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Rochester Telegraph

July 7, 1818

Steam Boat ONTARIO

This steam-boat, having been much improved, for carrying Freight, and Passage, will commence her operations at the opening of the season, under the command of Eri Lusher. The times of leaving port will be as follows:

Going Up

Will depart from Ogdensburgh every Saturday, at 9 o'clock, a.m. for Sacket's Harbor, every Sunday at 3 o'clock, p.m. From Hansford's Landing, Genesee River, every Monday at 3 o'clock p.m. and arrive at Niagara with all possible expedition.

Going Down

Will depart from Lewiston, at 4 o'clock, p.m. every Tuesday- from Hanford's Landing, Genesee River, 4 o'clock p.m. Wednesday-from Sacket's Harbor, at 4 o'clock p.m. every Thursday; and arrive at Ogdensburg the next day.

Rates of Passage

$5 from port to port. Steerage passengers; (without board,) $2.50

Freight and families moving, will be carried as reasonably as in other vessels.

Agents

Porter, Barton & Co. At Lewiston. Eri Lusher, & Co. At Genesee River. Zeno Allen at Sackets Harbor, Eri Lusher, Ogdensburgh; and Charles Smith, Albany

For the convenience of passengers and freight from Oswego, Sodus and Pultneyville, the fast-sailing schr. Kingston Packet, is provided as a tender to the steam boat, and will, after touching at the above places, arrive at Genesee Rover, in time for the Steam-Boat on Monday--.The Packet will depart from Genesee River, each Monday, at 1 o'clock, p.m. and calling at the above ports, will arrive at Sacket's Harbor in time for Thursday's Steam Boat Immediately on the arrival of the steam Boat at Ogdensburgh, a stage boat will leave there for Montreal.

**The subscriber one of the owners in the Steam Boat, continues the Forwarding Business on the St. Lawrence as usual,- At Ogdensburgh in the name of Eri Lusher- Lusher and Van Sluyrk, at Prescott, and Lush & Serton, at La Chine.

(Hanford's Landing is Charlotte, or the Port of Rochester)

Rochester Telegraph, July 21, 1818

                  For Sale!!!
    That eligible and celebrated situation for
                        A TAVERN ,
formerly occupied by Mr. Abraham Hanford, at Hanford's Landing - which combines more advantages as a public house than almost any other in this country.
    The Steam-Boat Ontario arrives at this Landing twice every week, and receives her freight of produce and passengers.
    A great proportion of the produce of this country is forwarded from the above place. The situation is pleasant, the house and out houses are commodious. Twenty five acres (or more) of land adjoining the above, will be sold, with the House, if wished for by the purchaser.
    Possession may be had on the first day of November next. If not sold before that, the premises will be to let.
    For terms, (which are reasonable,)  enquire of the subscriber near Scott's  tavern in Caledonia, or at this office.
                                                            D. M'VEAN.
July 21, 1818     
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Rochester Telegraph  July 28, 1818

        STEAM BOAT SAFE!
    The Steam Boat  Ontario arrived at Hanford's Landing yesterday afternoon, with upwards of 100 passengers. The report of her being lost with all her passengers was propagated, no doubt, to affect the interest of the Boat, by gentlemen east of Canandaigua.
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