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1   and many located around the Western end of Lake Ontario. Here they discovered Burlington Bay, a fine body

2   of the Bar, a shallow, crooked outlet entered Lake Ontario. Among those who settled around the Bay was George

3   took the cargo and passengers to any place on Lake Ontario.

4   from Lake St. Francis, all the way up to Lake Ontario. It is true that no enemy ambush did take place

5   but in 1816 the era of steam navigation came to Lake Ontario, with the completion of the steamboat ONTARIO at

6   little waterway served well for 23 years. On the lake, the FRONTENAC, Capt. Mackenzie and the QUEENSTON,

7   Rideau Canal. The work would begin in 1827. On Lake Ontario, the steamboat CANADA, Capt. Hugh Richardson, was

8   the FRONTENAC, the first Canadian steamboat on Lake Ontario, while down the river at Coteau du Lac, a new

9   1815 by Governor General Sir George Prevost. On Lake Ontario, the FRONTENAC, under Capt. James Mackenzie, was

10   steamboat operator on the Canadian side of Lake Ontario. He died in

11   Additional crib work to improve south pier in L. Ontario.37 Oak Piles, for return pier head, 30 feet long

12   the public that he now had five vessels on Lake Ontario, and that he had appointed the following agents,

13   on Lake Ontario shipyards were busy. Down at Bath, that master

14   tired old schooners were struggling up and down the Lake, trying to make an honest dollar. But on the 12

15   the season of 1829, the Lake Ontario Canadian Line of Steamboats, comprising the

16   WILLIAM IV entered the Lake trade in 1832 and an advertisement dated 29

17   a list of most of the Canadian steamboats on Lake Ontario, on 27 April 1833, and it read as follows:GREAT

18   season, two more steamboats were completed for the Lake trade, one being the COMMODORE BARRIE, built by

19   by Perry & McArthur, of Hamilton, was bound down the lake, with a small cargo of some 40 bbls. potash when

20   the transport of goods destined for the ports of Lakes Ontario and Erie, the company have arranged for their

21   the arrival of the canal boats. She crossed the lake to Cobourg and Pt. Hope on Friday morning,

22   the BRITANNIA, when about half way across the Lake was forced to turn about and run for Niagara, the

23   for the Bay of Quinte, and then proceeded up the Lake to Cobourg, Port Hope and Windsor Harbour (later

24   who were expanding their interests to include Lake Ontario. They had already acquired the Kingston shipyard

25   on Lake Ontario was getting back to normal. The QUEEN VICTORIA,

26   the violent head winds and unusual roughness of the Lake, she pursued her course in good style, between

27   SCOTIA. The first total loss of a steamboat on Lake Ontario occurred on the 4 May, when the COMMODORE BARRIE

28   LAWRENCE, ONEIDA and EXPRESS would be trading on Lake Ontario during the 1843 season. In addition, they had ten

29   navigation season of 1843 was in full swing on Lake Ontario and on the 21st, the new steamer CHIEF JUSTICE

30   all the principal ports on the Canadian side of Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron. It is hoped the enterprise in

31   blessed with mild weather which freed all of the Lake Ontario harbours from Winter's grip. Forwarders, sailors,

32   steamboat ECLIPSE, "said to be the fastest on the Lake."

33   the opposite end of the Lake Messrs. Calvin and Cook launched the schooner

34   for a shipyard. The main-stream of traffic on Lake Ontario lay from Port Dalhousie to Kingston, so Hamilton

35   she will be much the largest steamer on Lake Ontario. It is expected that the NIAGARA will be ready to

36   by Canadian steamboats on the Lake during the summer of 1848 consisted of the

37   developed, and she was forced to put out into the lake, but before daylight, she was driven back before

38   jury rudder, but failed and then headed out into the Lake, so as to have some sea-room. About 6:00 p.m., at

39   will undoubtedly make her a favourite on the Lake. Mr. Bethune, we think, has acted wisely in

40   steamboat GORE, which was formerly in service on Lake Ontario.

41   the oldest and most extensive forwarders on the Lake, to establish a branch of their business at

42   themselves aggrieved by the Rivermen coming on the Lake and threatened an opposition line on the River,

43   the end of July, the passenger business on the Lake was not doing quite so well. The agreement

44   of the ECLIPSE, which is invariably the first on the Lake and the last to leave it. She will probably

45   railway at Amherstburg and are well known on Lake Ontario as experienced sailors, and ingenious mechanics.

46   new names appeared in the sailing notices on Lake Ontario. These were the steamers CHAMPION, built at

47   the steamers MAGNET and MAPLE LEAF collided in Lake Ontario off Presqu'ile, The MAGNET, upbound, had her bow

48   Montreal. She was built by the Molsons for the Lake Ontario trade.

49   Harbour, Quebec City. She would appear on Lake Ontario later in the

50   on and had in fact, already sent agents to all Lake Ontario ports for this purpose. They had also acquired

51   She was built at Montreal and has usually run on Lakes Ontario and Erie. Her wheels work in hollowed spaces in

52   she was sold to Montreal interests and left Lake Ontario.

53   on Friday, the 4 August, a loss occurred on Lake Ontario, when the propeller BOSTON, bound from Chicago to

54   tentative arrangements were being made for the Lake Ontario steamboats. It was surmised that the ARABIAN,

55   excel in size, speed and, splendor, anything on the Lake. They are being built under the direction of

56   boats will soon become the favourites of Lake Ontario. The Directors of the Great Western may feel

57   storm, this time on Lake Huron, saw the former Lake Ontario steamer MAZEPPA driven ashore at the Saugeen

58   next disaster on the Lake was the burning of the steamer WELLAND at Port

59   steamers on Lake Ontario began to appear in advertisements in preparation

60   was that there was not a better boiler on Lake Ontario. My conclusions from the evidence are that the use

61   the latter for Oswego. Word from the foot of the Lake indicated that the HIGHLANDER was almost ready to

62   Dalhousie. She encountered very heavy weather on the lake and 350 bbls. of flour from Lawrie's was

63   violent storm struck Lake Ontario on Saturday the 1 November and the schooners

64   some damage in the same storm. She was bound up the Lake from Ogdensburg to Toronto and at about 6:00 p.m.

65   EMMA of Hamilton, Capt. Pease. She was bound up the Lake from Montreal to Hamilton with cargo consisting

66   was particularly fierce at the lower end of the Lake and the steamer PASSPORT, which had left,

67   entirely of white Oak. She was designed for the Lake Ontario and Montreal trade and could carry 12,000 bushels

68   bad storm occurred on the Lake on the 23 September and the BANSHEE remained in

69   storm of considerable violence raged across Lake Ontario on 30 & 31 October and vented most of its fury in

70   that city. This was the first propeller built on Lake Ontario, specially for the St. Lawrence River trade, so

71   the steamer GEORGE MOFFATT was bound up the Lake for Toronto with a cargo of salt and the weather

72   Oswego with 9,000 bus. of wheat, foundered in Lake Ontario at daybreak this morning, 15 miles north-east of

73   and Oakville, after which she cruised out in the Lake for two hours before returning. Capt. Leach and

74   had purchased the steamer CORINTHIAN for the Lake Ontario service and the UNION for the Lower St. Lawrence

75   interesting fact that grain cargoes moved from Lake Ontario to the Upper Lakes. In the report on shipments

76   a cargo of timber and was about six miles out in the Lake, when the schooner WHITE OAK attempted. to pass to

77   ATHENIAN and ABYSSINIAN had been placed on the Lake Ontario service.

78   O'Neil of St. Catharines, who is to run her on Lake Ontario. Though we regret to see such a light and swift

79   Cleveland for Brockville and was running down the Lake with a fresh wind over the port quarter, under

80   of the Welland Railway was destroyed by fire in Lake Ontario on the 27 September, while bound from Kingston to

81   to Gaspe. The MERRITT began her career on Lake Ontario. She was built by Chaffeys at Brockville, nine

82   barges go no further than Kingston or other Lake Ontario ports. The American propellers do not compete in

83   as the last remaining schooners still in the Lake Ontario coal trade. John Proctor had disposed of his

84   fire about 15 miles off Whitby while bound down the Lake and there was some loss of life involved. In 1874

85   appearance on the waters of Burlington Bay and Lake Ontario at the opening of navigation. She is called the

86   were signs of life along the waterfronts of Lake Ontario. At Port Hope, two schooners were sold at public

87   will be one of the largest propellers on Lake Ontario. Apparently Robertson used more than just her

88   MAY TAYLOR passing many flour barrels adrift in the Lake and a yawl boats branded "Propeller ZEALAND".

89   trouble with head-winds, had worked her way up the Lake to a point off Frenchman's Bay. The date was

90   Line did better in the Upper Lakes trade than on Lake Ontario and succeeded in keeping the CELTIC, PRUSSIA,

91   and ST. MAGNUS spent most of the season on the Lake Ontario service, although the latter did manage to make

92   printed in the Spectator on the 1 April. On the Lake Ontario to Montreal service: PERSIA, Capt. Cairns,

93   for Kingston. After trying to beat her way down the Lake, the weather deteriorated and she was forced to

94   making a call at Lorne Park before crossing the Lake. She arrived at her destination at 3:00 p,m. and

95   the PRUSSIA, while MacKay's LAKE MICHIGAN and Lake Ontario were to run on the Montreal and Lake Ontario

96   of Quinte by way of the Upper Gap and entering Lake Ontario, she encountered heavy weather. The following day

97   Lightship on the Colchester Reef foundered. On Lake Ontario the steam barge ALBION had the schooner ALBATROSS

98   in marine casualties over a widespread area. On Lake Ontario, the propeller SCOTIA, Capt. Fraser, from

99   Burlington Canal, looking out toward the Lake, from the top of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club

100   being made to place a new water intake out in the lake. A timber-crib, to contain 80 tons of stone had

101   a minimum depth of 14'6" and a depth of 18' at the Lake end.

102   Hamilton, Canada, for the passenger service on Lake Ontario, between Hamilton and Toronto. The arrangements

103   Hamilton Steamboat Co., for passenger service on Lake Ontario, specifically between Hamilton and Toronto. It

104   thought last year of bringing steamers to run on Lake Ontario, where there was a very large number of people

105   Toledo for Garden Island. As they proceeded down the Lake, the weather deteriorated and during the night a

106   completely going over the lighthouse on the Lake end. Their inner thoughts of the possible fate of

107   had had a very good winter. There was no ice in the Lake and the catches of ciscoes had been good. By the

108   husband and I were watching the gale out toward the lake. It was blowing harder than I ever remember. About

109   AUGUSTA had a close call. She was coming down the Lake in tow of the propeller DOMINION and as they were

110   shreds. Driving onward toward the western end of the Lake, the snow began to ease somewhat and Capt. Corson

111   seas, in never-ending ranks, surging westward up the Lake. The last thing he expected was to see a vessel

112   from the Thousand Islands. As she proceeded up the Lake, shortly after sunrise, she encountered fog, which

113   September. a heavy north-east gale developed on the Lake. On Saturday, the MODJESKA, Capt. Irvine, made her

114   Capt. Towers, made a short excursion out in the Lake on the 26 April, with a number of invited guests

115   north east wind was making things rough on Lake Ontario on the 5 May, when the tug ST. GEORGE unwisely

116   storm on the 15 July caused some trouble down the Lake. The schooner LADY MACDONALD of Kingston, went

117   the 13 September the Lake was lashed by a strong east wind and a Toronto

118   early in November for Murton. Half way up the Lake she was struck by a sudden squall and lost her

119   severe storm caused trouble at the lower end of Lake Ontario on the 12 September. The schooner ALBACORE, well

120   at Hamilton, created turbulent conditions on the Lake. At Port Credit, the schooner AUGUSTA with 675

121   storm whipped the Lake on the 13 April and the stonehooker NEWSBOY had a

122   largest vessel on Lake Ontario, the CHIPPEWA had a very distinctive appearance.

123   the 16 August, having lost his schooner LAURA in Lake Ontario on the 13 August during heavy weather. The vessel

124   had torn it loose and sent it lurching out into the Lake and on the 17 October, Major Grey, the Government

125   heavy easterly gale raged on the Lake during the 20 & 21 May, disrupting the schedules

126   WINDSOR at Sault Ste. Marie after her service on Lake Ontario. Photo: Author's CollectionThere was trouble on

127   a number of U. S.-owned schooners into the Lake Ontario trades.

128   bound up the Lake from Oswego to Hamilton with coal, the schooner

129   for MacKays, narrowly escaped foundering in Lake Ontario. Driven far off course, and having begun leaking

130   that the scow ferry, which went astray on the Lake in the big blow in 1894, had been found ashore on

131   HAMILTON, ACADIA and PERSIA at the lower end of the Lake.

132   Thinking the fire to be out, they proceeded down Lake Ontario, but three times the fire erupted again. At

133   BULLOCK and ANTELOPE were working their way down the Lake, the W. J. SUFFELL and the SINGAPORE were loading

134   when she took a six hour excursion out on the Lake at 2:00 p.m. The weather was hot and the fare was

135   to make Hamilton and was finally blown back down the lake, ending up in

136   but the force of the current racing out to the Lake drove her into the road swing bridge and she was

Lake Ontario

1   note of the launching of the propeller LAKE ONTARIO, as follows: "It is not perhaps generally known

2   10 year-old daughter of Aeneas D. MacKay. The LAKE ONTARIO measured 136.8 x 23.8 x 7.6 with gross tonnage of

3   fleet including their steamers LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO and the new LAKE ERIE, as well as the HURON,

4   GEORGIAN, INDIAN, LAKE ERIE (73), LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO, OCEAN, PERSIA(73), SCOTIA, SOVEREIGN (73), L.

5   CITY OF MONTREAL, CITY OF CHATHAM, INDIAN and LAKE ONTARIO were being fitted. out for the season, Owing to

6   propellers CELTIC, LAKE ERIE, LAKE MICHIGAN and LAKE ONTARIO. The schooners UNDINE, GULNARE and AIGLE DE MER

7   The ASIA, ARGYLE, COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA, EUROPE, LAKE ONTARIO, OCEAN, SOVEREIGN and SCOTIA were assigned to the

8   charters for their propellers LAKE MICHIGAN and LAKE ONTARIO which had been laid up all summer through lack of

9   at McIlwraith's Wharf, while the LAKE ERIE, LAKE ONTARIO, LAKE MICHIGAN and CELTIC were at MacKay's Wharf.

10   propeller LAKE ONTARIO of the Lake & River Steamship Co., arrived at St.

11   and other produce was moving well, the propeller LAKE ONTARIO loading grain, flour and apples brought down by

12   for Cleveland while the propellers ACADIA and LAKE ONTARIO both left for Toronto. The CALIFORNIA headed for

13   Lake & River Steamship Co. operated their LAKE ONTARIO and LAKE MICHIGAN between Toledo and Montreal for

14   at Myles', CELTIC, DROMEDARY, LAKE MICHIGAN and LAKE ONTARIO at MacKay's, GENEVA at McIlwraith's, E. H.

15   come from Toronto to inspect the LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO, CELTIC, ST. MAGNUS and ACADIA. The following day,

16   were as follows: On the Western Express Lines LAKE ONTARIO, Capt. Williams, LAKE MICHIGAN, Capt. Woods, LAKE

17   the PRUSSIA, while MacKay's LAKE MICHIGAN and LAKE ONTARIO were to run on the Montreal and LAKE ONTARIO

18   6 November mentioned the following propellers, LAKE ONTARIO, in winter quarters, LAKE MICHIGAN, unloading

19   for Garden River, to load lumber. The propeller LAKE ONTARIO was loading old rails at the Grand Trunk Wharf,

20   to return on 12 July. MacKay's propeller LAKE ONTARIO, making a late start, began her season on the 28

21   also with coal at Murton & Reid's. The propeller LAKE ONTARIO cleared for Toronto and Montreal with passengers

22   was booked to load oil for the Upper Lakes. The LAKE ONTARIO was on a voyage from Toledo to Montreal with

23   work and Capt. Cavers would be in command. The LAKE ONTARIO was having a new funnel fitted. Capt. Patenaude,

24   propeller LAKE ONTARIO was again operating in the Merchants' Line and

25   being blown into the canal. The propeller LAKE ONTARIO, which for a time had lain in the canal, moved

26   house, while Capt. O. Patenaude would have the LAKE ONTARIO. These vessels were lying at MacKay's on the 22

27   LAKE MICHIGAN and LAKE ONTARIO were both at Montreal, ready to head for Hamilton

28   and that there was no insurance. However, the LAKE ONTARIO's register makes no mention of a Bill of Sale to

29   At MacKay's Wharf, the propellers LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO and CELTIC were being made ready to start about

30   At MacKay's Wharf, the propellers LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO and CELTIC were being made ready to start about

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