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Historic EVENTS in and around Welland

NEW VESSELS

[St. Catharines Constitutional, 6 April 1865]

New vessels: Messrs. Beatty of Thorold have commenced building a large steamer for the Upper lakes, the keel of which was laid last Monday. Mr. H.H. Collier’s side-wheel tug, intended to run on the Chippawa and Buffalo route is rapidly approaching completion. Both vessels are being built under the superintendence of Mr. Simpson. Mr. Shickluna, likewise, has a very fine vessel nearly ready for launching; and so we are glad to see that he has commenced to rebuild his saw and planing mill, lately destroyed by incendiarism.