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E-text prepared by Paul Marshall, Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi, the Philatelic Digital Library Project (https://www.librarything.com/groups/tpdlp) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
Steam Navigation AND ITS RELATION TO THE COMMERCE OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF STEAM NAVIGATION.
The Dawn of Steamship Navigation.
Bell’s “Comet.”[5]
The “Clermont.”
CHAPTER II. EARLY YEARS OF STEAM NAVIGATION.
The “Royal William.”
The “Sirius” and “Great Western.”
The “Great Britain” and “Great Eastern.”
The Screw-Propeller.
CHAPTER III. THE CUNARD LINE AND ITS FOUNDERS.
CHAPTER IV. NORTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
The Collins Line.
The Inman and International Line.
The Red Star Line,
The Anchor Line.
The National Steam Navigation Company.
The Guion Line.
The White Star Line.
Continental Lines.
The Hamburg-American Packet Company,
The North German Lloyd Company.
The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique,
The Netherlands Line,
The Thingvalla Line,
CHAPTER V. STEAM TO INDIA AND THE EAST.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company,
Steamship Lines to Africa.
West Indies and Pacific Lines.
The Canadian Trans-Pacific Steamships.
CHAPTER VI. STEAM IN THE BRITISH NAVY.
Marine Distances.
Sunday at Sea.
Icebergs and Tidal Waves.
CHAPTER VII. THE ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE.
The Allan Line.
The Dominion Line.
The Beaver Line.
Canadian Fast Atlantic Service.
CHAPTER VIII. STEAM ON THE GREAT LAKES.
The Canadian Canals.
The Welland Canal.
CHAPTER IX. STEAM COMMERCE OF THE GREAT LAKES.
Sault Ste. Marie Ship Canals.
The Erie Canal.
Canadian Commerce on the Great Lakes.
The Transportation Business.
Deeper Waterways.
Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal.
CHAPTER X. IN THE PROVINCES OF THE DOMINION.
In the Province of Quebec.
On the Ottawa River.
In the Province of Ontario.[62]
In Manitoba.[63]
In British Columbia.[64]
In Nova Scotia.[67]
In New Brunswick.[69]
In Prince Edward Island.[70]
The Winter Ferry.
Dominion Steamers.
Newfoundland.[71]
General Summary.
The World’s Steamers.
Conclusion.
APPENDICES.
I. CAPTAIN JOHN ERICSSON.
THE CALORIC SHIP “ERICSSON.”
THE “MONITOR.”
II. THE WHALEBACK
III. THE TURRET STEAMSHIP.
IV. WATER JET SYSTEM OF PROPULSION.
V. THE CIGAR STEAMBOAT.
VI. THE ROLLER STEAMBOAT.
VII. THE “TURBINIA.”
INDEX.
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