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N or t h King - cont'd. double the expense. The fare for the ro und trip ex c ur s i o n is fairly w i t h i n the reach of all. is only $ 2 . 50, so that the "Capt. C. H. N i c h o l s o n has become very po pu la r dur ing the time he has been on this route, his c o ur te ou s manner, and the inter est he takes in the comfort and pl ea s u r e of his pa ssengers, ma k i n g hi m a general favorite, while he shows c o m p e t e n c y for the im p o r ta nt po si ti on he holds by the skill wit h w h i c h he handles his steamer. The other of fi cer s are also well q u a l i f i e d for their r e sp e c t i v e positions, hav ing bee n c a r ef ul ly selected, wit h the view of ha v i n g the best and most com pe te nt men in every department. Mr. J. G. Johnston, the purser, is a hustler, and pe rf orm s his duties in a ve r y p l e a s i n g manner. He is all over atall times ai di ng the cap ta in in doing e v e r y t h i n g for the co mfort of the passengers. "The mate, Mr. J. Jerrolds, is an ex ce ll en t sailor, and is one of the most capable n a v i g a t o r s on the lake. Mr. Th omas Milne, the chief engineer, is a fi rst -c la ss m a c h i n i s t as well as en gi n e e r and the br igh tne ss of eve ry part of the m a c h i n e r y i n d ic at es the pride wi th wh ic h he rega rds and looks after it. The tables, too, are in good and capable hands, while Mr. A. W. S t e ve n s o n has charge of them. His m a n y years e xp er ie nc e enables him to choose the best of everything, and the viands are put on the table in a tasteful and tempting manner, while their q u al it y cannot be excelled. Mr. S t e ve n s o n has m a n y imitators, but no equal, on Lake Ontario. "The stat e-r oo ms are large, co mf or ta bl e and w el l- li gh te d, so that all the luxuries of travel can now be had on the NO RT H KING, and we trust that the season may prove a very s u c c e s s f u l one financially, as well as otherwise, for Mr. Gi ld er s l e e v e ' s en te r p r i s e is d e s er vi ng of the most liberal pa tronage from the residents on both sides of the L a k e . " A n o t h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n from G e r r y Gi rvi n is a dra win g of N OR TH KING wi th her two stacks, showing her 1894 schedule of regular c r os s- la ke runs. That season, she sailed from C h a r l o t t e (Village Station) at 8 : 30 a. m., ar ri vin g at Co bo u r g at 1 : 00 p. m. and at Port Hope at 1 : 30. She cleared Port Hope again at 2 : 30, left C o b o u r g at 3: 00 and arr iv ed back at Ch ar lot te at 7 : 30 p. m. If only we could do that same trip in 1991, almost a full cent ury l a t e r ... Despite the fact that we now have r e s o lv ed a number of qu es tio ns co nc e r n i n g NO R T H KING, the exc er pt s from the Port Hope ne w s p a p e r raise yet another q u e s t i o n for us. As G e r r y has noted, it has on several oc cas ion s been wr i t t e n that C A R M O N A (00), (a) M A N I T O B A (84), (c) PITTSBURG, was the first steamer on Lake Ontario to be fitted wit h electric light, that be ing in 1895. It now app ea rs that N O R T H KING beat her, and not by a short pe ri od of time, either, but by a full four years! We won der w h et he r we now wo ul d be correct in sa yi ng that N O R T H KING a c t u a l l y was the first steamboat on the lake to boast e l e ct ri c lighting... Stay tuned, and if we d e v e l o p an yt hi ng KING, we shall let our rea de rs know. * * * * * more of interest c o nc er ni ng NO RTH CRUISING TO MONTREAL In recent years, there has been much cruise ship a c t i v i t y in the Gulf of St. Law rence and the lower St. La wr enc e River. The title for the largest p as sen ger ve ss el ever to visit Mo nt re al will pass du ri ng 1991 to CRYS TAL HARMONY, 48621 Gross Tons, ope ra ted by Crystal Cruises, an N . Y . K. subsidiary. She will re place her autumn M e d i t e r r a n e a n cruise schedule with four ten-day New York to M o n t re al cruises. She will displace from the Mo nt rea l "largest" title the SKY PRINCESS, of 46314 Gross Tons. * * * * *