Chapter 34
1821-1830
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
[Introduction]
1821
1823.
1824.
1825.
1826
1827.
1828.
1829.
1830.
35 1831-1840
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

1823.

Commerce Gradually Improves. -- The year 1823 was without any lake incidents of exceptional importance. The Superior continued to ply on Lake Erie, and commerce gradually improved.

Some Events in 1823. -- The Richmond, packet, in command of Captain Oats, opened navigation at Buffalo, March 6, bound for New York. April 27: Navigation opened at Buffalo by the departure of the schooner Huntington, in command of Captain Naper, for Detroit. June 26: Schooner Eclipse, 58 tons, launched at Vermillion. September 20: Severe gale on Lake Erie. The pier at Bird island badly damaged. September 27: Steamboat Superior damaged during a storm on Lake Erie. September 29: Snow storm at Buffalo delays navigation. October 2: Schooner Erie, packet, 33 tons burden, launched at Erie. November 20: Schooner Micator ashore at the mouth of Rocky river. November 22: Schooner Erie, packet, ashore near Grand river.

 

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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.