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The 1877 owner of PRINCESS was James C. Simpson of Montreal. Her next owner was Gunn & Co. (Kingston & Montreal Forwarding). She was repaired in 1880 when she was still owned by them. She was repaired again in 1889 and 1894. She came to Montreal Transportation Co. when they took over Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. Montreal Transportation Co. soon sold her for $2,000. The Richelieu Ice Co. Ltd. was her owner 1910-17. Broken up. Her registry was closed on 16 April 1918. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Report 1906; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 26 June and 12 December 1907; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston grain ledger 22 April-28 May 1906; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; 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; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1892 and 1897; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1899, 1907 and 1917; British Whig 12 November 1880, 3 October 1882; Canadian Railway & Marine World April 1906; Kingston Daily News 26 October 1876. 107 QUEBEC (1) river barge. 1883. 261 tons gross, 234.15 tons register, 114'. Capacity 13,000 bushels. Built by Henry Roney at Garden Island Ontario in 1862. Possibly a rebuild of an earlier vessel. No masts. Square stern. 1863 rated 2 and valued at $3,500. 1866 rated 2 and valued at $2,500. 1874 rated 2 and valued at $3,000. 1878 rated 3 and valued at $800. QUEBEC (1) was owned by Calvin & Breck to at least 1866 and leased to the Chaffey Brothers. Her next owner was the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. She was rebuilt in 1872-73. By 1882 she was sunk in the Portsmouth Ontario harbour (Hatter's Bay) and had been there for some time. She would have come to Montreal Transportation Co. ownership in 1883 when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. She was apparently not active on the upper river in 1884 and was not in the Montreal Transportation Co. fleet list published in 1887. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1866 and 1878; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1863; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Classification of Lake Vessels and Barges 1871; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Swainson A Shipping Empire: Garden Island; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864; British Whig 14 March 1882; Kingston Daily News 27 February 1862. 108 QUEBEC (2) steel lake barge (C 111663). 1901-1920. 1,017 tons gross, 989 tons net, 206.16'. Built by Carrier-Laine Co. at Levis Quebec in 1901. Three masts. Sister to HAMILTON. 1903 value $41,500. 1906 value $40,000. 1907 value $38,000 and rated A1½. 1908 value $39,000. 1910 value $38,000. 169