Coal Oil Inlet

[Drogo]

Just received an email with a news article regarding the finding of body of Maitland Young, jun. It was found by fisherman Fred Corey floating near Coal Oil Inlet. It isn't written near THE Coal Oil Inlet it definitely in written near Coal Oil Inlet like it is a well known place. Any ideas??

 

[scotto]

The Corey's found another body? It seems that it was part of Sherman Inlet;
http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/brookes/default.asp?ID=Y1890

A notable citizen of Hamilton for many years passed, away on the 25 November, James Miller Williams was born on 14 September 1818 at Camden, N.J. He came to Canada in 1840 and settled in London, where, in 1842 he started a carriage and wagon manufactory in partnership with H. Holmes. After buying out his partner, he carried on the business alone for 4 or 5 years, after which he moved to Hamilton. A new partnership with H. G. Cooper was formed. After a short time, Williams sold out to Cooper and went into the manufacture of railway cars in Hamilton, Brantford and Niagara until 1856 when he went into the oil business in the vicinity of Petrolia. He later built a refinery on the southwest arm of Sherman Inlet and was responsible for that murky body of water being known as "Coal Oil Inlet"

The picture is from here, there some other good Hamilton photos from the early 1900's.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hpllocalhistory/15524798384/in/dateposted/