Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-05-20

The first vessel ever constructed in |
North America was the Onrest, at Man
hatten River, in the year of 1914. She |
was 16 tons burden, 38-fOOt keel, 4419
full length, 111s-fOOt beam. She was
sailed by Captain Wilkinson, who dis
covered the Schuylkill river and explor-
ed the coast from Nova Scotia to the
Capes Of Virginia in 1916.
The first vessel built by the Massachu-
sets colony was in Salem, and launched
July 4, 1881, owned by Governor Win
thrOp, and named the Blessing of the
Bay.
The first vessel built in New Amster-
dam New York City was constructed in
1881 by Adrian Block, and was so named.
The first vessel on Lake Ontario was
little craft Of ten tons, name unknown,
used by LaSalle the explorer in 1879.
The first vessel built on the shores and
ever flOated
ON THE NORTHERN LAKES.
was the Griffin, sixty tons burden, built
by Robert De LaSalle in 1879. She was
launched at the mouth of Cayuga River,
not far from Niagara. She was bark
rugged; her stern was much higher than
her bow, and gilded for figure head she
had griffin; she sailed on Aug. z, hav-
ing on board some missionaries, fur
traders, and crew of thirty four men,
and landed at Mackinac on the morning
of the 9th. The Indians were surprised
to see ship, and the noise of her can
Ons filled them with fear and astOnish-
ment. She sailed for Green Bay Sept. 2,
and during the winter took on cargo
Of furs, departed for Niagara, but was
caught IN a gale, aud went down with
all hands in 1880. This being also the
first craft lost on the great lakes.
After the English conquered the
French, and the Northwest passed into
their possession, the schooner Edward
Agustus, Captain BalfOur, having on
board Lieutenant GOrrel and company
of English troops, sailed into the mouth
of Fox River Green Bay, with the Brit
ish ensign streaming from her masthead.
They landed, erected flag staff, and
hOisted the first banner of England on
Wisconsin soil. This was on the 18th
day of October, 1861.
In 1776, Zeisberger, MOravian mis-
siOnary, with some Indian converts,
sailed from Detroit to the mouth of Guy
ahOga River in a vessel called the Macki-
nee, and located about ten miles above
the present site of Cleveland, which they
named Pilgrims Rest.
THE FIRST STEAMBOAT
in the United States was built by Robert
Fulton in New York. She was 100 feet
long, IL feet beam, feet deep. She was
named ClermOnt, but was afterward
changed to North River. She made her
first trip between New York and Albany
her thirty-hOurs to pefOrm the passage.
For Several years the Hudson River
could boast of the only steamboat in the
world.
The first steamer on Lake Erie was
built at Black River, Ohio, in 1918
named the Walk-in-the-Water. She was
1913 tons burden. She was the frs
steamboat to enter Lake Michigan. Sht
was lost in gale in 1922. The Superior
of the same size and tonnage, was built
in Buffalo, in 1922 to replace her.
The first steamer built in the state o.
Michigan was the Michigan, at Detroit
472 tons, in 1888.
THE FIRST STEAMBOATS, BUILT IN CHI
CAGO.
were the James Allen, 213 tons, and G
w. Dole, 1862 tons in 1888.
The first steamer that plOwed LAX
Superior was the Independence. 365 tons
She was hauled overland, across tn
neck of land forming the rapids at Saul
Ste. Marie, In the autumn of 1845. Oh
her first trip she landed the first staml
mill at Eagle River, being the first on
in operation in the now famous irOl
region; ~. 49,.
Ocean, Is tons; Chippewa, 20 tons; Al
gonquin, 30 tons; Swallow, 40 tons; Mer
chant, IS tons, Napoleon, $50 tons; an
the steamer Independence, 1865 tons.
The first schooner built at Sault ST.
Marie, Lake Superior, was the job
Jacob AstOr, for the Hudson Bay com
pany, in August, 1886. Her builder wa
Wash Jones, of Block river, and tn
craft was sailed by Captain Stannard.
The first vessel built at Green Bay wa
the Wisconsin in l835-14O tons burden
The first United States troops tina
were sent co Green Bay after the war {
1912 was in the summer of 1916, ARR,
ing there on the 10th of July, on the TO
lowing schOOners: Washington, Cal
tain GrignOw; Mink, Captain Labor,
and Hunter, Captain Chappau. On I'll
trip they were driven into harbOr 0
an island near the mouth Of Green Ba
and detained four days. They named
Washington Harbor, after the large'
schooner, and it is now so known on II
maps.
THE FIRST IRON VESSEL
built in the United State was the Vale
Forge. in 1899, at Pittsburg. The Unite
States man-Of-war steamer Michiga
and survey steamer Alert were the fir
iron crafts bull upon the lakes-in 1874
3. The steamer ChattahOochie, built
1881 at Pittsburg, is the first boat who's
hulI ia cOnatrucfad an n raIv nf of anl nv,