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- Saint Lawrence River
- 1 Fig. 1 Map Showing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
- 2 shipping, a type of ship, long familiar on the St. Lawrence River and in the Great Lakes, to all intents and
- 3 in existence about 180 Canadian registered St. Lawrence River canal vessels or "Canallers" as they are
- 4 of the difficult geographical features of the St. Lawrence River and the limitations of the canals built to
- 5 river and canal navigation on the upper St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Montreal, and almost
- 6 and almost unrestricted navigation on the lower St. Lawrence and the Gulf. The upper St. Lawrence section is,
- 7 the lower St. Lawrence and the Gulf. The upper St. Lawrence section is, of course, the portion most closely
- 8 When Jacques Cartier was exploring the St. Lawrence in 1535, he arrived on what is now the Island of
- 9 (Maps of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, and the rapids and canals from Lake St. Francis
- 10 ft. wide with a minimum depth of 18 in. when the St. Lawrence was at its lowest level. The deepening of the
- 11 in turn give access to the Ottawa and upper St. Lawrence rivers. The proposal required the excavation of
- 12 and Rideau rivers to Kingston, returning via the St. Lawrence.
- 13 be easier for westbound traffic than the shorter St. Lawrence route and the arrangements used by one company,
- 14 were built across the main channel of the St. Lawrence just below Valleyfield with a dyke along the low
- 15 between Chicago and San Francisco via the St. Lawrence, around the Horn and eventually to the
- 16 The gradual development, Fig. 7, of the St. Lawrence River canals system as we know it today was therefore
- 17 as New York, this area covering the Gaspe and St. Lawrence north shore pulpwood trade and the ore terminal
- 18 notations "For service in the Great Lakes and River St. Lawrence," or for "Great Lakes and coasting services,"
- 19 two main restrictions to ship traffic along the St. Lawrence route, the first being the lock dimensions
- 20 This paper gives a comprehensive picture of the St. Lawrence canaller, covering the subject thoroughly from
- 21 originally constructed to handle cargoes between St. Lawrence River ports and Lake Erie, to permit operation far
- 22 for presenting this fine paper. "The St. Lawrence River Canals Vessel," or "The Canaller," by James
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This paper was presented at a meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and is reproduced with permission.
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