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The steam barge HOPE was wrecked in 1849 at Port Hope Ontario and rebuilt at Kingston in 1851. She sank at a wharf in 1868 while owned by St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding, but was salved in 1869 and rebuilt as an elevator in Kingston for the Montreal Transportation Co. She was repaired in 1871-72 at Montreal. Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database (possibly 9033869); New Mills List; British Whig 24 May 1881; Kingston Daily News 7 August 1868, 21 April 1869, 19 December 1870 and 14 March and 13 May 1872. Note: this vessel could also be the steamer of this name built by A. Cantin at Montreal 1862 110.42', 39.79 unit tons as first measured. 139.47 tons gross and 80.77 tons net as rebuilt. Registry closed 10/5/78 as engine had been removed (Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line). Note also that she is not in the Register of British Ships Inland Waters 1854 under either name, but BEAGLE is in the Schedule of Vessels Registered in Canada 1846-1854 as registered in Kingston 1853. 91 tons. 3 JUMBO. 1889. "JUMBO, the new elevator owned by the M.T. Company, became disarranged yesterday while discharging a barge" (British Whig 1 June 1889). Possibly #8 below. 4 M.T. CO. NO. 1. 1871-1910. 148 tons gross, 41 register, 84.2'. Screw propulsion. Built at Montreal in 1871. The intention to add an elevator was announced in the Kingston Daily News 4 September 1871. It is unclear if this referred to M.T. Co. No. 1 or M.T. Co. No. 2. M.T.Co. No. 1 was repaired in 1872 after an accident to her machinery. Her elevating leg was lengthened in 1881 to allow her to work larger vessels. She was repaired again in 1884-85. J. Gaskin letterbook 1884-86; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895 and 1910; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; New Mills List; British Whig 25 March 1881; Kingston Daily News 13 and 27 May 1872; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 5 M.T.CO. NO. 2. 1872-1887. Built at Montreal. The intention to add an elevator was announced in the Kingston Daily News 4 September 1871. It is unclear if this referred to M.T. Co. No. 1 or M.T. Co. No. 2. No. 2 was to be launched in the first week of June 1872. At one point in 1872, No. 2 elevated over 100,000 bushels in 48 hours. She was repaired in 1884-85. Dismantled in 1887 when her machinery was transferred to a new hull (see 8 below). J. Gaskin letterbook 1884-86; British Whig 17 August 1887; Kingston Daily News 5 and 27 May 1872; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 93