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Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1908, 1910 and 1913-20; Montreal Transportation Co. Charter (1917) Schedule A; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 20 May 1907, 1 and 14 October 1908 and 20 April 1920; Montreal Transportation Co. Engineers' Logs Mary P. Hall and John C. Mann; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 29 November 1912-8 Oct 1914, 17 May-24 Oct 1917, 30 Aug-16 November 1917, 20 July-18 November 1917, 6 May-15 November 1918, 22 May-24 November 1918; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Letter Books June 1914 and Sept 1916; Montreal Transportation Co. Shipping Logs Mary May 1918, Mary P. Hall 3 June 1918-30 November 1918 and P.B. McNaughton May-Sept 1918; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; American Bureau of Shipping Great Lakes Register 1919 and 1921; Bascom and Gillham Early Ships of Canada Steamship Lines; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1914; Canada List of Shipping 1910, 1925, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1965; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Mercantile Navy List 1899, 1904, 1907, 1923 and 1925; Detroit Marine Historian April 1952. 54 EUROPA river barge (C 72941). 1883-1897. 343 tons new measurement, 243.51 tons gross. 129.0'. Capacity 18,000 bushels. Built at Quebec City by F. Cantin in 1875. One mast. Round stern. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $7,000. In 1890 noted required repairs, rated B1 and valued at $3,000. In 1876-78 EUROPA was owned by Thomas Workman of Montreal, but was included in Montreal Transportation Co. tows. In 1879 she was listed as owned by Frothingham (& Workman?), then was sold to St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding. She came to Montreal Transportation Co. on 15 March 1883 when they took over St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co.. She was rebuilt in Kingston during 1886-1887. Her registry was closed on 2 April 1907 as she had been broken up. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1892 and 1897; British Whig 24 May 1881, 3 May 1883 and 1 and 4 April 1887; Kingston Daily News 2 and 28 September 1876; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 55 FORTITUDE river barge. 1872-1884. 243 tons gross, 187.56 "unit tons". 112.0'. Capacity 13,500 bushels. Built in 1853 by A. Cantin at Montreal. No masts. Round stern. In 1863 rated 2 and valued at $2,500. 1864 rated B and valued at $3,000. 1866 rated 2 and valued at $2,500. 1874 rated 2 out of a possible 3 and valued at $2,100. FORTITUDE's 1858-70 owner was E. Berry who had her rebuilt by F. Jobin at Berry's yard in Portsmouth Canada West in 1862. Repaired 1866 and again in 1872 which was apparently when she came to Montreal Transportation Co. As far as could be determined, she did not fit out for Montreal Transportation Co. in 1884-86. Most of E. Berry's barges bore names of desirable human qualities. 129