1824.

The Construction of the Erie Canal, which was in progress this year and was rapidly approaching completion, aroused considerable interest in lake circles, especially at the lower end of Lake Erie.

Other Events. -- About 1824 a sailing vessel named the Heartless undertook to enter the Chicago river, but ran ashore and was beached on the sand. Navigation opened at Buffalo, April 29, by the steamboat Superior, which cleared for Detroit. May 12: Severe storm on Lake Erie. Schooner Sylph in command of Captain Haskin, and bound for Detroit from Sandusky, wrecked at North Bass island; several lives lost including Captain Haskin. July 22: Ship Columbus launched near Quebec, 300 feet long. October 29: Pier at Black Rock badly damaged during a storm. There were 286 arrivals and departures at the port of Buffalo during the season.

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Some of the transcription work was also done by Brendon Baillod, who maintains an excellent guide to Great Lakes Shipwreck Research.