List of steamboats on the Yukon River
This is a list of steamboats on the Yukon River. Please see Steamboats of the Yukon River for historical context.
White Pass & Yukon Route vessels
Name[1] | Registry (-ies) | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
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Aksala
(Alaska, 1913–1927) |
U.S.A. #165171 (1913–1927);
Canada #116621 (1927–1964) |
1913 | Seattle, Washington (hull);
Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure) |
Nilson & Kelez Shipbuilding Corp. (hull);
White Pass (superstructure) |
1067
(785, 1913–1927) |
167 feet | Last used in 1951. Broken up at Whitehorse in 1964. Aksala is Alaska spelled backwards.
- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.[3][4] |
Alaska | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Aksala. |
Alice (of Kuskokwim) | U.S.A. #107253 | 1895 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 400 | 160 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Alice Levison (1873–1973), daughter of Alaska Commercial Co. president Lewis Gerstle.[5] |
Alice (of Susitna) | U.S.A. #260095 | 1909 | Seattle, Washington | Cook & Lake Shipyards | 262 | 111 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911.[6] Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used by White Pass in 1917. Sold to The Alaska R.R. in 1926. Retired and resold to the Catholic Church (Holy Cross Mission) in 1953. |
Anglian | Canada #107512 | 1898 | Teslin, Yukon | Teslin Transportation Co. | 162 | 85 feet | Originally owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Sold to Canadian Development Co. in 1898. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used by White Pass in 1901. Broken up at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1931.
- Angles were a Germanic tribe that settled in England, which was originally called Angle Land. |
Arnold | U.S.A. #107353 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Thomas P. H. Whitelaw | 692 | 181 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Arnold L. Liebes (1889–1957), son of Alaska Exploration Co. president Isaac Liebes.[5] |
Australian | Canada #107525 | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | Canadian Development Co. | 422 | 115 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used by White Pass in 1904. Sold to U.S. Public Roads Administration and converted to Barge #1450 in 1942. Transferred back to White Pass in 1943. Scuttled at Carcross, Yukon about 1970.
- Probably, named for the Victoria, Australia gold rush of 1851.[7] |
Bella | U.S.A. #3759 | 1896 | St. Michael, Alaska | Matthew Turner | 370 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael in 1917.
- Named for Hannah Isabelle “Bella” Lilienthal (1856–1923), daughter of Alaska Commercial Co. general manager Louis Sloss.[5][8] |
Bonanza King
(Gov. Pingree, 1898–1900) |
U.S.A. #86414 (1898–1900);
Canada #107851 (1900–1955) |
1898 | Seattle, Washington | Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.
(hull #1) |
466 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Boston & Alaska Transportation Co. Sold to the Yukon Flyer Line in 1900. Resold to P. Burns & Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used as a boat by White Pass in 1910. Converted to lumber storeroom at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1917. Broken up in 1957.
- Named for Nels Peterson (1850-1939), successful Bonanza Creek miner and owner of the Yukon Flyer Line.[9] |
Canadian | Canada #107094 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | John H. Todd | 716 | 147 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1927. Placed as riprap in Yukon River at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1931. Machinery recovered from river in 1997.
- Probably, named for the British Columbia, Canada gold rushes of 1850 and 1861.[7] |
1st Casca | Canada #103919 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | Esquimalt Marine Railway Co.
(hull #1) |
590 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Casca Trading & Transportation Co. Sold to Otto R. Bremmer in 1899 or 1900. Resold to Ironside, Rennie & Campbell Co. in 1903. Acquired by White Pass in 1904. Last used in 1909. Broken up at Lower Laberge, Yukon in 1911.
- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.[10] |
2nd Casca | Canada #103919 | 1911 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 1079 | 161 feet | Foundered at Rink Rapids, Yukon in 1936.
- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.[10] |
3rd Casca | Canada #170618 | 1937 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 1300 | 180 feet | Last used in 1951. Transferred to Canadian Government in 1960. Demolished by fire (arson) at Whitehorse in 1974.
- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.[10] |
Chas. H. Hamilton | U.S.A. #127290 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #3) |
595 | 190 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael Canal, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for Charles H. Hamilton (1872–1929), manager of the N.A.T.&T. Co.[5] |
Clifford Sifton | Canada #107528 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Dominion Steamboat Line | 291 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Dominion Steamboat. Acquired by White Pass in 1903. Last used as a powered vessel in 1903. Converted to barge 1st Hootalinqua in 1904. Demolished in a collision at Dawson City, Yukon in 1905. |
Columbian | Canada #107091 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | John H. Todd | 716 | 147 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Exploded at Eagle Rock, Yukon in 1906.
- Probably, named for the (British) Columbia, Canada gold rushes of 1850 and 1861.[7] |
D. R. Campbell | U.S.A. #157509 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #23) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael Canal, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for David R. Campbell (1830–1911), a Maine wool manufacturer who financed the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.[11] |
Dalton | U.S.A. #157507 | 1898 | Port Blakely, Washington | Hall Bros. | 523 | 150 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Pacific Ry. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to S. Willey Steamship & Navigation Co. and renamed Capital City in 1901. Resold to McDonald Steamship Co. in 1903. Resold to Olympia-Tacoma Navigation Co. in 1904. Resold to Dallas, Portland & Astoria Navigation Co. in 1906. Broken up in 1919.
- Named for John “Jack” Dalton (1856–1944), Alaskan packer.[12][13] |
Dawson | Canada #107836 | 1901 | Whitehorse, Yukon | W. D. Hofius & Co. for White Pass | 778 | 167 feet | Foundered at Rink Rapids, Yukon in 1926. |
Delta | U.S.A. #202463 | 1905 | St. Michael, Alaska | Joseph M. Supple and Thomas Achilles | 293 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1916. Abandoned at St. Michael in 1936. |
F. K. Gustin | U.S.A. #121071 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #24) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Frederick K. Gustin (1856–1937), Chicago, Illinois lawyer, and secretary and treasurer of the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.[14] |
G. M. Dawson | U.S.A. #111544 | 1901 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 550 | 151 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Stripped and hull sold by White Pass in 1901. Hull abandoned at Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia. |
Gov. Pingree | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Bonanza King. |
Gleaner | Canada #107526 | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | John Irving Navigation Co. | 241 | 113 feet | Originally owned by Irving Navigation. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1923. Scuttled in Nares Lake, Yukon in the 1950s.
- A gleaner is one who gathers a crop after it is reaped.[15] |
Hamlin | Canada #107144 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 515 | 146 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to John Banser, William McCallum, and David Reider in 1903. Resold to Thomas J. Kickham in 1904. Resold to Edward J. Coyle (dealer) in 1910. Resold to Hamlin Towing Co. in 1911. Resold to James H. Green in 1917. Resold to Defiance Packing Co. in 1918. Foundered in Fraser River, British Columbia in 1918.
- Named for Charles Sumner Hamlin (1861–1938), U.S. delegate to the 1897 Anglo-American fur seal fishing convention. |
Hannah | U.S.A. #96428 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Howard Shipyards & Dock Co. | 1130 | 223 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1917. Demolished by fire at St. Michael shortly after 1944. Had a horizontal, belt-driven electric generator made by A. L. Ide & Sons. This may be the A. L. Ide & Sons unit that is currently on the beach at St. Michael.
- Boat named for Hannah Gerstle (1838–1930), wife of Alaska Commercial Co. president Lewis Gerstle.[5] |
Herman | U.S.A. #96398 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Thomas P. H. Whitelaw | 456 | 175 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1922. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for Herman Liebes (1842–1898), head of the Alaska Exploration Co.[5] |
Ida May
(Rideout, 1898–1905) |
U.S.A. #111182 (1898–1900 & 1905-1917);
Canada #107855 (1900–1905) |
1898 | Stockton, California | California Navigation & Improvement Co. | 278 | 149 feet | Originally owned by California Yukon Trading Co. On Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[16] Owned by J. A. Smilie by 1902. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1905. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1917.
- Originally named for Walter R. Rideout (1867-1926), president of California Yukon Trading Co. |
Isabelle | U.S.A. #100779 | 1902 | St. Michael, Alaska | Elbridge T. “E.T.” Barnette | 162 | 87 feet | Originally owned by Barnette. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1904. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Isabelle Cleary Barnette (1875–1942), wife of E.T. |
J. P. Light | U.S.A. #77296 (1898–1900 & 1905-1927);
Canada #107860 (1900–1905) |
1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #22) |
785 | 176 feet | Originally owned by British America Corp. Sold to Dawson White Horse Navigation Co. in 1900. Sold to Coal Creek Coal Co. in 1904. Sold to Tanana Trading Co. in 1905. Sold to North American Transportation & Trading Co. in 1906. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael Canal, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for Joseph P. Light (1846-1922), vice president of the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.[17] |
John C. Barr | U.S.A. #77326 (1898–1899 & 1902-1927);
Canada #107853 (1899–1902) |
1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Craig Shipbuilding Co. | 546 | 145 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Converted to stationary power plant for marine ways at St. Michael, Alaska in 1917. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael in 1927.
- Named for Capt. John C. Barr (1844–1925), of the N.A.T.&T. Co.[5] |
John Cudahy | U.S.A. #77334 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #14) |
819 | 192 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for John Cudahy (1843–1915), Chicago merchant and director of N.A.T.&T. Co.[5] |
John J. Healy | U.S.A. #77238 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | North American Transportation & Trading Co. | 450 | 175 feet | Originally owned by N.A.T.&T. Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael in 1927. |
Joseph Clossett | Canada #107621 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | John F. Steffan | 147 | 80 feet | Originally owned by William J. Rant. Sold to Upper Yukon Co., and resold to Canadian Development Co. in 1899. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1903. Broken up at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1931.
- Named for Joseph Clossett (1845–1915), of Portland, Oregon. |
Julia B | U.S.A. #205169 | 1908 | Seattle, Washington | Cook & Lake Shipyards | 835 | 159 feet | Originally owned by Yukon Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to the Western Transportation Co. in 1912. Acquired by White Pass in 1918. Last used in 1923. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner near Dawson City, Yukon in 1942.
- Named for Julia M. Burrichter (1871–1933), wife of Y.T.&T. Co. owner Frank J. Burrichter.[18] |
Keno | Canada #116618 | 1922 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 613 | 141 feet | Last used by White Pass in 1950. Transferred to Canadian Government in 1960. Last commercial steamboat to operate under its own power on the Yukon River, run from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon, August 26–29, 1960. Put on display at Dawson City in 1960. |
1st Klondike | Canada #116627 | 1929 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 1285 | 210 feet | Foundered at Hootalinqua, Yukon in 1936.
- Klondike was derived from a Hän term, which means hammer river. Hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch Chinook (king) salmon.[4][12][13][19] Possibly, the Hän term is an idiom. Literally, it may mean Chinook Salmon River.[20][21] Hammer River may be a figurative meaning which evolved because of the way in which the salmon were caught. |
2nd Klondike | Canada #156744 | 1937 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 1363 | 210 feet | Last steamboat in regular service on the Upper Yukon River, last run on July 4, 1955. Transferred to Canadian Government in 1960. Put on display at Whitehorse in 1966.
- Klondike was derived from a Hän term, which means hammer river. Hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch Chinook (king) salmon.[4][12][13][19] Possibly, the Hän term is an idiom. Literally, it may mean Chinook Salmon River.[20][21] Hammer River may be a figurative meaning which evolved because of the way in which the salmon were caught. |
Klondyke | U.S.A. #161114 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #13) |
406 | 121 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1917. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1936.
- Klondyke was derived from a Hän term, which means hammer river. Hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch Chinook (king) salmon.[4][12][13][19] Possibly, the Hän term is an idiom. Literally, it may mean Chinook Salmon River.[20][21] Hammer River may be a figurative meaning which evolved because of the way in which the salmon were caught. |
LaFrance | Canada #107866 | 1902 | Lower Laberge, Yukon | Edward J. Smythe | 201 | 100 feet | Originally owned by Merchants Transportation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1903. Last used by White Pass in 1905. Sold to Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1908. Foundered and demolished by fire near the mouth of LaFrance Creek, Yukon in 1911.
- Named for Edward LaFrance, Yukon cattle dealer.[22] |
Lavelle Young | U.S.A. #141529 | 1898 | Portland, Oregon | Joseph Paquette | 506 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Columbia River Pilots Assn. At Peavey, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to Capt. Charles W. Adams, Thomas Bruce, and George Crummy in 1900. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1903. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to Thomas A. McGowan and converted to a barge in 1920. Subsequently abandoned at McGrath, Alaska. Remains are on display at Pioneer Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Named for Lavelle Gilbert, née Young (1896–1994), granddaughter of Charles W. Young, a prominent shipper on the Columbia River. |
Leon | U.S.A. #141533 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Thomas P. H. Whitelaw | 638 | 181 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1943.
- Named for Leon Liebes (1886–1951), son of Alaska Exploration Co. president Isaac Liebes.[5] |
Lightning | Canada #107156 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | B.C. Iron Works | 557 | 140 feet | Originally owned by British America Corp. Sold to Dawson White Horse Navigation Co. in 1900. Resold to Coal Creek Coal Co. in 1903. Resold to Sour Dough Coal Co. in 1907. Resold to Northern Light, Power & Coal Co. in 1909. Acquired by White Pass in 1917. Not used under White Pass ownership. Broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1918. |
Linda | U.S.A. #141561 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Thomas P. H. Whitelaw | 692 | 181 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Linda Liebes Lederman (1884–1964), daughter of Alaska Exploration Co. president Isaac Liebes.[5] |
Louise | U.S.A. #141572 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Howard Shipyards & Dock Co. | 717 | 165 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1920. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1943.
- Named for Louisa Greenewald (1836–1917), wife of Alaska Commercial Co. official Simon Greenewald.[5] |
M. L. Washburn | U.S.A. #209341 | 1911 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Navigation Co. | 284 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Foundered just south of Little Salmon, Yukon in 1920.
- Named for Martin L. Washburn (1854–1911), general manager of the Northern Navigation Co.[8] |
Margaret | U.S.A. #92890 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 520 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Hull previously had been barge St. Michael No. 1 (U.S.A. Official No. 57983, built in 1896). Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1917.
- Named for Margaret Stern, née Wilson (1895-1973), daughter of Alaska Commercial Co. superintendent James M. Wilson.[5] |
Mary F. Graff | U.S.A. #92856 (1898–1900);
Canada #107839 (1900–1928) |
1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #30) |
864 | 177 feet | Originally owned by Blue Star Navigation Co. On Dall River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[16] Sold to Alaska Exploration Co. in 1899. Sold to Canadian Development Co. in 1900. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1903. Abandoned at Dawson City, Yukon in 1928.
- Named for Mary F. Burleigh, née Graff (1874-1962, m. 1898), wife of entrepreneur Andrew F. Burleigh. In 1897, Andrew Burleigh had contracted with Moran to build the Graff and 11 other steamers (hull ##22-33). The contract was part of a scheme to build a railroad from Haines, Alaska to Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River.[24] But, by the time that the 12 Moran-built steamers were completed, Burleigh no longer had an interest in them or the Haines-Yukon railroad scheme.[25] |
May West | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Vidette. |
McConnell | Canada #107152 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 729 | 142 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Stripped and hull sold by White Pass in 1901.
- Named for Richard G. McConnell (1856–1942), the Yukon’s foremost geological explorer.[12] |
Minneapolis | U.S.A. #92864 | 1898 | Tacoma, Washington | Thomas C. Reed | 236 | 109 feet | Originally owned by Minnesota & Alaska Development Co. Sold to Alaska Transportation Co. in 1909. Sold to Miners’ & Merchants’ Cooperative Co. in 1910. Sold to Western Transportation Co. in 1912. Acquired by White Pass in 1918. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to The Alaska R.R. in 1926. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership. Abandoned at Chena, Alaska. |
Monarch | U.S.A. #92855 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Thomas C. Reed | 463 | 150 feet | Originally owned by Columbia Navigation Co. On Dall River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[16] Sold to Yukon Independent Transportation Co. in 1901. Resold to Edward R. Sondheim and Dorah W. “D.W.” Dobbins in 1904. Resold to Capt. Wallace Langley in 1907. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1913. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927.
- Not to be confused with Monarch, Canada #107863, not owned by White Pass, below. |
Nasutlin
(2nd Prospector in 1912 only) |
Canada #133738 | 1912 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 570
(405, 1912–1937) |
141 feet
(115 feet, 1912–1937) |
Foundered at Dawson City, Yukon in 1952.
- Nasutlin was derived from a Tagish name.[26] The phrase was probably loaned from another Athabascan language.[27] Assuming that the constituent Tagish syllables were similar in sound to certain Southern Tutchone words, the phrase could have meant strong flow.[28] |
Norcom | Canada #116613 | 1913 | St. Michael, Alaska | Hull: Northern Navigation Co.;
superstructure: Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. |
352 | 130 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation Co. Included superstructure from Evelyn (U.S.A. Official No. 205767), plus a new hull. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Remains on display at Hootalinqua Island, Yukon.
- Named after the Northern Commercial Co., an affiliate of the Northern Navigation Co.[8] |
Ogilvie | Canada #107148 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 742 | 147 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Stripped and hull sold by White Pass in 1901. |
Oil City | U.S.A. #155318 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #33) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Standard Oil Co. of California. Sold to Charles W. Adams in 1904. Resold to partnership of Adams, the Dominion Commercial Co., and Mersereau Clark in 1905. Resold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1908. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used as a boat under White Pass ownership. Used by White Pass as an office and warehouse at Holy Cross, Alaska. Abandoned in 1943. |
Pilgrim | U.S.A. #150778 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #31) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Blue Star Navigation Co. Sold to Columbia Navigation Co. in 1900. Resold to British-American Steamship Co. in 1899. Resold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael, Alaska in 1917. |
Portus B. Weare | U.S.A. #150646 | 1892 | St. Michael, Alaska | North American Transportation & Trading Co. | 400 | 175 feet | Originally owned by N.A.T.&T. Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927.
- Named for Portus B. Weare (1842–1909), chairman of the N.A.T.&T. Co.[5][29] |
1st Prospector | Canada #107865 | 1901 | Whitehorse, Yukon | Stewart River Navigation Co. | 263 | 111 feet | Originally owned by Stewart River Navigation. Sold to M. McConnell in 1902. Acquired by White Pass in 1907. Not used under White Pass ownership. Broken up at McIntyre Creek, Yukon in 1912. |
2nd Prospector | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Nasutlin. |
Reaper | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Zealandian. |
Reliance | U.S.A. #204486 | 1907 | St. Michael, Alaska | St. Johns Shipbuilding Co. | 291 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used by White Pass in 1921. Sold to The Alaska R.R. in 1926. Abandoned at Chena, Alaska.
- Named after Ft. Reliance, Yukon.[12][13] |
Rideout | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Ida May. |
S. S. Bailey | Canada #107715 | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | Louis Paquette | 192 | 110 feet | Originally owned by Bennett & Atlin Lake Co. Sold to Canadian Development Co. in 1899. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1904. Broken up at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1931.
- Named for Stephen S. Bailey (1845–1925), Spokane, Washington, businessman.[22] |
St. Michael | U.S.A. #116816 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #28) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1943.
- Village of St. Michael, Alaska named for Vice Admiral Mikhail D. Tebenkov (1802–1872), governor of Russian America.[13][29][30] |
Sarah | U.S.A. #116856 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Howard Shipyards & Dock Co. | 1130 | 223 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1918. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927. Demolished by fire at St. Michael shortly after 1944.
- Named for Sarah Sloss (1836–1920), wife of Alaska Commercial Co. general manager Louis Sloss.[5][8] |
Schwatka | U.S.A. #116812 | 1898 | Port Blakely, Washington | Hall Bros. | 484 | 146 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Pacific Ry. Sold to Charles W. Thebo in 1904. Resold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1907. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1917. Sold to The Alaska Railroad and abandoned near Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. |
Scotia | Canada #107829 | 1898 | Atlin, British Columbia | John Irving Navigation Co. | 214 | 80 feet | Operated on Atlin Lake. Originally owned by Irving Navigation. Acquired by White Pass and enlarged to 214 gross tons in 1901. Last used as a boat in 1918. Used as an office by the Norgold’s officers from 1937 to 1950. Demolished by fire at Atlin in 1967.
- Scotia is the Latinized form of Scotland. |
Scout | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Vidette. |
Seattle | U.S.A. #116817 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #25) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael, Alaska in 1917. |
Seattle No. 3 | U.S.A. #116854 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #10) |
548 | 151 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1922. Sold to The Alaska Railroad and abandoned near Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. |
Selkirk | Canada #107835 | 1901 | Whitehorse, Yukon | W. D. Hofius & Co. for White Pass | 777 | 167 feet | Foundered at the mouth of the Stewart River, Yukon in 1920. |
Susie | U.S.A. #116855 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Howard Shipyards & Dock Co. | 1130 | 223 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used in 1917. Sold to The Alaska Railroad and abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1942. Demolished by fire at St. Michael shortly after 1944.
- Named for Suzanne Niebaum (1851–1936), wife of Alaska Commercial Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.[5][8] |
Sybil | Canada #107523 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | Joseph C. Stratford | 653
(622, 1898–1901) |
167 feet
(101 feet, 1898–1901) |
Originally owned by British-American Steamship Co. Sold to Canadian Development Co. in 1900. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used as a powered vessel in 1903. Converted to barge in 1904. Wrecked by ice at Dawson City, Yukon in 1918. |
T. C. Power | U.S.A. #145790 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #17) |
819 | 192 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927. |
Tacoma | U.S.A. #145773 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #26) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1927. |
Tanana | U.S.A. #201297 | 1904 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Commercial Co. | 495 | 150 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Foundered at Minto, Alaska in 1921.
- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.[4][13][31] |
Thistle | Canada #107867 | 1902 | Lower Laberge, Yukon | Donald McPhee | 225 | 102 feet | Originally owned by Merchants Transportation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1903. Sold to Taylor & Drury in 1919. Foundered in Lake Laberge, Yukon in 1929.
- Named for Thistle Creek, site of minor gold excitement in 1898.[22] |
Tutshi | Canada #138695 | 1917 | Carcross, Yukon | Cousins Bros. for White Pass | 1041 | 167 feet | Last steamboat in regular service in the Yukon, last used in 1955. Put on display at Carcross in 1972. Demolished by fire (arson) at Carcross in 1990.
- Tutshi was derived from a Tlingit metaphor, which literally means lake containing charcoal,[32] and figuratively means black lake.[33] |
Tyrrell | Canada #107159 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 678 | 142 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Sold to British America Corp. in 1898. Resold to Dawson White Horse Navigation Co. in 1900. Resold to John M. Carson in 1904. Resold to Frank W. Arnold in 1905. Acquired by White Pass in 1906. Not used under White Pass ownership. Broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1918. |
Victoria | U.S.A. #116811 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #27) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Marys, Alaska in 1927. |
Victorian | Canada #103917 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | John H. Todd | 716 | 146 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1908. Broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1928.
- Probably, named for the Victoria, Australia gold rush of 1851.[7] |
Vidette
(May West, 1897–1902; Scout, 1902–1903) |
U.S.A. #92896 (1897–1902);
Canada #107869 (1902–1917) |
1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Payson C. Richardson, Sr. | 254
(134, 1897–1911) |
119 feet
(96 feet, 1897–1911) |
Originally owned by Richardson. Transferred to George B. Wilson in 1901. Sold to the North-West Mounted Police in 1902. Sold to Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1911. Rename to Yorke Barrington proposed in 1911, but never accomplished.[34] Acquired by White Pass in 1916. Foundered in Lake Laberge, Yukon in 1917.
- Originally named for Anna May Richardson, née West (1862-1939), wife of Payson C., Sr. Vidette is a misspelling of vedette, which is a mounted sentinel in advance of an army for observing enemy activities. |
White Horse | Canada #107837 | 1901 | Whitehorse, Yukon | W. D. Hofius & Co. for White Pass | 1120
(986, 1901–1930) |
171 feet
(167 feet, 1901–1930) |
Last used in 1953. Transferred to Canadian Government in 1960. Demolished by fire (arson) at Whitehorse in 1974. White Horse is an early spelling of Whitehorse; refers to appearance of rapids in Yukon River.[12][13] |
White Seal | U.S.A. #202409 | 1905 | Fairbanks, Alaska | George P. Sproul, George Coleman, and Bert Smith | 193 | 97 feet | Originally owned by Sproul. Owned by Tanana Mines R.R. for a short time in 1905, but ownership reverted to Sproul. Acquired by White Pass in 1915. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to The Alaska Railroad in 1926. Immediately resold by The A.R.R.
- Named after Kotik, a character in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. |
Wilbur Crimmin | U.S.A. #81606 (1898–1900 & 1906-1935);
Canada #107864 (1900–1906) |
1898 | Coupeville, Washington | Howard B. Lovejoy | 124 | 80 feet | Originally owned by John D. Crimmin, Jr. At Peavey, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to Wallace Langley and A. John Engvick in 1900. Transferred to Langley, alone, in 1904. Sold to Charles W. Adams, Dominion Commercial Co., and Mersereau & Clark in 1906. Resesold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1908. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold to Waechter Bros. in 1923. Abandoned at Seward, Alaska in 1935.
- Named for Exilona L. Wilbur (1845–1920) and John D. Crimmin, Sr. (1835–1906), parents of John D., Jr. |
Will H. Isom | U.S.A. #81758 | 1901 | Ballard, Washington | Andrew Axton & Son Co. | 983 | 184 feet | Originally owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Forced ashore by ice storm at Point Romanof, Alaska on August 20, 1902. Towed to St. Michael, Alaska, in 1903, never to run again. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and abandoned by new owner at St. Michael in 1927.
- Named for William H. Isom (1828–1929), vice president of the N.A.T.&T. Co. |
Yorke Barrington | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Remarks for Vidette. |
2nd Yukon | U.S.A. #165172 | 1913 | Seattle, Washington (hull);
Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure) |
Nilson & Kelez Shipbuilding Corp. (hull);
White Pass (superstructure) |
651 | 170 feet | Sold to The Alaska R.R. in 1942. Damaged by ice at Tanana, Alaska in 1947. Demolished by fire at Tanana in 1948.
- The name Yukon, or ųųg han, is a blend of the words in the Gwich'in phrase chųų gąįį han, which mean white water river and which refer to the visual effect of glacial silt in the Yukon River.[35][36] The blend omits the consonant “ch” and the vowels “ąįį.”[37] In 1843, the Holikachuks had told the Russians that their name for the river was Yukkhana and that this name meant big river.[38] Although it did serve as the name, Yukkhana does not correspond to a Holikachuk phrase that means big river.[39][40] The Holikachuks had borrowed the upriver language name and conflated its meaning with the meaning of Kuigpak, the Yup’ik name for the same river.[41] Two years later, the Gwich’ins told the Hudson’s Bay Company that their name for the river was Yukon and that the name meant white water river.[35] White water river in fact corresponds to Gwich’in words that can be blended to form Yukon.[36] |
Yukoner | Canada #107098 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. (not associated with Canadian Pacific Ry. at the time) | 781 | 171 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Nav. Co. (not associated with C.P. Ry. at the time). Sold to North British American Trading & Transportation Co. in 1898. Resold to Trading & Exploration Co. in 1899. Resold to Canadian Development Co. in 1900. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1903. Broken up at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1958.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, above. |
Zealandian
(Reaper in 1900 only[15]) |
Canada #107830 | 1900 | Bennett, British Columbia | Alexander Watson | 179 | 102 feet | Originally owned by John Irving Navigation Co. and named Reaper.[15] Sold to the Canadian Development Co. and renamed Zealandian in 1900. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Last used in 1904. Broken up at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1913.
- Probably, named for the Otago, New Zealand gold rush of 1864.[7] |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. H. Bradley | U.S.A. #127254 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Dusty Diamond Corp. (of Chicago, Illinois) | 29 | 70 feet | Originally owned by the Dusty Diamond Corp. At Fish River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Exploration Co. in 1899.[42] Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Wrecked at St. Michael, Alaska in 1904. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael in 1915.
- If Mr. Bradley was from the same city as the Dusty Diamond Corp. (Chicago), then he would have been Charles Hodgson Bradley (1850-1924), Chief Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court, and a prominent city politician.[43] |
Meteor | U.S.A. #93031 | 1900 | San Francisco, California | United Engineering Works | 68 | 76 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Sold Frank P. Williams in 1923. Converted to Diesel power and enlarged from 68 to 83 gross tons in 1934. Williams died in 1952. Meteor resold to Patrick E. Stoppleman in 1957. Resold to Gulf Navigation & Towing, Ltd. in 1962. Stranded at Coal Harbor, Unga Island, Alaska in 1963. |
Omega[44] | Canada #107932 | 1900 | Bennett, British Columbia | Pacific Contract Co. for White Pass[44] | 127 | 99 feet | Used during railroad construction. Broken up in 1901. |
Tasmanian (steamer) | Canada #111786 | 1899 | Chiswick, United Kingdom (hull); | John I. Thornycroft & Co. (hull);
Canadian Development Co. (superstructure) |
21 | 64 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Used as a launch. Last used by White Pass in 1901. Sold to Eliza E. Wallace (Mrs. Alfred Wallace) in 1904. Resold to George A. Huff in 1906. Resold to British Columbia Steamship Co. in 1910. Resold to Victor Jacobson in 1911. Resold to Leopold A. Bernays in 1912. Retired in 1940.
- Probably, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877.[7] |
Torpedo Catcher[44] | None | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | Pacific Contract Co. for White Pass | Used during railroad construction for transporting goods from Bennett to Carcross. Broken up in 1901. Triple screw propeller system with upright boilers. Built like a big skiff using some parts that miners abandoned. Poor quality. To show the rear, as it was rectangular, the builder wrote “stern” on one end randomly.
- Torpedo catcher is a reference to the slow speed of the boat.[45] | ||
Proposed Steam Scow[44] | None | proposed for 1900[44] | ........ | ........ | ........ | ........ | Ordered to be built by Pacific Contract Co.[44] No further evidence of the existence of this boat. |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anna | None | 1913 | 41 feet | Acquired by White Pass in 1922. Sold by White Pass in 1923. | |||
Brandt | None | 1929 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 35 feet | Built for White Pass. Exploded at Indian Point, British Columbia in 1947. | ||
Dodo | None | 1917 | Built for White Pass. Used by White Pass Mail Service Department until 1925. Last used by White Pass in 1926. Sold in 1939. | ||||
Donjek | None | by 1915 | Acquired by White Pass in 1915. Sold to George Turner in 1923.
- Donjek was derived from a Northern Tutchone phrase, which means silverberry.[46] | ||||
Falcon | None | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | Used by White Pass Mail Service Department. Gone in 1918. | ||
Hawk | None | 1919 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | Wrecked in 1921. Abandoned in 1922. | ||
Hazel B | None | 1914 | Lake Laberge, Yukon | Side Streams Navigation Co. | 15 | 43 feet | Originally owned by Side Streams Navigation Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1916. Wrecked by ice in 1944.
- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of Side Streams Navigation Co. president, Capt. Sydney C. Barrington.[34] |
Keno Work Boat | None | 1948 | Built for White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1950.
- Keno was derived from a French term, which means five winning numbers; a game of chance. | ||||
Kotlik | None | 1916 | Seattle, Washington | Built for White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1922. Sold by White Pass in 1924.
- Kotlik was derived from Yup’ik metaphor, which literally means a pair of pants, and figuratively refers to a fork in the river.[4][47] | |||
Loon | None | 1922 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 30 (estimate) | 54 feet | Last used by White Pass in 1951. Transferred to Canadian Park Service by 1998. Transferred to village of Mayo, Yukon in 2005. Restoration is being contemplated. If restored, it would be one of only two former White Pass vessels in operation. |
Norgold | None | 1934 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. | 6 (estimate) | 29 feet | Originally owned by Norgold Mines, Ltd. Sold to Bobjo Mines in 1935. Acquired by White Pass in 1937. Last used by White Pass in 1950. Sold to A. E. Prince about 1952. Transferred to Canadian Park Service by 1998. Hull is hopelessly rotted.
- Named after Norgold Mines, Ltd. |
Olof Splegatus | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Splegatus. |
Pelican | None | 1908 | Morris Heights, New York | Charles L. Seabury & Co. | 32 feet | Originally owned by the Episcopal Church. Used by Ven. Hudson Stuck. Acquired by White Pass in 1919. Used by White Pass Mail Service Department in 1924. Last used in 1924. Abandoned at Yukon Dam in 1942. | |
Pete | None | by 1948 | Acquired by White Pass in 1948. Last used by White Pass in 1951. | ||||
Pilot No. 2 | None | 1913 | 18 | 30 feet | Originally owned by Northern Commercial Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Last used by White Pass in 1924. Abandoned at Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. | ||
Rapid | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Teal. |
Relief | None | 1903 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Commercial Co. | 35 feet | Originally owned by Northern Commercial. Acquired by White Pass from Northern Commercial Co. in 1918. Sold back to Northern Commercial in 1923. | |
Sea Sled | None | 1928 | Seattle, Washington | Pacific Marine | Originally owned by White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1933. Engine removed in 1940. Remainder of boat sold in 1945. | ||
Shushanna | None | by 1919 | Acquired by White Pass in 1919. Sold by White Pass in 1921.
- Shushanna was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means copper creek. Not a reference to Copper River.[48] | ||||
1st Sibilla
(Sybilla, 1913-1914) |
None | 1913 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 7 | 45 feet | Used by White Pass Mail Service Department from 1913 to 1915. Sold to U.S. Government in 1923, and resold to the Northern Commercial Co. in 1923.
- Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the White Pass, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth.[49] The White Pass & Yukon Ry. Directors’ Report to the 30th June 1914 reported the name to be Sybilla, an incorrect spelling of Sibilla. A copy of this report undoubtedly went to Mr. Close. The spelling was corrected shortly thereafter. |
2nd Sibilla | None | 1932 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 20 (estimate) | 55 feet | Sold to George T. Simmons in 1955. Subsequently resold to James Fordyce. Retired in 1970. Put on display at Carcross, Yukon in 1993.
- Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the White Pass, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth.[49] |
Splegatus
(Olof Splegatus in 1913 only) |
None | 1913 | Charles M. Binkley, Sr. | 50 feet | Originally owned by Max Nelson. Sold to Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1913. Acquired by White Pass in 1916. Used by White Pass Mail Service Department from 1919 until 1925. Last used by White Pass in 1925. Gone after 1949.
- Boat named by Max Nelson in 1913.[34] | ||
Tarahne | Canada #138539 | 1917 | Atlin, British Columbia | Cousins Bros. for White Pass | 286
(177, 1917–1928) |
119 feet
(78 feet, 1917–1928) |
Operated on Atlin Lake only. Last used as a boat in 1936. On display at Atlin. Used as restaurant.
- Tarahne was directly derived from Tarahini, which was the name of a little creek at Atlin. The name Tarahini was suggested to the ship’s carpenter by Chief Taku Jack. Tarahini had been derived from the Tlingit verb theme téya.aahini, which means stream situated on rock.[50] Tarahini shortens /téya/ to /ta/, and substitutes the English /ra/ sound for the Tlingit aspirated /.aa/ sound. Thus, all sounds in Tarahini occur in English.[1] The reason for the change from Tarahini to Tarahne is not known. |
Tasmanian (launch) | None | by 1901 | Previously owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by White Pass in 1901. Not used under White Pass ownership. Sold by White Pass and sent to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1902.
- Probably, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877.[7] | ||||
Teal
(Rapid, 1908-1909) |
None | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | Originally owned by White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1922. | ||
Tyee | None | by 1912 | Acquired by White Pass in 1912. Last used by White Pass in 1912. Sold by White Pass in 1923.
- Tyee a is Chinook Jargon term, which means chief.[4][13][29] | ||||
Wahpoo | None | 1918 | Acquired by White Pass in 1919. Last used by White Pass in 1924. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927.
- “Wahpoo” was the nickname of White Pass Traffic Manager Albert F. Zipf (1873-1936), derived from a Yup’ik phrase, which means to shout or to scream.[51] | ||||
Warrior | U.S.A. #204935 | 1905 | Pittsburg, California | Siino Boat Works | 7 | 34 feet | Acquired by White Pass in 1918. Sold to Frank P. Williams in 1923. Converted to Diesel power in 1947. Resold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1949. Destroyed by a storm at St. Michael, Alaska in July 1965. |
Woodchuck | None | 1939 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 8 (estimate) | 37 feet | Originally owned by White Pass. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Leased to Prospectors Airways in 1954. Sold to Ollie MacDonald in the 1960s. Transferred to McBride Museum in 2012. Restored in 2014. |
Unknown Name | None | by 1899 | 20 feet | Acquired by White Pass in 1899. Used on Summit Lake during June 1899. Last used by White Pass in 1899. |
Name[1] | Registry (-ies) | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clifford J. Rogers | Canada #198983 (1955–1966);
U.K. #198983 (1966–1969); Liberia #3412 (1969–1975) |
1955 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
(hull #265) |
3000 | 335 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by White Pass. Constructed in response to Canadian Pacific Ry's. decision not to handle container traffic.[52] Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. Sold to Marine Commerce, Ltd. and registered in United Kingdom in 1966. Resold to Lampsis Navigation, Ltd., renamed Lampsis, and registered in Liberia in 1969. Renamed Drosia in 1972. Sank at 35.26° N, 74.34° W in 1975. Although this location is within the Bermuda Triangle, the loss was not considered particularly mysterious.
- Named for Clifford J. Rogers (1887–1970), White Pass president. |
Frank H. Brown | Canada #322244 (1965–1993);
Russia #M-44845 (1993–1997); IMO6514170 |
1965 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
(hull #284) |
8040 | 394 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by White Pass. Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. From 1979 to 1981, used as a barge, towed by Pacific Challenge of Knight Towing, Ltd.[53] Reverted to its own power thereafter. Sold to Portofino, Ltd. and registered in Russia in 1993. Broken up at Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1997.
- Named for Frank H. Brown (1894–1975), White Pass president. |
Kestrel | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Neecheah. |
3rd Klondike | Canada #330809;
IMO6912449 |
1969 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
(hull #294) |
8043 | 394 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by White Pass. Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. From 1979 to 1981, used as a barge, towed by Pacific Challenge of Knight Towing, Ltd.[53] Continued in use as a barge thereafter. Sold by White Pass in 1988. Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1989.
- Klondike was derived from a Hän term, which means hammer river. Hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch Chinook (king) salmon.[4][12][13][19] Possibly, the Hän term is an idiom. Literally, it may mean Chinook Salmon River.[20][21] Hammer River may be a figurative meaning which evolved because of the way in which the salmon were caught. |
Lou-Ann I | Canada #158932 | 1936 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 17 | 37 feet | Originally owned by Lynton H. Boyce. Acquired by White Pass in 1942. Registry closed in 1984.
- Named for Louisa J. Boyce (1857–1936), Lynton’s mother; and Annie Glew Arnell (1863–1959), Lynton’s mother-in-law. | |
Neecheah
(Kestrel, 1920–1921) |
U.S.A. #220473 (1920–1922);
Canada #116619 (1922–1960) |
1920 | Whitehorse, Yukon | White Pass | 85
(93, 1922–1942; 53, 1920–1922) |
79 feet;
64 feet (1920–1922) |
Originally gasoline powered. Converted to Diesel power in 1942. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Sold by White Pass by 1959. P on display at the Yukon Transportation Museum, between 1990 & 1992. |
Yukon Rose | Canada #116630 | 1929 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Askew Boat Works | 32 | 61 feet | Only former White Pass boat still operating. (But see, Loon Remarks.) Originally, gasoline powered and owned by Taylor & Drury, Ltd. Sold to Jack McDonald in 1943. Acquired by White Pass in 1948. Converted to Diesel power in 1949. Last used by White Pass in 1951. Sold to Ray Chaykowski in 1955. Resold to Charlie Garvice. Resold to Rudy Burian. Sold to Gregory H. Caple in 1977. Resold to Murray Matchett (M.O.), Ron McCready, and Kevin Hewer in 1984. Resold to Marc Johnson in 2000. Vintage engine installed in 2007, but not original to this vessel. Refloated in 2009.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, above. |
For the roster of White Pass winter stages, see, Overland Trail (Yukon).
For the roster of White Pass railroad equipment, see, List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars.
Alaska Railroad vessels
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alice (of Susitna) | U.S.A. #260095 | 1909 | Seattle, Washington | Cook & Lake Shipyards | 262 | 111 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911.[6] Sold to White Pass in 1914. Purchased by A.R.R. in 1926. Retired and sold to the Catholic Church (Holy Cross Mission) in 1953. |
Barry K
(Lewiston, 1923–1940) |
U.S.A. #223498 | 1923 | Portland, Oregon | Supple & Martin | 581 | 160 feet | Originally owned by Oregon-Washington R.R. & Navigation Co. (Union Pacific R.R.). Sold to Western Transportation Co. in 1940. Purchased by A.R.R. in 1944. Retired in 1947. Broken up in 1950. |
Duchesnay | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Gen. Jeff C. Davis. |
Gen. J. W. Jacobs | None | 1908 | Portland, Oregon | Willamette Iron & Steel Works | 319 | 126 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Army. Transferred to Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1922. A.E.C. reorganized as The Alaska Railroad in 1923. Jacobs retired in 1933. Broken up at Nenana, Alaska.
- Named for Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Jacobs (1843–1905). |
Gen. Jeff C. Davis
(Duchesnay, 1898–1900) |
Canada #107151 | 1898 | Vancouver, Washington | Canadian Pacific Ry. | 277 | 120 feet | Originally owned by C.P. Ry. Sold to Edward J. Rathbone in 1899. Purchased by U.S. Army in 1900. Transferred to Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1922. A.E.C. reorganized as The Alaska Railroad in 1923. Davis retired and broken up at Nenana, Alaska in 1933.
- Originally named for Charles-Edmond J. Duchesnay (1854-1901), civil engineer for the C.P. Ry. |
Lewiston | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Barry K. |
Minneapolis | U.S.A. #92864 | 1898 | Tacoma, Washington | Thomas C. Reed | 236 | 109 feet | Originally owned by Minnesota & Alaska Development Co. Sold to Alaska Transportation Co. in 1909. Sold to Miners’ & Merchants’ Cooperative Co. in 1910. Sold to Western Transportation Co. in 1912. Acquired by White Pass in 1918. Purchased by The Alaska R.R. in 1926. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership. Abandoned at Chena, Alaska. |
Nenana | None | 1933 | Nenana, Alaska | Berg Shipbuilding Co. | 1128 | 210 feet | No passengers regularly carried after 1949. Leased to Yutana Barge Line in 1954. Last steamboat in regular service on Lower Yukon River, 1954. Officially retired in 1955. Sold to Greater Fairbanks Opportunities, Inc. in 1956. Last voyage under power was from Nenana to Fairbanks, Alaska in May 1957. Put on display at Pioneer Park, Fairbanks in 1965.
- Nenana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which means stopping-while-migrating river. Looks like a contraction or an idiom, because it literally appears to mean something less, such as land by the river.[31][55] |
Omineca | Canada #126248 | 1909 | Victoria, British Columbia | Alexander Watson, Jr. | 583 | 137 feet | Originally owned by Foley, Welch & Stewart. Obtained in 1915 by the Alaskan Engineering Commission. Used on the Susitna River and the Cook Inlet. Retired at the end of 1917. Gone sometime between 1923 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River.
- Omineca was derived from a Sekani phrase, which means slow moving water. |
Reliance | U.S.A. #204486 | 1907 | St. Michael, Alaska | St. Johns Shipbuilding Co. | 291 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Northern Navigation Co. Sold to White Pass in 1914. Purchased by A.R.R. in 1926. Last used in 1926. Abandoned at Chena, Alaska.
- Named after Ft. Reliance, Yukon.[12][13] |
Schwatka | U.S.A. #116812 | 1898 | Port Blakely, Washington | Hall Bros. | 484 | 146 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Pacific Ry. Sold to Charles W. Thebo in 1904. Resold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1907. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Purchased by The Alaska Railroad and abandoned near Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership. |
Seattle No. 3 | U.S.A. #116854 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #10) |
548 | 151 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Purchased by The Alaska Railroad and abandoned near Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership. |
Susie | U.S.A. #116855 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Howard Shipyards & Dock Co. | 1130 | 223 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by White Pass in 1914. Purchased by The Alaska Railroad and abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1942. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership. Demolished by fire at St. Michael shortly after 1944.
- Named for Suzanne Niebaum (1851–1936), wife of Alaska Commercial Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.[5][8] |
White Seal | U.S.A. #202409 | 1905 | Fairbanks, Alaska | George P. Sproul, George Coleman, and Bert Smith | 193 | 97 feet | Originally owned by Sproul. Owned by Tanana Mines R.R. for a short time in 1905, but ownership reverted to Sproul. Acquired by White Pass in 1915. Sold to The Alaska Railroad and immediately resold in 1926. Not used under Alaska R.R. ownership.
- Named after Kotik, a character in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. |
2nd Yukon | U.S.A. #165172 | 1913 | Seattle, Washington (hull);
Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure) |
Nilson & Kelez Shipbuilding Corp. (hull);
White Pass (superstructure) |
651 | 170 feet | Originally owned by White Pass. Purchased by A.R.R. in 1942. Damaged by ice at Tanana, Alaska in 1947. Demolished by fire at Tanana in 1948.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anne W | U.S.A. #211862 | 1913 | Portland, Oregon | Portland Shipbuilding Co. | 84 | 88 feet | Originally owned by Hosford Transportation Co. Purchased by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Cook Inlet. Sold to Anderson Towboat Co. in 1925. Resold to Pioneer Sand & Gravel Co. in 1927. Converted to Diesel power in 1928. Retired in 1967. Never on the Yukon River.
- Named for Anne W. Staley, née Wentworth (1906-fl. 1945), daughter of Portland Lumber Co. vice president Lloyd J. Wentworth. |
Crook
(Richmond Hill, 1882-1897; Roumanian, 1897-1899) |
U.K. #87858 | 1882 | Dumbarton, Scotland | Henry Murray & Co. | 4126 | 420 feet | Originally, owned by the Twin Screw Line. Sold to Austin, Baldwin & Co. in 1897. Sold to the U.S. Army in 1898. Transferred to Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used between Anchorage and Seattle. Transferred back to the Army in 1918. Broken up in 1920. Never on the Yukon River. |
Eklutna | None | by 1917 | 41 feet | Owned by Alaskan Engineering Commission. Used on the Cook Inlet. Retired at the end of 1917. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River.
- Eklutna was derived from a Dena'ina idiom, which figuratively refers to two hills near the Eklutna River. Literally, it means objects river,[4][56] the “objects” being the two hills. | |||
Hero | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, L. Roscoe. |
L. Roscoe
(Hero, 1918 to 1921~1922; San Pedro, 1921~1922 to 1942) |
U.S.A. #200158 | 1903 | Hoquiam, Washington | 117 | 86 feet | Originally owned by Oscar W. Hurd. Oscar died in 1914. Boat purchased by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Operated on the Cook Inlet. Never on the Yukon River. Sold to Independent Towing Co. in 1918. Resold to San Pedro Launch & Towboat Co. in 1921 or 1922. Resold to J. P. Allender and converted to Gasoline power in 1933 or 1934. Resold to C. M. Wilkins in 1935 or 1936. Resold to Richard E. Nordstrom in 1938 or 1939. Resold to Alicia Dahlin and converted to Diesel power in 1939 or 1940. Gone in 1942.
- Named for Lionel Roscoe Hurd (1893-1960), son of Oscar W. | |
Richmond Hill | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Crook. |
Roumanian | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Crook. |
San Pedro | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, L. Roscoe. |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matanuska | None | 1915 | Seattle, Washington | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 66 feet | A.E.C. reorganized as The Alaska Railroad in 1923. Matanuska transferred to Civil Aeronautics Administration in 1951.
- Name derived from an unknown Russian phrase that was corrupted by the Dena'ina Indians, and that relates both to copper (медь → med’) and to the Ahtna Indians.[13][29] Using translate.google.com (Mar. 13, 2014) to find a conforming Russian phrase which reflects minimum vocal corruption, one finds, for example, меди на ушах (medi na ushakh - copper on the ears [i.e., jewelry?]). | |
Midnight Sun | None | 1911 | Whitehorse, Yukon | 45 feet | Originally assigned to the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1924 & 1930.
- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of “Sun” plus another word.[57] |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | None | by 1917 | 42 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1917. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1930 & 1942. Never on the Yukon River.
- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.[3][4] | |||
Alenco | None | by 1918 | 42 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River.
- Alenco is an acronym, derived from Alaskan Engineering Commission. | |||
B&B No. 1 | None | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington (1875-1963) and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. (1881-1923) | 65 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River.
- Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
B&B No. 2 | None | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington (1875-1963) and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. (1881-1923) | 87 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River.
- Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
B&B No. 3 | None | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington (1875-1963) and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. (1881-1923) | 87 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1930 & 1942. Never on the Yukon River.
- Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
Betty M | None | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 34 feet | Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River.
- Probably, named for Elizabeth M. “Betty” Meiggs, née Mears (1910-1992), daughter of A.E.C. commissioner Frederick Mears.[58] | |
Islander | U.S.A. #210852 | 1912 | Mt. Vernon, Washington | 15 | 47 feet | Acquired by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River.
- Probably, named for an island or islands in Puget Sound. | |
Josephine | None | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 46 feet | Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River.
- Probably, named for Josephine W. McVay, née Mears (1908-1965), daughter of A.E.C. commissioner Frederick Mears.[58] | |
Sunbeam | None | by 1918 | 32 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1930 & 1942.
- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of “Sun” plus another word.[57] | |||
Sunflower | None | by 1918 | 34 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1930 & 1942.
- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of “Sun” plus another word.[57] | |||
Vibienna | None | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 36 feet | Owned by A.E.C. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1918 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. |
Name[1] | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bella Catherine | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Tanana. |
Tanana
(Bella Catherine, from 2012) |
U.S.A. #272122 | 1953 | Portland, Oregon | Albina Engine & Machine Works
(hull #278) |
450 | 110 feet | Purchased new. Leased to Yutana Barge Line from 1954 to 1980. Sold to Yutana Barge Line in 1980. Transferred to Crowley Marine Services, Inc. in 2005. Sold to Nerka Transport LLC in 2012.
- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.[4][13][31] |
3rd Yukon | U.S.A. #272121 | 1953 | Portland, Oregon | Albina Engine & Machine Works
(hull #277) |
336 | 110 feet | Purchased new. Leased to Yutana Barge Line from 1954 to 1977. Demolished by fire (suspicious origins) near Hot Springs, Alaska in 1977.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Other vessels
The following lists many pre-1955[59] vessels of the Yukon River, tributaries, and headwaters that are not listed above. It is not a complete list.
Name[1] | Registry (-ies) | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Goddard | Canada #107517 | 1898 | San Francisco, California (hull); | Risdon Iron Works (hull);
James H. Calvert (superstructure) |
15 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to Henry A. Munn in 1899. Foundered at the foot of Lake Laberge, Yukon in 1901. Discovered in 2008 by a team of underwater archeologists, slightly damaged and sitting upright on the bottom of Lake Laberge.
- Named for Albert J. Goddard (1863–1958).[22] |
Alameda
(Lully C in 1899 only) |
Canada #107257 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Coffey & Hanley | 32 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to John J. McKenna in 1898. Sold to Victoria Yukon Trading Co. in 1899, and resold back to McKenna later in 1899. Wrecked and abandoned in 1920. |
Alaska Union | U.S.A. #107495 | 1898 | Nunivak Island, Alaska | Alaska Union Mining Co. | 214 | 110 feet | Owned by Alaska Union Mining Co. Stranded at Seaforth, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River in 1899.[23] |
Anawanda | U.S.A. #107421 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Joseph Supple | 31 | 46 feet | Originally owned by Anawanda Mining & Milling Co. (New York firemen). At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899.[60] Listed in Jones (1904). Registry closed in 1913 or 1914. |
Arctic | U.S.A. #107254 | 1889 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 42 | 140 feet | Owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1897. |
Arctic Boy | U.S.A. #107411 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | U.S. Mining, Development & Lumber Co. | 74 | 124 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Mining, Development & Lumber Co. (of Cincinnati, Ohio). Sold to Elbridge T. “E.T.” Barnette and Charles Smith in 1901. Later in 1901, Foundered at St. Michael. |
Argo | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Lieut. Smith. |
Athol | U.S.A. #107414 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | 16 | 42 feet | Not inspected. Registry closed in 1902 or 1903. | |
Atlas | None | by 1914 | Owned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Foundered on the Upper Tanana River in 1916. | ||||
1st Atlinto
(Glengarry, 1904-1906) |
None | 1904 | Atlin, British Columbia | William J. Smith | Side wheels. Operated on Atlin Lake. Owned by Smith and James D. Durie. Retired in 1907 or 1908.
- Atlinto, was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water.[12][33][61] In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river. | ||
Aurora No. 2 | U.S.A. #107359 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 54 | 63 feet | Originally owned by Eugene A. Mantell (of San Francisco). At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23][62] Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. and broken up in 1899.
- Court Aurora No. 2 was the San Francisco chapter of the Foresters of America. | |
Aurum | None | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 19 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones (1904). Aurum is the Latin word for gold. | ||
1st Beaver | U.S.A. #3649 | 1895 | Benicia, California | 38 | 59 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Sold to Pacific Packing & Navigation Co. in 1897 or 1898. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913. | |
2nd Beaver | U.S.A. #3763 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Harry A. Parshall & Co. (from Beaver and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) | 35 | 55 feet | Owned by Parshall and his company. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Foundered at St. Michael in 1899. |
Bellingham | None | 1897 | Bennett, British Columbia | Lewis Stenger and A. H. Willock | 35 feet | Operated on Bennett Lake. Owned by Michael J. Dignan, Stenger, and Willock. Gone in 1899.
- Bellingham, Washington was the home of Lewis Stenger. | |
Ben Hur | U.S.A. #205562 | 1906 | Nome, Alaska | 46 | 76 feet | Owned by William McCamant in 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927. | |
Blackfoot | None | by 1898 | At Hogatza River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[63] | ||||
Burpee | Canada #107157 | 1898 | Toronto, Ontario | Polson Iron Works
(1 of hull ##30-34) |
9 | 46 feet | Owned by Isaac Burpee (1875-1951). Registry closed in 1914. |
Caribou | U.S.A. #208963 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 46 | 57 feet | Owned by William Daniels. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924. | |
Carl White | U.S.A. #222058 | 1919 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 43 | 65 feet | Owned by Carl C. White (1880-1933). Abandoned at Fairbanks in 1926. | |
City of Bradford | U.S.A. #127288 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 39 | 44 feet | Owned by Wenthrop Mining & Trading Co. (of Pennsylvania). Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones (1904). Registry closed in 1908 or 1909. | |
City of Chicago | U.S.A. #127296 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Joseph Supple | 142 | 85 feet | Originally owned by John Myers (of Chicago Alaska Transportation Co.). Last inspected in 1898. Sold to Donald Smith in 1899. Registry closed in 1900. |
City of Paris | U.S.A. #127269 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Richard A. Talbot | 300 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Paris-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. in 1899. Demolished by fire (arson) at Bergman, Alaska in 1901.
- Named for Paris, Missouri, home of the Paris-Alaska Mining Co. |
City of Sault Ste. Marie | U.S.A. #127827 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | 148 | 93 feet | Built by a syndicate from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for its own use. Sold to North American Transportation & Trading Co. and broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1899. | |
Clara | U.S.A. #127249 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | John Cameron | 97 | 76 feet | Originally owned by California & Northwest Trading & Mining Co. C&NWT&M Co. dissolved, and boat sold to the Alaska Exploration Co. in 1898. Engines installed into the Monarch (Canada #107863) in 1900. Boat broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1901.
- Named for Clara E. Roncovieri (1860-1954), wife of C&NWT&M Co. president Alfred Roncovieri. |
“Clara Monarch” | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Monarch, Canada #107863, below. |
Clio | U.S.A. #127297 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 34 | 64 feet | Registry closed in 1916 or 1917. | |
Cora | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Koakuk. |
D. Armstrong | U.S.A. #157521 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | St. Marys Mining & Milling Co. | 32 | 56 feet | Originally owned by St. Marys (Ohio) Mining & Milling Co. At Red Mountain Creek (a.k.a. “Lost Woman Creek”) on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. in 1900. Wrecked at New Hamilton, Alaska in 1903 or 1904.
- Named for David Armstrong, Jr. (1833-1924), merchant in St. Marys, Ohio. |
Dora | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Olive May. |
Dorothy | U.S.A. #157505 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 126 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Koyukuk Mining & Exploration Co. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] K.M.&E. Co. dissolved in 1904. Boat converted to gasoline power in 1911. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917.
- Named for Dorothy W. Lund (1897-1972), daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the K.M.&E. Co. | |
Dusty Diamond | U.S.A. #157522 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Dusty Diamond Corp. (of Chicago, Illinois) | 101 | 75 feet | Built by the Dusty Diamond Corp., but sold to the Klondike Promotion Co. (also of Chicago) in 1898. At Fish River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Capt. James A. “Andy” Pate, H. A. Green, and H. S. Chelton in 1899. Resold to De Soto Placer Mining Co. in 1903. Resold to Edward B. Barthrop in 1904. Owned by Edward J. Hackett by 1912. Wrecked in the Upper Tanana River in 1914 or 1915. |
Edith M. Kyle | U.S.A. #136676 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 54 | 62 feet | Originally owned by a company from Boston, Massachusetts, led by George Kyle. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to Frank L. Pickart, Gordon C. Bettles, and Charles A. Pickart in 1900. Broken up in 1901. | |
Edna | None | by 1911 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by Robert H. Griffis and James H. Haley. Gone after 1911. | ||||
Eldorado
(Philip B. Low, 1898–1899) |
U.S.A. #150776 (1898–1899);
Canada #107852 (1899–1903) |
1898 | Seattle, Washington | Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. | 466 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Boston & Alaska Transportation Co. Acquired the nickname “Fillup Below” because it sank several times. Sold to Yukon Flyer Line in 1899. Sold to Capt. Ernest C. Miller in 1901. Broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1903.
- Boat named for Eldorado Creek, the primary tributary of Bonanza Creek, the latter creek being where the owner of the Yukon Flyer Line, Nels Peterson, made his fortune. |
Ella | U.S.A. #202300 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | Henry Bratnober | 419 | 120 feet | Originally owned by the Tanana Trading Co. Sold to the North American Transportation & Trading Co. and, then, to the Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. in 1906. Foundered after striking an object at Tolovana, Alaska in 1909.
- Named for Ella Bratnober (1856–1947), wife of Henry. |
Emily M | U.S.A. #136667 | 1898 | Brownsville, Oregon | 12 | 32 feet | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to H. B. Meyer in 1899. Last inspected in 1901. Registry closed in 1903. | |
Emma | Canada #107260 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | W. M. Gifford | 82 | 54 feet | Originally owned by William J. Rant. Machinery removed from boat in 1899. Sold to John H. Tulley in 1903. Resold to Arthur J. Simonds in 1904. Resold back to Rant by 1907. Wrecked and abandoned. Registry closed in 1920. |
Emma Nott | Canada #107256 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Robert J. “Joe” Nott | 48 | 56 feet | Originally owned by “Joe” Nott. Sold to Arthur J. Simonds in 1903. Broken up in 1908.
- Boat named for Emma Nott Litster (1892–1951), daughter of “Joe.”[22] |
Englewood | U.S.A. #136716 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 26 | 51 feet | Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. | |
Evelyn | U.S.A. #205767 | 1908 | St. Michael, Alaska | Henry Bratnober | 352 | 122 feet | Originally owned by Upper Tanana Trading & Transportation Co. Sold to Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. by 1912. Wrecked in 1913. Later in 1913, superstructure used to make the Norcom. |
Explorer | U.S.A. #136583 | 1885 | Mare Island, California | U.S. Navy | 16 | 50 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Navy. On Lt. George M. Stoney expedition in 1885 and 1886. Sold to Charles Peterson in 1886. Sold to the Catholic Church (Russian Mission) between 1886 & 1888. Awarded its official number (136583) as a commercial vessel in 1895. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. between 1901 & 1906. Foundered at Russian Mission, Alaska in 1906. |
F. H. Kilbourne | Canada #107516 | 1898 | San Francisco, California (hull); | Risdon Iron Works (hull);
James H. Calvert (superstructure) |
87 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to Henry Alexander Munn in 1899. Retired in 1900. Abandoned in 1901. Remains scrapped in 1999.
- Named for Frank H. Kilbourne (1857–1928), Seattle, Washington businessman. |
Flora | Canada #103916 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 63 | 95 feet
(80 feet, 1898-1900) |
Originally owned by B.L.&K.N. Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Converted to a barge and sold to Five Finger Coal Co. in 1902. Sold to Fortymile Dredging Co. in 1903. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1905.
- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the B.L.&K. Co.[22][64] |
Florence | U.S.A.#121068 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 90 | 101 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Crushed by ice in the St. Michael Canal in 1909.
- Named for Florence Isabelle “Bella” Fleishhacker, née Gerstle (1875–1963), daughter of Alaska Commercial Co. president, Lewis Gerstle. | |
Florence S | U.S.A.#121085 (1898–1900, 1904-1914, & 1938-1952);
Canada #107857 (1900–1904); out of documentation (1914-1938) |
1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #6) |
100 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Sold to Hoey V. V. Bean in 1899. Sold to Capt. Sydney C. Barrington in 1900. Sold in 1904, possibly to Capt. Wallace Langley. Sold to Kittie M. Hensley by 1907. Wrecked by ice in the Upper Tanana River in the spring of 1914. Superstructure salvaged to make additions to the Hensley residence at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1914. Ms. Hensley died in 1931. Hensley residence moved to Pioneer Park at Fairbanks in 1967. Hull out of documentation, 1914 to 1938. Hull owned by George S. Black and rebuilt into a barge in 1938. Foundered on the Yukon River near Galena, Alaska, in 1952.
- Boat probably named for Florence S. Starkey (1854-1936), wife of Harry H. Starkey, both investors in the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.[65] |
Flying | None | by 1917 | Operated on the Upper Yukon River. Owned by Tantalus Coal. | ||||
Fortune Hunter | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Helen Bruce. |
Fulton | U.S.A. #121086 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 66 | 65 feet | At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23][62] Abandoned in 1902. | |
General Stewart Van Vliet | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, 1st Rampart. |
Glengarry | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Atlinto. |
Glenora | U.S.A. #86413 (1898–1901);
Canada #107149 (1901–1902) |
1898 | Tacoma, Washington | George W. Barlow | 360 | 126 feet | Originally owned the Tacoma-Port Orchard Navigation Co. Sold to R. P. McLennan in 1901. Demolished by fire (arson) near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902. |
Gold Star | U.S.A. #86440 (1898–1900 & 1902-1906);
Canada #107856 (1900–1902) |
1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 168 | 94 feet | Originally owned by Gold Star Transportation Co. Sold to Thomas C. Nixon and William Mogridge in 1900. Sold to the Klondyke Corp. and converted to a barge in 1902. Klondyke Corp. liquidated in 1904. Gold Star wrecked at Tanana, Alaska in 1906. | |
Golden Hind | None | 1904 | Operated on Chena River. Owned by Wilson and Frank H. Stackpole. Wrecked at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1904. | ||||
Hamburg | U.S.A. #96468 | 1899 | St. Michael, Alaska | 24 | 32 feet | Lost in 1899. | |
Helen Bruce
(Fortune Hunter, 1898-1904) |
U.S.A. #201461 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Klondike Promotion Co. (of Chicago, Illinois) | 83 | 62 feet | Originally owned by Klondike Promotion Co. (of Chicago). Sold to Minor W. Bruce in 1900. Last inspected in 1904. Registry closed in 1909 or 1910.
- Named for Helen Potter, née Bruce (1898–1988), daughter of Minor W. Bruce. |
Idler | U.S.A. #209222 | 1911 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fred G. Noyes | 98 | 64 feet | Chain driven stern wheel. Originally owned by Fred G. Noyes. Sold to George S. Black, converted to Diesel power, and reduced to 71 gross tons in 1935. To George S. Black Estate in 1953. Abandoned in 1956. |
Illinois | U.S.A. #100663 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Developing Co.[66] | 105 | 75 feet | Originally owned by the Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Development Co.[66] At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1899. Converted to a barge in 1900. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Transferred to the White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael in 1927. |
Independence | U.S.A. #100668 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | A. H. Logan | 148 | 80 feet | Originally owned by Logan. Sold to Independent Mining Co. in 1899. Sold to Tanana Trading Co. and converted to a wrecking barge in 1905. Resold to North American Transportation & Trading Co., then transferred to the Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. in 1906. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Sold to White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned in 1917. |
Indianapolis | U.S.A. #100667 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 96 | 70 feet | Owned by a company of Indiana men. Last inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1900 or 1901. | |
Iowa | None | 1898 | Carcross, Yukon | Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. | 60 feet | Owned by the Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Retired in 1900. | |
J. B. Kerr | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 25 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
James Deitrick | U.S.A. #77315 | 1898 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Crescent Shipyard
(hull #65) |
25 | 50 feet | Owned by James Deitrick (1864-d. 1930~1932). At Peavey, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Registry closed in 1903. |
James Domville | Canada #107154 | 1898 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alfred Wallace | 486 | 122 feet | Originally owned by James Domville.[22] Sold to the Klondike, Yukon & Stewart River Co. in 1898. Wrecked in the “Thirtymile” section of the Yukon River in 1899. |
Jennie M | U.S.A. #77320 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Crescent Shipyard
(hull #58) |
49 | 70 feet | Originally owned by the Philadelphia Exploration & Mining Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Owned by Hendricks & Belt in 1903. Sold to Black Transportation Co. and converted to a barge in 1904. Broken up in 1905.
- Named for Jennie M. Hill (1860-1950), wife of Philadelphia Exploration & Mining Co. leader, Thomas R. Hill. |
Kalamazoo | None | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Kalamazoo Mining & Prospecting Co. | Operated on Upper Yukon River. Owned by Kalamazoo Mining & Prospecting Co. Foundered at Casey’s Rock, Thirtymile in 1898. | ||
Katie Hemrich | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, 1st Rampart. |
Kluhane | Canada #126942 | 1909 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria Machinery Depot
(hull #12) |
19 | 55 feet | Owned by Taylor & Drury, Ltd. Retired in 1920.
- Kluhane was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Southern Tutchone word for whitefish, plus the Tlingit word for place.[12][33] |
Koakuk
(Cora, until about 1894[67]) |
None | by 1891 | 35 feet | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. Purchased by William D. “Billy” Moore and Gordon C. Bettles in 1891. Transferred to Bettles alone, and rebuilt about 1894.[67] Operated on the Koyukuk River and Lower Yukon River. Gone after 1897. | |||
1st Koyukuk | U.S.A. #161202 | 1902 | Portland, Oregon | Joseph Supple | 286 | 121 feet | Owned by Northern Navigation Co. Stranded at Little Delta, Alaska, on the Upper Tanana River in 1906.
- Koyukuk was derived from a Yup’ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup’ik name by explorer Petr Vasil’evich “Vasilii” Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka.[4][68][69] |
2nd Koyukuk | U.S.A. #203496 | 1906 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Navigation Co. | 248 | 121 feet | Owned by Northern Navigation. Foundered in the Upper Tanana River in 1911.
- Koyukuk was derived from a Yup’ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup’ik name by explorer Petr Vasil’evich “Vasilii” Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka.[4][68][69] |
Lala Lee Collins | None | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 7 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Sold to Dave Cohn and S. M. Hirsch in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
Leah | U.S.A. #141556 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 477 | 139 feet | Originally owned by the Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Foundered 40 miles below Kaltag, Alaska in 1906.
- Named for Leah Shingleberger (1826–1900), mother-in-law of Alaska Commercial Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.[5] |
Leota | U.S.A. #141541 | 1898 | Alameda, California | Daniel G. McKenzie | 37 | 51 feet | Originally owned by Alameda & Alaska Mining & Trading Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to G. W. Chase in 1899. Purchased by Northern Navigation Co. in 1906 or 1907. Sold to Horton & Moore Co. in 1911 or 1912. Stranded near Fairbanks, Alaska in 1920. |
Lieut. Smith
(Argo, 1898–1903 or 1904) |
U.S.A. #107357 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 44 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Cleveland-Alaska Gold Mining & Milling Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Sold to the U.S. Army in 1899. Resold in 1905.
- Named for 1st Lt. William H. Smith (1860-1898), killed at the Battle of San Juan Hill. |
Linderman | Canada #107519 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Carroll Johnson & Co. | 54 | 40 feet | Operated on Bennett Lake. Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it foundered in Whitehorse Rapids.
- Lindeman Lake named for Dr. Moritz K. A. Lindeman (1823–1908), secretary to the Bremen Geographical Society.[13] |
Little Delta | U.S.A. #208038 | 1905 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 71 | 67 feet | Owned by Cyrus B. Atwell. Laid up at Iditarod, Alaska. Registry closed in 1926 or 1927.
- Named for the river deltas formed in the Tanana River, downstream from the mouth of the Little Delta River. The name Little Delta River contains the word Little to differentiate the river from nearby Big Delta River.[29] | |
Little Snug | U.S.A. #208263 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 50 | 59 feet | Owned by Amos J. Tucker. Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. | |
Lizzie B | None | 1898 | New York, New York | 4 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
Lois | U.S.A. #208826 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 49 | 58 feet | Registry closed in 1914 or 1915. | |
Loreli | U.S.A. #141598 (1896–1899);
Canada #107940 (1899–1920) |
1896 | Portland, Oregon | 32 | 50 feet | Rebuilt by Joseph Supple for Daly & Co. (Skagway, Alaska) in 1898. Sold to George Findlay in 1900. Resold to Edward W. G. "Ted" Tennant in 1901. Resold to John Leech in 1902. Registry closed in 1920. | |
Lorenda | U.S.A. #141568 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 49 | 50 feet | Abandoned in 1898. | |
Los Angeles | U.S.A. #141569 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 29 | 48 feet | At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones (1904). Registry closed in 1908 or 1909. | |
Lotta Talbot | U.S.A. #141551 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Richard A. Talbot | 342 | 146 feet | Originally owned by British-American Steamship Co. Sold to the Alaska Meat Co. in 1899. Alaska Meat became Pacific Cold Storage Co. in 1900. Boat sold to Waechter Bros. in 1905 or 1906. Demolished by fire at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1906.
- Named for Lotta Talbot (1889–1971), daughter of Richard A. |
Luella | U.S.A. #141540 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 115 | 65 feet | Originally owned by a company from Chicago, Illinois, headed by C. M. Hamilton. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23][62] Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Stranded near Chena, Alaska in 1910. |
Lully C | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Alameda. |
Mabel C | U.S.A. #92984 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 74 | 58 feet | Purchased by U.S. Army in 1900. Gone in 1902 or 1903. | |
Marathon | None | 1909 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Side wheels. Broken up in 1909. | |||
Marie F | None | by 1913 | Side wheels. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by Capt. George C. “Charles” Finger.
- Named for Mary R. Finger (1865-1945), wife of “Charles.” | ||||
Marjorie | Canada #107248 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Oliver Bigney | 20 | 37 feet | Originally owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Sold to Henry C. Lisle by 1907. Abandoned in 1914. |
Martha Clow | U.S.A. #92859 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 98
(52, 1898-1908) |
81 feet
(65 feet, 1898–1908) |
Originally owned by the Charles R. Clow Expedition, from Chicago, Illinois. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Mr. Clow left Alaska in 1900. Boat sold to Mr. Willett in 1905. Sold to Capt. George C. “Charles” Finger in 1907 or 1908. Sold to George Mutchler between 1917 & 1922. Abandoned in 1925 or 1926.
- Named for Martha M. Douglas, née Clow (1894-1990), niece of Charles R. Clow. |
May D | U.S.A. #92853 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 67 | 62 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to M. E. Dawson in 1902. Sold to Henry M. H. Bolander between 1910 & 1912. Abandoned in 1925 or 1926. | |
Messenger | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | Owned by the Yukon Gold Dredge Co. Last inspected in 1898. At Soo City, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] | ||
Michigan | None | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | 24 feet | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. | ||
Milwaukee | U.S.A. #92865 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | 396 | 136 feet | Originally owned by the Milwaukee-Alaska Gold-Dredge Mining Co. Sold to the British-American Steamship Co. in 1899. Resold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold between 1908 & 1912. Abandoned in 1924 or 1925. | |
Monarch
(informally known as “Clara Monarch” after 1900) |
Canada #107863 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Matthew Turner | 284 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Fernand de Journal. Engines from the Clara (U.S.A. #127249) installed in 1900. Sold to Dominic Burns in 1902. Resold to George S. Wilkins in 1903. Foundered at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1904.
- Not to be confused with Monarch, U.S.A. #92855, owned by White Pass, above. |
Mono | Canada #107102 | 1898 | Stikine River, British Columbia | Frank P. Armstrong and A. E. Henderson | 278 | 120 feet | Owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Demolished by fire (arson) near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902. |
Nabesna | U.S.A. #222522 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 73 | 65 feet | Owned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Abandoned in 1929 or 1930.
- Nabesna is the name of a river, and was derived from an Ahtna phrase of otherwise unknown meaning.[4][13][48] | |
Nenana | U.S.A. #223315 | 1922 | Nenana, Alaska | 8 | 40 feet | Originally owned by Charles W. Smith. Sold to John H. Bailey in 1925 or 1926. Abandoned in 1937 or 1938.
- Nenana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which means stopping-while-migrating river. Looks like a contraction or an idiom, because it literally appears to mean something less, such as land by the river.[31][55] | |
New Racket | U.S.A. #130228 | 1882 | San Francisco, California | Edward L. Schieffelin | 20 | 42 feet | Originally owned by Schieffelin. Sold to Arthur Harper, Capt. Alfred H. Mayo, and LeRoy N. “Jack” McQuesten in 1883. Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1894. Retired in 1895. Wrecked by ice on the Koyukuk River in 1897. |
Niagara | Canada #107158 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 39 | 40 feet | Owned by John F. “Jack” Walker. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Broken up in 1899. | |
Nora | Canada #103915 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 67 | 80 feet | Originally owned by the B.L.&K.N. Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Broken up in 1902.
- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the B.L.&K. Co.[22][64] |
North Star | U.S.A. #130770 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 28 | 46 feet | Owned by North Star Mining Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Abandoned on the Koyukuk River in 1904 or 1905. | |
1st Northern Light | U.S.A. #130789 | 1896 | St. Michael, Alaska | 10 | 40 feet | Owned by the Episcopal Church. Foundered in the Koyukuk River in 1904. | |
2nd Northern Light | U.S.A. #212575 | 1914 | Tanana, Alaska | 12 | 41 feet | Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. | |
Nugget | None | 1898 | Bergman, Alaska | 5 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Foundered at Nome, Alaska in 1899. | ||
Nunivak | U.S.A. #200528 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Union Iron Works | 486 | 180 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. Sold to W. D. Hofius & Co. (dealer) in 1902. Sold to the North American Transportation & Trading Co. in 1905. Crushed by ice at Nenana, Alaska in 1909.
- Nunivak was derived from a Yup’ik phrase, which may mean big land.[13][47] |
Olive May | Canada #107514 | 1897 | Bennett, British Columbia | Albert S. Kerry | 54 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Kerry. Sold to Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. in 1899. BL&KN Co. intended to rename it Dora, but it remained Olive May. Transferred to Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Resold to Nathaniel B. Raymond in 1901. Resold to L. Roy by 1904. Broken up in 1908.
- Named for Olive May Kerry (1891–1970), daughter of Albert S.[22] |
Ora | Canada #103914 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 69 | 95 feet
(80 feet, 1898-1900) |
Originally owned by the B.L.&K.N. Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Converted to a barge and sold to Five Finger Coal Co. in 1902. Sold to Fortymile Dredging Co. in 1903. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1905.
- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the B.L.&K. Co.[22][64] |
Pauline | Canada #116611 | 1907 | Whitehorse, Yukon | Nathaniel B. Raymond | 145 | 86 feet | Originally owned by Stewart River Navigation Co. Sold to the Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1909. Wrecked by ice at Dawson City, Yukon in 1915.
- Named for Pauline E. Dow, née Raymond (1898-1978), daughter of Nathaniel. |
Pelly | None | Operated on the Yukon River about 1895, as far upstream (south) as the mouth of the Pelly River. | |||||
Philip B. Low | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Eldorado. |
Pioneer | U.S.A. #222523 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 41 feet | Owned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1930 or 1931. | |
Potlach | U.S.A. #150793 | 1898 | Racine, Wisconsin | 18 | 35 feet | Owned by Frederick J. Currier. Stranded off the Chena River in 1900. | |
Pup | U.S.A. #201964 | 1905 | Ballard, Washington | Chindern [?] | 33 | 54 feet | Owned by Capt. Wallace Langley and John E. Green by 1909. Sold to William P. McKeague, Harvey Watson, and Roy Henderson in 1913. Abandoned in 1935 or 1936.
- Pup is a term that was current during the Klondike Gold Rush. A pup is a small second order stream (one which is formed by the confluence of two first order streams), and which is also a tributary to yet another stream. Usually, they flow down gulches on the sides of a valley, into the creek at the bottom of the valley. |
Quick | Canada #107861 | 1900 | Dawson City, Yukon | Edward J. Smythe | 67 | 60 feet | Originally owned by the Stewart River Navigation Co. Sold to Thomas Smith in 1905. Resold to Capt. A. F. Daughtry and George Waltenberg in 1908. Registry closed in 1914. |
Quickstep | U.S.A. #20617 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 343 | 124 feet | Sold to Adelbert E. Claflin in 1899. Sold to John S. Segers in 1903. Sold to the Kuskokwim Commercial Co. in 1905. Sold to the Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1918. Abandoned in 1938. | |
1st Rampart
(Katie Hemrich, 1898–1900; General Stewart Van Vliet, 1900-1905) |
U.S.A. #161108 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | C. N. Patterson | 248 | 121 feet | Originally owned by the Yukon Gold Dredge Co. At Seaforth, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to U.S. Army in 1900. Resold to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1905. Converted to Barge Van Vliet in 1906. Gone by 1913.
- Originally named for Katherine A. “Katie” Scruby, née Hemrich (1891-1969), daughter of Seattle brewer Andrew Hemrich. Boat later renamed for the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast (upstream) of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows.[13][29] |
2nd Rampart | Canada #116615 | 1914 | Dawson City, Yukon | Alphonse Geoffrey | 5 | 43 feet | Owned by Daniel Cadzow. Registry closed in 1936.
- Name describes the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast (upstream) of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows.[13][29] |
Redlands | U.S.A. #111178 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 14 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Redlands-Alaska Mining Co. For sale in 1899.[60] Listed in Jones (1904). Registry closed in 1913 or 1914. | |
Reindeer | Canada #107099 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | Thomas H. Trahey | 358 | 121 feet | Originally owned by the Yukon & Hootalinqua Navigation Co. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[16] Sold to British-America Corp. in 1899. Demolished by fire at Five Finger Rapids, Yukon in 1900. |
Research | U.S.A. #202298 | 1898 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 45 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Klondyke Research Syndicate (of England). At Red Mountain Creek on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Sold to Capt. Walter H. Ferguson in 1900. Owned by Edward C. Loomis in 1905. Sold to Louis L. Lane in 1911. Foundered at the Nixon-Takotna Fork, Alaska in 1911. | |
Robert Kerr | U.S.A. #111180 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros.
(hull #32) |
718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by the British-American Steamship Co. Sold to the Alaska Meat Co. in 1899. Alaska Meat became Pacific Cold Storage Co. in 1900. Boat resold to Waechter Bros. in 1919. Abandoned in 1934 or 1935. |
Rock Island | U.S.A. #111177 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Kahlke Bros. | 533 | 134 feet | Originally owned by Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. Sold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Cut by ice at Chena, Alaska in 1906.
- Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. |
Rock Island No. 2 | U.S.A. #111187 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Kahlke Bros. | 333 | 100 feet | Originally owned by Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. Sold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. and converted to a barge in 1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to the White Pass in 1914. Wrecked by ice at Nenana, Alaska in 1918.
- Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. |
Ruth | Canada #107518 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 52 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Resold to the Atlin Transportation Co. in 1900. Demolished by fire on Atlin Lake in 1902. |
St. James | U.S.A. #116857 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 63 | 70 feet | Crew was from St. James, Minnesota. At the Hogatza River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[63] Foundered at Anvik, Alaska in 1899. | |
St. Joseph | U.S.A. #116863 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 69 | 96 feet | Originally owned by the Catholic Church (Holy Cross Mission). Sold to Ira F. Wood in 1929 or 1930. Abandoned in 1943. | |
St. Michael | U.S.A. #115674 | 1879 | San Francisco, California | 28 | 49 feet | Originally owned by Western Fur & Trading Co. WF&T Co. sold out to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1883. Boat sold to the Catholic Church (Holy Cross Mission) in 1884. Resold to Elbridge T. “E.T.” Barnette, et. al. in 1897. Resold to Capt. W. H. Geiger in 1898. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[16] Laid up in 1920.
- Village of St. Michael, Alaska named for Vice Admiral Mikhail D. Tebenkov (1802–1872), governor of Russian America.[13][29][30] | |
Samson | U.S.A. #208262 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Raymond Brumbaugh, Henry C. Hamilton & Edward E. Kellogg | 272 | 85 feet | Owned by Lemuel J. “Joe” Heacock. Wrecked in the Upper Tanana River in 1916. |
Seattle No. 1 | U.S.A. #116853 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull No. 4) |
445 | 148 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Converted to a barge in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to the White Pass in 1918. Later in 1918, it was wrecked by ice at St. Marys, Alaska. |
Selma | U.S.A. #217327 | 1918 | Ruby, Alaska | 27 | 48 feet | Owned by Edward D. Simon. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933.
- Named for Selma J. Simon (1860-1927), wife of Edward D. | |
Sen. W. B. Allison | U.S.A. #116858 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 10 | 50 feet | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1902 or 1903. | |
Shamrock | None | Originally, steam power. Obtained by Klondike Airways about 1929. Subsequently converted to gasoline power-stern wheel. Retired in 1938. | |||||
Shusana | U.S.A. #211609 | 1913 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 49 | 80 feet | Originally owned by Edward J. Hackett. Sold to the Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1914. Stranded near Nenana, Alaska in 1920.
- Shusana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means copper creek. Not a reference to Copper River.[48] | |
Silver Wave | U.S.A. #116749 | 1896 | Moline, Illinois | 7 | 38 feet | Sold to the Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Development Co. and shipped from Illinois in 1898.[66] At Holy Cross, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] Abandoned in 1899. | |
Sovereign | U.S.A. #116813 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Thomas C. Reed | 326 | 126 feet | Owned by the Columbia Navigation Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked at Nome, Alaska in 1904. |
Starkey | ...... | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros.
(hull #7) |
93 | Owned by the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Sank when launched.
- Named for Harry H. Starkey (1857-1902), an investor in the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.[65] | |
Sunflower | U.S.A. #116848 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 57 | 60 feet | Owned by a company headed by a Mr. Donohue. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[62] For sale in 1899.[60] Foundered on the Snake River in 1900. | |
T. J. Nestor | U.S.A. #145792 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 95 | 72 feet | Last inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1899 or 1900.
- Named for Thomas J. Nestor (1862-1943). | |
Tana | U.S.A. #201820 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | 234 | 106 feet | Originally, gasoline power-stern wheel and owned by Capt. Wallace Langley. Converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1933. Abandoned in 1940.
- Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means “bagged-object-is-in-position” river.[4][48] Probably, a contraction or an idiom.[55] | |
Tanana Chief | U.S.A. #145795 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Theodore L. Morgan et al. | 72 | 59 feet | Built by Morgan et al. (of St. Paul, Minnesota) for their own use. Sold to Hendricks & Belt in 1899. Stranded on Kantishna River in 1906.
- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.[4][13][31] |
Teddy H | U.S.A. #208307 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Lemuel J. “Joe” Heacock | 153 | 74 feet | Originally owned by Heacock. Heacock died in 1919. Boat sold to Sam Dubin by 1920. Foundered near Nenana, Alaska in 1930.
- Named for Edwin C. Heacock (1861-1927), brother of “Joe.” |
Tetlin | U.S.A. #208036 | 1908 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 65 | 61 feet | Owned by Theadore Kettleson. Wrecked, 10 miles above the mouth of the Nabesna River in 1923.
- Tetlin was derived from an Upper Tanana term which means current flows.[4] | |
Thomas Dwyer | U.S.A. #145407 | 1885 | Sacramento, California | John W. Rock | 73 | 87 feet | Originally owned by the Sacramento Transportation Co. Sold to California & Alaska Navigation & Commercial Co. in 1897. Sold to W. J. McDowell in 1899. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917.
- Named for Capt. Thomas Dwyer (1835-1890). |
Tosi | None | about 1924 | 50 | Operated on Lower Yukon River. Owned by the Catholic Church (Holy Cross Mission).
- Named for Father Pascal Tosi (1837–1898).[70] | |||
Unity | None | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 10 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[63] Last inspected in 1899. | ||
Victoria | U.S.A. #161820 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Matthew Turner | 55 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to George A. Fredericks in 1908 or 1909. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1924 or 1925. |
Victorian | Canada #107520 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 50 | 56 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it was broken up at Bennett Lake. |
Viola | None | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | 4 | 30 feet | Operated on the Upper Yukon River. | |
Vivian | Canada #107251 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 52 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it was wrecked at Dawson City, Yukon. |
W. H. Evans | U.S.A. #81599 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | 729 | 183 feet | Owned by the Lewis-Klondike Expedition Co. (of Baltimore, Maryland). At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[16] Broken up at Yukon Flats, Alaska in 1900.
- Named for William H. Evans, investor in the Lewis-Klondike Exploration Co. | |
W. K. Merwin | U.S.A. #80959 | 1883 | Seattle, Washington | Capt. Willard K. Merwin | 229 | 108 feet | Originally owned by Capt. Merwin. Sold to the Washington Steamboat Co. in 1886. Resold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1897. Foundered near Nome, Alaska in 1899.
- Named for Capt. Willard K. Merwin (1853-1932). |
W. S. Stratton | U.S.A. #81623 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | James Casey | 94 | 75 feet | Owned by Alec McDonald. Foundered near Selkirk, Yukon in 1899.
- Named for Winfield S. Stratton (1848-1902), gold king of Cripple Creek, Colorado, who financed the boat. |
W. Seig | None | by 1898 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked in a storm at St. Michael, Alaska in 1899.[71] | ||||
Weona | U.S.A. #81624 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 27 | 40 feet | Last inspected in 1898. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899.[60] Registry closed in 1903 or 1904.
- Weona is a Seneca term which means where only good prevails. | |
Wilder | None | 1866 | San Francisco, California | 60 feet | Owned by Western Union Extension Co. In 1866 or 1867, it became the first powered vessel to operate on the Yukon River. Definitely operated on the Lower Yukon River in 1867.
- Named for Samuel Wilder (1824–1902), a director of the Western Union Telegraph Co. | ||
Willie Irving | Canada #103918 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Joseph Supple | 102 | 80 feet | Originally owned by John Irving. Sold to Ed McConnell, Capt. Edward M. Barrington, and C. H. Hamilton in 1898. Barrington died, and Willie Irving sold to Charles F. Griffith, N. Allen, N. Cowan, D. H. Dwyer, and C. H. Hamilton in 1899. Wrecked by ice near Selkirk, Yukon in 1899.
- Named for William A. Irving (1886-1916, k.i.a. World War I), son of John Irving. |
1st Yukon | U.S.A. #27623 | 1883 | St. Michael, Alaska | 21 | 70 feet | Built by Alaska Commercial Co. for its own use. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23][62] Wrecked by ice on the Koyukuk River in 1901.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. | |
Zodiac | None | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 5 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River, at least from 1904 to 1910. |
Name[1] | Registry (-ies) | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | U.S.A. #107458 | 1899 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros. | 60 | 74 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Demolished by fire at Winter Quarters in 1906.
- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.[3][4] |
Alert | Canada #107515 | 1898 | Lindeman, British Columbia | G. Milne | 9 | 34 feet | Operated on Lindeman Lake. Owned by John J. McKenna. Registry closed in 1919. |
Alpha | U.S.A. #107404 (1898–1899);
Canada #107924 (1899-1920) |
1898 | Seattle, Washington | 10 | 38 feet | Originally owned by Arthur R. Auston. At the Hogatza River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899.[63] Sold to Lewis McLachlan in 1902. Out of commission and registry closed in 1920. | |
Aquila | None | 1889 | Bristol, Rhode Island | Herreschoff Mfg. Co.
(hull #157) |
48 feet | Originally owned by William Randolph Hearst. Sold in 1895. Resold to Capt. Edward M. Barrington in February 1898. Operated on the Upper Yukon River in 1898. Bent its propeller at Forty Mile, Yukon in September 1898. Barrington died in 1899. Boat broken up in 1900.
- Aquila is the Italian word for eagle. | |
Argonaut | U.S.A. #107403 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Ildo Ransdell | 15 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Wrecked at Stewart, Yukon in 1912. |
Blair of Athol | Canada #111608 | 1900 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Joseph G. “Scottie” Morrison | 11 | 54 feet | Operated on Atlin Lake. Originally owned by Morrison. Sold to Margaret Ward in 1902. Resold to the Northern Lumber Co. in 1904. Blown ashore in 1906. |
Comet | None | 1899 | Shakan, Alaska | 4 | Eventually owned by Capt. Norron. Existed in 1902. | ||
Concord | U.S.A. #127306 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 11 | 46 feet | Owned by Henry C. Lassen. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. | |
Dawson City | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Gussie Brown. |
Eclipse | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Gloucester Mining Co. | 35 | 50 feet | Owned by Gloucester Mining Co. At Union City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Wrecked by ice at Nulato, Alaska in 1899. |
El Sueno | U.S.A. #136625 | 1894 | Alameda, California | Joseph A. Leonard | 23 | 44 feet | Originally a sloop, owned by Joseph A. Leonard. Sold to El Sueño de Oro Mining & Transportation Co. (of San Francisco, California) in 1897. Converted to a steam power-screw propeller in 1898. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[16][72] Sold to Victor W. J. Kloppenberg & Lord in 1899. Foundered off Nome, Alaska, in 1903.
- Sueño is the Spanish word for dream. El sueño de oro means the dream of gold. |
Empire | U.S.A. #136674 | 1898 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Crescent Shipyard
(hull #56) |
115 | 85 feet | First tunnel boat to operate on the Yukon River.[73] Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Registry closed in 1907 or 1908. |
Gertrude | U.S.A. #86423 | 1898 | New Whatcom, Washington | A. L. Walsh | 17 | 39 feet | Originally owned by Little Rhody-Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. |
Gladys | Canada #107722 | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 9 | 45 feet | External combustion, but originally used alcohol vapor instead of steam as the working fluid. Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Pine Creek Power Co. in 1910. Sold to the Inland Trading Co. in 1914. Abandoned at Atlin, British Columbia in 1930.
- Named for Jean Gladys Perry (1887-1972), daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900 (Reg. #O.44). |
Gold Hunter | None | 1898 | Alameda, California | 4 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1904. | ||
Gov. Stoneman | U.S.A. #86081 | 1885 | Sacramento, California | 15 | 44 feet | Originally owned by California State Fish Commission. Out of commission from 1892 or 1893 until 1897 (including about 6 months at the bottom of the Sacramento River).[74] Sold to M. Nixon Kimball and L. Stuart Upson in 1897. Wrecked in a storm near Nome, Alaska in 1900. | |
Gussie Brown
(Dawson City, 1898-1903) |
U.S.A. #157508 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Stone & Wilson | 119 | 83 feet | Originally owned by the Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Sold to Joseph Gawley by 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927. |
1st Herbert | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 5 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Possibly, owned by George M. Pilcher.[75] Last inspected in 1902. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
2nd Herbert | U.S.A. #203375 | 1906 | Anvik, Alaska | 12 | 30 feet | Owned by George M. Pilcher.[76] Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. | |
Hettie B | U.S.A. #96278 | 1894 | San Francisco, California | 27 | 43 feet | Originally a sloop with an auxiliary gasoline engine and screw propeller, and owned by John A. McNear. Sold to Alaska-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1897. Converted to steam power-screw propeller in 1898. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Converted back to gasoline power in 1902. Eventually owned by George D. Schofield. Stranded at Safety Lagoon, Alaska in 1919. | |
Jessie | Canada #107721 | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 9 | 45 feet | External combustion, but used alcohol vapor instead of steam as the working fluid. Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat sold to A. J. W. Bridgeman and R. Greenwood in 1908. Registry closed in 1920.
- Named for Jessie E. Perry (1886-1974), daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900 (Reg. #O.44). |
Joe Mathews | U.S.A. #77286 | 1898 | Everett, Washington | 46 | 46 feet | Owned by Cascade Development Co. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Stranded at Cape Nome, Alaska in 1899. In 1906, hull rebuilt, reduced from 46 to 19 gross tons, and converted to gasoline power. Eventually owned by J. Myron Haley. Stranded at Cape Darby, Alaska in 1910.
- Named for Joseph R. “Joe” Mathews (1865–1935), Alaska steamboat pilot.[67] | |
Little Jim | None | 1898 | Carcross, Yukon | Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. | Owned by the Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. | ||
Mabel F | Canada #107259 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | C. Kersting | 10 | 40 feet | Originally owned by John M. Flower. Sold to Edward W. G. "Ted" Tennant in 1902. Resold to Matthew Watson in 1918 or 1919. Resold to John Williams in 1924. Registry closed in 1948. Scuttled in Nares Lake, Yukon in 1950. |
Mariam | None | 1897 | Seattle, Washington | [launch] | Owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Foundered near Stuart Island, Alaska in 1899. | ||
Marie Balmer | U.S.A. #208035 | 1910 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | 54 feet | Originally gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin H. Flynn. Converted to steam power in 1913 or 1914. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Rebecca | None | 1898 | Brooklyn, New York | U.S. Navy Yard, New York | 7 | Owned by U.S. Government. Operated on the Lower Yukon River beginning in 1898. Last inspected in 1907. | |
Sirene | None | 1894 | Nyack, New York | 4 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899.[60] Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
Tagish | None | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 28 feet | External combustion, but used alcohol vapor instead of steam as the working fluid. Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat sold to the British Columbia Government in 1908.
- Tagish is a shortened version of Taagish Tóo’e’, which is the Tagish name for the Tagish River, and which translates to the water that appears when it is breaking up ["it" being spring ice].[77] The reason that the Tagish Indians adopted the shortened version to identify themselves is that, prior to 1898, they spent their winters along the Tagish River.[78] | |
Wm. McKinley | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 5 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.[60] Wrecked in a storm at St. Michael in 1899.[71] | ||
Wm. Ogilvie | Canada #107527 | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | James B. Colvin | 82 | 63 feet | Originally owned by Teslin Yukon Steam Navigation Co. Sold to Harry E. Brown in 1912. Resold to the Inland Trading Co. in 1913. Abandoned at Taku City, British Columbia in 1938. |
Winthrop | None | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 7 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899.[60] Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones (1904). | ||
Witch Hazel | None | by 1894 | Bridal Veil, Oregon | 27 feet | Owned by Frank D. Atkins and Edward L. Bushnell. Operated on the Upper Yukon River in 1894 and 1895. Abandoned near Hootalinqua in 1895. Revived and travelled downriver in 1898. Hull last reported to be at Ft. Cudahy, Yukon.
- Witch Hazel, Oregon was (and is) a small community about 44 miles from Bridal Veil, and near the home of a person named Frank Atkins. The witch hazel plant is not native to Oregon. | ||
Wyvern | Canada #107160 | 1898 | Dartmouth, United Kingdom | 8 | 45 feet | Owned by Edward M. Bruce. Wrecked on the Snake River, Yukon in 1900. | |
Yellow Kid | Canada #107258 | 1898 | Lindeman, British Columbia | 3 | 29 feet | Owned by F. Porter Worsnop. Wrecked and abandoned in 1920. | |
Youkon[79] | U.S.A. #27578 | 1869 | San Francisco, California | John W. Gates | 20 | 49 feet | Originally owned by Parrott & Co. Parrott & Co. was absorbed by the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1870. Wrecked by ice at Ft. Yukon, Alaska in 1880.
- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Name[1] | Registry (-ies) | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume (gross tons)[2] | Hull Length | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admiral
(Claude B. Hanthorn, 1896- 1905) |
U.S.A. #127123 | 1896 | Seattle, Washington | 35 | 58 feet | Originally, gasoline power-screw propeller and owned by James O. Hanthorn. Converted to steam power in 1899 or 1900. Converted back to gasoline power in 1905. Stranded at Andreafsky, Alaska later in 1905.
- Named for Claude B. Hanthorn (1876-1948), son of James O. | |
Agulleit | U.S.A. #214487 | 1916 | Hastings, Alaska | 16 | 42 feet | Originally, gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Converted to Diesel power in 1954. Destroyed by ice at Emmonak, Alaska in 1971.
- Agulleit possibly derived from Aleut or Alutiiq word for hawk.[80] | |
Alatna | U.S.A. #210645 | 1912 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 10 | 64 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edmund Marson in 1925. Abandoned in 1936 or 1937.
- Alatna was derived from a Koyukon term of unknown meaning.[4][29] | |
Anna E | U.S.A. #107603 | 1900 | St. Michael, Alaska | 17 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Gone by 1901. | |
2nd Atlinto | None | 1911 | Atlin, British Columbia | Jules Eggert | 41 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Jules Eggert. Inherited by Paul Eggert in 1922. Sold to John Noland in 1927. Ran until the 1950s. Subsequently, donated to Atlin Historical Society. On display at Atlin.
- Atlinto was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water.[12][33][61] In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river. | |
Bertha | U.S.A. #222524 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 53 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Originally owned by George C. Moody. Sold to George S. Black in 1933 or 1934. Abandoned in 1937 or 1938.
- Named for Bertha C. Moody (1871-1957), wife of George C. | |
Bessie D | U.S.A. #222525 | 1922 | Tanana, Alaska | 21 | 50 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin P. Allard. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933. | |
Bonnie G | U.S.A. #265321 | 1941 | Big Delta, Alaska | 46 | 60 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Carrier | U.S.A. #208125 | 1908 | San Francisco, California | 6 | 30 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Destroyed by fire in 1915. | |
Chetco | U.S.A. #126409 | 1887 | Benecia, California | 103 | 84 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by J. S. Kimball & Co. Sold to Luther H. Griffith in 1897. Registry closed in 1903 or 1904.
- Chetco was derived from a Chetco metaphor which literally means at the tail, and figuratively refers to at the mouth of a river.[4] | |
Claude B. Hanthorn | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Admiral. |
Dan | U.S.A. #207507 | 1910 | Seattle, Washington | 13 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Capt. George C. “Charles” Finger by 1925. Abandoned in 1927 or 1928. | |
Danaco No. 1 | U.S.A. #226606 | 1927 | Houghton, Washington | 14 | 62 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Sold to Kuskokwim Transportation Co. in 1949. Sold to Northern Transportation & Equipment Co. in 1951. Sold to Alaska Towing & Salvage Co. between 1952 & 1954. Abandoned between 1965 & 1967.
- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Danaco No. 2 | U.S.A. #226607 | 1927 | Houghton, Washington | 11 | 62 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Abandoned in 1956.
- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Danaco No. 7 | U.S.A. #233723 | 1935 | Houghton, Washington | 14 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Sold to George S. Black Estate in 1956. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1964. Sold to Yukon Fishing & Transportation Co. between 1965 & 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988.
- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Democrat | U.S.A. #215922 | 1918 | Seattle, Washington | 34 | 56 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Hans Hamm by 1925. Sold to Nordby Supply Co. in 1927 or 1928. Wrecked in the Yukon River in 1931. | |
Discovery II | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Yutana. |
Dispatch | None | 1903 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Commercial Co. | 35 feet | Originally owned by Northern Commercial. | |
Dr. Martin | U.S.A. #215793 | 1917 | Seattle, Washington | Capt. Anderson | 28 | 61 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by King County, Washington. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1924. Destroyed by fire in 1926. |
Dorothy | U.S.A. #157505 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 126 | 75 feet | Originally steam power-stern wheel and owned by Koyukuk Mining & Exploration Co. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] K.M.&E. Co. dissolved in 1904. Boat converted to gasoline power in 1911. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917.
- Named for Dorothy W. Lund (1897-1972), daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the K.M.&E. Co. | |
Elaine G | U.S.A. #258597 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 84 | 64 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed in 1970. | |
Emily | U.S.A. #204379 | 1907 | St. Michael, Alaska | 11 | 47 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Albert E. Edwards. Owned by John B. Sifton by 1925. Sold to Fred B. Jorgensen in 1931 or 1932. Stranded at Juneau, Alaska in 1943.
- Named for Emily Edwards (1901 or 1902-fl. 1920), daughter of Albert E. | |
Emma R | None | by 1946 | Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1955. | ||||
Emma R No. 2 | None | by 1946 | Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1946. | ||||
Emmonak
(Kantishna, 1968- 2005; Grayling, after 2005–present) |
U.S.A. #532268 | 1945 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Walsh Construction Co. | 80 | 44 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Weaver Bros. prior to 1968. Sold to Black Navigation Co. in 1968. Enlarged to 54' × 22' in 1980. Transferred to Crowley Marine Services, Inc. in 2005. Sold to Cruz Marine, LLC and converted to a barge in 2013.
- Emmonak is derived from a Yup’ik phrase which means blackfish.[4] Kanitshna is derived from a Koyukon phrase which means uncertain river.[4] |
Ensee | U.S.A. #227463 | 1923 | Seattle, Washington | 86 | 67 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Broken up at St. Michael, Alaska in 1967.
- Ensee is the vocalization of the initials of the Northern Commercial Co. | |
Frontiersman | Canada #116614 | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | 4 | 45 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Clair Marcil and Thomas Smith. Gone in 1920. | |
Grayling | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Emmonak. |
Hazel B No. 1 | U.S.A. #243456 | 1941 | Wrangell, Alaska | 102 | 65 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Capt. Sydney C. Barrington. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1945. Sold to Kuskokwim Transportation Co. in 1949. Sold to Alaska Towing & Salvage Co. in 1952 or 1953. Abandoned between 1965 & 1967.
- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of Capt. Sydney C.[34] | |
Hazel B No. 2
(“ST 467” during World War II) |
U.S.A. #231646 | 1932 | Seattle, Washington | Marine Construction Co. | 143 | 93 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Capt. Sydney C. Barrington. Operated for U.S. Army during World War II as “ST 467.” Sold to Alaska Dept. of Health in 1952 or 1953. Sold to Donald A. Peterson in 1955. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988.
- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of Capt. Sydney C.[34] |
Hettie B | U.S.A. #96278 | 1894 | San Francisco, California | 27 | 43 feet | Originally a sloop with an auxiliary gasoline engine and screw propeller and owned by John A. McNear. Sold to Alaska-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1897. Converted to steam power-screw propeller in 1898. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Converted back to gasoline power in 1902. Eventually owned by George D. Schofield. Stranded at Safety Lagoon, Alaska in 1919. | |
Idler | U.S.A. #209222 | 1911 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fred G. Noyes | 71 | 64 feet | Originally, steam power-stern wheel (chain drive). Originally owned by Fred G. Noyes. Sold to George S. Black, converted to Diesel power, and reduced from 98 to 71 gross tons in 1935. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Abandoned in 1956. |
Joe Mathews | U.S.A. #77286 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 19 | 46 feet | Originally, steam power-screw propeller and owned by Cascade Development Co. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899.[23] Stranded at Cape Nome, Alaska in 1899. In 1906, hull rebuilt, reduced from 46 to 19 gross tons, and converted to Gasoline power. Eventually owned by J. Myron Haley. Stranded at Cape Darby, Alaska in 1910.
- Named for Joseph R. “Joe” Mathews (1865–1935), Alaska steamboat pilot.[67] | |
Kantishna | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Emmonak. |
Keystone | U.S.A. #208580 | 1911 | Seattle, Washington | 14 | 55 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Keystone Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924. | |
Kusko | U.S.A. #237519 | 1938 | Fairbanks, Alaska | George S. Black | 17 | 50 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1964. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. |
Marie Balmer | U.S.A. #208035 | 1910 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | 54 feet | Originally gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin H. Flynn. Converted to steam power in 1913 or 1914. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Martha Angeline | None | about 1916 | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Acquired by Alaska Dept. of Education and became a hospital boat in 1926. Retired in 1935. | ||||
Mary | U.S.A. #223314 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 11 | 43 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Waechter Bros. in 1926. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1929 or 1930. Sold to John Monohan in 1930 or 1931. Abandoned in 1943. | |
2nd Messenger | U.S.A. #208034 | 1908 | San Francisco, California | 10 | 44 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Mildred | U.S.A. #241824 | 1928 | Nenana, Alaska | 40 | 61 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Northern Commercial Co. Sold to Evans Hawk in 1971. Sold to Hakala Navigation Co. in 1972. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Misabe No. 1 | U.S.A. #230855 | 1931 | Belmar, New Jersey | 14 | 37 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Broken up at St. Michael, Alaska in 1969.
- Misabe is derived from an Ojibwe word which means giant.[4] | |
Mud Hen | U.S.A. #237901 | 1928 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1949. | |
3rd Northern Light | U.S.A. #223316 | 1922 | Nenana, Alaska | 18 | 38 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Samuel Clow. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933. | |
No. 1 | U.S.A. #249012 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 113 | 111 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
No. 2 | U.S.A. #249013 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 113 | 111 feet | Originally, Diesel power-screw propeller and owned by Donald A. Peterson. Converted to a barge in 1956. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Ohio | None | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Eventually owned by Empire Transportation Co. | |||||
Pelican No. 4 | U.S.A. #230869 | 1931 | Seattle, Washington | Norman Blanchard | 19 | 51 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Sold to Charles M. Binkley, Jr. and William English in 1956. Sold to Inland Riverways, Inc. in 1958. Broken up in 1968. |
Play Fair | U.S.A. #246020 | 1928 | Seattle, Washington | 14 | 31 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Clarence Dull by 1944. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1947. Abandoned in 1954. | |
Roosevelt | None | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. | |||||
Rough Rider | U.S.A. #111410 | 1902 | Ballard, Washington | 11 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Hoey V. V. Bean and Capt. Ernest C. Miller. Sold to Keystone Transportation Co. between 1905 & 1907. Abandoned in 1924 or 1925. | |
Sadie | U.S.A. #202452 | 1905 | St. Michael, Alaska | 8 | 34 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913. | |
Sea Wolf | U.S.A. #245555 | 1939 | Holikachuk, Alaska | 38 | 54 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Harry Donnelley by 1944. Sold to Nick Demientieff in 1958. Registry closed in 1970. | |
Shamrock | None | by 1929 | Originally, steam power-stern wheel. Obtained by Klondike Airways about 1929. Subsequently converted to Gasoline power. Retired in 1938. | ||||
ST 467 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Hazel B No. 2. |
Taku Chief | U.S.A. #237245 | 1938 | Seattle, Washington | Olson & Sunde Marine Works | 42 | 59 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by the Taku Vessel Co. Sold to U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board in 1945. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1956. Condemned in 1978. On display at Nenana, Alaska.
- Taku is a contraction of a longer Tlingit phrase, which means a flooding of Canadian geese.[13][33] |
Tana | U.S.A. #201820 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | 234 | 106 feet | Originally, gasoline power-stern wheel and owned by Capt. Wallace Langley. Converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1933. Abandoned in 1940.
- Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means “bagged-object-is-in-position” river.[4][48] Probably, a contraction or an idiom.[55] | |
Tanana | U.S.A. #222526 | 1922 | Tanana, Alaska | 10 | 52 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by H. F. Bryam. Abandoned in 1930 or 1931.
- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.[4][13][31] | |
The Marion | None | 1945 | Old Crow, Yukon | 30 | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. | ||
Tolovana | U.S.A. #233318 | 1923 | Nenana, Alaska | 16 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by John Barrack. Abandoned in 1929 or 1930.
- Tolovana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase which means grey water river.[4] | |
Visitor | U.S.A. #228079 | 1928 | St. Michael, Alaska | 13 | 39 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George T. Butler. Destroyed by fire at Hamilton, Alaska in 1933. | |
Vixen | Canada #116612 | 1907 | Whitehorse, Yukon | Eli Verreau | 5 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Eli Verreau. Broken up in 1918. |
Wave | U.S.A. #204697 | 1907 | Decatur, Washington | 11 | 42 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by E. H. Pfaffle by 1925. Sold to Lomen Reindeer Corp. in 1927 or 1928. Abandoned in 1948. | |
Yutana
(Discovery II, 1970–present) |
U.S.A. #271285 | 1953 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Arthur L. Peterson | 122 | 81 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black estate in 1953. Sold to Alaska Riverways, Inc. in 1967. Rebuilt in 1970. Now 180 gross tons and 116 feet long.
- Yutana is a blend of Yukon and Tanana. |
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Many listed vessel names were derived from aboriginal words and phrases, as stated under “Remarks.” In order to represent most aboriginal names in writing, the pronunciations of these names had to be conformed to English phonology. The aboriginal languages had no written alphabet, and they had about 12 sounds that do not occur in English. Therefore, there were no symbols which corresponded to these non-English sounds. For that technical reason, the pronunciations of such names were conformed to English sounds. An example of a sound which does not occur in English is the initial consonant in the word Tlingit. It is a lateral sound, which means that it is made to the side of the tongue. Begin by holding the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth, as you would when you begin to pronounce a “d” or “t” sound. Then drop a side of the tongue and make a “thl” sound on that side. In addition, aboriginal place names usually describe some prominent characteristic of the place. Descriptive place names were needed as a tool to guide the traveler. There were no maps or written instructions to guide the traveler, because the aboriginal languages had not been reduced to writing prior to the arrival of the English or Russian language. As a consequence of not having a written language, people in the pre-1900 aboriginal societies viewed the world quite differently from people today.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gross Tons represents the sum of the number of cubic feet in the hull plus the number of cubic feet in enclosed spaces above the hull, divided by 100. It is not the actual weight of the boat. See, Tonnage.
- 1 2 3 Bergsland, Knut (ed.) (1994). Aleut Dictionary: Unangam Tunudgusii. Alaska Native Language Center. ISBN 1-55500-047-9., at pp. 49 (Alaxsxi-x = mainland Alaska), 50 (alagu-x = sea), 508 (-gi = suffix, object of its action).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Bright, William (2007). Native American Placenames in the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806135984.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Curtin, Walter R. (1938). Yukon Voyage: Unofficial Log of the Steamer Yukoner. Caxton Printers., at pp. 278-81, 284, 287.
- 1 2 Alaska Commercial Co. Account #278 (1911 Alice & Susitna sale), Box 8, Folder 2; A.C. Co. Ledger, 1908-1911, Box 28, Alaska Commercial Co. Records, Accession No. JL006, Dept. of Special Collections, Leland Stanford, Jr. University, Stanford, California. The A.C. Co. still operated coastwise steamers as of 1909. The Northern Navigation Co. never operated on the Susitna River, where this boat operated from 1909 to 1911.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All seven boats that the Canadian Development Co. built itself, purchased new, or renamed, bore names of the inhabitants of locations of prior gold rushes: Australiain – Victoria in 1851; Canadian – British Columbia in 1850 and 1861; [British] Columbian – Canada in 1850 and 1861; Tasmanian (2 boats) – Beaconsfield in 1877; Victorian – Australia in 1851; [New] Zealandian – Otago in 1864. The company built the Australian itself, purchased new the Canadian, Columbian, Victorian, and Steamer Tasmanian; and renamed one of its pre-owned boats, the Zealandian. Either purchased new or renamed was the Gas Launch Tasmanian.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kitchener, Lois D. (1954). Flag Over the North: The Story of the Northern Commercial Company. Superior Publishing Co., at pp. 102-04, 107, 111, 114.
- ↑ Berton, Pierre (1958). The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush. Alfred A. Knopf., at pp. 192, 310-11.
- 1 2 3 Akrigg,, G. Philip, and Helen B. Akrigg (1997). British Columbia Place Names, 3rd ed. UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0636-2., at page 132.
- ↑ Campbell v. Moran Bros., 97 Fed. 477, 478 (9th Cir. 1899).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Coutts, Robert C. (2003). Yukon Places and Names. Moose Creek Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Phillips, James W. (1973). Alaska-Yukon Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95259-8.
- ↑ Campbell v. Moran Bros., No. 533, Complaint ¶4, testimony of F. K. Gustin, transcript of record at pp. 2, 9, 67 (9th Cir., Apr. 8, 1899).
- 1 2 3 The Reaper and the Gleaner (one who gathers a crop after it is reaped) were intended to be sister ships built by or for the John Irving Navigation Co. However, soon thereafter, the Reaper was sold and renamed Zealandian.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Coffee, Phillip M. (2005). El Sueño de Oro: The Dream of Gold. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-4120-4705-6., at pp. 14, 278-81, 284, 287. Note the upper case “T”s in the 1897 manuscript page reproduced at page 14: the upper case “T” in “Total” looks like a “Y.” In addition, “El Sueño de Oro M.&T. Co” looks like “El Sueño de Oro M.&Y. Co.” The 2005 reprint erroneously reproduces the upper case “T”s as “Y.”
- ↑ Campbell, No. 533, Complaint ¶4, transcript of record at pp. 2, 7.
- ↑ Adams, Charles W. (2002). A Cheechako Goes to the Klondike. Alaska Heritage Library. ISBN 0-9708493-9-7., at page 130 (“Burrington” should be “Burrichter”).
- 1 2 3 4 Ogilvie, William. “Geography and Resources of the Yukon River.” The Geographic Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1 (July 1898) 21, 30 (“means Hammer creek … they used to erect barriers across the mouth to catch salmon by hammering sticks …”).
- 1 2 3 4 See, Dawson Daily News, Vol. 14, No. 59 (Oct. 7, 1912), “Remarkable Work of Archbishop McDonald in Yukon” (“Some of the Indians seem to think that the origin of the name is Ttrhondik or Large Salmon river. The stone hammer used in driving the stakes which formed the sides of the salmon fish traps was called trurh, and this seems to me to be the primary origin of the name of the famous river.”); Wright, Allen A. (1976). Prelude to Bonanza: The Discovery and Exploration of the Yukon. Gray’s Publishing., at page 286, note 70 (Ogilvie translated Trondiuck as hammer-water … This is only one of several versions of the origin of the name …”); Klondike: The Chicago Record’s Book for Gold Seekers. Monroe Book Co. 1897., at page 437 (“Klondike, we are told, means salmon river.”).
- 1 2 3 4 See, also, Ritter, John T. (1978). Han Gwich’in Athapascan Noun Dictionary. University of Alaska., at pp. 22 (tr'ojà' = king salmon), 66 (wèe trät tr'ödoht'orr = hammer), 80 (ndek is the most common ending in the Dawson region meaning river). But, see, Bright (2007). Native American Placenames in the United States., at page 229, which reports that Mr. Ritter later opined that t’ro is a Hän form of hammer which “no longer occurs in isolation.” This is certainly possible; however, idioms occur frequently in all languages. In addition, the conflicting translations of Klondike are explained by differing attempts to abbreviate the meaning of an idiom. See, Dawson Daily News, Vol. 14, No. 59 (1912), and Wright (1976). Prelude to Bonanza., both cited above. Therefore, tr'o•ndek appears more likely to be an idiom in which t’ro is a shortened form of the Hän word tr'ojà' (Chinook salmon).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Motherwell, John L. (2012). Gold Rush Steamboats: Francis Rattenbury’s Yukon Venture. John L. Motherwell. ISBN 978-0-9868982-0-4., at pp. 56-57 (Flora, Nora, Ora), 71 (A. J. Goddard), 77 (Flora), 83 (Flora, Nora, Ora), 160-61 (S. S. Bailey), 169 (James Domville), 172 (Olive May), 259 (LaFrance, Thistle), 270 (Emma Nott), 272 (James Domville).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wonson, George H. (1899). Map of Koyukuk River Alaska. O. P. Anderson Map & Blue Print Co.
- ↑ New York Times, November 9, 1897.
- ↑ Turner, Robert D. (2015). The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation. Sono Nis Press., at page 91.
- ↑ The Tagish name for the Nisutlin River was Ni-sutlin Hin-i, a hybrid phrase consisting of Ni-sutlin (Tagish) + Hin (River in Tlingit) + i (Tlingit possessed noun suffix). See, Wright (1976). Prelude to Bonanza., at page 183. The Tagish suffix -lin means flowing. Davidson, George (1883). The Kohklux Map. Yukon Historical & Museums Assn., at page 26.
- ↑ Sidney, Angela (1980). Place-Names of the Tagish Region, Southern Yukon. Council for Yukon Indians., at #33 (Nisaleen probably from Athapaskan).
- ↑ The Southern Tutchone phrase would be nàsät-lį. “į” is nasalized. See, Tlen, Daniel (1993). Kluane Southern Tutchone Glossary. Yukon College., at pp. 72 (nàsät = strong), 74 (nasal vowels); see, also, Tom, Gertie (1987). Èkeyi: Gyò Cho Chú (My Country: Big Salmon River). Yukon Native Language Centre., at page 16 (#32: délin = running out).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office..
- 1 2 Zagoskin, Lavrenty A., and Henry N. Michael (ed.) (1967). Lieutenant Zagoskin’s Travels in Russian America, 1842-1844: The First Ethnographic and Geographic Investigations in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Valleys of Alaska. Univ. of Toronto Press. , at page 96.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kari, James (2012). Lower Tanana Athabascan Place Names. Alaska Native Language Center., at pp. 12 (B.1.a: nen’ = land, B.2.c: no’ = stream), 21 (#6 [Tanana]), 76 (#901 [Nenana]).
- ↑ Twitchell, Lance A. (2005). Lingit Dictionary, Northern Dialect. Troubled Raven Productions., at pp. i (i=possessed noun suffix), 1-1 (áa), 1-45 (t’ooch’), 2-12 (charcoal), 2-32 (lake). Tlingit had fewer adjectives than other languages. Edwards, Keri (2009). Dictionary of Tlingit. Sealaska Heritage Institute. ISBN 978-0-9825786-6-7., at page 14 (a very small category in Tlingit). This shortage of adjectives occasionally necessitated the use of substitute lexical items, such as metaphors. Sometime after Tutshi Lake had acquired its name, the word t’ooch’ did evolve also to be a standard adjective meaning black. If t’ooch’ had been an adjective meaning black at the time that the lake acquired its name, then the name would not have needed the possessed noun suffix (i). The name would have been Áa t’ooch’.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Thornton, Thomas F. (2012). Haa Léelk'w Hás Aaní Saax'ú: Our Grandparents’ Names on the Land. Sealaska Heritage Institute. ISBN 978-0-295-98858-0., at pp. 57 (#22: Áa Tlein = big lake), 57 (#2: T’ooch’ Áayi = black lake), 68 (T'aakú … is likely a contraction of the longer phrase, T’aawák Galakú …), 76 (#121: T'aakú = flood of geese).
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ferrell, Nancy W. (2008). White Water Skippers of the North: The Barringtons. Hancock House Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88839-616-7., at pp. 81, 99, 102, 107, 180, 183-85.
- 1 2 “Dear Sir / I have great pleasure in informing you that I have at length after much trouble and difficulties, succeed[ed] in reaching the ‘Youcon’, or white water River, so named by the natives from the pale colour of its water. … /// I have the honour to Remain Your obᵗ Servᵗ / John Bell” Hudson’s Bay Company Correspondence to George Simpson from John Bell (August 1, 1845), HBC Archives, D.5/14, fos. 212-215d, also quoted in, Coates, Kenneth S. & William R. Morrison (1988). Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon. Hurtig Publishers. ISBN 0-88830-331-9., at page 21.
- 1 2 In Gwich’in, adjectives, such as big (choo) and white (gąįį), follow the nouns that they modify. Thus, white water is chųų gąįį. White water river is chųų gąįį han. Peter, Katherine (1979). Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik Nagwan Tr’iłtsąįį: Gwich’in Junior Dictionary. Univ. of Alaska., at pp. ii (ą, į, ų are nasalized a, i, u), xii (adjectives follow nouns), 19 (big = nitsii or choo), 88 (ocean = chųų choo [literally, big water]), 105 (river = han), 142 (water = chųų), 144 (white = gąįį).
- ↑ The phrase thus became ųųg han (if the “ųų” remains nasalized), or yuk han (if there is no nasalization). This phrase existed by 1843, because the Holikachuk had borrowed it by then, as documented below. A hook under a vowel, as in “ų,” indicates that the vowel is nasalized.
- ↑ “[The Yukon] in the language of the Kang-ulit (Yup’ik) people is Kvikhpak; in the dialect of the downriver Inkilik (Holikachuk), Yukkhana; of those upriver (Koyukon), Yuna. All these terms mean the same thing in translation–‘Big River.’ I have kept the local names as a clearer indication of the different tribes along the river.” Lt. Zagoskin’s Note 63 (1848), translated in, Zagoskin and Michael (1967). Lieutenant Zagoskin’s Travels., at page 295. Zagoskin did not come into contact with the Gwich’in Indians and had no access to the information that Yukon means white water river in Gwich’in.
- ↑ In Holikachuk, big river or big water would be xinchux or toochux. Kari, James, et. al. (1978). Holikachuk Noun Dictionary. Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks.link), at page 19 (river = xin; water = too); Hargus, Sharon (2008). Vowel quality and duration in Deg Xinag. Univ. of Washington., at page 29, note 33 (big = chux in Holikachuk). Adjectives followed the nouns that they modified in Holikachuk.
- ↑ Thirty-nine pages of cited “Sources,” representing over a century of research, did not verify Zagoskin’s report that Yukon means big river. Orth (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names., at pp. 6-44 (“Sources of Names”), 1069 (“The Eskimo … descriptively called it ‘Kuikpak’ meaning ‘big river.’ The Indian name ‘Yukon’ probably means the same thing.”). Orth does not say “probably” when discussing Kuikpak’s meaning. Orth’s use of “probably” is limited to the discussion of Yukon’s meaning, which indicates that Zagoskin’s report that Yukon means big river was never verified. In addition, Orth’s “Sources” do not even include the Hudson’s Bay Company correspondence, which states that Yukon means white water river in Gwich’in. Nor do Orth’s “Sources” include aboriginal dictionaries.
- ↑ The Holikachuk were in a position to conflate the meanings of the Gwich’in and Yup’ik names, because they traded with people who spoke the two languages. Lt. Zagoskin reported that: “The Ttynay tribe, which we know under their own name of ‘Inkilit,’ [now, Holikachuk,] … live along the routes of communication between the Yukon and the coast and are occupied almost exclusively with buying up furs from the natives living along the Yunnaka (Koyukuk River, a Yukon tributary).” Zagoskin also reported that: “The Inkalik proper [Holikachuk] …, who are chiefly occupied in trading both with their fellow tribesmen and with the neighboring tribes of Kang-ulit (Yup’ik Eskimo), have adopted the way of life of the latter …” Zagoskin and Michael (1967). Lieutenant Zagoskin’s Travels., at pp. 196-97, 244. Because they had adopted the Eskimo way of life, and because they were the ones trading upriver, the Holikachuk would have been “the Esquimaux” referred to in John Bell's report: “The Esquimaux to the westwards likewise ascends the ‘Youcon’ and carry on a trade with the natives, as well as with the Musquash [Gwich’in] Indians … I have seen a large camp of the latter tribe on the Rat River on my return, who, had about a doz: of beat [hammered] Iron Kettles of Russian Manufacture which they bartered from the Esquimaux.” See, Hudson’s Bay Company Correspondence to Simpson from Bell (1845), HBC Archives, D.5/14, fos. 212, 213. For these reasons, the Holikachuk were in a position to conflate the meanings of the two names, and to furnish this conflated information to the Russians.
- ↑ Taylor, William L. (editor) (1963). Fragmentary Records of the Custom House, St. Michael, Alaska 1894-1917. Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society., at pp. 75, 275.
- ↑ Republicans of Illinois: A Portrait and Chronological Record of Members of the Republican Party. Lewis Publishing Co. 1905., at page 134. Like many prominent Chicago politicians, Mr. Bradley was more infamous than famous. For seven years (1897-1904), he conspired with his superior, the Clerk of Court, to pad the office payroll with fictitious names in order to collect the corresponding salaries. Mr. Bradley left office in 1904, waited out the 18-month statute of limitations which applied to his own activities, and then turned state’s evidence against his former superior. Cooke v. The People, 231 Ill. 9, 11-14, 82 N.E. 863, 864-65 (1907). During the trial, one of the jurors was offered a substantial sum of money if he would prevent a conviction. Thereafter, the judges of the court refused to investigate any irregularities in their clerk’s office. Mr. Bradley passed away in San Mateo County, California. San Mateo County Coroner’s Records 1865-1967, at, http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/smcgs/coroner/coroner-9-12.htm (Jan. 18, 2014).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 In addition to the Torpedo Catcher (1899), the Pacific Contract Co. ordered two more steam scows to be built in 1900. Minter (1987). The White Pass., at page 335. The Omega was one the 1900 steam scows. There is no further record relating to the existence of a second 1900 steam scow.
- ↑ Minter, Roy (1987). The White Pass: Gateway to the Klondike. University of Alaska Press. ISBN 0-912006-26-9., at page 322.
- ↑ Ritter, John T. (n.d.). Mayo Indian Language Noun Dictionary. Yukon Department of Education., at pp. 13, 31 (berry), 17, 40 (man).
- 1 2 Jacobson (1984). Yup’ik Eskimo Dictionary., at pp. 269 (nuna = land), 327 (Qerrullik = Kotlik), 584 (-vak = big).
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kari, James (2008). Ahtna Place Names Lists, 2nd ed. Alaska Native Language Center., at pp. 48 (#136: Tana River), 133 (#1243: Nabesna River), 134 (#1259: Chisana River).
- 1 2 Vaizey, Wendy (1995). A Brief History of Close Brothers. Close Bros. Group., at page 2.
- ↑ Jack, Johnny Taku (Nov. 3, 1978 interview). Robert G. McCandless Fonds, Sound Recording 103(3), Accession No. 88/109R, Yukon Archives, Whitehorse, Yukon, at 1 minute, 18 seconds (Johnny was one of Chief Taku Jack’s sons); Steele, Peter (1995). Atlin’s Gold. Caitlin Press. ISBN 0-920576-47-8., at page 153 (abbreviated explanation). Téya.aahini = té (rock) + ya (intransitive verb classifier) + .aa (to be situated) + hin (stream water) + i (possessed noun suffix).
- ↑ MacBride, William D. (1991). All My Rivers Flowed West. Beringan Books. ISBN 0-9692-744-4-0., at page 58. Possibly, from aarpag. See, Jacobson (1984). Yup’ik Eskimo Dictionary., at page 42.
- ↑ White Pass freight between Vancouver and Skagway had been handled by Canadian Pacific Ry’s. Yukon Princess from 1951 to 1955. Yukon Princess steam powered-screw propeller, British Type B standard vessel, 214 feet hull length, 1334 gross tons. Built in 1946 at North Vancouver, British Columbia by Pacific Dry Dock Co. (hull #159) for the Canadian government. Originally named Ottawa Parapet, registered in Canada (#176046), and intended for wartime use along the coast of China. Sold to Clarke S.S. Co. and renamed Island Connector in 1946. Purchased by C.P.R. and renamed Yukon Princess in 1951. Laid up in 1956. Sold to Cia. Vapores David, renamed West Princess, and registered in Liberia (#1250) in 1958. Resold to La Luz Mines Ltd. and renamed Rosita in 1959. Grounded at Cape Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua in 1963, a total loss. Sold to Southern Scrap Metals Co. in 1963. Broken up at New Orleans, Louisiana in 1964.
- 1 2 Pacific Challenge (IMO5425841), 173 feet hull length, built in 1952 at Arendal, Norway, by Pusnes Mekaniske Verksted A/S (hull #81) for Hvalfanger A/S-Suderøy. Originally, named Suderøy XVI steam powered-screw propeller and registered in Norway. Sold to Anders J. Jahre (d/b/a Kosmos A/S) and renamed KOS-51 in 1959. Resold to Taiyo Gyogyo K.K., renamed 事 二 十 一 利 丸 , Toshi Maru No. 21 (The 21st Commercial Ship), and registered in Japan (#86903) in 1961. Resold to Western Whaling Co., renamed Westwhale 7, and registered in Canada (#320146) in 1963. Resold to Pacific Towing Services, Ltd. and renamed Pacific Challenge in 1970. Purchased by Knight Towing, Ltd. and reduced from 590 to 547 gross tons in 1971. Converted to Diesel power in 1973. Towed Frank H. Brown and 3rd Klondike, under contract from 1979 to 1981. Sold to Pacific Bunkering, Inc. and renamed Jacqueline W in 1986. Resold to Hi-Seas Marine (Belize), Ltd. and renamed back to Pacific Challenge in 1996. Canadian registry closed in 2008.
- ↑ Twitchell (2005). Lingít Dictionary., at pp. i A29, B11 (kayeil’ = calm); A36, B50 (neech = shoreline).
- 1 2 3 4 The figurative translations of idioms are sometimes longer than the literal translation.
- ↑ Kari, James (2013). Dena’ina Topical Dictionary. Alaska Native Language Center., at pp. 104 (idlu = objects), 123 (#11.2.1: stream, in place names = -tnu).
- 1 2 3 Midnight Sun (gas-stern wheel), Sunbeam (gas-screw), Sundog (scow), Sundog No. 2 (scow), Sunflower (gas-screw), Sunstroke (pile driver barge).
- 1 2 Crittenden, Katharine Carson (2002). Get Mears! Frederick Mears: Builder of The Alaska Railroad. Binford & Mort. ISBN 0-8323-0550-2., at pp. 42, 84, 244-45.
- 1 2 Year 1954 closely corresponds to the end of four significant operating eras on the Yukon River: the end of steam operation, the end of White Pass river operation, the end of Alaska Railroad river operation, and the death of the next biggest river operator, George S. Black.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 “Vessels for Sale,” Sacramento Record-Union, Vol. 97, No. 153 (July 24, 1899), at page 1, Col. 4.
- 1 2 Sidney (1980). Place-Names of the Tagish Region, Southern Yukon., Entry No. 54.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Wyman, Jasper N. (1988). Journey to the Koyukuk: The Photos of J. N. Wyman, 1898-1899. Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. ISBN 0-933126-99-9., at pp. 28, 40, 79, 99, 100.
- 1 2 3 4 “The Koyukuk Gold Fields,” Sausalito News, Vol. 16, #4 (May 6, 1899), at page 1, Col. 3.
- 1 2 3 Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia]author=Barrett, Francis A., and Rhodri Windsor Liscombe. University of British Columbia Press. 1983. ISBN 0-7748-0178-6., at page 64.
- 1 2 The Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. purchased a sternwheeler named Starkey (Moran Bros. hull #7, 93 gross tons). Colton, Tim (2012). Vigor Industrial, Seattle WA. However, the Starkey sank when it was launched. “Suicide in a Clubhouse.” New York Times, Vol. 51, No. 16,330 (May 9, 1902).
- 1 2 3 Wyman, Jasper N. (1988). Journey to the Koyukuk: The Photos of J. N. Wyman, 1898-1899. Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. ISBN 0-933126-99-9., at pp. 8, 14.
- 1 2 3 4 Whalley, William G. (2009). Yukon River Trader Gregory Kokrine and His Family, at pp. 8-9, 20.
- 1 2 Zagoskin, Lavrenty A., and Henry N. Michael (ed.) (1967). Lieutenant Zagoskin’s Travels in Russian America, 1842-1844: The First Ethnographic and Geographic Investigations in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Valleys of Alaska. University of Toronto Press. , at pp. 145 (local name = Yunnaka), 146 (Malakhov did not know).
- 1 2 See, Jacobson (1984). Yup’ik Eskimo Dictionary., at pp. 210 (kuik = river), 598 (-yuk = suffix, thing like).
- ↑ Webb, Melody (1993). Yukon: The Last Frontier. Bison Book. ISBN 0-8032-9745-9., at page 180.
- 1 2 “Storm at St. Michael,” Sacramento Record-Union, Vol. 97, No. 158 (July 29, 1899), at page 8, Col. 4.
- ↑ “Articles of Incorporation,” Sacramento Record-Union, Vol. 93, No. 176 (August 17, 1897), at page 6, Col. 2; “Alaska Yukon and Klondike Goldfields” (advertisement), San Francisco Call, Vol. 82, No. 76 (August 15, 1897), at page 2, Col. 6.
- ↑ Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 17 (1909), at pp. 96 (“Tunnel Boats”), 103 (“The … Empire, built by Nixon for the Yukon River on this plan”), 105-06 (“This boat was built in 1898 in eight sections and transported to the Yukon.”).
- ↑ “Schooner No. Three,” San Francisco Call, Vol. 82, No. 70 (August 9, 1897), at page 2, Col. 3.
- ↑ See, Hunt, William R. “I Chopped Wood: George M. Pilcher on the Yukon.” Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 63, No. 2 (1972), at pp. 64 (annual trip to St. Michael, “sometimes” on commercial boats; every fall had to haul his boat ashore), 65 (steam launch in 1908), 66 (“my schooner,” 1903), 67 (kept his boats in repair). In addition, Pilcher owned the 2nd Herbert. Finally, the 1st Herbert appears to have been owned by a merchant and/or miner in Pilcher’s vicinity.
- ↑ Morrow, Jay J. Report of the Alaska Railroad Commission. H. R. Doc. No. 1346, at 162 (1913), reprinted in, Serial No. 6484; Hunt. “I Chopped Wood:.” Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 63, No. 2, at pp. 64-67.
- ↑ See, Sidney (1980). Place-Names of the Tagish Region, Southern Yukon., Entry No. 54 (Tagish Narrows = Taagish Tóo’e’ = breakup [of ice, e.g.] - water). The prefix de- (or taa-) = it; tu (or tóo’) = water. Figueiredo, Renato B. (ed., 2014). Freelang Tagish Online Dictionary. Gish may have been borrowed from Tlingit. The Tlingit verb root geesh is an idiom, which figuratively means to get wet, and literally means to be like kelp. See, Story, Gillian L. & Constance M. Naish (1973). Tlingit Verb Dictionary. University of Alaska., at pp. 245-46 (wet), 314 (geesh). Broken up spring ice does get wet. The suffix -e’ may be the Tagish possessed noun suffix.
- ↑ See, Wright (1976). Prelude to Bonanza., at page 186 (“on the east bank of the river, … the Tagish people … reside during the winter”). In the summers, the tribesmen would fan out in all directions. Their winter home was the one location that they all had in common. It was common for smaller bands of Indians to use a local geographic feature to identify themselves. See, e.g., Thornton (2012). Haa Léelk'w Hás Aaní Saax'ú., at page xix (Col. 2).
- ↑ So spelled in Alaska Commercial Co. Ledger, 1873-1896, Alaska Commercial Co. Records, Accession No. JL006, Box 24, Dept. of Special Collections, Leland Stanford, Jr. University, Stanford, Californaia.
- ↑ Bergsland (1994). Aleut Dictionary., at page 41; Orth (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names., at page 52 (Aguligik Island, Aguliuk Point); Bright (2004). Native American Placenames in the United States., at page 24 (Aguligik Island).
General references
Technical and ownership information of the above boats was derived from the following:
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