Chapter 35
1831-1840
Table of Contents

Title Page
1 Introductory
2 Geological
3 Poetry of the Lakes
4 Description
5 The Aborigines
6 French Discovery and occupation
7 Story of La Salle and the Griffin
8 Struggle for Possession
9 Under English Rule
10 Beginnings of Lake Commerce
11 War of 1812
12 War of 1812, Continued
13 War of 1812, Concluded
14 Growth of Traffic
Commerce Through St. Mary's Canals
15 Early Navigation on Lake Superior
16 The Convention of 1847
17 A Half Century Ago
18 Lake Canals
19 Lake Canals, Concluded
20 Harbors
21 Lighthouses
22 Life Saving Service
23 Development of Lake Vessels
24 The Lake Carriers
25 The Sailor
26 Navigation
27 Lumber Traffic
28 Grain Traffic
29 Coal Traffic
30 Iron Ore and Iron Industries
31 Miscellaneous
33 CHRONOLOGY.The Beginnings
33 After the War of 1812
34 1821-1830
35 1831-1840
[Introduction]
1831.
1832.
1833.
1834
1835
1836.
1837.
1838.
1839.
1840.
36 1841-1850
37 1851-1860
38 1861-1870
39 1871-1880
40 1881-1890
41 1891-1898
42 List of Lake Vessels
Table of Illustrations

[Introduction]

Growth Of Traffic On Lake Ontario, 1831 - Traffic Between Buffalo And Port Robinson - Steamer Ohio Comes Out - The Superior Goes Over The Falls - Other Events Of 1831 - Blackhawk's War, And Cholera, 1832 - Wreck Of The Ogden - Troubles Of The Schooner Supply - Evergreen From Green Bay - Old Hulks At Kingston, Etc. - Some New Vessels - First Lightship At Head Of Mackinaw Straits - Other Events Of 1832 - A Remarkable Deliverance - New Vessels - Other Events Of 1833 - Trip Of The Illinois To Chicago, 1834 - First Steamer On St. Joseph River - Some New Vessels - Other Events Of 1834 - Terrific Storm Of November, 1835 - Other Events Of 1835 - Loss Of The Steamboat Delaware, 1836 - Launch Of The Canadian Rebellion, 1837 - Niagara Falls Runs Dry - Other Events Of 1837 - The Canadian Rebellion Of 1838 - Steamer Sir Robert Peel Plundered And Burned - The Affair At Prescott - Burning Of The Steamer George Washington - The Terrific Storm Of November, 1838 - Other Events Of 1838 - Indignities To The Crew Of The Girard - Seizure Of The Weeks - Attempt To Burn The Great Britain - Loss Of The Neptune And Victor - Some Fast Runs - Other Events Of 1839 - Steamer General Harrison Built, 1840 - First Suspension Bridge Over Niagara - Other Events Of 1840.

 


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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.