210 A TREATISE ON DREDGES AND DREDGING 



work in the channel below Quebec. This machine, the " Galveston," 

 is 233 ft. long, 39 ft. beam, and of 14 ft. 9 in. draft when loaded 

 with 1800 tons. The hopper capacity is 1400 cu.yds. The machine 

 dredges to a depth of 55 ft. and can pump 1350 cu.yds. in 45 minutes. 

 The price paid for this dredge, built in 1904, was $146,000. It was 

 brought from New Orleans to Quebec in 29 days, the expenses of 

 the trip for docking, repairing, wages, provisions, stores, etc., amount- 

 ing to $10,942.14. This, exclusive cf $4,574.17 insurance. Another 

 dredge of this type, the " Beaujeu, " the largest dredge in Canada, 

 has also been added to the fleet. 



About 500 men are employed on this work. These men have 

 been born and bred as sailors, and are from Sorel or some of the 

 parishes bordering on the St. Lawrence River. The majority have 

 been in the service since boyhood. The senior captain of the fleet 

 makes the statement, with a great deal of pride, that he has never 

 earned a cent in any other service. The careful training of the men 

 has added much to the success of the work, as great care and patience 

 are needed as well as continual watching, made necessary by the 

 passing vessels. 



A captain is in charge of the vessel and an engineer of the machin- 

 ery. The rest of the crew is divided into two watches, working in 

 6-hour shifts, each watch working two shifts per 24-hour day. Each 

 week 132 hours are worked from midnight Sunday until noon Satur- 

 day, only two holidays being observed: Dominion Day and Labor 

 Day. The captain boards the men by contract. Most of the 

 dredges and tugs are fitted up with quarters for the men, but in 

 addition to this there are six scows with lodging accommodations on 

 them. 



The following is a list of the crew and the wages paid to them 

 on the ladder dredges: 



1 captain $80 prr month 



1 engineer 90 



4 officers 8l<) to (."> 



2 engineers 40 to 60 



10 sailors 28 



6 firemen 30 



1 watchman 28 



3 women cooks 12 to 18 " 



The crew and their salaries for work on n hydraulic dredge are 

 as follows : 



