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barge for Sin-Mac Lines but the source of that information is not known to this compiler. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1908-10 and 1912-20; Montreal Transportation Co. Charter (1917) Schedule A; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 26 June and 12 December 1907; Montreal Transportation Co. Engineer's Log R.G.A. Weaver 1 May-14 Oct 1917; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; American Shipmaster's Association Record of American and Foreign Shipping 1898; Bascom and Gillham Early Ships of Canada Steamship Lines; Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1914; Canada List of Shipping 1929; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Devendorf Great Lakes Bulk Carriers 1869-1985; Greenwood Namesakes 1920-1929; Lloyd's Register 1918, 1920 and 1921; Mercantile Navy List 1923; Merchant Vessels of the United States 1890 and 1896; Milwaukee Public Library Great Lakes Marine Collection; Miramar Ship Index; New Mills List; Canadian Railway & Marine World October 1907 and September 1914; Detroit Marine Historian February 1953; Marine Record 11 October 1894; Marine Review 26 June, 11 and 18 July and 31 October 1895, 2 December 1897; Port Huron Daily Times 14 April 1892; Saginaw Courier-Herald 13 September 1900. ELEVATORS: The British Whig said on 9 May 1883 that Montreal Transportation Co. had four floating elevators in Kingston. These were presumably CERES, #1, #2 and #3. But, on 22 December 1883 the paper mentioned there being only three elevators. A total of nine were found in various sources, one of which may be a case of an elevator having both official and slang names. 1 CERES (C 72565). 1883-1910. 146.69 tons gross, 69.38 tons net, 77.7'. Launched at Kingston by William Power on 20 April 1875. Round stern. Horizontal 30 horsepower engine. CERES was overhauled in 1881 when her elevating arm and leg were lengthened. She was owned by the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. and came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over Saint Lawrence & Chicago. Her machinery was removed about 1895 and she became a barge. See barge listing. Ceres was the goddess of the harvest. J. Gaskin letterbook 1884-86; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Mercantile Navy List 1882; British Whig 24 May 1881; Marine Record 7 April 1887. [also see barge listing below] 2 HOPE ex BEAGLE? 1870-1872. Original: was possibly a steam barge of 95 tons gross. 90'. Built at Niagara 1843. After 1851: 67 tons gross. 81'. Square stern. Information about her dimensions and tonnage as an elevator could not be found. 92