hamilton at 1:30 p.m. and called at Oakville and Port

110   the 15 July, her sponsor being Miss Henderson of Hamilton and one week later the EUROPA, somewhat

111   foresight, placed an advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator, stating that the steamer MAYFLOWER,

112   his address as "Provincial Insurance Office, Hamilton", was advertising for sale, the steamer

113   for the remainder of the season, ply between Hamilton, Toronto and Oswego, where her agents were Messrs.

114   LAWRENCE, LORD ELGIN and possibly the CITY OF Hamilton would be placed on the Hamilton to Montreal mail

115   boats are designed to form a daily line between Hamilton and Oswego. The Chippewa and Niagara R. R. are

116   April) named the ANTELOPE, for Edward Browne of Hamilton. Her dimensions are: length of keel, 110 ft.,

117   she passed to the ownership of M. W. Browne of Hamilton for the sum of £4,000 and was

118   Capt. John Masson would commence service from Hamilton to Toronto and Oswego on Monday, 18 June, daily

119   EUROPA, Capt. Harrison, was in service between Hamilton and Ogdensburg, Tuesdays and Fridays, connecting

120   collided with the schooner EMBLEM of Hamilton, owned by Rae Bros. She was almost cut in two, and

121   for the remainder of the season, run between Hamilton and Quebec, The vessels listed were steamer

122   February, P. S. Stevenson of Hamilton, purchased the steamer ST. NICHOLAS, which had

123   to Captains Sutherland and Colcleugh at Hamilton; to Alex. Milloy at Montreal or to Wm.

124   in 1846 at Cleveland and that their agent at Hamilton was P. S.

125   & Henderson's Daily Line from Montreal to Hamilton and it listed the following vessels: HURON, Capt.

126   between Hamilton and Toronto was to be provided by the steamers

127   waterfront fire of some magnitude occurred in Hamilton on the 13 October and quoting from the St.

128   Capt. Zealand, while on a voyage from Oswego to Hamilton and she sank alongside the east pier at

129   the 19 December, the Hamilton Spectator copied a report from the Kingston News,

130   evening of the 12 March, 1857, the citizens of Hamilton and, in fact, the whole western district, were

131   of oak procured in the immediate vicinity of Hamilton and her masts and spars were cut about 12 miles

132   an attempt to secure a return cargo from certain Hamilton merchants having failed, Capt. Zealand turned

133   p.m. on Saturday, 23 May for Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines. She left Kingston at noon on

134   Pearson of Quebec, the fine schooner UNION of Hamilton, William Zealand master; Whyte, Zealand & Co.,

135   a reality, Locomotives may be sent from the Hamilton factory to all parts of the provinces. Steamers

136   The R. H. RAE was built for Rae Bros. & Co., of Hamilton, in honour of one of the members of which firm she

137   Hamilton Spectator of 21 April contained the following

138   ZIMMERMAN, Capt. John Masson, would be on the Hamilton, Oakville, Port Credit and Toronto service. The

139   and the ZIMMERMAN were advertised to leave Hamilton at 7:00 a.m. for Oakville, Port Credit and the

140   the advent of the MacKay Era, in the annals of Hamilton Harbour. From 1858, until his early death in 1877, he

141   Ohio St. In Buffalo and several gentlemen from Hamilton were in attendance. They were Messrs. Young,

142   Great Western was beginning to pay off and the Hamilton Spectator of the 23 May informed its readers that

143   editor of the Hamilton Spectator was at last able, on the 21 July, to

144   devoted to the advantages of the Sarnia to Hamilton rail link, the Editor returned to his original

145   the UNION leave, the first vessel to sail from Hamilton to Liverpool. Various delays, incidental to the

146   a further article on the Sarnia-Hamilton route, the Hamilton Spectator, in their issue of

147   Garden Island with cargoes of staves, loaded at Hamilton and shipped here by rail from the Sarnia district

148   a state of mind and on the 6 May 1859, the Hamilton Spectator lamented - "It is really too bad that,

149   to take place would be the official opening of Hamilton's fine new water works on the 20 September. The

150   if any rejoicing in the City Treasurer's Office. Hamilton had been on a wild spending spree and the game

151   Hamilton Times of the 31 March, reported that two fires

152   station at Wyoming. This brings us back to Hamilton and the former car works, in which Daniel C. Gunn

153   schooner. Her owners were the Rae Brothers, of Hamilton. The PLYMOUTH's cargo consisted of 12,000 sq. ft.

154   notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 June, "Sale of Steamer

155   Stratford to Point Edward, thereby giving Hamilton's own Great Western most unwelcome competition for

156   cleared from the Great Western Elevator in Hamilton, with a cargo of 12,000 bus. of wheat for Messrs.

157   schooner EMMA of Hamilton, met with misfortune on the 10 May, when she was

158   had left Kingston at 8:00 p.m. for Toronto and Hamilton, and after passing the Light at Nine Mile Point,

159   huge manifest of general cargo for consignees in Hamilton, Dundas, Galt and London. The steamer WELLINGTON

160   the freight shed and the grain elevator. Photo: Hamilton Public LibraryA launching took place in Hamilton

161   Hamilton Spectator's issue of Monday, 3 June, carried an

162  Hamilton was graced with the presence of His Royal

163   Perry & Black, Toronto and E. L. Ritchie & Co., Hamilton."

164   the border, an item of interest appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on Tuesday, 6 August, headed: "A

165   Hamilton Merritt also came in for criticism for the

166   back in the news with the announcement in the Hamilton Spectator of the formation of the St. Lawrence

167   in this sentence: "It is expected that both Hamilton and Toronto will contribute a portion of the

168   out of the ground, to the engine-builders of Hamilton who turned out many stationary horizontal engines

169   do to move grain from its Sarnia Elevator to Hamilton. From the 10 October to the 14th, the following

170   people of Montreal, Kingston, Toronto and Hamilton to be called, we think, The Inland Navigation

171   the 1 November and the schooners FIDELITY of Hamilton and ANTELOPE of Oswego took quite a pounding at

172   loss in this same storm was the schooner EMMA of Hamilton, Capt. Pease. She was bound up the Lake from

173   in the grocery business. He later moved to Hamilton and on the formation of the Gore Bank, he was

174   the 17 April, Hamilton Harbour was clear of ice and Dennis Phelan, a local

175   and the steamer VICTORIA brought a crowd from Hamilton. Miss Bastedo of Wellington Square did the honours

176   are so seriously exposed to sudden interruption. Hamilton, in former days, was famous for the enterprise and

177   announced the sailing of the first vessel from Hamilton to Australia, direct, in their issue of the 30

178   & Ford's Wharf. She would go through to Hamilton if the harbour was clear of

179   nor did he mention the honoured guests from Hamilton. He seemed most impressed by the spread of

180   in Toronto. The propeller INDIAN, downbound from Hamilton to Montreal, went ashore near Presqu'ile and in

181   Robinson. She had a cargo of oil from Sarnia to Hamilton.

182   schooner JOHN RAE of Hamilton, stranded a little west of the Niagara River on

183   out from Williamson's Grain Warehouse. Photo: Hamilton Public LibraryThe article deals at great length

184   & Co. would have the following steamers on the Hamilton to Montreal service: HURON, AVON, COLONIST,

185   H. E. Swales. Edward Browne was the agent at Hamilton.

186   advertised his ferry VICTORIA as plying between "Hamilton and Port Flamboro". She sailed from the Victoria

187   interesting notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on 26 June, announcing that the steamer

188   at the office of the General Manager in Hamilton. Tenders for the whole or separate tenders for the

189   great credit on the builder, Mr. A. LeClaire of Hamilton. She measures 120 feet in length, 25 feet over the

190   of the owners to operate the vessel between Hamilton and

191   packets would operate from Liverpool to Toronto, Hamilton, Cleveland and other ports. It was placed by the

192   by the EMPRESS, Capt. P. G. Chrysler, from Hamilton with calls at St. Catharines, Lewiston, Niagara,

193   out a full cargo, about 600 tons for Montreal, Hamilton, Cleveland and Detroit. She made a fair passage

194   anchor off MacKay's Wharf on her first visit to Hamilton. Photo: Author's Collection The ETOWAH had to wait

195   on the 1 October with coal for Myles & Wyatt of Hamilton, went ashore the following morning at the

196   Proctor's schooner GLENAVON, from Hamilton to Oswego with barley, shipped by John Smith,

197   at 5:00 a.m. each morning, in time for market at Hamilton. Dennis Phelan had received some orders for winter

198   Line would, in 1865, run their steamers from Hamilton to Toronto, thence across to Charlotte and from

199   which position he resigned to come to Hamilton. The assembly of the steam hammer, which was used

200   schooner ALPHA of Hamilton, which had sunk outside the east pier at Port

201   agent in Hamilton for both the Henderson and Chaffey & Black fleets

202   Thos. Harbottle, would commence service between Hamilton and Toronto on 27

203   steamer HURON was chartered by the Orangemen of Hamilton for an excursion to Toronto on the 12 July. To

204   opened at Hamilton on the 6 April with the arrival of Edward

205   on 10 May with general cargo for Toronto and Hamilton. The THERMUTIS was at Bruce Mines and would finish

206   on 4 May, listed the ports of call as follows: Hamilton, Toronto, Pt. Darlington, Pt. Hope, Cobourg,

207   Deep Cut. The ORION was raised and brought to Hamilton where she was hauled out at Robertson's yard and

208   Oil Springs was producing the oil, Hamilton was burning it up. According to the Hamilton

209   The steamer ARGYLE had taken passengers from Hamilton to witness the event in the morning, but certain

210   the following vessels were in winter quarters at Hamilton: steamer PRINCESS OF WALES, schooners MARCO POLO,

211   Secretary-Treasurer, Pro Tem, John Proctor, Hamilton.

212   were busy recruiting and training. The Hamilton Times on 10 March said: "The blaze of military

213   and John Proctor and Geo. T. Malcolmson at Hamilton.

214   CITY OF LONDON, running a little late, called at Hamilton on the 12 May with a full compliment of

215   launching took place in Hamilton on the 11 June and was reported by the Spectator

216   had, in fact, taken a moonlight excursion from Hamilton on Saturday, 13 July. She called at Wellington

217   MAGNET, Capt. F. Patterson, downbound from Hamilton to Montreal with wheat and flour, collided with

218   The following year her owner was Wm. Hendrie of Hamilton, a railroad contractor. In the explosion, six men

219   steamer CORINTHIAN in Hamilton Harbour Photo: Ontario Archives S-3999The Canadian Inland

220   time Jacques, Tracy & Co.'s AVON, bound from Hamilton to Montreal. This exciting event occurred when

221   the propellers COLONIST and BRANTFORD arrived in Hamilton with general cargo being the first to complete

222   of Public Works for New Brunswick, visited Hamilton yesterday to make enquiries as to the prospects

223   at Hamilton opened on the 16 April, when the schooner

224   at 4:00 p.m., she was scheduled to arrive at Hamilton at 6:00

225   the peat from the Humberstone peat bog and some Hamilton capital was invested in the Anglo-American Peat

226   and the INDIAN was lying at Proctor's Wharf in Hamilton.

227   on Tuesday, 25 August, for David Steele of Hamilton. The mortgage was held by D. Butters & Co. She

228   in New Brunswick, later in Kingston, coming to Hamilton in 1842 or 1843. At one time, he was a partner

229   Public Auction, the schooner JOHN RAE, lying at Hamilton. The successful bidder was John

230   that the first cargo of peat ever brought to Hamilton, had been unloaded on Proctor's Wharf and would be

231   the OSPREY and the ACADIA, the winter fleet in Hamilton consisted of the INDIAN and OTTAWA of the

232   following item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 23 April - "Steamers of the

233   bus. of wheat, She is owned, by Edward Browne of Hamilton and commanded by Capt. Davis, a courteous and

234   & Bros. of Brockville, to Charles Cameron of Hamilton and, would be placed on the Hamilton to Montreal

235   was advertised to commence service between Hamilton and Toronto, sailing from the Victoria Wharf,

236   1853 and lasted to 1909, a very long life.Some Hamilton schooners were engaged in the iron ore trade from

237   two months later, this item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator: "The steamer ROCHESTER, recently

238   of 7,000 tons of coal from Cleveland to Hamilton. The tenders, including canal tolls, were to be

239   were gone into, in considerable detail, by the Hamilton Spectator on the 8 October. Two Hamilton men

240   a good contributor to the timber trade from the Port of Hamilton. Another arrival, one of many on the 15th, was the

241   Ontario on 28 November. The schooner MAGDALA of Hamilton, bound from Toronto to Oswego with a cargo of

242   by A. D. MacKay and George T. Malcolmson in Hamilton; by Norris & Neelon in St. Catharines; by S. F.

243   & Co., at King William and Wellington Streets in Hamilton, has been installed. It is exceedingly compact.

244   BRISTOL collided with the schooner EDITH of Hamilton, on the 7 July about 9 miles off Port Oshawa. The

245   was recovered in about an hour. All vessels in Hamilton hoisted their flags to halfmast and the funeral

246   captain and part-owner of the schooner BELLE of Hamilton, lodged a complaint against W. J. Hudgins, mate,

247   for launching at Chatham, for Mr. James McKay of Hamilton. She is intended to operate in connection with the

248   Geo. Rutherford, Dr. O'Reilly, W. Muir and Colin Hamilton; from Dundas, Dr. Walker and Messrs. Gwynne and

249   Goderich and it was of considerable interest in Hamilton. Named the ADELAIDE HORTON, the vessel had a

250   head of the Gardner Sewing Machine Co. in Hamilton. This was announced on the 26

251   be out-done by these other ship-building towns, Hamilton staged one on the 5 June, when A. M. Robertson

252   were J. & H. Beatty & Co. of Thorold and their Hamilton agent was Chas. B.

253   Hamilton Spectator on the 19 June, took considerable note

254   receive the party and to make her trial trip to Hamilton with them. The launching was to have taken place

255   one before embarking on the LAKE MICHIGAN for Hamilton. The trip to Hamilton was made pleasant by Capt.

256   were Messrs. Wylie & Young, 2 Merrick St., Hamilton.

257   at St. Catharines, A. D. MacKay, MacKay's Wharf, Hamilton."

258   the 27 September, while bound from Kingston to Hamilton with general cargo. Here is the account of this

259   of the United States and Canada and even from Hamilton. To meet the views of the owners, the shipbuilder

260   CHINA on the 27 April for John Proctor of Hamilton and Capt. Francis Patterson of Kingston. She

261   Montreal was the OSPREY, which was due to leave Hamilton on 26 April, calling at Port Hope and Kingston on

262   laid the keel for a schooner for Thomas Myles of Hamilton and, a contract had been signed for the

263   the propeller R. W. STANDLY for Wylie & Young of Hamilton and she left on the 10 May on her maiden voyage.

264   of a small and unusual vessel took place in Hamilton on the 15 May, when Martin Stally put into the

265   ARGYLE, which had been a familiar sight in Hamilton Harbour since 1864, was sold to parties in the Western

266   had time to catch the 5:00 p.m. train back to Hamilton!

267   by the Great Western Ry. to carry cargo between Hamilton and Toronto, owing to the destruction by fire of

268   late Edward L. Zealand A launching took place at Hamilton on the 11 June, when A. M. Robertson watched

269   She was now owned by Messrs. Wylie & Young of Hamilton, the former gentleman being well-known in

270   had the choice of a 70 mile train ride via Hamilton, or a bumpy 12 miles by stage coach to the Niagara

271   this same time, in Hamilton, the sidewheeler OSPREY was ready for action as

272   PANDORA both arrived light from Port Hope. In Hamilton, the propeller LOTHAIR was loading staves at the

273   launch of the propeller COLUMBIA appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on Wednesday, 23 April: "Yesterday

274   Docks, 1874On the 18 March, the Hamilton Spectator remarked that the mild spell of

275   MALTA of St. Catharines and the AGNES HOPE of Hamilton. Off Birely's Wharf is the schooner DEFIANCE and

276   was to be tri-weekly between Montreal and Hamilton, with intermediate ports of

277   other items of interest from, of all places - Hamilton, One of these stated that "About three quarters

278   Mill Point by Wm. Jamieson for Murton & Reid of Hamilton. Jamieson, who was shipwright for the 'Rathbuns,

279   in daily service from Montreal to Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines. The ASIA, ARGYLE, COLUMBIA,

280   interesting advertisement appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 June, stating that the

281   mostly booked for the season, predominantly by Hamilton people,

282   Canada Fire & Marine Insurance Co. was held in Hamilton on the 20 July and, to quote the Hamilton Times,

283   and, succeeded in landing them all safely in Hamilton at 10:45

284   Rapids on the 11 August while downbound from Hamilton to Montreal. This was blamed on low water in the

285   20 August, the schooner ROYAL OAK, bound for Hamilton with coal, was struck by a sudden squall about 7

286   engaged in the forwarding business. He moved to Hamilton in 1855 and lived at 43 Charles Street with his

287   2nd Mate on the MAGNET and in 1852 he settled in Hamilton, the home port of his steamer. He was at one time

288   Line. The steamer of this line will leave Hamilton daily for Montreal, connecting there with the

289   have acquired at Detroit will ply between Hamilton and the Beach, as will the TRANSIT, which is

290   press in 1876 regarding the construction of the Hamilton & North Western Ry., with which was merged, the

291   company intended to build a grain elevator at Hamilton. The contract for the pile bridge over the mouth

292   Capt. Patterson, master and owner, was in Hamilton taking on a cargo of coal oil for Cork, Ireland.

293   & River Steamship Co. vessels to clear, leaving Hamilton on 4 May with flour for Montreal. On the same

294   fact the only item of interest in this line at Hamilton, was the building of a steam launch by C. C. Roe,

295   August, a new steamer appeared in Hamilton Harbour. This was the EMPRESS OF INDIA, owned by Jas. S.

296   Globe's Hamilton correspondent was again on the subject of the

297   ACADIA, operated by Mrs. Elizabeth Malcolmson of Hamilton. The ACADIA, consigned to a Kingston grain firm,

298   lumber and drove her ashore near the piers in Hamilton Harbour. The scow was said to be bound from Bronte to Port

299   Burlington Beach for Toronto". Her connection to Hamilton was provided by the Hamilton & North Western Ry.,

300   of the steamer FLORENCE was transferred, to Hamilton this year when she was purchased from H. & S.

301   Hamilton Spectator announced the entry of yet another

302   the first horse-cars commenced service in Hamilton in 1874, the tracks were not extended down James

303   by the Mona Iron Works, J. H. Killey & Co., Hamilton. Her owners were: Leopold Bauer, 22 shares, Wm. M.

304   in the Barbadoes, for Jas. Turner & Co. of Hamilton. The schooner had sailed from Chicago the previous

305   very fast passage from Hamilton to Lock 25 at Thorold was recorded when the

306   the 4 August, the propeller CALIFORNIA left Hamilton to take her place in the New England

307   steamer SOUTHERN BELLE was back on the Hamilton and Toronto route in August, making two round

308   to be impossible and the Mona Iron Works at Hamilton was selected. On Monday, 25 August, the damaged

309   manager of the Grand Trunk Railway's office in Hamilton. Having an interest in politics, he had been on

310   DROMEDARY, Capt. Burrows, were fitting out at Hamilton. Elsewhere, the PERSIA, Capt. Cavers, AFRICA,

311   a round trip to Toronto with a good crowd of Hamiltonians and returned to Toronto in the evening.

312   tug W. T. ROBB left Hamilton on the 29 May with a raft containing 100,000 cu.

313   for T. Bullivant of St. Catharines, later of Hamilton. She measured 139.0 x 26.0 x 10.8, gross 606, net

314   Square) by the steamer DENNIS BOWEN, from Hamilton by the steamer GENEVA and from Dundas by the

315   Captains Thompson and Stally arrived from Hamilton to fit out the schooner ALBATROSS and the

316  Hamilton workers benefitted from the Government contracts

317   fourth and last of Flatt & Bradley's rafts left Hamilton on the 23 August, in tow of the tug S. S. EDSALL

318   ZEALAND, Capt. Edw. Zealand, arrived in Hamilton on Friday, 20 August after "a difficult voyage."

319   after a three or four-month stay and sailed for Hamilton to load cargo for Montreal. Her owners were Capt.

320   GARIBALDI, once owned by A. D. MacKay of Hamilton, left Fairhaven with 350 tons of coal for Toronto,

321   on the 6 April in tow of the tug NEELON for Hamilton to load lumber for

322   the same paper carried the account of a visit by Hamilton shipping men to Collingwood, for the purpose of

323   28 May, the schooner HANNAH BUTLER arrived at Hamilton with a cargo of scrap iron for the Ontario

324   conditions in the approaches to Hamilton left something to be desired. On the 30 July a

325   Richard Blain of Galt, pres., John Harvey of Hamilton, Treas., John Young of Hamilton, sec'y., and the

326   the Hamilton-owned sailing vessels, the GULNARE did fairly

327   timber trade out of Hamilton was very good and showed a considerable increase

328   light to Brockville, where she loaded rails for Hamilton. As the storm went its way, schooners began to

329   Author's Collection The ACADIA arrived in Hamilton on the 25 May for the first time since her

330   for Ashtabula and would load coal there for Hamilton. The ST. MAGNUS was unloading general cargo at

331   Montreal on the 3 July and would be expected in Hamilton one week

332   went ashore for the night. He would sail from Hamilton on Saturday for Toronto, to load grain for

333   about 1,600,000 cubic feet, sent down from Hamilton to Quebec, plus a raft of spars and masts for

334   schooner ELLA MURTON sailed from Hamilton on the 20 April for Kingston, to load scrap iron

335   May, the schooner GULNARE, Capt. Jas. Johnson of Hamilton, had a close call. She had left Hamilton a week

336   a return cargo of coal. There were rumours that Hamilton buyers were interested in acquiring the schooner

337   was insured for $16,000. Capt. Zealand came to Hamilton on the 19 July to discuss the melancholy event

338   largest cargo of coal to arrive at Hamilton this season was brought from Sodus Point to

339   Co. of Glasgow, at Toronto. Later, he opened in Hamilton under the title of Buchannan, Harris & Co. and

340   announced that D. B. Chisholm, former mayor of Hamilton, who had set himself up as an investment broker,

341   Line service between Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton. The first trip of the MYLES would be to Montreal,

342   anxiety was felt in Hamilton for the safety of the schooner UNDINE, owned by

343   loss on Georgian Bay was the schooner CHINA of Hamilton, which stranded on Cape Hurd on the 20

344   Son advertised the propeller MYLES, sailing from Hamilton on Saturday 9 June for Cleveland, Amherstburg,

345   days late arriving from Montreal on 11 June. At Hamilton, she loaded 175 tons of fish plate for the C.P.R.,

346   was, on the 10 April, preparing to depart for Hamilton with several

347   the 1 July to supply the Light Stations between Hamilton and Montreal and was expected to return on 12

348   entered the Beach trade this season, built in Hamilton by Capt. John Henry Larkin. She measured 48.0 x

349   competitions and dancing. The steamer docked in Hamilton at 10:20

350   cargo shipped this season. She would return to Hamilton and load structural iron-work manufactured by the

351  Hamilton entered the Electrical Era with the announcement

352   the shipping of great quantities of timber from Hamilton Harbour over the years. This was not the only timber firm

353   the chance of getting a return cargo of coal to Hamilton.

354   of Capt. John Craig Burrows took place in Hamilton. He had died aboard his command, the propeller ST.

355   as president, Capt. John B. Fairgrieve of Hamilton as vice-president and W. A. Geddes of Toronto as

356   waterfront fire occurred in Hamilton on the 3 October at the old Beckett Wharf,

357   old steamer INDIAN, once owned in Hamilton, was destroyed by fire at Kingston on the night of

358   killing the Chief Engineer, Thomas Hickey of Hamilton and his second, who was not named in the

359   the 7 March, death came to a Hamilton shipbuilder. Dominique Pierre Lavallée was born

360   the MAZEPPA, which would later be familiar in Hamilton.

361   the LAKE MICHIGAN, was scheduled to leave Hamilton on the 8 May with calls at Oshawa, Kingston,

362   at this time, was owned. by Flatt & Bradley of Hamilton.

363   organized stock company known as "The Toronto & Hamilton Navigation Co. Ltd." It was capitalized at

364   B. Griffith, president of the newly organized Hamilton Steamboat Company, with invited guests, made a

365   two stewardesses. The CALIFORNIA was built in Hamilton by A. M. Robertson in 1873 and had been

366   Martin Mahoney who resided at 12 Wood St. in Hamilton.

367   night of 13 October, the schooner MANZANILLA of Hamilton, Capt. Geo. O'Brien, was driven ashore 6 miles

368   2 cents. At the same time, it was 5 cents from Hamilton to Montreal, a distance of only 375 miles. This

369   opened in Hamilton on the evening of 19 April, when the schooner

370   out toward the Lake, from the top of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club house. The steamer MACASSA is passing

371   CollectionMost of the cargo brought into Hamilton was coal and some general freight. The coal

372   ONTARIO were both at Montreal, ready to head for Hamilton in a day or two. Both were tied up at Kingston,

373   the 18 April, Hamilton Harbour was free of ice and already the stonehooker UNA

374   the 1 May, the Hamilton Spectator reprinted the following from the

375   to Canada in 1838 and a few years later, came to Hamilton where he settled permanently. He established

376   account of the trial run of the Hamilton Steamboat Company's new steamer MODJESKA was

377   steamer MODJESKA in Hamilton Harbour Photo: Author's CollectionAfter leaving Greenock,

378   steam barge D. D. CALVIN, well known in Hamilton, steamed out of Port Dalhousie on the afternoon of

379   new steamer MODJESKA arrived in Hamilton on her delivery voyage on Friday, 14

380   later, the MACASSA, on her way from Toronto to Hamilton sighted a schooner flying distress signals off

381   Hamilton, talk was beginning to be heard regarding the

382   William Hendrie, the noted railway contractor of Hamilton and E. B. Osler of

383   Deseronto on the evening of 23 October and a Hamilton man told of his escape. Robert Ralston, who lived

384   Photo: Author's CollectionNavigation opened at Hamilton on Saturday 25 April, with the arrival from

385   of vital importance to the future prosperity of Hamilton, emanated from Ottawa. It was stated that the

386   preparations. The propellers that wintered in Hamilton were the MYLES, CANADA, ST. MAGNUS, ACADIA, LAKE

387   be welded and the Killey Beckett Engine Works in Hamilton was making new castings for the

388   City of Hamilton was engaged in a program of sewer construction at

389   the morning of the 21 May, Hamilton lost one of its oldest and most influential

390   trading between Sarnia and Montreal. He moved to Hamilton in 1866 as a partner in A. Hope & Co. and on the

391   the schooner GOLD HUNTER, a some-time visitor to Hamilton, had been wrecked on Round Island. Her cargo of

392   the Lakes on 2 November, causing the loss of the Hamilton-built schooner UNDINE, Alex Ure, captain and

393   and went into the manufacture of railway cars in Hamilton, Brantford and Niagara until 1856 when he went

394   involved himself in the promotion of the Hamilton & Lake Erie Ry., the Hamilton & North Western and

395   the 18 April, Hamilton Harbour was free of ice and already the stonehooker UNA

396   Hamilton. The vessel would. be operated between Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal, in the passenger and cargo

397   passengers, eight of whom were booked through to Hamilton. The voyage up the St. Lawrence was uneventful and

398   schooner ANNIE FAULKNER was in Hamilton on the 20 July with a cargo of sand for the glass

399   managed to work herself free. She returned to Hamilton forthwith.

400   grain business was almost a thing of the past in Hamilton Harbour, George Luxton was negotiating with the Magee

401   LOTHAIR, which had been an occasional visitor to Hamilton over the years, had taken on a cargo of lumber at

402   morning, a wrecking crew being sent down from Hamilton. There was no damage to the track, the wreckage in

403   in lee of the Islands. The return trip to Hamilton was made in excellent time, but according to

404   schooner PERSIA, built in Hamilton in 1867, foundered on the 9 September, six miles

405   additional $6,000 was provided for dredging in Hamilton Harbour, in a supplementary estimate, according to word

406   OCEAN, Capt. Towers, left Port Dalhousie for Hamilton and the resumption of her Montreal

407   The propeller OCEAN had left for Montreal. The Hamilton Steamboat Co. let a contract for catering on its

408   a mile east of the Light Station. The only Hamilton crew members were Purser Fitzgerald and the

409   two dump scows and a boarding scow for the Hamilton dredging job. By the time this outfit was

410   propeller ACADIA, built in Hamilton in 1867 by Capt. John Malcolmson and owned. by

411   After two years in the big city, he returned to Hamilton and with his brothers James and William, he

412   the 29 June, Hamilton's first electric street cars were placed in

413   propeller MYLES made her first call at Hamilton on the 8 September, when she unloaded a shipment

414   item stating that the MACASSA had cleared from Hamilton at 5:00 p.m. and never arrived. This fell rather

415   Toronto were creating some schooner traffic in Hamilton. Stone was being shipped, from McIlwraith's and

416   Oswego for dry docking. She at last arrived in Hamilton on the 1 December. Damages were assessed at

417   CARLO: the first deep sea tramp steamer seen in Hamilton. This shows her loading rails at Conneaut, Ohio,

418   was the only member of the launching party from Hamilton.

419   to Two Harbors for another cargo of ore for Hamilton.

420   and was 17 days at sea. Capt. John A. Irving of Hamilton took over at Montreal and after unloading, she

421   largest cargo of iron ore yet received at Hamilton, was brought in by the steamer ROSEDALE, Capt.

422   September. The schooner ALBACORE, well known in Hamilton, attempted to enter Oswego, but the howling

423   STRATHCONA made her first appearance in Hamilton on the 28 September with a cargo of iron ore and

424   was not lucky in her second attempt to reach Hamilton. Entering the Canal on the 16 October, she stuck

425   Hamilton Steel & Iron Company, 1900. This Photo was taken

426   barge A. H. JENNIE loaded a cargo of pig iron at Hamilton and sailed for Cobourg, but she never finished

427   west wind that lowered the water level at Hamilton, created turbulent conditions on the Lake. At Port

428   anxiety was felt in Hamilton for the safety of Capt. John Corson and his crew

429   propeller PERSIA, which had been on the Hamilton-Montreal service, was badly damaged by fire at

430   vessels from the Upper Lakes were able to reach Hamilton. Their cargoes of iron ore and coal for the new

431   the 24 March, Mayor Blaicher of Hamilton, had a meeting with M. K. Connolly, president of

432   Manson of the schooner ERIE BELLE, arrived in Hamilton on the 5 April, to fit out his vessel, which had

433   of J. J. Morehouse and W. V. Reynolds arrived in Hamilton on the 8 April. Attracted, by the $2.00 per ton

434   to be about 66 years old. He had lived in Hamilton approximately 50

435   The propeller ACADIA and the fleet of the Hamilton Steamboat Co. were in the James St. Slip and

436   Tuesday, 2 May, was a day to be remembered in Hamilton for on that day, the beautiful steamer CHIPPEWA

437   after a meeting on the 8 May. The City of Hamilton was represented by Mayor Blaicher, Aldermen

438   Capt. David Ewart, with coal for MacKays of Hamilton, went ashore at Manitou Beach on the night of 16

439   traffic was heavy in Hamilton and on 18 May, it was stated that the propeller

440   and no vessels had passed Thunder Cape. In Hamilton, the MACASSA was making her regular runs to

441   outspoken remarks to the press ending with "if Hamilton doesn't want us, we will go somewhere else".

442   survived him and shortly afterwards, he moved to Hamilton. For a year or two, he worked on the Ferguson

443   and would be placed in service between Hamilton and Montreal. Calls would be made at Toronto, Pt.

444   S. C. Malcolmson arrived in Hamilton on the 16 August, having lost his schooner LAURA

445   of Hamilton's oldest citizens, John MacKay, died on the 9

446   propeller MYLES left Hamilton on the 8 September, having been fitted with a

447   Her engine was built by Killey, Beckett & Co. in Hamilton.

448   of Parliament for Halton, South Wentworth and Hamilton as well as Major Grey of the Dept. of Public

449   as to whether they would provide service to Hamilton. A Montreal dispatch added fuel to this fire by

450   barge CHUB was hauling stone to that port from Hamilton. The GREYHOUND was fitting out in Toronto and was

451   propeller CUBA was again a regular caller at Hamilton. On the 15 May, she stopped at Geddes' Wharf in

452   dry dock at Toronto on the 17 May and left for Hamilton the following day with a scow and a piledriver in

453   was causing some steamers to be laid up and in Hamilton, the Ontario Rolling Mills Co., the Nail Works,

454   WAVE CREST, Capt. Corson, had sailed from Hamilton with a cargo of lumber for Oswego. At 9:00 p.m.

455   The CUBA made her regular run to Toronto and Hamilton, but some of her passengers were not at all well.

456   After fitting out, she would load coal for Hamilton.

457   the 1 August, the Hamilton Steamboat Co. announced, that they expected. to

458   bound up the Lake from Oswego to Hamilton with coal, the schooner DAUNTLESS, Capt. J. T.

459   propeller MYLES arrived in Hamilton on the 14 August with the largest cargo of coal

460   ACADIA had been taking her place on the Hamilton-Montreal

461   his vessel was not licensed to trade outside Hamilton Harbour. Three charges of a similar nature were laid

462   who it may be remembered, was well-known in Hamilton in bygone times, died in Guelph on the 16

463   16 children. He had, at one period, resided in Hamilton for 15 years. He left a widow, seven sons and

464   be held up somewhere between Philadelphia and Hamilton. J. J. Morehouse announced that he was having

465   carrying much cargo and many passengers from Hamilton.

466   north shore her captain despaired of reaching Hamilton. He managed to get her into Toronto, where she

467   1894, two steam launches were built in Hamilton. These were the LIZZIE and the ATHENA. The former

468   was filed in the Registry Office in Hamilton, a document by which the Hamilton Iron & Steel Co.

469   repaired and on the 2 July she made a call at Hamilton. Also in port that day was the American schooner

470   steamer GARDEN CITY was due in Hamilton on the morning of the Glorious 12th of July, to

471   for the Lighthouse Supply service and called at Hamilton on the 23 July, taking on oil at the Grand Trunk

472   took them aboard for the voyage to Toronto and Hamilton. This took place on the 26

473   the UNDINE, sailed his schooner DAUNTLESS out of Hamilton on Friday the 20 September, went to Charlotte,

474   Moodie, of the Eagle Knitting Mills in Hamilton, surprised the yachting community on the 23

475   Gaskin and Wm. Leslie, all of Kingston. From Hamilton went Adam B. MacKay and Capt. J. B. Fairgrieve,

476   CREST, Capt. W. A. Corson, bound from Oswego to Hamilton with a cargo of coal for McIlwraith, was caught

477   AFRICA, originally owned by John Proctor of Hamilton and Capt. Francis Patterson of Kingston,

478   the Canadian and American stockholders in the Hamilton Iron & Steel Co. and as a natural consequence,

479   Engineer Jos. Baker. The OCEAN did not winter in Hamilton, but would be on the Montreal-Hamilton route again

480   wintering in Hamilton were the W. J. SUFFELL, Capt. John Corson,

481   affect the port for many years. Although the Hamilton Blast Furnace Co. wharf would have at least 14

482   this morning. The high seas were represented by Hamilton Harbour and the pirate was one W. D. Hind, a member of

483   was no respecter of the high and mighty of Hamilton society. On her way down from Cleveland with a

484   a steam yacht for Messrs. Long & Bisby of Hamilton and she was launched on the 11 June. Her name was

485   the first test on 10 tons of pig iron from the Hamilton furnace and the results proved satisfactory in

486   on the right and an inter-urban car heading for Hamilton Photo: Author's collectionThe propeller OCEAN,

487   Charlotte Murton and C. A. Murton, all of Hamilton and G. W. McEathron of Syracuse,

488   in Ottawa, asking that some dredging be done in Hamilton. He was given an order to the dredge operators, to

489   W. A. Corson, made a fast trip, having left Hamilton at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 September, for

490   P. Frend and cook Annie Perkins were all from Hamilton.

491   the tug and four men who had taken the train to Hamilton.

492   last grain cargoes to Kingston and returned to Hamilton for the

493   T. Wood and John Milne of the Hamilton Blast Furnace Co., were members of a large

494   of the schooner T. R. MERRITT was transferred to Hamilton on the 4 February by R. O. & A. B. MacKay. This

495   on the very dilapidated condition of the Hamilton waterfront. The writer said that the Grand Trunk

496   Wharf with a cargo of 1,350 tons of coal for the Hamilton Gas Light Co. Drawing 14 feet, the SEGUIN dragged

497   a household word and many adventurers from Hamilton, as well as every other place, would be trying to

498   R & O steamer CORSICAN called at Hamilton on the 4 October and the schooners OLIVER MOWAT

499   season to Toronto on the 30 October. The steamer Hamilton was back in service in November on the 30

500   On the second attempt she was unable to make Hamilton and was finally blown back down the lake, ending

501   that the steamer CAMBRIA was to be placed on the Hamilton-Montreal service in opposition to the steamer

502   a particularly tempestuous storm raged through Hamilton with rain, thunder and violent squalls. The wharf

503   that day, the steamer CAMBRIA arrived in Hamilton and tied up for the night. The public was invited

504   p.m. Evidently the extension of the cruise to Hamilton had not been

505   The engines had been built by Bain & Colville of Hamilton in

506   the LAKE MICHIGAN were to handle the Montreal-Hamilton trade.

507   service to Toronto on the 21 April, leaving Hamilton at 9:00 a.m. and departing from Toronto at 4:30

508   Hamilton Steamboat Co. called attention to the fact that

509   at his residence, 178 MacNab St. North in Hamilton. He was born in 1816 at Long Hope in the Orkney

510   Dalhousie for dry docking before returning to Hamilton to lay-up for the winter. The ARABIAN came in

511   the EMPRESS OF INDIA, might be placed on the Hamilton, Toronto and Charlotte service, was made known on

512   R. O. MacKay and Mrs. Ellen Dillon, all of Hamilton.

513   the shipyard. On the 24 March, Mayor Blaicher of Hamilton, had a meeting with M. K. Connolly, president of

514  Port Hamilton

515  Port Hamilton

516   place called Hamilton.

517   place called Hamilton.

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