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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 PAGE SEVEN Oshawa's Harbor Has Interesting History Dating Back to the Pioneer Days History of Harbor at Oshawa | Dates Back to Pioneer Days When Whiskey Was Big Export | i the harbour as bookkeeper for i A rmALtel William Henry, "and mend dor Sha Gacden Sle! a in the establishment for a yesulted ry for the trip from Oshawa to Toronto | pistory of the Oshawa harbour, For Early History of the Harbor Is Closely Linked Up With ,. That of the Mothersill Fa- iy --~ Harbor Had Its ; test Prosperity Dur. ing Period From 1850 to 1880 ----rr The arrival of two steamers in the Dshawa harbour yesterday marks what is confidently hoped will be the yenewal of prosperity which charac terized the harbour front in the days of the last century, Duringsthe period from 1550 to 1880, the harbour at Port Oshawa was the scens of continuous activity and bustle, Ships were arriving and de parting every day, large shipments of grain and farm produce were be. ing made every year, and the posi: tion of harbourmaster was one of the most important poets in the com- munity. The arrival of steamers today marks the end of a 17 year period of inactivity, Not since 1913 has a steamer brought a cargo into Osh awa harbour, In that year the last ship arrived, bringing a cargo of coal to this elty. The earliest known mention of the Oshawa harbour is connected with the Upper Canadian rebellion of 1837, A well authenticated story tells of the flight of several refugees from Port Oshawa, who embarked in the dead of night, and made good thelr escape to the United States. Captain James Trull was sailing vessels out of Sydenham harbour in that year, 'Whiskey formed the largest part of the export trade from Oshawa hare bour, then known as Sydenham har- bour, in the years up to 1860 or thereabouts, Four distilleries were operating in the town during that time, and whiskey and potash ware shipped from the harbour in large quantities, As the surrounding territory was wattlad, and transformed from a wile deryess. Lito a prosperous farming distelet, thin businens handled through the hour concerned itaelf largely STEAMER ASHBY SECOND IN PORT in the city during the day complet. ing the arrangements for the arrival of the steamer, Incidentally, the Ashbay arrived in the Oshuwe Har bor while the 8.8, City of Kingston was still at its berth, taking on its cargo, The Ashbay found a berth immediately astern of the C.8.L. boat, and thus the people assembled on the quay had the opportunity of sesing, together, the first two steamers, ono eastbound and the other westbound, to come into Oshawa's harbor, A cargo of some thirty tons of freight was waiting for the Ashbay, twenty tons being metal lath and other products from the Pedlar Feo Line Navigation Company wan look ing forward to making Oshaws one of its important regular calling ports, y sven unday sven and an Saapound steamer will here every Munday forenoon. Thus the next steamers to enter the harbor will be the vessels of this line on Sunday next, one just before noon, and the other in the evening The work of loading the cargo on the Ashbay proceeded throughout the evening, was not completed un til nearly midnight, nwhile, those of the crew of twenty-one men whose services were not required for the loading of the cargo found plenty of amusement in Lakeview Park, where they spent most of their time. Many Visited Steamer In the early part of the evening, many local people wers given the opportunity of going on hoard the bay, one large group of girls and oung women in the latest styles of thing suits creating quite a furore as they went on & tour of Inspection of the ship. Shoitly after midnight, the Ash bay loosed its moorings, and cast off on its way to Toronto, which was its next port of call, ---- ---- Suspended Rentence Allan Rusk, of Castleton faced ple, and the other ten tons being a shipment from the firm of Vittings, Iimited, both cargoes being bound for Winnipeg. In conversation with Mr. Calvin, The Times learned two charges in Tuesday's police gourt, One was for reckless driv- ing and the other was fallure to notity on changing ownership of an automobile, The former got him » suspended sentence, but he paid $10 and costs on the latter, Will Call Regularly that the Tres FOUR CENTURIES SERIE] --AND NOW Oshawa is to Be Served by Family Kept Saddlery Shop From 1887 to 1930 London, ~~Before the Bpshith Armada, the Gunpowder Plot or the ¥ire of London, and in the days of Queen, Elizabeth, Mary Queen of cots, and Shakespeare, the Denyers plied their trade in a little saddlery shop of High street, ftaine, England, fiince the year 1567 the family sweep up to the door of the ola building, Trade 1s not what It us. ed to be and, saddest of all, the groy-haired man at work in the old harness-room Is the last of the Denyers Edmund John Danyer, named after his ancestors, has no son to follow in his footsteps, When he 1s kone the historic record will he hroken Whils he lives howsyer, this quiet, grave little saddler Is deter. mined to earry on, in spite of all the motor cars, asroplanes, trains, and motorcycles in the world, FIRST STEAMER TO ENTER HARBOR #8, OITY OF KINGATON Of the Canada Steamship Lines, | John Dube, was the first steamer under the command of Captain |to enter the new Oshawa Harbor yosterday afternoon, when the ves. vol was greeted by large crowd, with grain, Huge quantities of bar 18 ne 0. by water, The 4 away as : A ® Wagon load at & time, walling in line for theif turn/to Toad thelr grain on the boat, and returning home ate at} night." Old timers tell of seping & waiting queus of loaded wagons, stretohing from the lakefront up pearly to the railway station, During the period from 1850 to 4880 the harbour experienced 118 greatest prosperity, Several laka schooners wers owned in Oshawa, and | sailed regularly from the harbour | here, Bailing vessels were aven | built In Oshawa in the early days. | The late Captain Farewell bullt af boat here, and sailed it from Oshawn | for a number of years, The late | Captain Allan, who was drowned In the 1870's, sailed a vessel for. J. O. Guy, who was harbour master here at one time, | . The early history of the Mothersill | gamily is connected with the Oshawa | harbour. Some time during the Afth decade of the last century, four boys of the Mothersill family landed here as emigrants, and camped on the Jakeshora, A fever epldemlio broke | out, carrying away some 14 people | at the lakefront, among them two of the four Mothersill brothers, The other two, Richard and John, sure vived to become prosperous citizens, The harbour was controlled during a large part of the last century by the Sydenham Harbour Company, a highly successful business enterprise, At ona time, shares of the company with & par value of §100, were sell: ing for $400, The roster of Oshawa's harbour masters begins with the name of Xl der Thomas Henry, who held that osition during the 1860's, Tider envy was one of the big men of the community 80 years ago, In addi tion to his post at the harbour, he was & preacher and operated a farm near the village of Oshawa, Following him Se he late J. o , wijo was. a oWRAr As We! Ju Ynroaamasiet: a began as sub ordinate to Elder Henry, then sue ¢oedod. hiln as harbour master in 807, a buns 3 After Mr. Guy' came Fred Fowke, therfather of , Li, Fowke of this aity, who held the podition about 18865. Mr, Fowke received a salary of $500 per annum, He was succeeded by WiNfam Wilson of Harmony, After Wilson came William T\ Honry, Who was mante? of the hare pour for about 30 years, approxi ately trom 1890 to 1010, The present harbourmaster, H, Lloyd Gifford, was appointed in Oo» tober of 1038. Two Bits to Toronto Two passenger steamers were mak: Ing regular runs from Toronto to * Oshawa in the last decade of the last | entury, The steamer, "Garden City Pad a regular rate of 60 cents for the return trip to Toronto. Then | Erindale came. on same Tun, he competition whic! ued time of a rate of twe and back again, Mr, F, K, Ellis, now poll tax colle: | the go the development which has complejed tor for the city, ls. veritable mine of information as regards the early years he waa connected intimately wit LAKE ONTARIO WR 7s Fes vtsa ton canons 335331 Premise {enn prumiieve, BIER cenicraTa PUES Mo Bear arEe HAeROR Bag T mn ¢ aver, vw E Above Is a drawing made from | time, The lightly shaded portiow sin which have been dredged #0 far at the Oshawa [the harbor 850 feet by 480 vernment engineers' plan of | shows the channel and harbor bas been out, Harbor, ,This drawing was made, | feet in area, and the channel 185 of course, before the work was started, and is reproduced from An | which has a feet wide, The diversion of the two creeks, and the swamp land already been Jai ily Jak haduateial d also Indicated In the drawing, The complete . harbor development plans. call for the enlargement of the harbor basin to the west and north of the present basin, with provision for docking, slips: and wharves along the west side of the CANADA tradition has remained nnbroken, ' . From father to son they have ears ried on in the same ttle shop, des. 1 pita the passing of horseloving |B kings and nobles and the advent of switter forms of travel, Carriages and pairs no longer J ] SERVICE The large and most modern fleet of package freighters CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES connect this port with all ports on the Canadian Lakes Quebec Montreal Kingston OSHAWA Toronto Windsor fault St. Marie Port Arthur Fort William and ports on the St. Lawrence River and with the Cana: dian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railways at Fort William and Port Arthur for all points in the Cana- dian North-West, CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH ALL OCEAN LINES FOR EXPORT OR IMPORT FREIGHT -- Through Bills of Lading Issued USE THE FREIGHT SERVICE OF -- TREE LINE 'NAVIGATION CO. 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