| Beaver (steamer) | A steel sternwheeler, 545 tons. 140.0 x 28.0 feet. Built in 1898 for the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company, Norman R. Hacking and W. Kaye Lamb. The Princess Story a century and a half of w, Norman R. The Princess Story. Vancouver: Mitchell, 1974, p. 340. |
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| Beaver (steamer) | In 1895 Albert Harper obtained another small steamer, the Beaver and engaged Stewart Menzies, later Alaska Commercial Co. auditor, to take her up the river for him. Menzies selected the same slough to lay up the Beaver for the 189697 winter season and discovered the remains of the New Racket slumbering peacefully on the bank. The following spring, Harper decided he would like to have the New Racket pulled out on the bank and overhauled for further service. Menzies assisted him in this project reporting later, The boat was just clear of the water when the main Yukon ice broke and jammed on an island about three miles below the post. The water in the slough rose 20 feet inside of five minutes, lifted Mr. New Racket up and landed it back in the timber about a quarter of a mile, where it landed gracefully on top of a stump which penetrated the bottom of the boat and as far as I know she is there yet. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1896, H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p. 9. |
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| Beaver (steamer) | The steamer Beaver, which was old when the keel of the Eliza Anderson was laid, when the Constitution, Surprise and Sea Bird were running on the Sound, and even when the Lot Whitcomb first disturbed the waters of the Columbia, came to an untimely end in 1888. The word untimely is used advisedly, ordinary steamer generations before, for, despite the weight of years which would have ended the life of all the Beaver was still in a fair state of preservation, and it would be difficult to predict how long a period of usefulness she might have enjoyed had not an unkind fate pursued her. She had been granted a license to carry passengers this season, and in charge of George Marchant, captain, Dave Simons, chief engineer, and Charles Johnson, mate, steamed out of Vancouver on a foggy July morning, and, having light steam, was caught in a treacherous eddy and thrown on the rocks, where she soon filled. The experience was not a new one for the Beaver, but so many modern steamers, better adapted in every way to the trad |
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| Beaver (steamer) | There is a tinge of romance connected with the history of the prosaic old hulks which plowed Northwestern waters in early days, many of which have passed out of existence so long ago that data regarding them is very unreliable. But thanks to the foresight of her builders and a kindly Providence, there was one vessel whose name and fame will last as long as steam and sailing vessels are in use. The Old Steamer Beaver, as she was called, was the first steamer that entered the waters of the Pacific Ocean; and for a quarter of a century before her ignominious end on the rocks at the entrance to Burrard's Inlet, and during many years after the magnificetit ocean liners and freight steamers of nearly every nation on the face of the earth were churning the waters of the northern seas, and hundreds of lesser craft steamed in and out of the navigable streams in the Northwest, the old, original Beaver was serenely following her old vocation, with timbers as stanch and sound as on the day she was launched. The Beaver |
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| Beaver (steamer) | In 1836 the Hudson's Bay Company fleet received a notable addition in the coming of the Beaver-always affectionately remembered as the Old Beaver-the first vessel powered by steam to ply those waters. In her architecture and depth of hold the Beaver was a steamship, not a steamboat in the tradition of the steamboats of the Mississippi and its tributaries. She was a sturdy lady and was to become remarkable for her longevity. She survived accidents and fire for forty-eight years until she piled up on the rocks at the entrance to Vancouver harbor in 1888. She had long since become a marine relic, dwarfed in size and magnificence by the fast liners that tooted her out of the way. The Beaver was built at Blackwall on the Thames. She was a side-wheeler, but her wheels were not attached and she was rigged as a brig for her ocean voyage. Her length was 101.4 feet, her beam 20 feet. Her engines and boilers were built by Bolton and Watt. She proved lier seaworthiness and speed by reaching ttie Columbia after a passag |
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| Beaver (steamer) | Undaunted by her weight of years, the steamer Beaver appeared in a new role this year, being fitted with staterooms and operated between Victoria and Nanaimo as a passenger steamer. E. W. Wright, The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, Growth of British Columbia Marine Industries, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961, p.94. |
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| Beaver (steamer) | The steamship Beaver, now nearing her fiftieth birthday, struck a rock at the entrance to Burrard's Inlet and went to the bottom. in 1883 She was raised with but little difficulty and continued in active service. E. W. Wright, Marine business of 1883, Lewis and Drydens Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p. 315. |
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| Beaver (steamer) | The return of the old Beaver, which had been under lease to the Government for several years. The latter vessel was turned over to the Hudson's Bay Company in October, and was hauled out for repairs, when a relic of her collision with Race Rocks was found in her timbers in the shape of a ten-pound piece of stone, which proved that the obstruction was no match for the pioneer vessel. E. W. Wright, Remarkable Trip of the 'Shoshone,' Willamette and Columbia Transportation Enterprises, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.187. |
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| Beaver (steamer) | Their fourth steamer, although the second constructed by them, was launched at Portland, August 21, 1873. She was christened the Beaver, and was one hundred and twenty-five feet long, twenty-five feet beam, five feet hold, with engines fourteen by forty-eight inches. She was well put together, but rather slow. In command of Capt. Fred Wilson she was started on the Astoria route and ran there until June, 1876, when she was sold to Uriah Nelson for the Stickeen River. She reached Victoria, June 7th, in charge of Capt. George D. Messegee and Capt. J. D. Tackaberry, the latter remaining in command until 1878, when Capt. Nat H. Lane, Jr., took charge. She was wrecked on a rock in the Stickeen River at 7:00 A.M., May 7th, and with the exception of the machinery, which was saved, became a total loss. While running on the Columbia she was in a serious collision with the Emma Hayward. E. W. Wright, Willamette River Locks Completed, Charter Rates of the Lumber Fleet, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Nor |
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| Beaver (steamer) | The replica of the Hudson's Bay steamer Beaver again changed hands, the municipality of Langley having found the plans to moor her per- manently at Fort Langley as a tourist attraction were too costly. The 109-foot vessel was sold to Embyr Enterprises of Vancouver for use as a harbour cruise ship, with the stipulation that she must sail to Langley at least eight times a year and be placed on display during Greater Vancouver Sea Festivals. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1973, H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest 1966 to 1975., p.146. |
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