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    REMEMBERING THE STONEHOOKERS Introduction PMU go seer Reece Mom Coca SoReal Ln eRe ee C nT eee tic mesl erect N Cet PERO ee RU CNN Ocean TU Im Ly ROE Ly Dae oe ture cm men iremet et ane ices Comat ome Tne akc tertile Mente m or Rc ters Pe rormrenelosi tee ete gece costo t le) cd BUS mee one eco ote me aN cam bmn tc a OCB Re lee eee tasee se Me eels Let emi toan bye eT eon) cc ene RECS Maun e eoee Gece ance te Reema OES aye Ng Seis asd Rae e oI eee Ce CU RLC Tabi Caner Cc tnt port home, including the Ann Brown, Ariadne, Arthur Hannah, Brig Rover, Catherine Hays, Coral, Defiance, George Dow, Hunter, Lithophone, Lone Star, Mabelle, Madeline, Mary Ann, Mary E. Ferguson, Maude 8, Olympia, Raleigh, Pere UM Cole coun te , Dundas Shale In order to harvest Dundas shale (stone) from under the waters of Lake Ontario, a stonehooker would anchor close to the shore, usually in anywhere from six CNAs Acc ole Rese cec nee ones BEL Clr Olea long rakes (“hooks”). The shale would be lifted from the lakebed and loaded Pic esc Eee ae Reenter Onn ear mccne clhm SMU tree mes eC Lee secs traccy oita arte teem cat el Perel ue CO ROE Ter ae resale sm orm aT oT te er Tso ers is) the deck. Stonehookers such as the Lillian and the Newsboy could carry thirty tons of Eye MMU Tes R CCM aT em Ge cee Tiyst otic (cae td eto Cos ancy CeCe Ta el twelve feet long and weighed 10 tons and was called a toise (pronounced Boe moh ance Melstone sitar mea ERIE TSM Us Scot tge hoe Renee cae mean a Te mei este Lac Te Reece Ralngatig at tl Sr eS mara Ce OMe CE Coe eM Cel OR nica cd Distro mecca Mea me MEG east cem cite teh g BTC oe eM uds ome saeco MCG ane Cu ene te Mes onan caer PETE aati Me tsetse aOR B UO crn ug Butea eosin eel tae aR Et ece tae ence oe ere eae enn en eee Be eC omc eR r | pee ca GU BE Eats es as Ph loca ue cme br eee mer Eras BT Reelin) Rec iS) A Dangerous Trade Many vessels that sailed out of Port Credit were lost on Lake Ontario, along TLE ORT ce Mae coe

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