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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

          Page 33
                     SIMON J. COLLINS, head carpenter for
                   the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., has
                   been a shipbuilder since a very early date
                   in his career.  He is a son of the late
                   Thomas Collins, who was a pioneer navi-
                   gator of the St. Lawrence river; he com-
                   menced sailing in 1868, when he was but
                   fourteen years of age.  He was mate with
                   his father on the steamer Island Belle for
                   three years.  He was also at an early peri-
                   od mate of little hookers on the St. Law-
                   rence river.  Then he began sailing on lake
                   vessels, being connected at various times
                   with the Republic, Adirondack, Valetta,
                   Volunteer, Billow, T.S. Faxon, S.P. Ely,
                   Walter Oades and others.  For the last
                   three years he has been head carpenter for
                   the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Company.
                      In 1876 he was married to Miss Flora
                   Moore, of Alexandria Bay, N.Y.  Their
                   children are Laura Carey and Mabel Louise;
                   a son, Jay, died in infancy
                                    
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