Fred Trelfa Collection

    "Butterfield & Crable Sawmill on north side of river above bridge in 1875. Mill built by George N. Fletcher in 1864. Burned 1884."

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    The ARTHUR D. was part of the tug fleet owned by F.W. Gilchrist (Thunder Bay River Boom Company).

    Scene of the Thunder Bay River below Ninth Street Bridge showing the extensive lumber industry along the river. The scow-schooner SEA BIRD was built in Trenton, Michigan in 1881.