Inland Seas, Summer 1950, p. 51

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1854 Barque B.S. Shephard, 509 tons. [Wrecked in Lake Erie, 1863.] 1855 Schooner Ralph Campbell, 226 tons. In commission 1898 Schooner A. H. Stevens, 240 tons. Schooner David Tod, 460 tons 1855 Schooner Ellen Williams, 380 tons. Barque DeSoto, 570 tons. 1856 Schooner John S. Newhouse, 381 tons. [Burned in Grand Traverse Bay, 1871. Raised and rebuilt.] Schooner W. B. Castle, 230 tons Schooner Baltic, 369 tons. [Wrecked at Oswego in 1867.] 1856 Schooner Midnight, 287 tons. [Passed out 1895.] Schooner J.T. Ayer, 380 tons At this time they undertook the construction of propellers, and the first two built were at once remarked for their correct proportions, beauty of finish, and strength of hull. They were: Evergreen City, 610 tons. 1857 Fountain City, 630 tons. [Burned in Sturgeon Bay in 1896.] The schooner Ellen White, 160 tons, was built, which later burned in Lake Erie in 1870, and then the firm resumed work on propellers. The Comet, 624 tons, was built in 1857 and sunk by collision in 1875 with a loss of 10 lives. The Rocket, also built in 1857 and of the same size, was sunk at Toledo in 1874. Both were put into the railroad line running from Buffalo westward. These were models of beauty and strength. Next came the schooners: Metropolis, 234 tons. [Wrecked at Old Mission, 1886.] Mary B. Hale, 248 tons. [Passed out in 1892.] 1857 E.M. Peck, 168 tons. [Foundered in 1868 on Lake Michigan with 8 lives lost.] Barque Colorado, 503 tons. [Wrecked in 1863 on Lake Michi- gan.] 1861 Propeller Detroit, 397 tons. [Sunk in Saginaw Bay, 1863.] 1862 Barque Unadilla, 396 tons. In commission, 1898 1862 Barque P. C. Sherman, 566 tons, [Ashore in 1871 at Long Point with 9 lives lost.] 115

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