Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . sumed work on pro-pellers. The Comet, 624 tons, and Eocket of the same size, werebuilt and put into the railroad line running f-om Bufialo were models of beauty and strength. Next came the schoonersMetropolis, zm tons, Mary B. Hale, 360 tons, and E. 31. Peck, lOS tons;baniue Colorado, 503 tons; propeller Detroit, 30S tons; barquesUnadilla, 567 tons, C. P. Sherman, 5GS tons. Sunrise, 51)8 tons. GoldenFleece, 600 tons, and Northwest, 630 tons ; tugs W. B. Castle, 219 tonsand I. U. Masters, 203 tons; barque S. V. P. Watson, 678
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . sumed work on pro-pellers. The Comet, 624 tons, and Eocket of the same size, werebuilt and put into the railroad line running f-om Bufialo were models of beauty and strength. Next came the schoonersMetropolis, zm tons, Mary B. Hale, 360 tons, and E. 31. Peck, lOS tons;baniue Colorado, 503 tons; propeller Detroit, 30S tons; barquesUnadilla, 567 tons, C. P. Sherman, 5GS tons. Sunrise, 51)8 tons. GoldenFleece, 600 tons, and Northwest, 630 tons ; tugs W. B. Castle, 219 tonsand I. U. Masters, 203 tons; barque S. V. P. Watson, 678 tons; pro-peller Toledo, ?—-^V /^Vv%- ^^. ii-i\ ^ \ { A ?- Cs ITS REPRESENTATIVE MEN. KiJ Mr. IVck now carried on liis ship yard alone, and his first w(.rkwas the lilliiii; of a contract to build two steam Revenue < forfiorvice on the lakes. The John Sherman, of 500 tons, and the A. WFessenden, of the same size, were turned out, and no hotter workcould possibly be found. The Government ofiicers promptly acceptedthe vessels and declared them more than up to the requirements ofthe contract. They were pronounced models of beauty, strength,and speed. The cutters were followed by the schooner Oak Leaf, 390 tons;propellers Messenger, 400 tons, and Nebraska, 1,300 tons, the latter,one of the finest steamers put on the lakes ; schooner David Stewart,675 tons; propellers Manistee, 400 tons, and City of Concord, 400 other propellers, one of 1,000 tons, and one of about 300 tons,were added in the season of 1S69. It will be seen that nearly all the vessels, whether sail or steam,built by 31r. Peck/^vere of the first
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