Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Montreal Transportation Co., 1868-1921, p. 185

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(on the Welland Canal) in 1868. 1874 rated 2 out of a possible 3 and valued at $3,100. 1878 again rated 2 and valued at $2,200. In 1884 WANDA was shown as registered in Morrisburg Ontario although owned by Montreal Transportation Co. She does not appear to have been active on the upper river in 1884-86 and was not included in the Montreal Transportation Co. fleet list published in 1887. Assumed to be the same vessel as the barge WANDERER or WANDER built by the same builder in the same year that is shown in some directories and at least one newspaper report. 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; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; British Whig 7 December 1871; Kingston Daily News 18 June, 3 July and 6 November 1872, 2 and 30 May and 3 June 1873, 20 and 29 June 1874; 12 June and 6 July 1876. WANDER see WANDA WANDERER see WANDA 132 WAVERLEY river barge. 1872-1877. 176 tons register, 110'. 13,000 bushels capacity. Built at Thorold Ontario (on the Welland Canal) by Notter in 1870. 1874 rated 1 out of a possible 3 and valued at $4,100. WAVERLEY was sold to the Montreal Harbour Commission by 1884 and was owned by the Department of Public Works by 1895. Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Kingston Daily News 4 May, 3 July, 7 and 23 August 1872, 3 June 1873, 1 September 1873, 7 May 1874. WENONA see WINONA 133 WHEAT BIN river barge. 1870-1902. 334 tons new measurement, 320 tons register, 148.9'. 22,000 bushels capacity. Built by J.B. Auger at St. Marcel Quebec (other sources said Montreal) in 1870. 1874 rated 1 out of a possible 3 and valued at $8,800. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $6,500. 1884 rated B1. 1897 rated A2½, valued at $5,700. Judging from her name, WHEAT BIN was intended for the grain trade right from the beginning. She sprang a leak while on passage Kingston - Montreal in August 1873 and 200 bushels of grain were damaged. She went ashore in the Galops Rapids of the St. Lawrence River in 1877 while under tow by the Montreal Transportation Co. tug ELFIN, lost most of the wheat she was 185

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