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Welland Canal

1   of the first sod in the construction of the Welland Canal. To quote William Kingsford: "as proof of how

2   into a wooden lock and began the long tow up the Welland Canal. After 39 more locks, they passed down the Welland

3   that the route from New York, via Oswego and the Welland Canal to the far west, must and will be patronized and

4   of her cargo at Hamilton, she proceeded up the Welland Canal as far as St. Catharines and worked remarkably

5   at St. Catharines, on her way through the Welland Canal, bound for Chicago on the 19th inst. By invitation

6   still undeveloped. At the same time, the Welland Canal was being completely rebuilt with stone locks 150

7   There seemed every possibility that the entire Welland Canal would be ready for navigation in the spring of

8   to 1875, by which time it was obvious that a Third Canal would be built, and these rather homely little

9   place for shipyards was along the line of the Welland Canal as witness the fact that, by the 1860's, there

10   time to Port Dalhousie where her ascent of the Welland Canal began. She proceeded south to Welland, where she

11   the 24 July, the Welland Canal was shut down for three days, after the schooner

12   Welland Canal was due to open for navigation on the 1 April and

13   the 9 June, another blockade occurred on the Welland Canal when the schooner SCOTLAND, upbound, rammed the

14   was an exciting time on the Welland Canal on 12 May, when the steamer REINDEER, which was

15   praise. The docking privileges afforded by the Welland Canal are unsurpassed in the county and we hail, with

16   1842, where he received a contract on the second Welland Canal, said to be worth about

17   to this city, 7 of which were passed in the Welland Canal!"

18   until the 29 June and again to the 5 July. The Welland Canal was again out of business on the 16 June, when

19   of this route was that the eternal delays in the Welland Canal were done away

20   for England, while in spite of the fact that the Welland Canal locks are smaller than those on the St. Lawrence,

21   ease by one man. The swing bridge over the Welland Canals immediately below Look 12 in Merritton, which is

22   Augustin Cantin. She was built to navigate the Welland Canal and measured. 137.5 x 26.0 x 11.3 with a gross

23   the 30 July, a serious accident in the Welland Canal was reported. It seems the steamer AKRON of the

24   The MERRITT, of course, being too large for the Welland Canal locks. She measured 174.3 x 38.2 x 12.5; her

25   reported that an accident had occurred in the Welland Canal on the 8th, when the steamer EAST, downbound

26   CITY OF LONDON, on or about the 5 May, for Welland Canal ports, Pt. Dover, Pt. Ryerse, Pt. Burwell, Pt.

27   built a 4 foot gauge tramway from a wharf on the Welland Canal, on the line of the 3rd Concession of Humberstone

28   she is designed to carry 16,000 bus. of grain on Welland Canal draft. Her engine is a low-pressure 24 1/2 x 30",

29   been quite a large number of launchings along the Canal and at each repetition of the ceremony the

30   further up the Welland Canal, Abbey Brothers shipyard at Port Robinson was as

31   10 May on her maiden voyage. She passed down the Welland Canal on the

32   minor collision occurred in the Welland Canal on the 13 August, when the schooner HENRIETTA P.

33   32 Canadian steam vessels passing through the Welland Canal, of which no less than 11 have been built this

34   Northern Transportation Co. propellers using the Welland Canals BUCKEYE, MAINE, CITY OF TOLEDO, CITY OF NEW YORK,

35   had been let for the construction of the Third Welland Canal. This project would spell out the final chapter

36   a highly successful contractor on the Second Welland Canal job, had built his magnificent mansion, Ruthven

37   read, in part: "Ever since the enlargement of the Welland Canal was decided upon, we have been fearful that

38   was trouble on the Welland Canal on the night of 24 April, when a Canada Southern

39   ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal Photo: Author's CollectionA few minutes after

40   benefitted from the Government contracts on the Third Welland Canal. The Hamilton Bridge & Tool Company had orders for

41   the Government's lack of enthusiasm in pushing the Third Welland Canal to an early completion prevented the latter

42   and that they had a contract for castings for the Third Welland Canal. A new 100 HP engine, built by J. H. Killey & Co.

43   the Upper Lakes and would leave as soon as the Welland Canal opened. The propeller CANADA, Capt. McGiffin, was

44   Welland Canal was having trouble with low water according to a

45   to leave for Toledo, to load lumber as soon as the Welland opened.

46   Since that time $25,000,000 have been spent on the Welland and the St. Lawrence Canals. This money has been

47   the Beauharnois Canal when there is 14 feet in the Welland?

48   ST. LOUIS downbound at Lock 4 on the Third Welland Canal in tow of the tug A.D. CROSS Photo: Author's

49   Welland Canal was slated to open on the 15 April and the

50   propeller OCEAN is show in the second Welland Canal at St. Catharines. Astern of her is th EUROPE and

51   on the Welland Canal came to a halt on the 10 October when the new

52   which, coupled with the inefficiency of the Welland Canal, would keep the tonnage in the Harbour at a

53   Author's CollectionThere was trouble on the Welland Canal on the 30 May, when the steamer CITY OF WINDSOR,

54   40,000 bus. of wheat at Port Colborne, since the Welland Canal draft was down to 12

55   to a collision with the barge MINNEDOSA in the Welland Canal. The Canadian Marine Association was going to

56   available depth of water in the Welland Canal was down to 11'11" by the 12 November and it was

57   made possible by the construction of the Fourth Welland Canal. On this memorable day, a train left the Grand

58   was the stumbling block in the form of the Welland Canal with its frequent accidents and its unreliable

59   for the Dept. of Public Works advanced the Welland Canal to 28 April. The ARABIAN cleared on 25 April for

60   Toledo to Montreal. While passing through the Welland Canal, the cargo was found, to be on fire, so the crew

61   next day, the Welland Canal was closed after the steam barge J. H. OUTHWAITE,

62   for Duluth and was awaiting the opening of the Welland Canal and event expected to take place on the 20 April.

63   and the Government advanced the opening of the Welland Canal to the 22 April. There were an estimated 40

64   24 April for Georgian Bay. This was the day the Welland Canal opened for the

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