The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
ROUGH RIDING.
The Sylvan Dell's Voyage From Cape Vincent
N. Y, to Cincinnati

The Sylvan Dell's Voyage From Cape Vincent
n Y, to Cincinnati.
At present there is small propeller here
which was built at Cape Vincent N. Y, by
Geo. Chaffey. one of her owners, who
brought her all the way from Cape Vincent
to this city, and, as may be supposed, the
voyage was far from being void of danger
and exciting events. The trip was not al
together an enjoyable one, yet the excite
ment and novelty of the thing had its
charms for those aboard the little craft.
The following is her "log," which was
kindly furnished us by one of her owners;
I'VE left Cape Vincent, N. Y, September
10th; ran into Kingston Cut for fuel, and
made some repairs; staid there twenty
! four hours and left the following night
September 11th. On the morning OF the
18th we wsre struck by one of the sweetest
| storms that has visited the lakes for years.
and were compelled to run into Presuue
Isle Bay. Lake Erie, after fighting the
storm five hours. Staid there three days
and left on the 14th. We made the run
across Lake Ontario in eight hours to the
foot of Welland Canal. Found the lower
canal lock broken by the storm and all the
water out of that level. Remained there
six DAYS. Passed through the canal in four
teen hours. The canal is % miles long and
has q locks 10 feet lift. The entire cost OF
lockage was only 81 and 10 cents. Ran
from the upper end of the canal to
Ashtabula. Took on coal and ran
thence to Cleveland; took on coal
enough at Cleveland TO run US to
Chicago by burning little wood
Run from Cleveland to Detroit; laid over
night in Detroit River; got aground in
storm about twenty miles below Fort
Gratiot lay two days at the fort, waiting
for the lake to get smooth enough to allow
us to cross. After leaving the fort we
made run across Saginaw Bay, when we
were in a storm twenty hours, and no har-
Dor until we got to Au Sable, where we put
in, but it was too rough to lay to, and had
to put out again; were in very heavy
swels for seven hours until we got under
lee of Thunderbug Island; lay there until
daylight and made Il run of two hundred
and three miles and took six cords of wood
in twenty hours, when the wind blew a
gale, causing us to go under the lee of Big
Bear Bluff, where We lay to for fear of the
wind shifting; We ran from there to South
Mountain Island in very heavy swells, and
lay there three days. The next run
was from there to Manitowoc; lay
there over night, and next day ran
to Milwaukee; same night ran to Chicago
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frpN p U' Crar,"m t.a 70 81 IomiS m one wheel in
,hrno I,n',rs and lonind Wntons in coal nt
Allan. Iu Ii,, tjrse dayS from ST L0us 70 Cairo
an oncnnnt Of law watcr. made eirht and
ona.tI;r1 miles ner hour nm the Ohio With
onIv nno vhneI arrived ot tincinnoti after
bn1g over two months ont from Cane
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Tho SvIvo, DoIl 10 two.wbceJ screw
nranolIny similar to thosc used 90 cxtrns.
HvoIy in Eurona and in the Tast for nIeas.
nre boots roosting stenmers and ferryboats
She is owned by Can't. Alex. Halliday and
Gao ChatTav and as stated above was
bnilt by tho latter gentleman at Cane
Vincent She cost about s13 600, and her
Jimens;ous are. Lrnotb l03 feet. width
lover ally q feet. depth of hold, 5L feet
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