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Transcribed by T. W. Stewart

We regret to inform you that Tom passed away in Ottawa, Ont. Monday, October 16, 2006 at the age of 84.

VESSELS BUILT AND BUILDING IN PRINCE COUNTY

Summerside Progress, September 17, 1865.

We sometime ago gave an account of the ships building in Summerside (nineteen in number) and in our present account shall. Therefore omit them. The timber of all the other vessels, and the planking, are the production of this Island. They are nearly all spruce built.

AT TRYON

Mr. George Muttart is building a brigatine of about 200 tons, to class A 1 for 4 years.

AT BEDEQUE

W. G. Strong, Esq, has a brigatine at about 200 tons, to class A 1 for 5 years. Mr. W. Cameron is the builder.

AT GRAND RIVER

Mr. Peter McGregor is building for John Lefurgey, Esq., a brig of about 200 tons to class 5 years.

AT ENMORE RIVER

S. S. (?) Lidstone, Esq., is building a fine barque of about 300 tons, for Angus McMillian, Esq. She is 112 feet keel, 26 feet beam, and 14 feet 10 inches depth of hold. To class 5 years.

Daniel McLellan is building a juniper barque of about 300 tons for A. McMillian, to class 5 years.

AT FIFTEEN POINT

Mr. Solomon Strang is building for John Lefurgy, a brigatine of about 200 hundred, to class 5 years.

Mr. Archibald Gillis is building for Angus McMillan, a brigt. of about 200 tons, to class 5 years.

Mr. A. Cameron is building two brigatines each about 200 tons for Thomas Simpson, one to class 4 years and the other 5 years.

AT EGMONT BAY

Francis de Roche is building for John Hazard & Co., a brig of about 250 tons. She is copper-fastened - 100 feet keel, under 13 depth of hold, and 24 feet beam, to class 5 years.

Mr. Arthur Craswell is also building for the same parties a vessel of about 110 tons register, to class5 years.

Mr. Wm. Balis (?) Is building for Angus McMillian, Esq., a barque and Brigt. Of about 400 and 200 tons respectively, to class 5 and 4 years.

Mr. N.J.Brown, Esq., is building two brigts. Of about 200 tons each - one of juniper, to class 7 years, and one of spruce to class 4 years. One launched.

Mr. Cormie is building for Angus McMillian a juniper brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class for 7 years.

Angus McFadyen has launched a juniper barque of about 350 tons, built for James Duncan & Co. To class 7 years.

James Yeo, Jr.., Esq., has a brigt. Building of about 200 tons, to class 5 years.

AT WEST POINT

Mr. Angus Gillis is building for James Duncan % Co., a juniper barque of about 300 tons, to class 7 years.

Mr. James McLellan has built for John A. McDonald, Esq., a brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class 5 years. She has been launched.

Mr. D.C. Ramsay is building for the same gentleman, a brig of about 250 tons to class 5 years.

Mr. James McLellan is also building for the same party, a juniper barque of about 300 tons, to class 7 years.

Mr. John Miller is building for the John Yeo, Esq., a brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class 5 years.

Mr. Samuel Kinlay is building for Jas. Duncan & Co., a juniper brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class 7 years.

Mr. Thos. Rix is also building for the same party, a juniper brig of about 250 tons, to class 7 years.

Mr. Andrew Bell is building for John Yeo, Esq., a juniper brig of about 250 tons, to class 7 years.

Mr. George Farley is building for the same party a brigt. Of about 200 tons to class5 years.

AT MCNAUGHT'S RIVER, LOT 6

Mr. Geo. Carroll has built and launched for John Yeo, Esq., a juniper barque of 450 tons, and is building a juniper brig of 250 tons, both to class 7 years.

AT NAIL POND

Stanislaus F. Perry & Co., are building for John A. McDonald, Esq., a vessel of about 100 tons, to class 4 years.

AT TIGNISH

I. C. Hall & Co. have launched a fishing vessel of about 70 tons, to class 4 years.

AT CASCUMPEC

Benj. Rogers, Esq., is building a brig of about 250 tons, to class 5 years.

Thomas Metherel is building for G. W. Howlan, Esq., a brigt. of about 200 tons, to class5 years.

Herbert Bell, Esq., has built and launched for I. C. Hall & Co., a vessel of 100 tons ,to class 5 years.

AT LOT 11

Mr. Henry McDonald is building a juniper brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class 7 years.

AT BIDDEFORD

Messers. Yeo & Richards are building four vessels, juniper and spruce of about 200 to 499 tons each, to class from 4 to 7 years.

AT PORT HILL

Hugh Ramsay, Esq., is building for James Yeo, jr., a juniper barque of about 400 tons, to class 7 years, and a brigt. Of about 200 tons, to class 5 years.

AT BROWN'S CREEK, LOT 13

Alex. Brown is building a clipper brigt. Of 200 tons, for John Andrew McDonald, Esq. To class 5 years - intended for a West Indian trader.

 

We have here, including Summerside, building and built, a total of 57 vessels, with an aggregate of about 13,000 tons. Here we have at least one branch of our industry prosecuted with respectable and even praiseworthy (vigour). Would that all others were equally well pursued. But we shall hope for better things.

We may have omitted some in the above list. If so, we will make it good in a future No.