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She came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. In 1884 she was chartered to the George Hall Coal Co. of Prescott Ontario to fill an Oswego New York -Montreal coal contract and was subsequently sold to them. 1887-1904 she was owned by the St. Lawrence & Canada Forwarding Co. of Prescott (R. McCarthy). She foundered off Stoney Point in Lake Ontario on 5 November, 1907 when owned by Canadian Towing & Transfer (A. Lemay) of Montreal. She was loaded with coal. Her registry was closed on 9 January 1908. Another of a series of barges built at Garden Island with Iroquoian names. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890 and 1892; McCormick Wishbone Fleet; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1892 and 1897; Swainson A Shipping Empire: Garden Island; British Whig 30 June and 2 July 1880, 24 May 1881 and 21 April 1884; Buffalo Commercial Advertiser 4 November 1876; Kingston Daily News 28 August 1876. ORTON see MINNIE E. ORTON 103 OSWEGO river barge (C 74230). 1877-1899. 389.74 tons gross. 300 tons register, 151.5'. Built by George Drolet at Montreal in 1876. No masts. Round stern. 1878 rated 1 out of a possible 3 and valued at $10,000. 1884 rated A1½. 1890 rated 00 (uninsurable) and noted required repairs. In 1884 OSWEGO was in the Empire (floating) dry dock at Kingston for repairs due to a collision with a schooner. Relaunched in May 1886 after having had general repairs. Broken up. Her registry was closed on 27 April 1899. Named after the American Lake Ontario port that received cargoes of grain from Canadian Lake Ontario ports and shipped coal to Montreal. Canal connections were made at Oswego to the New York State canal system, the Hudson River, and then all the way to New York City. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1892 and 1899; British Whig 7 May 1881, 2 May and 26 June 1884 and 21 May 1886; Kingston Daily News 1 and 23 June 1877; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 104 PORTLAND river barge. 1870-74. 183 tons gross, 176 tons net, 101.8'. Capacity 13,000 bushels. Built at Bedford Mills Canada West by Wm. Saunders for G. Chaffey & Bros. in 1861. No masts. Round stern. 1863 rated 1 and valued at $3,000. 1874 classed 2 and valued at $1,800. 167