 The "Chisholm" left Duluth, Minnesota on October 16, 1898 bound for Buffalo, New York, carrying 92,000 bushels of barley and towing the 220-foot schooner "John Martin".The next day a heavy storm blew in and the tow rope to the "Martin" was cast off.After the gale lessened, the "Chisholm" spent the next few days searching for the "Martin".