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SHIPS THAT NEVER LIE (#82, CALIFORNIA - (Can 85309) Single deck wooden passenger & freight propellor. Two masts and 1 black stack, white hull and cabins. Built in 1873 by Robertson Bros. at Hamilton for Crangle & Geddes, Toronto. Dimensions 137 x 23.6 x 13.5, 667 gross tons. In 1883 she was rebuilt by Allan Bros. at Port Dalhousie. New dimensions: 179.5 x 26 x 11, 901 g.t. On Octo- ber 1, 1887 she cleared Chicago for Montreal having a cargo of corn and pork, and 3 passengers and 22 in the crew. Early on Oct. 3 she ran into a heavy gale above Beaver Island, and while seeking shelter at the West entrance to the Straits she grounded on St.Helena Island. All cabins were washed off and 5 persons were drowned. The next year her hull was towed to Bay City, where she was rebailt into the steam barge EDWARD S. PEASE (US 136025) and shortly afterward was documented at Port Huron as being owned by Joslyn & Currie. Her dimensions then were listed as 168 x 26.4 x 11.6. In the years following she changed ownership several times, in in 1890 turned up in the Cleveland-Cliffs Fleet (See DMH.vol 8,no.4). In 1902 she was sold to Messrs Benham and others of Cleveland. Her end came on November 24, 1904, when she was completely destroyed bu fire while unloading coal at the Tannery Dock in Collingwood. W.R.Williams. eK KK KR KK KK KK OK KK KK KK OK KR KK KK KK KKK KKK KK KK KK THE "LAKERS" OF WORLD WAR I: Continued from page 3. LAKE HACHITA, Lorain, later ASHLAND COUNTY. Scrapped, 1938. Feo HARESTI, Manitowoc, later OSCEOLA, COMMERCIAL FLORIDIAN, SCHORS. LAKE HARMINIA, Superior, later ETHYL. (LAKE HEBRON), Saginaw. Contract ease vee Ship never built. LAKE HECTOR, Superior. Later AMERICA. LAKE HELEN, Duluth, later YORK (i), SKOGVIK, KAMA. LAKE HEWES, Cleveland. Scrapped, 1927. (LAKE HO RUS), Manitowoc. Sontract Cancelled, ship never built. (LAKE HYAS), Manitowoc. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. (LAKE HYBLA), Manitowoc. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. (LAKE HyGETA) Manitowoc. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. (LAKE HYP, ANUS), Manitowoc. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. LAKE TDRIAS | Manitowoc, later WAUWATOSA. LAKE IKATAN, Manitowoc, later SAN ANTONIO, HAI MING, HAI LIAO. LAKE INGLENOOK, Wyandotte, later TEXAS BANKER, EMPIRE TERN. LAKE JANET, Ecorse. Serapped 1927. (LAKE JUSTICE) , Duluth. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. (LAKE KALETA), Saginaw. Contract cancelled. Ship never built. LAKE KYTTLE, Manitowoc. Later Ford barge, later JAMES SHERIDAN. LAKE LARGA, Wyandotte. Scrapped 1928. LAKE LASANG, Wuandotte. Scrapped, 1929. LAKE LEDAN, Superior. Scrapped, i927. LAKE LEMANDO, Cleveland. Scrapped, 1928. LAKE LESA, Superior. Scrapped, 1927. LAKE LICKING, Wyandotte. Wrecked, Me vangoe, Cuba, 2-24-20. -) LAKE LICOCO, Saginaw. Scrapped, 1928. LAKE LIDA, Manitowoc. Scrapped, 1928: LAKE LILICUSUN, Saginaw. Scrapped, 1927. LAKE MARION, Ashtabula. Scrapped, 1927. LAKE MARKHAM, Duluth, later CHICAGO. Scrapped, 1941. LAKE MATTATO, Ghtasee. Scrapped, 1927. (To be Continued)