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TELESCOPE Page 66 This aerial view helps show the arrangement of the unloading mechanism designed MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY by Smith. Typical of the conversions is the Howard P. Eells, Jr. of the Valley Camp fleet in 1931. As the second E. G. Mathiott she remained in service until her 366-foot size became obsolete, and she was scrapped in 1960. outside customer in the conversions, along with its affiliated companies operated by J. A. Paisley in Cleveland. Valley Camp had numerous contracts for coal around the Great Lakes and determined that the Smith idea of conversion better suited them than constructing a new vessel. Besides, they already experimented with a_ self-unloader on an older vessel. First in for the treatment was the John McCartney Kennedy. She received the con- version in 1926, getting an unloading rig that was virtually identical to that of Clifton and Fontana., using a four-post A-frame. After the Kennedy, all subsequent Smith conversions received a bulky-looking, squared-off A-frame. That design readily identified the vessels of Sturgeon Bay into the 1970's, although other shipyards featured similar designs. If, indeed, the Clifton's foundering was caused by shifting cargo, or the unstable nature of the vessel, the same problem spared the two other whalebacks. They, however, did not remain in service very long. Both Bay State and Bay View were laid up during the lean days of the Depression and were scrapped in the mid-30's. They were never popular with crews in the sand and stone trade, either. However, much the same fate befell the Andaste as did the Clifton. The Andaste was lost in bad weather on Lake Michigan in 1929, and the same claims of "top-heavy design" again were voiced. She has never been found either. Despite the two founderings, business was brisk at Sturgeon Bay, with Tomlinson interests getting in the conversion business with work done to the William F. Rapprich, Sumatra and Sierra. Those three were the largest of the conversions. The Rapprich, later named Sinaloa, became the victim of weather on Green Bay in 1942. Though she was consider- ed a total loss at the time, she was later rebuilt and returned to service. As the Canadian Stonefax, she lasted the longest in service, finally being deleted in 1971. Another tragedy was the Material Service, a ship that resembled a barge, which was built at the Leatham D. Smith yard in 1929 for the Material Service Company of Chicago. Ironically, the vessel was being built for the same firm that was chartering the Andaste. The Material Service was limited to service in the Chicago and Calumet Rivers and was never to venture further than fifteen miles from shore. She was another victim of Lake