The following is a list of items identified as cargo on the canal in the Findlay log.
Coal tar
Machinery
Bark
Cast iron plate
Clasp nails
Clinch rings
Logs
Limestone
Tar
Mi’kmaq canoes
Small vessels
Rafts of logs
Timber
Mumford’s rafts
Square timber
Cord wood
Stones
Sand
Staves
Hard wood
Timber deals
Passengers
Spars
Bricks
Fertilizer
Potatoes
Quartz
Tarred wire cable
-Bernie Hart