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Register 1907; Merchant Vessels of the United States 1886, 1890, 1899 and 1903; Canadian Railway & Marine World June and August 1917; Detroit Free Press 16 October 1900. JAMES see JANES. 69 JANES river barge (C 59903). 1883-1884. 180 tons new measurement, 158 tons register, 118.0'. Capacity 12,000 bushels. Built by Jones at Quebec City in 1867 (Lake Vessel Register 1878 and Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884 both said at Batiscan Quebec). 1878 rated 2 and valued at $8,000. 1884 rated B1½. This barge's name was variously reported as JAMES, JANES and JONES. JONES seems most logical, being the name of her builder, but JANES is used most often in the directories consulted. She had large repairs in 1876. In 1877 she was owned by St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding and was one of seven St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. barges involved when the steamer BOHEMIAN (1,139 tons register) broke the gate of Lock Two of the Lachine Canal in 1880. JANES came to Montreal Transportation Co. when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. in 1883. She was apparently not active on the upper river in 1884-86, was not included in the Montreal Transportation Co. fleet list published in the Marine Record in 1887 and was not included in the available Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Reports that begin in 1903 although the List of Shipping 1915 still showed her as owned by Montreal Transportation Co. Her registry was closed on 17 June 1918 as it was supposed that she was out of existence. Board of Lake Underwriters (Buffalo) Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910, 1912 and 1915; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Mercantile Navy List 1897; British Whig 24 May 1881. JEANNIE see JENNIE. 70 JENNIE schooner barge ex SENECA (C 88579). 1883-1913. Original: 362 tons register, 135.3'. Capacity 19,000 bushels. By 1918: 461.08 tons gross, 438.32 register, 176'. Built by Henry Roney at Garden Island Ontario in 1871. Two masts. Round stern. 1874 rated 1 and valued at $9,000. 1878 rated 1 and valued at $7,800. 1884 rated B1. 1885 rated B1½. 1890 noted required repairs. 1892 rated A2 and valued at $10,000. 1902 value $1,000. 1903 value $1,500. 1906 value $2,000. 1908 value $3,000. 1910 value $2,000. 1912 value $1,000. The Calvin Co. built and owned SENECA, using her in the grain trade. The St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. bought her in 1877 or 1878 and she came to Montreal Transportation Co. from them when they took over the firm. She was in the coal trade out of Oswego New York in 1883. There was an explosion of coal gas on board in 1884 when she was tied up at Prescott 141