Its original owner was the Gilchrist Transportation Company, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

In 1913, the ship was sold to the Interlake Steamship Company, and was renamed the Argus.

Under the commander of captain Paul Dutch, the Argus headed north into Lake Huron, with a load of coal.

A little over 13 miles north of Point Aux Barques, the ship broke in two and sank with the loss of all 25 hands.

Portions of the wreckage were found by a local doctor along the shoreline at Bayfield, Ontario in mid-November 1913.