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6 NUMBER THREE. 1883-85. The St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. bought this elevator from the Montreal Elevating Co. in 1881. She came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding. She had a fanning mill to clean grain and was to be fitted up to elevate coal in 1884. Whether or not that was done, her machinery was removed in 1885 to run equipment ashore. J. Gaskin letterbook 1884-86; British Whig 25 March 1881, 14 March 1882 and 21 June 1884; Kingston Daily News 27 May and 5 June 1872; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 7 ORB. 1883. As barge: 100.74 tons register, 43.79 "unit tons". 94.66'. 7,000 bushel capacity. As elevator: 100.79 "unit tons". 94.67'. Built by A. Cantin at Montreal as a barge in 1853. No masts. Round stern. ORB was repaired in 1854. From 1854 to 1864 her owner was Geo. Smith. She was rebuilt as a floating elevator in 1864. She sank at Carruthers's Wharf in Kingston in 1869, was raised by Calvin & Breck and taken to Garden Island Ontario for rebuilding. St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding (Coulthurst & McPhee) may have bought her from the Montreal Elevating Co. In any case, St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. owned her by 1870. She was overhauled in 1872 and 1881 and presumably came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding. However, she was not included John Gaskin's 1884-1886 letterbook, nor in the published 1887 Montreal Transportation Co. fleet list. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Canada List of Shipping 1877; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database (9023599); Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Registry List; New Mills List; British Whig 24 March and 16 May 1881; Kingston Daily News 30 July, 10 August and 19 December 1869, 19 December 1870 and 6 and 13 May 1872. 8 Name Unknown. The British Whig of 7 August 1888 referred to a new Montreal Transportation Co. elevator. The machinery came from "M.T.Co. No. 2". The new elevator was capable of elevating 10,000 bushels/hr (British Whig 10 September 1887). 9 Name Unknown. The British Whig of 16 May 1890 said that Montreal Transportation Co. had launched a new elevator the day before. BARGES: 1 A river barge (C 59874). 1883-1892. 195 tons gross, 144 tons register, 100'. Capacity 11,000 bushels. Built at Quebec City by Cantin in 1868 (Marine Register 1874 said at Batiscan). No masts. 1874 rated 2 and valued at $2,700. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $2,800. 1884 rated B1. 1886 and 1887 classed coarse freight only. 94