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1898, 1919, 1921, 1923 and 1925; Swainson A Shipping Empire: Garden Island; British Whig 28 March 1889; Canadian Railway & Marine World May 1920; Detroit Marine Historian January 1953. 129 VICTOR river barge. 1883-95. 200 tons new measurement, 186 tons register, 104.4'. Capacity 14,000 bushels. Built at Quebec City (Mills said Levis Quebec) by Cantin in 1873. 1874 rated 1 and valued at $6,800. 1878 rated 1 and valued at $5,200. 1882 rated A2. 1884 rated 00 (uninsurable). 1885 rated B2. 1887 Rated coarse freight only [see definitions]. The Montreal Elevating Co. appears to have been VICTOR's first owner. She was possibly intended for operation on the Richelieu River. She was in Montreal Transportation Co. tows to Kingston Ontario in 1873 but by 1874 was owned by the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. Co. and came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over that firm. She was damaged by fire (arson) near the Cotton Mill in Kingston's inner harbour in 1891 and then broken up. The Whig described her as rotten. She was removed from the register on 27 April 1899. 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 1878; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; British Whig 24 May 1881, 14 March and 9 June 1882, 6 November 1891; Kingston Daily News 11 August and 8 September 1873, 29 May 1876; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 130 VIRGINIA river barge (C 70283). 1878 to 1906. 180 tons new measurement, 184.72 tons register, 110.0'. Built at Montreal by A. Cantin, launched in July 1874. No masts. Round stern. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $4,700. 1884 rated A2½ and valued at $4,000. 1890 rated B1 and valued at $2,800. 1897 also rated B1 but valued at $2,400. VIRGINIA's first owner was G.M. Miller of Montreal. Her 1882 owner was the Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. She was repaired in 1897. The Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. were still shown as her owners in 1912 even `though the company had been taken over by Montreal Transportation Co. in 1906. Broken up. Her registry was closed on 20 August 1915. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910 and 1912; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1892 and 1897; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1875, 1878, 1882 and 1892; British Whig 23 April 1885. 131 WANDA river barge. 1872-1884. 150 tons new measurement, 153 tons register, 103.9'. 11,000 bushels capacity. Built by J.P. Abbey at Port Robinson Ontario 184