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Opening / Closing of Various Canadian Ports and Canals
and the Hudson
River and Erie Canal
From Sessional Papers of the Government of Canada, 27 Victoria 1864
(4)
Quebec | Montreal | Kingston
| Hudson River | Erie Canal
| Welland Canal | Williamsburg
Canal | Cornwall Canal | Beauharnois
Canal | Lachine Canal | St
Anne's Lock | St Our's Lock | Chambly
Canal | Lake Erie
Appendix M
No. 1.-Statement shewing the opening and closing of navigation at the
Ports of Quebec, Montreal, and Kingston; (furnished by the Collectors
of Customs of the respective places.)
Year
|
|
Port of Montreal
|
Port of Kingston
|
AArrivals
|
Sailed
for Sea |
No.
of Days from first arrival to sailing of last vessel |
First
Steamer for Quebec
|
Last Steamer for Quebec
|
Days of Navigation
|
Open
|
Closed
|
Number
of Days
|
From
Montreal Steamer |
From
Sea Ship |
1825 |
Apr 16 |
Apr 24 |
Dec 9 |
239 |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
1830 |
Apr 17 |
Apr 26 |
Dec 4 |
232 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1831 |
Apr 21 |
Apr 16 |
Nov 30 |
229 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Dec 19 |
----- |
1832 |
Apr 29 |
May 4 |
Nov 30 |
216 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 27 |
Dec 4 |
222 |
1833 |
Apr 18 |
May 10 |
Nov 25 |
222 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 7 |
Jan(1834) 1 |
270 |
1834 |
Apr 18 |
May 6 |
Nov 24 |
221 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Mar 19 |
Dec 22 |
279 |
1835 |
May 4 |
May 2 |
Nov 26 |
209 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 6 |
Dec 31 |
270 |
1836 |
May 11 |
May 11 |
Nov 25 |
199 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 23 |
Dec 26 |
248 |
1837 |
May 1 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 18 |
204 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 11 |
Jan (1838) 16 |
281 |
1838 |
Apr 28 |
May 3 |
Nov 20 |
207 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 6 |
Dec 18 |
257 |
1839 |
Apr 21 |
May 8 |
Nov 23 |
217 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 8 |
Dec 26 |
255 |
1840 |
Apr 19 |
Apr 25 |
Nov 29 |
225 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Mar 19 |
Dec 23 |
280 |
1841 |
May 1 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 28 |
214 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 23 |
Dec 31 |
253 |
1842 |
Apr 21 |
May 3 |
Nov 28 |
222 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Mar 24 |
Dec 31 |
283 |
1843 |
May 5 |
Apr 18 |
Nov 28 |
225 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 25 |
Jan (18440 3 |
254 |
1844 |
Apr 23 |
May 3 |
Nov 23 |
215 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Mar 9 |
Jan (1845) 12 |
310 |
1845 |
Apr 25 |
May 1 |
Nov 26 |
216 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 2 |
Jan (1846) 9 |
274 |
1846 |
Apr 17 |
Apr 24 |
Nov 27 |
225 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Mar 31 |
----- |
----- |
1847 |
May 8 |
May 8 |
Nov 26 |
202 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 11 |
Jan (1848) 6 |
271 |
1848 |
Apr 6 |
May 1 |
Nov 21 |
230 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 3 |
Dec 30 |
272 |
1849 |
Apr 25 |
Apr 28 |
Nov 25 |
215 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 3 |
Dec 31 |
273 |
1850 |
Apr 25 |
Apr 18 |
Nov 28 |
218 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 5 |
Dec 26 |
266 |
1851 |
Apr 21 |
Apr 20 |
Nov 29 |
222 |
Apr 21 |
Nov 30 |
224 |
Apr 2 |
Dec 22 |
265 |
1852 |
Apr 30 |
Apr 15 |
Dec 4 |
219 |
Apr 28 |
Dec 13 |
230 |
Apr 19 |
Jan 14, 1853 |
271 |
1853 |
Apr 23 |
Apr 24 |
Nov 26 |
218 |
Apr 20 |
Dec 1 |
226 |
Apr 4 |
Jan 5, 1854 |
277 |
1854 |
May 5 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 29 |
208 |
May 1 |
Dec 2 |
216 |
Apr 10 |
Jan 13, 1855 |
279 |
1855 |
May 6 |
May 6 |
Nov 22 |
200 |
May 5 |
Nov 22 |
201 |
Apr 17 |
Jan 1, 1856 |
260 |
1856 |
Apr 27 |
Apr 28 |
Nov 23 |
211 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 25 |
211 |
Apr 8 |
Dec 31 |
268 |
1857 |
Apr 17 |
Apr 20 |
Nov 24 |
222 |
Apr 29 |
Dec 5 |
215 |
Apr 2 |
Feb 2, 1858 |
307 |
1858 |
Apr 18 |
Apr 28 |
Nov 25 |
222 |
Apr 16 |
Nov 30 |
229 |
Apr 26 |
Jan 8, 1859 |
258 |
1859 |
Apr 22 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 28 |
221 |
Apr 12 |
Nov 26 |
229 |
Apr 15 |
Dec 25 |
255 |
1860 |
Apr 26 |
Apr 28 |
Nov 26 |
215 |
Apr 16 |
Dec 2 |
231 |
Apr 12 |
Jan 10, 1861 |
274 |
1861 |
Apr 26 |
Apr 22 |
Dec 2 |
221 |
Apr 26 |
Dec 2 |
221 |
Apr 8 |
Jan 4, 1862 |
272 |
1862 |
Apr 30 |
Apr 16 |
Nov 29 |
214 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 29 |
215 |
Apr 14 |
Jan 17, 1863 |
279 |
1863 |
May 3 |
May 4 |
Nov 27 |
209 |
May 2 |
Nov 30 |
213 |
Apr 16 |
Jan 1, 1864 |
261 |
No. 2-Statement showing the opening and closing of the Welland,
Burlington Bay, Williamsburg, Cornwall, Beauharnois, and Lachine Canals,
St. Anne's Lock, Ottawa River, St. Ours' Lock, and Chambly Canal.
Year |
Welland Canal |
Williamsburg Canals |
Cornwall Canal |
Beauharnois Canal |
Opened |
Closed |
No. of days open |
Opened |
Closed |
No. of days open |
Opened |
Closed |
No. of days open |
Opened |
Closed |
No. of days open |
1831 |
Apr 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1832 |
May 15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1833 |
May 20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1834 |
Apr 10 |
Nov 15 |
220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1835 |
May 1 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1836 |
Apr 28 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1837 |
May 5 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1838 |
Apr 5 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1839 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1840 |
Apr 2 |
Dec 1 |
244 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1841 |
May 4 |
Dec 6 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1842 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1843 |
----- |
Dec 4 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 10 |
Nov 28 |
233 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1844 |
Apr 1 |
Dec 4 |
248 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 24 |
Dec 2 |
223 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
1845 |
May 7 |
Nov 29 |
207 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 28 |
Nov 29 |
216 |
Oct 11 |
Nov 26 |
47 |
1846 |
Apr 3 |
Dec 15 |
257 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Apr 20 |
Dec 2 |
227 |
Apr 16 |
Nov 29 |
228 |
1847 |
Apr 14 |
Dec 9 |
240 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
May 1 |
Dec 4 |
218 |
May 5 |
Nov 28 |
209 |
1848 |
Apr 10 |
Dec 19 |
258 |
Apr 13 |
Dec 6 |
238 |
Apr 7 |
Dec 9 |
247 |
Apr 12 |
Nov 30 |
233 |
1849 |
Apr 3 |
Dec 7 |
249 |
Apr 9 |
Dec 15 |
251 |
Apr 7 |
Dec 6 |
244 |
Apr 19 |
Dec 8 |
234 |
1850 |
Apr 1 |
Dec 12 |
255 |
Apr 27 |
Dec 10 |
228 |
Apr 20 |
Dec 7 |
232 |
Apr 26 |
Dec 4 |
223 |
1851 |
Mar 25 |
Dec 12 |
261 |
Apr 25 |
Nov 25 |
215 |
Apr 25 |
Dec 12 |
232 |
Apr 25 |
Nov 25 |
215 |
1852 |
Apr 13 |
Dec 14 |
245 |
Apr 13 |
Nov 24 |
226 |
May 1 |
Dec 16 |
230 |
May 2 |
Dec 13 |
226 |
1853 |
Apr 1 |
Dec 17 |
261 |
May 1 |
Dec 1 |
215 |
Apr 29 |
Dec 14 |
230 |
Apr 29 |
Nov 24 |
209 |
1854 |
Apr 3 |
Dec 4 |
----- |
May 3 |
Dec 3 |
220 |
Apr 30 |
Dec 10 |
225 |
May 1 |
Dec 2 |
216 |
1855 |
Apr 16 |
Dec 12 |
241 |
Apr 20 |
Dec 15 |
230 |
Apr 30 |
Dec 18 |
233 |
May 1 |
Nov 28 |
212 |
1856 |
Apr 26 |
Dec 13 |
232 |
Apr 28 |
Dec 6 |
223 |
Apr 28 |
Dec 6 |
223 |
May 1 |
Dec 1 |
215 |
1857 |
May 1 |
Dec 15 |
229 |
May 1 |
Dec 12 |
226 |
May 1 |
Dec 12 |
226 |
May 2 |
Nov 26 |
209 |
1858 |
Apr 7 |
Dec 7 |
245 |
Apr 25 |
Dec 11 |
231 |
Apr 26 |
Dec 7 |
226 |
Apr 26 |
Nov 26 |
215 |
1859 |
Apr 1 |
Dec 8 |
252 |
Apr 30 |
Dec 30 |
220 |
Apr 20 |
Dec 7 |
232 |
Apr 19 |
Nov 29 |
225 |
1860 |
Apr 1 |
Dec 6 |
250 |
Apr 21 |
Dec 10 |
234 |
Apr 21 |
Dec 10 |
234 |
Apr 19 |
Dec 3 |
229 |
1861 |
Apr 8 |
Dec 12 |
249 |
Apr 24 |
Dec 10 |
231 |
Apr 24 |
Dec 12 |
233 |
Apr 24 |
Dec 3 |
224 |
1862 |
Apr 15 |
Dec 15 |
245 |
Apr 29 |
Dec 4 |
218 |
May 1 |
Dec 8 |
222 |
Apr 30 |
Nov 30 |
215 |
1863 |
Apr 13 |
Dec 13 |
245 |
May 1 |
Dec 7 |
221 |
May 2 |
Dec 12 |
225 |
May 2 |
Dec 4 |
217 |
No. 3-The following table, taken from the report of
the Canal Commissioners of the State of New York, shows the date of the
opening and closing of the Hudson River; also the time of opening and
closing the Erie Canal, from 1824 to 1862, and the opening of Lake Erie,
from 1827 to 1862.
Opening and Closing
of the Hudson
River |
Commencement and Close
of Navigation
of Erie Canal |
|
River open |
River closed |
Open days |
Canal open |
Canal closed |
Navigable days |
Opening of the Lake |
Mar 3, 1824 |
Jan 5, 1825 |
309 |
Apr 30, 1824 |
Dec 4 |
219 |
|
Mar 6, 1825 |
Dec 13, 1825 |
282 |
Apr 12, 1825 |
Dec 5 |
238 |
|
Feb 25, 1826 |
Dec 24, 1826 |
302 |
Apr 20, 1826 |
Dec 18 |
243 |
|
Mar 20, 1827 |
Nov 25, 1827 |
251 |
Apr 22, 1827 |
Dec 18 |
241 |
Apr 21, 1827 |
Feb 8, 1828 |
Dec 23, 1828 |
220 |
Mar 27, 1828 |
Dec 20 |
269 |
Apr 1, 1828 |
Apr 1, 1829 |
Jan 11, 1830 |
286 |
May 2, 1829 |
Dec 17 |
230 |
May 10, 1829 |
Mar 15, 1830 |
Dec 25, 1830 |
283 |
Apr 20, 1830 |
Dec 17 |
242 |
May 5, 1830 |
Mar 15, 1831 |
Dec 6, 1831 |
263 |
Apr 16, 1831 |
Dec 1 |
230 |
May 8, 1831 |
Mar 25, 1832 |
Dec 21, 1832 |
289 |
Apr 25, 1832 |
Dec 21 |
241 |
Apr 27, 1832 |
Mar 21, 1833 |
Dec 13, 1833 |
277 |
Apr 19, 1833 |
Dec 12 |
238 |
Apr 23, 1833 |
Feb 29, 1834 |
Dec 15, 1834 |
291 |
Apr 17, 1834 |
Dec 12 |
240 |
Apr 6, 1834 |
Mar 25, 1835 |
Nov 30, 1835 |
268 |
Apr 15, 1835 |
Nov 30 |
230 |
May 8, 1835 |
Apr 4, 1836 |
Dec 7, 1836 |
248 |
Apr 25, 1836 |
Nov 26 |
216 |
Apr 27, 1836 |
Mar 27, 1837 |
Dec 14, 1837 |
261 |
Apr 20, 1837 |
Dec 9 |
234 |
May 16, 1837 |
Mar 19, 1838 |
Nov 25, 1838 |
257 |
Apr 12, 1838 |
Nov 25 |
228 |
Mar 31, 1838 |
Mar 25, 1839 |
Dec 18, 1839 |
286 |
Apr 20, 1839 |
Dec 16 |
241 |
Apr 11, 1839 |
Feb 25, 1840 |
Dec 5, 1840 |
285 |
Apr 20, 1840 |
Dec 3 |
228 |
Apr 27, 1840 |
Mar 24, 1841 |
Dec 19, 1841 |
286 |
Apr 24, 1841 |
Nov 30 |
221 |
Apr 14, 1841 |
Feb 4, 1842 |
Nov 28, 1842 |
308 |
Apr 20, 1842 |
Nov 28 |
222 |
Mar 7, 1842 |
Apr 13, 1843 |
Dec 10, 1843 |
242 |
May 1, 1843 |
Nov 30 |
214 |
May 6, 1843 |
Mar 18, 1844 |
Dec 17, 1844 |
278 |
Apr 18, 1844 |
Nov 26 |
222 |
Mar 14 1844 |
Feb 24, 1845 |
Dec 3, 1845 |
283 |
Apr 15, 1845 |
Nov 29 |
228 |
Apr 3, 1845 |
Mar 18, 1846 |
Dec 14, 1846 |
275 |
Apr 16, 1846 |
Nov 25 |
224 |
Apr 11, 1846 |
Apr 7, 1847 |
Dec 25, 1847 |
263 |
May 1, 1847 |
Nov 30 |
214 |
Apr 23, 1847 |
Mar 22, 1848 |
Dec 27, 1848 |
292 |
May 1, 1848 |
Dec 9 |
223 |
Apr 9, 1848 |
Mar 19, 1849 |
Dec 26, 1849 |
286 |
May 1, 1849 |
Dec 5 |
219 |
Mar 25, 1849 |
Mar 10, 1850 |
Dec 17, 1850 |
282 |
Apr 22, 1850 |
Dec 11 |
234 |
Mar 25, 1850 |
Feb 25, 1851 |
Dec 14, 1851 |
293 |
Apr 15, 1851 |
Dec 5 |
235 |
Apr 2, 1851 |
Mar 28, 1852 |
Dec 22, 1852 |
270 |
Apr 20, 1852 |
Dec 16 |
239 |
Apr 20, 1852 |
Mar 23, 1853 |
Dec 21, 1853 |
274 |
Apr 20, 1853 |
Dec 20 |
245 |
Apr 14, 1853 |
Mar 17, 1854 |
Dec 8, 1854 |
266 |
May 1, 1854 |
Dec 3 |
217 |
Apr 29, 1854 |
Mar 27, 1855 |
Dec 20, 1855 |
268 |
May 1, 1855 |
Dec 10 |
224 |
Apr 21, 1855 |
Apr 11, 1856 |
Dec 14, 1856 |
248 |
May 5, 1856 |
Dec 4 |
214 |
May 2, 1856 |
Feb 27, 1857 |
Dec 27, 1857 |
303 |
May 6, 1857 |
Dec 15 |
223 |
Apr 27, 1857 |
Mar 20, 1858 |
Dec 17, 1858 |
273 |
Apr 28, 1858 |
Dec 8 |
225 |
Apr 15, 1858 |
Mar 13, 1859 |
Dec 10, 1859 |
273 |
Apr 15, 1859 |
Dec 12 |
242 |
Apr 7, 1859 |
Mar 6, 1860 |
Dec 14, 1860 |
283 |
Apr 25, 1860 |
Dec 12 |
232 |
Apr 17, 1860 |
Mar 5, 1861 |
Dec 23, 1861 |
294 |
May 1, 1861 |
Dec 10 |
224 |
Apr 13, 1861 |
Apr 4, 1862 |
Dec 19, 1862 |
259 |
May 1, 1862 |
Dec 10 |
224 |
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