In 1875 Beaver passed into the ownership of the Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Company. Beaver worked on the Willamette River and then on the Columbia River on the run from Portland, Oregon to Astoria, Oregon.
In June 1876 Beaver was sold to Uriah Nelson and taken north to the Stikine River to serve traffic generated by the Cassiar Gold Rush.
On May 17, 1878 Beaver struck a rock 60 miles (97 km) below Glenora, British Columbia. The boat was wrecked but her machinery was salvaged.[1]
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^ abcdefgAffleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, at 8, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC 2000 ISBN0-920034-08-X
^ abcMills, Randall V., Sternwheelers up Columbia -- A Century of Steamboating in the Oregon Country, at 103, 143, 190, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE (1977 reprint of 1947 ed.) ISBN0-8032-5874-7
^Corning, Howard McKinley, Willamette Landings -- Ghost Towns on the River, at 127, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR (2d Ed. 1973) ISBN0-87595-042-6
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beaver, 1873, sternwheeler, other, ships, with, same, name, beaver, ship, beaver, sternwheel, steamboat, built, 1873, willamette, transportation, company, beaver, sternwheel, steamboat, history, ownerwillamette, transportation, willamette, falls, locks, canal,. For other ships with the same name see Beaver ship Beaver was a sternwheel steamboat built in 1873 for the Willamette Transportation Company Beaver sternwheel steamboat History OwnerWillamette Transportation Co 2 Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Co 1 RouteWillamette lower Columbia and Stikine rivers 1 LaunchedAugust 21 1873 1 at Portland 2 3 In service1873 IdentificationUS registry 2889 FateMay 17 1878 hit rock and sank on Stikine River General characteristics TypeShallow draft inland passenger freighter Tonnage292 gross register tons Length125 ft 38 1 m 1 Beam25 ft 7 6 m 1 Depth5 0 ft 1 5 m depth of hold Installed powerSteam twin high pressure horizontally mounted single cylinder engines 14 inch bore by 48 inch stroke 13 hp 9 7 kW nominal 1 Propulsionsternwheel 2 Service history editIn 1875 Beaver passed into the ownership of the Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Company Beaver worked on the Willamette River and then on the Columbia River on the run from Portland Oregon to Astoria Oregon In June 1876 Beaver was sold to Uriah Nelson and taken north to the Stikine River to serve traffic generated by the Cassiar Gold Rush On May 17 1878 Beaver struck a rock 60 miles 97 km below Glenora British Columbia The boat was wrecked but her machinery was salvaged 1 Notes edit a b c d e f g Affleck Edward L A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest the Yukon and Alaska at 8 Alexander Nicholls Press Vancouver BC 2000 ISBN 0 920034 08 X a b c Mills Randall V Sternwheelers up Columbia A Century of Steamboating in the Oregon Country at 103 143 190 University of Nebraska Lincoln NE 1977 reprint of 1947 ed ISBN 0 8032 5874 7 Corning Howard McKinley Willamette Landings Ghost Towns on the River at 127 Oregon Historical Society Portland OR 2d Ed 1973 ISBN 0 87595 042 6 nbsp This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beaver 1873 sternwheeler amp oldid 1096717428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
