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C.S.L.Fleet.,Continued from Preceding page,- A.E.McKINSTRY (seeKINDERSLEY) P.B.McNAUGHTON, wooden tug, 1888 Saginaw, Mich. 66 x 17 x 8.8. In fleet for Short period prior to 1920. A.McVITTIE, wooden package freighter, built 1890 at Detroit. Sailed the lakes for many years in Rutland fleet (DiMH Vol.3, no.1). 249.2 xQ 41.5 x 14.3. Sank in Kingston Harbor, 1919, hull abandoned and broken up arout 192k. NADINE, steel barge, 1899 Toronto. 166 x 29.8 x 12.6. From Montreal Trans. Co. Sold 1923 to R.G.Weddell, Trenton, Ont. NATIRONCO, ex PIONEER (i), steel bulk freighter built 1892 at Detroit for Cleveland Iron Mining Co. 225 x 35 x 18. Sold 1913 to National S.S. Co., Toronto, then in 1916 to A.B.McKay, who sold her to salt water in 1918. Under charter to C.S.L. in World War I. Later named SAN CARLO. HEEBING, steel canaller, 1903 Low-Walker-on-Tyne. 247.6 x 42 x 21.8. From Montreal Trans. Co. Sold, salt water, w.w.I. Later JAN TOMP. NEEPAWAH, steel package freighter, 1903 Greenock. 244 x hO x 21.8. From Inland Lines,Ltd. Sunk by enemy action 5 - 22 - 1 NIPIGON (See MAPLEGRANGE ) NORFOLK, or GLENBUCKIE, steel ‘canaller, built 1923 at Wallsend-on-Tyne. PSs aa nS 18. From Hall Coal Co. Sunk by enemy, World War II. BES ok ke ake kee ok Ok ok oe Re ok OR ORD eet ko ck ake oaks. A GR. Ok ake kL oko GR mae OK ok eo SHIPS THAT ILLINOIS and MISSOURI - steel passenger ships built by the NEVER DIE Chicago Shipbuilding Co. for the Northern Michigan Transport- (#38) ation Co. ILLINOIS came out in 1899, MISSOURI in 1904. They were almost identical sister ships of dimensions 240 x 40 x 26. Sincle screw drive; extre heavy hull plating for winter service; carried two masts and one stack. They operated from Chicago to Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Onekama, Glen Haven, Northport, Omena, Sutton's Bay, Traverse City, Old ly ssion, Charlevoix, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, St.Ignace and Mackinac Island. Though not excessively fast boats, they were comfort- able. Very popular always, frequently sailing with capacity passenger lists (accommodated about 200). Besides they were the chief source of mail and freight from the "Big City" before the days of busses and trucks. When these ships docked half the town came down to the harbor to see the arrival of the "Chicago boat." Today, in forgotten harbors on Michigan's west shore, there are to be seen abandoned wharfs where these shins once docked. These two ships served on other Lake Michigan runs in their later years, mostly out of Milwaukee in the Wysconsin & Michigan Line in the Thirties. Then they lay idle at Muskegon in the Forties until they were towed away to Hamilton wa to be scrapped in 1947 (See DMH, vol 1, nos 1 & 2, Ea.) JOhn E.Poole. Be Rk ak ok sek ok kk ok ok So ck Re or kk) Soe eC kk EEK ok Ok GK OF ok The ILLINOIS (left) and the MISSOURI. Photos by Edwin Wilson.