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masts. Round stern. Steel band on iron frames. 1897 rated A1½ and valued at $28,000. 1903 value $9,000. 1906 value $8,000. 1907 value $15,000 and rated A1½. 1908 value $7,500. 1910 value $8,000. 1912 value $7,500. 1913 value $7,000. 1914-20 insurance rating 90. 1914 value $7,300. 1915 value $6,500. 1916 value $6,000. 1917 value $14,000. 1918 value $11,900. 1919 value $9,800 and restricted to Lake Erie through to the St. Lawrence River. In October of 1898, SELKIRK`s tow line from the Montreal Transportation Co. canaller ROSEMOUNT broke while they were on Lake Huron. SELKIRK was recovered several days later by American tugs. She had a disabled rudder and 3' of water in her hold. She was taken to Alpena Michigan for temporary repairs. She was caulked in 1901 and repaired in 1914. She was ashore at Lachine Quebec on 21 June 1918 and was soon sold "as is" to A.A. Larocque as part of a $75,000 package with nine other barges. In 1919 she was owned by the Atlas Sand Co. (Atlas Transportation). She was owned by SincennesMcNaughton from 1921 through to 1926 when she was renamed LASALLE. In 1927-28 her owner was Consolidated Sand. During 1929-36 her owner was Consolidated Oka Sand and Gravel. She disappeared from the Canada List of Shipping in 1936. From 1918 to 1936 all her owners were associated with each other. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1903, 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1913-19; Montreal Transportation Co. Charter (1917) Schedule A; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 14 January 1919; Montreal Transportation Co. Engineers' Logs India 4 Sept-4 Dec 1917, Mary P. Hall and John C. Mann; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 23 April-14 July 1900, 25 April-26 July 1900, 5 May-4 Aug 1900, 27 July 1900-14 June 1901, 27 July 1900-26 June 1901, 29 June-6 Dec 1901, 8 July 1901-29 May 1902, 12 May 1902-2 May 1903, 30 May 1902-4 May 1903, 14 July-12 Aug 1902, 25 April-27 November 1903, 13 June-7 Dec 1903, 28 Aug-7 Dec 1903, 21 May-17 Dec 1904, 27 April-28 Sept 1905, 15 June-26 Sept 1905; Montreal Transportation Co. Ships' 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; Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1914 and 1915; Canada List of Shipping 1895 and 1910; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes 1916 and 1920; Greenwood Namesakes 1920-1929; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1897; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register 1907; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1895, 191821, 1923, 1925-28 and 1936; Canadian Railway & Marine World June 1917; Canadian Railway & Shipping World November 1898; Collingwood Bulletin 2 January 1919; Detroit Marine Historian January 1953; Marine Review 22 March 1894 and 24 March 1898. SENECA see JENNIE 116 SENATOR schooner barge (C 77698). 1871-1913. Original: 323.55 gross tons, 308.2 tons net, 150.7'. Built at Kingston Ontario by David P. Austin in 1871 (Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890 and 1892 said at Lancaster Ontario by Dashaw). There is a photo of SENATOR labeled "about 174