[Introduction]

The First Propeller On The Lakes, 1841 - An Appalling Catastrophe -- The Theft Of The Milwaukee -- Progress Of Settlement -- Loss Of The Post Boy -- Other Events Of 1841 -- The Storm On November 18, 1842 -- Charles Dickens On The Lakes -- Early Propellers -- Wreck Of The Reindeer -- Other Events Of 1842 -- Oil Consumed In 1843 -- Iron Government Vessels -- A Dull Season -- A Most Deplorable Disaster -- Other Events Of 1843 -- The Flood Of 1844 In Buffalo -- Copper Rock Is Removed -- Steamer Empire Built -- Other Events Of 1844 -- Loss Of The Kent, 1845 -- A Round Trip Each Month During The Winter -- The Geo. M. Bibb Goes To New Orleans -- First Propeller With Upper Cabin -- Boisterous Weather -- Other Events Of 1845 -- Ice Jam At Buffalo, 1846 -- Thrilling Rescue Of The Helen Strong's Passengers -- A Memorable Storm -- Wreck Of The Schooner Lexington -- How The Chesapeake Went Down -- Other Events Of 1846 -- Appalling Loss Of The Phoenix, 1847 -- Drowned At The Sault -- Loss Of The Schooner Daun -- A Large Mineral Cargo -- Disaster On Lake Superior -- Other Events Of 1847 -- The Gale Of April, 1848 -- Explosion Of The Goliah -- Chicago's First Locomotive -- Niagara Falls Dried Up -- Other Events Of 1848 -- Vessel Sails For California From Cleveland, 1849 -- Cholera Breaks Out -- Fatally Scalded On The Passport -- Other Events Of 1849 -- Burning Of The Griffith, 1850 -- Wreck Of The Anthony Wayne -- Many Lives Lost On The Troy -- Extent Of The Losses In 1850 -- Other Events Of 1850.

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Volume II

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