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J. Gaskin letterbook 1884-86; Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1903, 1906 and 1912-20; Montreal Transportation Co. Charter (1917) Schedule A; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 20 April 1920; Montreal Transportation Co. Ship's Log of Glide 2 May-15 Dec 1919; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Marine Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1866, 1869 and 1873; Bascom and Gillham Early Ships of Canada Steamship Lines; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1915; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910, 1918, 1926, 1929, 1939, and 1948; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Classification of Lake Vessels and Barges 1871; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register 1897; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Miramar Ship Index; New Mills List; British Whig 28 October 1881, 6 June, 22 July and 11 and 12 October 1882, 2 December 1886 and 16 July 1889; Canadian Railway & Marine World March 1909; Detroit Marine Historian April 1952; Gananoque Reporter 30 October 1875; Kingston Daily News 2 May 1868, 12 August 1869 and 22 August 1873;Scanner March 2012. GRACE see LAURA GRACE GRAHAM see GEORGE A. GRAHAM 32 H.F. BRONSON composite river tug (later C141472). 1871-1921. Original: 137 tons gross, 70 register, 91.8'. After 1919 rebuild: 199 tons gross, 35 tons net, 99.5'. Built by J.B. Auger at Montreal in 1870 (Detroit Marine Historian and Bascom and Gillham both said at Sorel Quebec). Fore & aft compound engines = 420 indicated horsepower, 57.2 rated horsepower. Twin screw. Cost $30,000. 1873 rated A1 and valued at $14,500. 1878 rated A2 and valued at $10,000. 1884 rated A2½. 1903 value $9,500. 1906 value $8,000. 1908 value $7,000. 1910-12 value $6,000. 1913 value $5,500. 1914-16 value $5,000. 1917 value $6,000. 1918 value $10,405.26. 1919 value $5,250. 1920 value $72,250. Originally built for H. & J. McLennan in 1870, BRONSON's ownership was transferred to Montreal Transportation Co. later that year. She got a new propeller in 1876. She lost her tow of five barges in the Galops Rapids of the St. Lawrence on 7 September 1880. In 1881 she was working Kingston Ontario - Montreal. She was rebuilt at Montreal Transportation Co.'s Portsmouth Ontario yard in 1886-87 with a new bottom, bow and cabin and repairs to her boiler for a total cost of $3,000. She may have also had her engine replaced at this time (see JAMES WALKER below). She was hauled out for repairs and the installation of a new boiler in 1890 at Montreal Transportation Co.'s Kingston yard on Anglin Bay. She burned at Warner's Island on 23 June 1899, two men drowned. She was rebuilt in 1903 and rebuilt yet again at Kingston in 1919 (completed on 12 Oct.). She lost a total of four propellers that fall. 47