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The fishing tug Bolinder sank in Port Dover harbor Sunday. The cause of the mishap is not known, though several theories have been advanced to account for it. Inset is Bill McCallum, carrier boy for The Globe and Mail, who was first to notice the craft settling in the water. He gave the alarm. The theory that is given most credence is that a sea cock had been frozen open and broken during the recent cold spell, and then thawed out in mild weather, allowing the water to enter. Will Raise Freighter When Cargo Removed Port Colborne, Feb. 24 (Special)— Work of raising the sunken freighter Northton in the Port Colborne harbor, is not likely to start for two or three weeks, it is understood. A large gang of workmen, battling winter weather, ice and water, has so far salvaged about 40.000 of the 117,000 bushels of wheat in the holds of the vessel when she slowly settled to the harbor botton Feb. 1. The freighter Gilchrist is being used in salvage operations, which are expected to take another ten days. Construction of a cofferdam is regarded as the most likely method to be adopted in raising the vessel after the cargo has been removed. Tanker Rescued By Ice Breaker Vessel is Escorted Toledo to Amherstburg, Feb. 27—Capt J. Earl McQueen arrived here last night on the ice breaker Patricia McQueen after a hazardous journey escorting the tanker Paratex through ice-covered Lake Erie in a blinding snowstorm from Kingsville to Toledo. The 75-foot Diesel tug encountered the Paratex 14 miles out of Kingsville harbor, Saturday, and for 24 hours they bucked heavy ice floes With the tug leading. At one time the captains had almost decided to abandon the dangerous trip and return to Kingsville. A sudden shift of the wind carried ice from their path and toward dusk yesterday they reached Toledo, just seven days after the Paratex set out on a 10-hour journey to Cleveland Find Frozen Sea Cock Caused Vessel To Sink Grain Carrier Raised Port Colborne, March 15.—(CP) —The grain carrier Northton, raised yesterday from the bottom of the harbour here, will be towed to a nearby dock to-day, where the remainder of its wheat cargo of 117,000 bushels will be "clammed out" of the holds and shipped to Buffalo, N.Y., for cleaning and drying. Open Harbour To-day Port Arthur, March 30.—Spring ice-breaking activities start at Lakehead to-day when the Icebreaker Whalen moves out of the slip. The Whalen's first assignment is to cut a channel from the harbour entrance lighthouse to-open water. With that completed the tug Strathmore will cut cross-channels to the Kaministiquia river and around elevator slips. Port. Colborne, March 20 (Special) —During the week-end it was established that a frozen sea cock was responsible for the sinking of the steamer Northton of Colonial Steamship Lines in Port Colborne harbor on Feb. 2. Saturday noon the vessel was raised sufficiently, after :anvas packings succesfully held back the flow of water into the ship, to permit marine experts to enter the vesstel to make inspectioas. Temporary repairs will be made and after the opening of navigation next month the vessel will be moved to drydock at Port Dalhousie. ------------- * * rt»-------------_—