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Ships of the NICHOLSON TRANSIT COMPANY & Predecessors As far back as 1899 Capt. William Nicholson of Duluth engaged in towing a: general ship business around Duluth. The following tugs and steamers are named in connection with Capt. Nicholson, either as their owner or as their commander, Tug CHIEF 1895 Cleveland 38 X 11, wood. Owned by Capt. Ni- cholson, 1899-1903. n F.H. STANWOOD 1883 Saugatuck 58 X 14, wood. " SUPERIOR 1896 Benton Harbor 68 X 20, wood. "ZENITH 1895 Benton Harbor 83 X 20, wood. Str. BON VOYAGE 1891 Saugatuck 153 X 30, wood. Lost 1901. n C.W.CADWELL 1911 Superior 164 X 37, steel. Built for Capt. Nicholson. Sold Still in service under Canadian flag. "CALEDONIA ieee Marine City 277 X 42, wood. Ex-WILLIAM B. MORLEY. Bought by Capt. Nicholson and sold on the same day. oe BELLE T.CROSS 1870 Trenton, Mich. 135 X 27. Lost 1903. Around 1918 Capt. Nicholson and others from Detroit founded the Nichol- son Transit Co., with headquarters in Detroit and Ecorse. This company en- gaged in general freighting and especially in the new trade of transporting automobiles to Lake Erbe and Lake Michigan ports for distribution. The fol- lowing vessels are known to have been in the fleet in this period. a Tug DOVE 1907 Ferrysburg 67 X the steel. Ex-C.F.BIELMAN, JR. " F.J.HAYNES 1895 Port Huron 50 X 14, wood. n LIBERTY 1887 Buffalo 77 X 20, steel. Ex-GEORGE R. POTTER, CITY OF BUFFALO. Formerly a fireboat, ANNIE MOILES 1867 E. Saginaw 86 X 16, wood. " MONARCH 1889 Sheboygan 63 X 19, wood. Ex-W.H.SIMPSON. " RECORD 1884 Cleveland 68 X 17, iron. Scow HUSTLER 1910 Duluth 110 xX 30, wood. Used mostly for sand. (Continued next month) The Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. CALEDONIA, from Ken- » neth E. Smith's col- lection. F. H. STANWOOD, from Fr. Dowling's colle- ction. © DOVE, Photo by Kenneth =. Smith