Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Door County Advocate Saturday, August 2, 1862 [extracts of marine news] No marine news in this issue. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door County Advocate Saturday, August 9, 1862 [extracts of marine news] F. B. Gardner's New Steam Boat - We are informed that Mr. Gardner is now building at Pensaukee a steam tug intended for the towing business at his two saw mills, at Little Sturgeon Bay and Pensaukee. She will be 110 feet long, 26 feet beam, and have side wheels. A strong force of men will be put on at once, to have her out early in the fall, and it is expected she will be running by Oct. 1st. As the west shore of Green Bay is so well provided with steamboat accommodation, we look forward to this new and commendable enterprise of Mr. Gardner to furnish Door county and the east shore with steam facilities to connect with the railroad at Green Bay. Shipping News - The schooner REPUBLIC, Capt. Saveland, arrived on the 6th inst., and is loading with shingle-bolts for Mr. P. Lawrence of Green Bay and Milwaukee. Items From the Green Bay Advocate. New Schooner - The schooner SARAH CLOW, built at Chamber's Island, Door county, arrived at Albright's dock on Tuesday morning, and her owner has gone to Chicago to procure her sails, &c., &c. The vessel measures 285 tons. The owner has put upon her the labor of ten years - even to his farm, his stock, and everything he possessed - and he says that as his wife has worked as hard as he has, he names the vessel after her in compliment for the valuable services she has rendered. He proposes to load her with shingles the first of next week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door County Advocate Saturday, August 16, 1862 [extracts of marine news] Ship Building. There is, perhaps, no department of business more worthy of attention than the caption of our heading. The unprece- dented increase of the Crop of Cereals in the Northwest, has far outstripped the facilities for transportation to the sea board, and the consequence is an increasing, un- usual, and we may say, unnatural and injurious increase in price of freights. The high rate of transportation on grain eastward, has disturbed other departments of busi- ness. Lumber, wood, posts, shingles, &c., are subjected to such additional cost for transportation to market, (as almost to cause a stoppage of shipment), which nec- cessarily interferes greatly with the necessisities of both producers and consumers of these essential commo- dities. To the grower of grain crops the effect or re- sult of exhorbitant freights can easily be comprehended and understood. - When for instance, the rate of freight on a bushel of corn from Chicago or Milwaukee is equal to the worth or price of a bushel of corn in those mark- ets, we see at once that something is wrong - the freights are too high - unnaturally high - and we need more bottoms - more vessels is being wanted - where are they to be built? We call attention of ship builders to our Green Bay districts, as also to vessel proprietors, as a cheap and commodious locality. From the city of Green Bay northward to its connection with Lake Michigan, on both sides of the Bay, oak and other fine timber abounds, and can be obtained and furnished for ship building for one-third of the cost than at more distant easterly localities, and of a far superior quality. We affirm "that we do know" when we so assert as witness the PAMELIA FLOOD, built in Green Bay, the F. B. and FANNIE GARDNER, built at Pensaukee, and last, the TWO FANNIES, built the past winter, at Peshtigo. We fully believe that the Green Bay district is to be first of all ship building point on the great Lakes. No other locality has as fair timber or as easily and cheaply obtained. We invite attention to the fact of those whose business it is to build ships or to have them built. We understand the Peshtigo Company intend building one if not two, of the capacity of the last named vessel, the ensuing winter. There is room for ten or twenty like her, here and on the Bay shores. The completion of the Rail Road here the ensuing fall, will make our city and vicinity easy of access to those engaged in the important business named in our caption - Green Bay Advocate. ------- *And the SARAH CLOW, built at Chamber's Island, Door county. Steamboat for Sturgeon Bay - John B. Jacobs, the gentlemanly proprietor of the well known steamer QUEEN CITY, desires us to say, that he will convey passengers and freight to and from Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay, once a week. - The QUEEN CITY will touch at Lauries' dock on Saturday, going up to Green Bay. Our friends in Door county will please make a note of this, and be on hand with passengers and orders, which will receive every attention from the gentlemanly of- ficers on board. Oconto Co. Items from the Pioneer. Sailed - We understand that the Peshtigo Company's new vessel, the TWO FANNIES, sailed from Peshtigo on Monday last, for Chicago, being her first trip. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door County Advocate Saturday, August 23, 1862 [extracts of marine news] Shipping News - The Schooner TARTAR arrived on Thursday, the 21th (sic) inst., and is loading with railroad ties and square timber. The Schooner H. N. GATES arrived on the 17th inst., loaded with lumber, and sailed on the 20th inst. The Tug NEENAH, from Green Bay, arrived here yesterday, with a barge, for the purpose of transporting a cargo of tan-bark to Oshkosh, and is loading from Capt. Shaw's dock. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door County Advocate Saturday, August 30, 1862 [extracts of marine news] No marine news in this issue. ==========================================================================