Coalville Times | 1901-06-07 | Page 6 | Discovery of Old

JJKB IltC9ry ol Ol I lunbol. IMH 3 T. Sloan ot Toledo, 0. recently RIM received a letter from a friend nt I Chatham. Ont.. which eald that owing H to tho Ire Jam In tho St. Clair river IHj the Thames, n branch of tho St Clair, IB wu about four feet lower than tho RH! average, and as a result three gun MH boats that apparently had been sunk HS In tho war ot lit: v.ere dlarovered HJ Many cannon balls and old muikets H have been taken out and oeveral can- tion wcro also found. It la uacortaln BH as yet whether the boat lisUnged to the Amorieana or tho IlrltUh It Is HH expected, however, as soon aa the can- nan are raised tome mark will be found wVlch will show their Mentlty