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she got a new deck and other repairs. She was shown as lost in the 1902 Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Report but was still on the company books in the next year. Canada List of Shipping continued to show Montreal Transportation Co. ownership to 1910. In 1912-15, she was owned by Joseph E. Senecal of Sorel Quebec and D. Cheverier of St.-Joseph-de-Sorel. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1902 and 1903; Montreal Transportation Co. Barge Accounts 1900; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 1 Jan-1 November 1900, 24 Apr-22 June 1900, 25 April-26 July 1900, 14 June-24 November 1901, 29 June-6 Dec 1901, 8 July 1901-29 May 1902, 28 April-26 November 1902, 30 May 1902-4 May 1903, 14 July-12 Aug 1902, 25 March-6 Aug 1903, 25 April-27 November 1903, 13 June-7 Dec 1903, 28 Aug-7 Dec 1903; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910, 1912 and 1915; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890, 1892 and 1897; British Whig 12 September 1880 and three others that year, 23 March 1881 and four others that year, 4 May 1882, 19 April 1883, 28 April 1884, 30 November 1888; Kingston Daily News 12 May 1877; Marine Record 7 April 1887; Marine Review 24 March 1898. 120 THRUSH schooner barge (C 97200). 1906-1916. 649 tons new measurement, 584.26 tons gross. 181' (also reported as 189.5', which may be overall). Capacity 42,000 bushels. Built by A. Cantin at Montreal in 1890. Three masts at first, later no masts. Not rigged. Round stern. 1890 rated A1 and valued at $23,000. 1897 rated A2, valued at $16,000 and required repairs. 1906 value $8,000. 1908 value $7,000. 1910 value $6,000. 1912 value $5,500. 1913 value $5,000, insurance rating = 85, restricted to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. 1914-15 value $4,500. The Whig reported in 1890 that Cantin was building this vessel, the largest grain vessel they had ever produced, for the Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. She came to Montreal Transportation Co. when they took over Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. She then served mainly in the Lake Ontario coal trade. She was repaired in 1915. She was lost when she hit the east pier at the entrance to North Fairhaven New York (Sodus Bay) on 9 May 1916. There was no insurance. She was written off for $4,500 and was removed from the register on 20 July 1916. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1914-16; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 12 and 26 May 1916; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Letter Book May 1914; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 21 April-24 May 1906, 22 April-28 May 1906, 29 November 1912-8 Oct 1914, 22 April-31 Oct 1914; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1913 - 1915; Canada List of Shipping 1895 and 1910; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes 1916; Greenwood Namesakes 1910-1919; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1892 and 1897; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1892, 1897 and 1913; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Canadian Railway & Marine World April 1906; Detroit Marine Historian January 1953. 177