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In 1868 the owner of this barge was the Montreal Elevating Co. In 1872-74, her owners were shown as Coulthurst & McPhee of Kingston Ontario. Her 1875 owner was Duguld McPhee (St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co.). She was repaired in 1875 and again in 1877-78. She came to Montreal Transportation Co. when they took over St. Lawrence and Chicago Forwarding Co. in 1883. It does not appear that she was in use by Montreal Transportation Co. in 1884-85, but in 1886 she was quickly repaired and put into service due to a shortage of barges. She was broken up at some later point. Her registry was closed on 11 December 1899. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory tof the Marine Interests on the Great Lakes 1884; Mercantile Navy List 1875, 1883, 1889, 1892 and 1899; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864; British Whig 24 May 1881 and 2 June 1886; Kingston Daily News 28 August 1876; Marine Record 7 April 1887. 2 ACADIA river barge (C 72942). 1883-1911. 420 tons new measurement, 374.69 tons gross. 150.0'. Capacity 24,000 bushels. Built at Quebec City by F. Cantin in 1875. One mast. Round stern. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $8,000. 1884 rated A2½. 1890 and 1892 again rated A2½ and valued at $6,000. 1897 rated B1 and valued at $4,400. 1902 value $6,000. 1903 value $5,400. 1906 value $3,000. 1908 value $2,250. ACADIA belonged to Thomas Workman of Montreal in 1876-77 but was in several Montreal Transportation Co. tows during that time. She was owned by St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding in 1878 and came to Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 when they took over that firm. She was repaired in 1885 but nevertheless condemned in 1886. Consequently, she was rebuilt at Portsmouth in 1886-87 with some new frames and outside planking at a cost of $7,000. She was repaired again in 1889-90 and her bottom was caulked in 1896. She was repaired at Kingston in 1897 when leaking badly after grounding near Alexandria Bay New York in April while being towed by the Montreal Transportation Co. tug ACTIVE. Despite all those repairs, she was rebuilt for a second time in 1901. She sank in the river near Morrisburg New York in 1911 and was sold "as is" to Patrick Doyle of Montreal for $300. Doyle raised her and was still her owner in 1919. She was sunk for the last time when she was in collision with the steamer TURRET COURT (C 106608, 1,197 tons gross) off Windmill Point at Montreal on 29 May 1921. ACADIA was owned by Century Coal Co. (a Canada Steamship Lines subsidiary) at the time. Her registry was closed on 18 June 1921. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1902, 1903, 1906 and 1908; Montreal Transportation Co. Barge Accounts 1900; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 16 May 1912; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 6 November 1899-1 November 1900, 1 Jan-1 November 1900, 24 Apr-22 June 1900, 25 April-26 July 1900, 27 July 1900-14 June 1901, 27 July 1900-26 June 1901, 11 Aug 95