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NAME OF VALUE OF VALUE OF TOTAL LIVES VESSEL DATE VESSEL CARGO VALUE WHERE LOST LOST =================================================================================================== Barge Neptune 1848 35,000 35,000 70,000 Off Point Sauble 7 Schr Acia Wilcox 1852 20,000 15,000 35,000 Off Ludington 4 Schr Falchion 1854 . . . Off Ludington . Schr Skinner 1855 10,500 4,500 15,000 7 Miles North of Ludington . Bark Samuel Strong 1855 25,000 7,500 33,000 Off Ludington 9 Schr J. B. Wright 1855 12,000 6,500 18,500 Off Ludington 12 Schr Almina 1855 12,000 4,000 16,000 Off Ludington . Schr Dale 1855 10,500 4,500 15,000 Off Ludington . Schr Buckeye 1855 15,500 5,000 20,500 Off Ludington . Schr Wicks 1855 10,300 4,300 14,600 Off Ludington . Schr Pacific 1855 10,500 4,500 15,000 Off Ludington . Schr Fashion 1855 15,000 6,000 21,000 Off Ludington . Schr Cherokee 1855 12,800 6,000 18,800 North of Ludington 10 Steamer Reindeer 1855 35,500 25,000 60,500 Off Point Sauble 16 Schr Helen Kent 1855 10,500 3,500 14,000 Big Point Sauble 1 Schr Telegraph 1855 20,000 20,000 40,000 Little Point Sauble Schr Amanda Harwood 1855 15,000 10,000 25,000 Little Point Sauble Prop Mary Stewart 1856 20,000 20,000 40,000 South of Ludington Schr North Yuba 1857 15,000 12,000 27,000 South of Ludington 4 Schr Maria Cobb 1858 30,000 25,000 55,000 North of Ludington 2 Schr Titon 1858 25,000 25,000 50,000 Off Ludington Schr Equator 1858 7,500 2,500 10,000 Off Little Point Sauble Schr Garden City 1860 25,000 8,500 34,000 South of Ludington Schr H. N. Gates 1864 9,500 9,000 18,500 12 Miles South of Ludington Schr Lavant 1865 11,000 8,000 19,000 Off Ludington Schr Monsoon 1865 11,000 7,000 18,000 Off Ludington Schr G. F. Foster 1865 12,000 5,000 17,000 North of Ludington * Steamer (Canadian) 1865 . . . Off Hamlin Schr A. D. Fartior 1866 8,500 8,000 16,500 Off Ludington 16 Brig A. H. Mitchell 1866 40,000 36,000 76,000 Off Little Point Sauble Prop Brockwell 1866 25,000 15,000 40,000 Off Lincoln . Schr Burnsides 1866 30,000 25,000 55,000 Off Big Point Sauble Schr Kate Doak 1867 4,300 4,000 8,300 Off Ludington 2 Schr Argo 1867 10,500 8,000 18,500 Off Ludington Schr Bne Flint 1869 25,000 10,000 35,000 Off Big Point Sauble Schr City of Boston 1871 30,000 20,000 50,000 Off Big Point Sauble Bark Kate Bully 1875 20,000 10,000 30,000 North of Ludington Prop City of Painesville 1875 35,000 25,000 60,000 North of Ludington Schr Thomas Mott 1875 25,000 20,000 45,000 Off Ludington Schr Souvenier 1875 12,000 3,500 15,500 Off Ludington 6 Schr Minnie Corlett 1875 12,000 3,600 15,600 South of Ludington Schr Jennie Lind 1872 10,500 5,500 16,000 Off Ludington Schr A. O. Hanson 1879 10,000 3,000 13,000 North of Ludington Schr Mercury 1879 12,000 5,000 17,000 Off Ludington 1 Tug Lamont 1879 2,000 . . South of Ludington 3 Schr General Grant 1879 10,000 2,000 12,000 South of Ludington 3 Schr G. P. Ward 1879 6,000 2,000 8,000 South of Ludington Schr Restless 1879 . . . South of Ludington Schr Gen. Worth 1879 . . . South of Ludington Schr Charles Smith 1879 3,000 600 3,600 South of Ludington Prop City of Ludington 1880 40,000 30,000 70,000 North of Ludington Schr City of New York 1880 15,000 . . Off Ludington Schr Hilton 1880 20,000 4,500 24,500 South of Ludington Schr Thayer 1881 40,000 7,500 47,500 Off Sheboygan, Wis. Prop Columbia 1881 80,000 35,000 115,000 North of Big Point Sauble 16 Barge Rutter 1880 70,000 60,000 130,000 Off Ludington Schr Wm. Sturgis 1881 10,000 . 10,000 Beach at Ludington Schr Jefferson . 15,500 10,000 25,500 Off Ludington Schr Frank Forrest . 15,500 10,000 25,500 Off Big Point Sauble Schr David Vance . . . . Off Ludington 4 HARBOR OF REFUGE. We are under obligations to Mr. Eugene Allen, collector of customs here, for the table of marine disasters and loses to the harbor of Ludington during the past 32 years. Mr. Allen deserves a very large amount of credit for the painstaking way in which he has got together the statistics. The total loss of property during this time as shown by the footings is $1,705,400 the loss of life was 144. The sufferings of the unfortunate lost and also those who were eventually saved cannot be appreciated and of neccessity remains an unknown quantity. But this list only represents a small portion of the lives and property that would have been saved, had a harbor of easy access and good shelter been provided at this point. The many vessels that passed by to the north or south as the case might be, and were swept to destruction within one hundred miles on each side of this point, could and would have ran in to safety here, had such a harbor been in existence. We reiterate that the total showing, on the accompanying table is but small compared with the amount that would have been saved from all parts of the lake had the means of safety been provided. Among all the schemes for the internal improvement of this vast country, none has more intrinsic value or is more necessary that this harbor of refuge at Ludington. Could the powers that be, be brought to see the necessity of such improvement, as the men who navigate the lakes see it, they would not hesitate to provide the necessary funds for the consummation of this object. At the meeting held at the council rooms last Monday evening, Mr. Dundass reported that the petition sent to Mr. Hubbell last spring had been mislaid or lost. To secure the momentum which those sig- natures would give to the movement, Mr. Allen was appointed to cross the lake and again obtain the signatures of the board of trade and those most interested in commerce, who reside in Chicago and Milwaukee. Mr. Allen will leave for that purpose as soon as the boat arrives. No doubt he will accomplish the end sought. The ferry steamer ALGOMAH succeeded in crossing the straits from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City Monday, through a passage blasted through the ice with gunpowder. This passage will be kept open. Saugatuck Commercial: Capt. L. B. Coates brought to our office this week two candles, a part of the cargo of the propeller INDEPENDENCE, sunk 29 years ago. They were in good condition, and would burn as readily as before their long sojourn at the bottom of Lake Michigan. The INDEPENDENCE was one of the vessels launched over the isthmus before the construction of the Saint Mary Canal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LUDINGTON RECORD, Ludington, Michigan Thursday, February 16, 1882 VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 24 VOL. II NEW SERIES, NO. 39 Mr. Otis, of Chicago, has purchased the propeller TRUESDELL for $18,000. Repairs to the amount of $4,000 will be needed to complete repairs. Capt. Godwin will have command of the boat. Steam barge DAISY DAY brought a cargo of brick here a few days ago for Thos. R. Lyon. The boat sailed yesterday for Sheboygan with a cargo of shingles from E. A. Foster & Co. and Horace Butters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LUDINGTON RECORD, Ludington, Michigan Thursday, February 23, 1882 VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 25 VOL. II NEW SERIES, NO. 40 There is no doubt but the two new iron propellers now building at Wyandotte for the F. & P.M. R'y Co. will be on active duty between Ludington and the west shore by next September. Mr. Allen returned last Monday from his trip to Chicago, Milwaukee and Manitowoc. He found the commerical and shipping interests of the west shore unanimously in favor of the projected harbor of refuge at Ludington. They uniformly expressed themselves as only too glad to have the opportunity of assisting to obtain such appropriation as would secure a first-class harbor, and see no reason why the neces- sary amount should not be given the present season. This project overtops all matters pertaining to local improvement, as it directly concerns the whole chain of lakes and will be demanded in a way that cannot be denied. Mr. Allen returns with the signatures of the several Boards and associations both at Chicago and Milwaukee, and with a lively appreciation of the many favors and kindnesses shown him in helping to push the project. He desires, through the columns of The Record, to thank the members of the Boards for their kindness in the matter. The first iron steam-ship built at Cleveland was launched on Tuesday last, and was named ONOKO. The estimated capacity of the ONOKO is 100,000 bushels of corn or 3,000 gross tons of iron ore, on a draught of 14 feet 6 inches. It it stated by those interested in this steam- ship that the Globe iron works will lose $20,000 on their contract. They undertook to build and finish the ship for $200,000, but it is now estimated that her value is upwards of $220,000. The ONOKO will be the largest ship on the lakes, and will ton more than any other, but the propeller COMMODORE, which has heretofore carried the broom as far as size is concerned, is two feet broader than the new boat. ===========================================================================