be retrieved by the sidewheeler Oregon. With the launch of Wallamet, there were now four steamers operating out of Canemah. Wallamet was said by the editor...
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British Columbia. Portland was a small sidewheeler, 90 ft (27.4 m) long, launched at Portland on July 2, 1853. Built by Alexander S. Murray and Jack Torrance...
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Gazelle was an early sidewheeler on the Willamette River in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon. She did not operate long, suffering a catastrophic boiler...
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then washed away and lost before it could be raised, in the spring flood of 1853. Turnbull who meanwhile had returned to the Delta from San Francisco with...
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Belle of Oregon City (redirect from Belle of Oregon City (sidewheeler))
travel on the portage road along the north bank, and then board the sidewheeler Mary upriver to the next head of navigation, The Dalles. Freight charges...
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with iron hoops which made caulking unnecessary. The Multnomah was a sidewheeler, as were all the boats operating in Oregon before 1854. The vessel's...
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guards. The depth of hold was 5 feet. Oregon was described as a small sidewheeler and a poor money earner. Upon completion, Parker and J.D. Shields served...
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Defiance Line, which made daily runs south from Canemah with the steamers Wallamet and Canemah. During this time, Capt. Leonard White, who was considered...
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that the engines of Columbia were installed in the sidewheeler Fashion, which was built in 1853. After the engines had been removed, Columbia's hull...
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Captain Sutter (Sternwheeler) (redirect from Captain Sutter (sidewheeler))
Littleton on this route at least until after October 7, 1852. On April 30, 1853, advertisement declared that the Captain Sutter with its new captain G. N...
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amounted to the same thing. A boiler explosion occurred on board the sidewheeler New World just above Benicia, California during a race with the Wilson...
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sidewheeler on the Willamette at this time was the Mississippi-style Wallamet, which did not prosper, and was sold to California interests. In 1853,...
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Wright was able to replace Sea Bird by purchasing an interest in the sidewheeler Eliza Anderson, and arranging to have the Anderson brought from Portland...
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Minnie Holmes ex Fenix), and Canemah. In addition, a sixth vessel, the sidewheeler Portland was being brought up around the falls. James Clinton made its...
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Swan Teaser Telegraph Tenino T. J. Potter Telephone Undine Virginia V Wallamet Wenat Wide West Willamette Chief Wilson G. Hunt Winema Coastal vessels...
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first steamboat appeared on the upper Willamette. This was the small sidewheeler Hoosier. Although small and crude, Hoosier was capable of hauling much...
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Swan Teaser Telegraph Tenino T. J. Potter Telephone Undine Virginia V Wallamet Wenat Wide West Willamette Chief Wilson G. Hunt Winema Coastal vessels...
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striking ground X = Explosion of boiler Stern = sternwheeler Side = sidewheeler Prop = propeller-driven GT = Gross Tons; RT = Registered Tons YB = Year...
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hour and twenty minutes. Another sidewheeler on the Willamette River at this time was the Mississippi-style Wallamet, which did not prosper, and was sold...
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Swan Teaser Telegraph Tenino T. J. Potter Telephone Undine Virginia V Wallamet Wenat Wide West Willamette Chief Wilson G. Hunt Winema Coastal vessels...
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landing. Gazelle exploded at Canemah on April 8, 1854 while moored next to Wallamet and many people were killed. (see Lone Fir Cemetery.) This was right by...
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1851, Black Hawk had to carry the freight and passengers of the new sidewheeler Lot Whitcomb, when the Whitcomb, a much larger vessel, broke a few paddle...
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Navigation Company. After acquiring enough money from the steamboat business by 1853 North returned to being a shipbuilder.: 122 In 1854, North opened his first...
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propellers and shafts from rocks and other obstructions in the river. Sidewheelers were too difficult to steer and needed expensive dock facilities. Jennie...
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Americans with poles, oars and sails. When in 1851, the first steamboat, the sidewheeler Canemah was brought to the upper Willamette River, Pease became a deckhand...
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