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Former S. S. Alberta Goes For Scrap The steamer Alberta, one of the three original snTffs built in Scotland in 188,3, to form the original C. P. R. Great (Lakes ¦fleet, has Ibeen scrapped at the plant of the Inland Steel Corporation at Indiana (Harbor, at the South end of Lake Michigan, The Alberta follows its sister ship the Athabasca, which, recently was scrapped at the Steel Company of Canada plant at Hamilton, Ont. Thus all three of the first fleet have disappeared. One of the trio, the Algoma, was lost on Lake Superior in the fall of 1886. It was announced1 nearly two years ago that the Alberta would be taken through the canal from Chicago to the Mississippi river and thence to Flordia where it was to he fitted out for service on salt waters. There was some, talk of it being sent to Greece ¦and later to China. (Evidently there was difficulty in carrying out the arrangements to have the ship taken through ' the canal, for the Alberta did not get any further than Chicago. It left Port McNicoll in August, 1946, after it had ibeen sold tc the American Machinery Corporation, of Orlando, Florida. The Athabasca was supposed to be sold to the same company but this part of the deal fell through and early this year the C P: R. sold it to the Steel Company of Canada. The two ships operated regularly from Owen Sound to the Head of the Lakes from 188* till 1911-, and after that from Port Clyde, Scotland, and when they C]yde_ Scotland, and when they were brought to the Great Lakes were the .first passenger and" freight ships on the inland waters. In 1917 they were withdrawn from passenger service and carried freight only. The Alberta and Athabasca had fine records. Since they both began running on the Lake 63 years ago neither one of the ships was involved in a serious mishap, and gave splendid service in the transcontinental trade during the most important period of the development of the West. They were among t he first steel ships on the Lakes. Each was originally 270- feet long, but each was lengthened by 35 feet, aibout 3i5 years ago.