YUKON
RIVERBOAT
CAPTAINS
By
Jerry E. Green
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The information in the following pages is the result
of several years of research on the Yukon Territory in general and on Yukon
River steamboats and their captains specifically. This updated version of the
Captains List has been considerably enhanced by information supplied by Dick
Morris of
Revised version, November, 13, 2007
INTRODUCTION
Captains of
To simplify the
references, some abbreviations have been used as follows: For those references cited as
"Register", the source was “
"FCS"
refers to the Family Chronicle Supplement, "
Nugget refers to the newspaper “Klondike
Nugget” of
See bibliography for full citations.
A
ABBOT, W. B.
1899, Master of the WILLIE IRVING, May 20 (Register).
1898, Nugget
for June notes him as Captain of the
* ADAMS, CHARLES WILBUR, (
1963, Died, September, age 87.
1961, Recollections with photos published in
September, 1961 issue of The Alaska
Sportsman.
1947, Retired
to
1923, Master of the
1918, Master of the JULIA B.
1911, Noted in the May19, 1911 issue of the
1901, Captain of the
LaVELLE YOUNG, age 26; (Alaska Sportsman, September, 1961). He
was engaged by E.T. Barnette to carry supplies up the
1875, Born, October 18,
SEE: Newell,
p. 681, 1966.
ADAMS, HOWARD L.,
1949, Captain of the NENANA (Newell, p. 560, 1966).
ALLAN, ED,
1899, Master of the Tyrell (Register).
ALLANBY, T.W.,
1907, Master of the VIXEN (Register).
1902, Master of the VIXEN (Register).
ALLENBACK,
1899, He was noted in Holder, p. 32, in connection
with the JOHN C. BARR. In late 1899
or early 1900, Captain Allenback was in the restaurant business in
ANDERSON, AMUND,
1931, Died, age approximately 60, May, Unalaska.
Noted as “former
1879, He was noted by
APPLEBY,
1909, He was noted by McBride (1948-49) in
connection with the GERTRUDE on the
Fairbanks-Innoko Run, August, 1909.
*ARMSTRONG,
FRANK P., (Columbia
River )
1898, Noted in Hacking as joining with the John Irving
Navigation Co. and for two seasons running boats on
1887, Built new boats at Golden, B.C. (Newell, p. 5,
1966).
1885, Built first steamboat to ply the upper
SEE: Newell
footnotes #5, p. 4 and #8, p.37 (1966).
ATWELL, SI
1915,
Noted in
B
BABCOCK, JAMES,
1900, Master of the SYBIL (Register).
BAILEY, HENRY,
1919, He died, October 27, 1919 in Mayo according to
Pan
for Gold Database records.
1916, Master of the NASUTLIN (Register).
1913, Master of the NORCOM (Register).
1906, Master of the SCHWATKA (
1903, Master of CASCO.
1898, Master of PHILLIP
B. LOW (British North America Co).
BAIN, ROBERT,
1899, Master of the RIDEOUT (Register).
BALDWIN,
ROBERT, (Ohio
River )
1899, Took command of the
1898, In winter quarters at Andreafsky, December 10,
1898. (Waterways Journal, July 8, 1899, p. 7).
1898,
Waterways Journal (May 21, p. 8) noted he had contracted to command a
steamboat being completed at Unalaska.
He was from
1854,
He was born,
BARKER, FRED ORVILLE, (
1915, Listed in Steamboat Inspection Service under
Masters and Pilots, Steam, Motor, St. Michaels.
1910, Listed in Census as steamboat captain.
1881, He was born in
BARNETTE, E (Elbridge)T(Truman),
1902, Built the ISABELLE
using machinery and boilers from ARCTIC
BOY. This vessel was to take him back to his settlement which became
1900, Bought the ARCTIC BOY to carry goods to Tanana Crossing. It sank in the harbor
at St. Michaels.
1897, One of the many S.S. CLEVELAND
passengers who were stranded at St. Michaels, helped buy and was chosen Captain
of the ST. MICHAEL bought from the
Jesuit mission and headed for
1897, Left for the Klondike on the S.S.
# BARR, JOHN CHRISTIE, (
1900, Photo in Alaska
1899, Nugget
for June 10 lists him as Transportation Manager for the North American
Transportation and Trading Co.
1898, Noted by Newell (p.12, 1966) as Captain of the
PORTUS B. WEARE.
1881, Lass notes him as Chief Administrator of Ft.
Benton Transportation Co. in 1881 and that he returned to the Missouri River.
1860s, Curtin notes that he served in the Union Army
during the Civil War (p.281).
1844, Born in
1899, Died, September (Green’s
Mortuary Records, Pan for Gold Database).
1898,
Nugget
for June notes him as owner of the AQUILLA
and well known on Puget Sound as skipper of the GREYHOUND plying between Seattle and Everett. Morgan notes him as a
pilot on the WILLIE IRVING (p.63).
BARRINGTON , HILL
WILLIAM, (Puget
Sound )
1903, He was noted in Register as Master of the LOUISE.
He was the younger brother of Sid Barrington and noted by Morgan in
conjunction with the LA FRANCE (p.
63).There is a photo of him in Morgan, p.64.
1877, Born August 15, Washington
(1910 Federal Census,
BARRINGTON , SYDNEY
CHARLES, (Puget Sound )
1963, (64) Died, age 88, July,
1929, Left
1916, With Charles Binkley, built HAZEL B #2 (Sturgis).
1915, Noted in connection with the Side Streams
Navigation Co. and the flagship vessel VIDETTE
(Fairbanks Daily Times, October 9,
1915)
1908, Had the HAZEL
B built at
1908, Had the 835 ton JULIA B built by Cook and
1906, Had the 59 ton HATTIE B built in
1901, Listed in F.C.S. as resident of
1900, Newell (p.64) notes him as operating the FLORENCE
S. when she sank July 29, 1900 (Canadian documents show this as July
25, 1900).
1899, Listed as owner of the DOMVILLE.
1898, Nugget
notes he took over command of WILLIE
IRVING on August 6, when his brother became ill with typhoid.
1896, He was a native of
1868, He was born,
BASEY, D.C.
(Mississippi River )
1899, Nugget
for June 17 lists him as Master of the
1899, Curtin (p. 164) notes him as being "...an
old
1898, In command of the
1897, Newspaper articles indicate his interest in
the development of a dredge to be built in
1893,
Waterways Journal (December 2, 1893) reported
him serving on the government vessel MANDAN
and that in December he had returned to his home in Brunswick, Missouri.
BEEDLE,
HIRAM E., (Mississippi
River )
1920, Died (White Pass & Yukon Personnel
Record).
1911, Waterways
Journal for November 4, 1911 mentions that Hiram Beedle was going to
1909, Photo in
1908, Pilot on the SARAH (S and D Reflector, March, 1978, p. 43).
1901, Listed in Way and Bates in “Steamboat
1899, Listed in Captain’s List of Bluebook of American Shipping.
1897,
Waterways Journal September 4, 1897, p.8 notes him bound for the
1893, Captain of the MAY LIBBY from
1882, Associated with the WILL S. HAYES as Chief Engineer, Cincinnati-New
1881, November 4, Captain of the WAR EAGLE which sank at Keokuk (Way’s Packet Directory).
1881, Listed in Way’s
Packet Directory as pilot on the
1856, Blair notes him as a pilot at
BERGMAN, JAMES,
1904, Master of the
1900, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
1898-1899, Nugget
for May 3, 1900 notes him as Master of the Alaska Commercial Co.'s BELLA for 1898-1899.
BINGHAM,
1906, Listed by McBride as
Captain of D. R. CAMPBELL
1905, Listed as Captain of the DUSTY DIAMOND on trips between Tanana and
BINKLEY, CHARLES MADISON, (
1925, Died.
1908-10, With Sid
1899, On the BAILEY
(Sturgis).
1897, He began as a pilot on the Ohio River and left
for the
1880, Born,
BINKLEY, CHARLES M. JR.
(JIM), (
2003, Died, January 9(
1980, Noted in S
& D Reflector as a
1971, Added DISCOVERY
II.
1961-65, Served in
1955, Built and added the DISCOVERY to excursion fleet. (The Alaska Sportsman, May, 1960)
1950, Began an excursion business at
1920, Born, May 16, Wrangell (
BINKLEY, JIM, JR., (
1995, Attended “Tall Stacks” in
1950, Born.
BLACK, GEORGE S.,
1962, There is a biographical article in April, 1962
issue of
1953, Died, September. He drowned during the last
trip of the summer. Had been a Captain
on Yukon/Tanana System for 37 years; YUTANA.
1953, Built the steel-hulled YUTANA.
1935, Bought IDLER
which had diesel engines.
1930, Built the KUSKO.
Late 1920’s, Bought the BERTHA.
1918, Bought the stern wheeler PIONEER which was replaced by a second PIONEER in 1926. (Wallace)
1893, Born,
BLAIR, WILLIAM A.,
1913, Captain of the
1910, A William Blair is listed by Heckman as Master
of the MONARCH.
1909, Captain of the JOHN J.HEALY (Polk’s Alaska
–Yukon Gazeteer,1909-1910).
1908, Captain of the EVELYN (Fairbanks Daily Times,
September 16, 1908).
1906-1907, He is listed by McBride as Captain in
connection with the ELLA on the St.
Michael-Fairbanks run.
1902, Knutson (1997, pg. 96) notes him as Master of
the ROBERT KERR.
1901, Listed as resident,
1872, Born,
BLEDSOE, W.H., (
1908, Master of the
ST. MICHAEL (S &
D Reflector, March, 1978, p. 43).
1901, The Davenport Republican for Aug.11, 1901 has an interesting article regarding
his being sued for breach of promise regarding his time in the
1900,
Captain Bledsoe was from
1877,
Born,
# BLOOMQUIST, CHARLES JOHN, (
1918, Died in the S.S. PRINCESS SOPHIA Disaster.
He was an employee of the
1914-1916, Master of the
1907,
Master of the BONANZA KING
(Register).
1899,
Master of the AUSTRALIAN.
Born,
BOERNER, CHARLES AUGUST,
1933, He was working at Mayo for Northern Commercial. Kitchner
describes him as "...one of the company's pioneer ships captains..."
(p. 20).He retired to
1908, Master of the LaVELLE YOUNG (S & D
Reflector, March, 1978, p. 43).
1906, Master of the LaVELLE YOUNG (Fairbanks Evening News September 6, 1906).
1904, Listed in Hedrick and Savage as the Master of
the
1875, Born, July (Federal Census, 1910, Alaska).
BONSER, JOHN
HENRY, (Skeena
River
1910, Sometime after 1910 (probably 1913) he was
Captain of the INLANDER in
1909, Captain Bonser is noted as captain of the NECHACO on the upper Fraser River.(
Boudreau,p. 79)
1909, Mentioned in Newell (p. 162) as “...a veteran
of the Skeena and
1906, Captain of the PHEASANT when she was wrecked on the
1902, Moved to
1900, Hired from
1894,
Command of CALEDONIA on the
1899, Master of the
BRAGG, T.G.,
1913, Master of the NORCOM (Register).
BRAGG, W.T.,
1913, Master of the VIDETTE (Register).
1909, Master of the CASCA (Register).
1902, Master of the SYBIL (Register).
1901, Master of the BAILEY (Register).
1898, Victoria Colonist,
April 21 cites him as being a Captain on the ORA. Captain Bragg was from
BRATNOBER, HENRY (Earnest Wilhelm),
1909,
Listed in Polk’s Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1909-1910 as
living at the Golden Gate Hotel in
1909, Credited by T. A. Rickard with the idea of using
a snow fence to accumulate snow which could be melted later when water was
short. See Bratnober website:
www.bratnober.com
1905, He built and Captained the ELLA. She was gas powered and named
after his wife. (Coutts, p. 32)
(Newell, p. 113).
#BREADEN, ROBERT HENRY (“HARRY”),
1955, Died, March 1,
1921, Master of the THISTLE (Register).
1907-21, Crew member on PROSPECTOR, LIGHTNING,
19072nd, Mate, NASUTLIN.
1898, He was a crew member of the LIGHTNING
1868, Born, March 27,
*BROMLEY, WILLIAM JOHN,
He
was Captain of the
BROWN, ELMER, (Ohio River )
1919, He was port captain and superintendent of
construction for the North American Transportation and Trading Co.,
1901, Noted in Pan for Gold Database as resident of St. Michael
where he was Port Captain. Newell (pp.
67-68) also notes he was superintendent of construction of the WILL ISOM.
1899, Noted in Waterways
Journal (October 7, 1899, p. 12) as born in
1898, Waterways Journal (September 10, p. 3) notes him as Captain of
BROWN, F.L.,
1899, Master of the SYBIL (Register).
BROWN, J.B.,
1900, Master of the ANGLIAN (Register).
BROWN, THOMAS H.,
1900, Master of the ORA (Register).
C
CADZOW, DAN,
1929,
Died
1916, Master of the RAMPART (Register).
Member of the
CALDERHEAD, RENWICK W.,
1954, Died, age 86, Coronado del Mar,
1906, “The Fairbanks Evening News” for August 1, 1906 notes Captain Calderhead as
forming a new “independent steamline” (Hedrick and Savage, p. 30).
1903, Polk Gazetteer
notes him as Manager, Merchants Transportation Co. (Pan for Gold Database).
1902, McBride indicates him as Captain of LaFRANCE.
CAMPBELL, J. J.,
1908, Listed by Heckman as Master of the JOHN C. BARR.
1901, On S.S.
BAILEY, Lynch (p. 353).
1900, Listed in the Nugget for June 17th as Captain of the FLORA.
1899, Captain of the ORA (Register).
CAMPBELL, MALCOLM,
1914, Master of the SELKIRK (Register).
* CARTER, HENRY (Harry),
(
1930, Died, near
1906, Captain of
1898, Went to
1858, (4) Born,
CASBY, F. LARUE,
1902, Master of the SCOUT (Register).
CASEY, JOHN (James), (
1899, Nugget
lists him as Captain of the W. S.
STRATTON.
1898, Newell (p. 37) notes him as running the
schooner R. W. BARTLETT, Puget Sound
to Alaska.
1898, Newell (p. 28) lists the W. S. STRATTON as being built by James Casey “for his own acct.”
CHILBERG, J. E.,
1915, Polk’s Alaska
– Yukon Gazeteer and Business Directory notes “J. E. Chilberg
(
1909, Newell (p. 150) notes him as being President
of the Board of Directors for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in
1899, In his memoirs, Chilberg also notes he was
responsible for the SOVEREIGN. (
1899, Webb (p. 216) notes him as Captain of MONARCH.
CLAUSOU, C.,
1903, Master of the EMMA NOTT (Register).
COLDFLEET,
1899, Nugget
of January 14 notes him with Captains Green and
*COUGHLAN, CHARLES M.
1940s, Worked on
1938, Master of the KLONDIKE (
1920’s, Captain of the
1920, Master of the CANADIAN (Register).
1913, Master of the CASCA (Website for
COWLEY, WILLIAM,
1923, Polk’s Directory
for 1923-24 cites him as master of the NASUTLIN.
1922, Master of the CANADIAN (Register).
1915, Polk’s Directory
for 1915-16 lists him as a
1907, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
1904, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
COX, C.,
1900, Master of the SYBIL (Register).
D
*DALY, HUGH,
1920,
Listed as born
1906, Heckman (p. 59) notes him as skipper of the
salt water
1865, Born
DANAHER, M.D.,
1898, Nugget
for July 27, notes him as Captain of the SOVEREIGN.
DELONCHEY, C.,
1901, Master of the EMMA NOTT (Register).
DeLUDE, NELSON,
1909, Master of the DELTA (Polk’s Directory 1909-10).
1908, Master of the DELTA (S & D Reflector, March,
1978, p. 43).
1860, Born,
DEMENTIFF, EVAN
1909,
Captain of the ST.JOSEPH ( Polk’s Directory 1909-1910)
1877,
Born (Federal Census,1910,
DENNIER,
1900, Master of the TYRELL (Register).
1915, Reported as arriving in
1912, Reported in
1906, Mentioned in the
1900, Master of the CLARA (Register).
1902, Died at the wheel of the Northern Navigation
Co.'s LEAH.
1902, Newell (p.85) notes his death. He had early
experience on both the Mississippi & Missouri Rivers. Was Captain of the BELLA at beginning of the
1898,
Waterways Journal (November 12, 1898, p. 7) notes he was from
1898, Captain of the Alaska Commercial Co.'s SUSIE after argument with North
American Transportation and Trading Co. (Waterways
Journal, September 10, 1898).
1898, Waterways
Journal, May 7, 1898, Master of P.B.
WEARE (p. 11).
1896, He left
1892, ± Webb notes Dixon being sent for by P.B.Weare
to take charge of North American Transportation and Trading Co. river business.
1890, Captain of the raft boat BELLA MAC (Mueller).
1883, Captain of the
DOBLER, William J.,
(Mississippi River )
1932, He died, October 1. He drowned when the STANDARD overturned at
1915, Captain of the
1906, Captain of the raft boat NORTH STAR.
1900-1904, Captain of the raft boat KIT CARSON.
1896, Captain of the raft boat BART E. LINEHAM (Waterways
Journal, April 18, 1896).
1890, Captain of the WILL H. ISOM.
Photo in S
& D Reflector for March, 1995 (p. 34).
1890, Blair (p. 302) notes Wm. Dobler as Master of
the raft boat HELEN MAR in 1890.
1870, Born, October 6,
DOLSON,
THOMAS H., (Mississippi
River )
1899, Listed in Waterways
Journal (July 8, 1899, p. 7) as being at Andreafsky for winter quarters on
December 19, 1898.
1898, August issue of the Nugget lists him as Captain of the SUSIE.
1898,
Waterways Journal (June 11, 1898, p. 9) notes his departure for the
1890, Blair (p. 299) notes a Thomas Dolson of
Mid-1880’s, Master of the JAMES FISKE JR in the rafting trade.
1849,
Born,
DOUGHERTY, A.F.,
1906, Master of the QUICK (Register).
1901, Master of the FLORA (Register).
*DOUGLAS, JOHN P.,
1914, Master of the NASUTLIN (Register).
1908, Listed by Heckman as Master of the JOHN C. BARR.
1907, Heckman notes him as a Canadian and Master of
the CHARLES H. HAMILTON in the
spring of 1907, (p. 39).
1903, Master of the TYRELL (Register).
*DOUSE, FRED A.,
1904 Died, September 6, 1904 in
1900 Master of the EMMA NOTT (Register).
1899, Master of the W. K. MERWIN (Register).
DOWNING, J. C.,
1903, Noted as Master of JOHN J.
HEALY (St. Michael Records, Oct. 23, 1903).
# DUFFY, THOMAS J., , (
1937, Died, July, Pt. Angles (Newell, p. 459).
1901, Returned to
During Gold Rush, worked on the Yukon River and at
1889, Licensed as Master/Pilot,
1867, Born,
DuPUY, HART SPOFFORD, (
1925, He died, January 23. Newell (p. 368).
1920, Master of the GEN. J.W. JACOBS (Register).
1903, Builder of the
1902, Knutson (Koyukuk,
1997) indicates he was to take command of the
1901, He is noted in F.C.S., as a Captain for
Seattle Yukon Transportation Co. and resident at St. Michael.
1900, Nugget
notes he was to take command of the
1899, Nugget for
August 12 lists him as Captain of
1893, Captain of the RUSTLER, a sternwheeler on the
E
EDEN, B.M.,
1899, Master of the VICTORIAN (Register).
EDWARDS, ALBERT E.,
1915, Listed in the Steamboat Inspection Service,
St. Michael Registry as Master of Steam and
Motor.
1909, Listed in the Steamboat Inspection Service,
St. Michael Registry as Master of Steam and
Motor.
EMBREE, J.C.,
1905, Master of the CASCA (Register).
1904, Master of the THISTLE (Register).
1900, Master of the CLIFFORD SIFTON (Register).
ERN, E. J., (
1899, November 25, Waterways Journal notes his return to
1899, September 9, Waterways Journal, notes him as a steward on Yukon River (the CITY OF
1899, Nugget
for June 10 lists him as Captain of the steel river steamer CITY OF ST. LOUIS being built at St.
Michael.
1898,
Waterways Journal (September 3, p. 10) notes his departure for the
1897,
Waterways Journal (March 20, 1897) lists him as former owner of the
1894, The May 19 (p.7) issue of Waterways Journal notes Captain Ern's trip up the Osage River
(Missouri).
F
FAIRBAIRN, J. E.,
1903, He is noted by
1901, Listed in 1901 Census (Pan for Gold
Database).
1899, Master of the
FINGER ,GEORGE C.
1914,
Noted in
FLANAGAN,
1914,
Noted in the Fairbanks Daily Times on
May 19, 1914 as captain of the MABEL
on the Chisina River, which river he declared to be “one big dismal failure” as
to its future.
*FOREST, EMIL, (
1960, Died, August 20. (Explore North website)
1936, He was Noted by Knutson in Sternwheelers on the Yukon (p. 67) as Captain of the British
Yukon Navigation workboat LOON. Began as assistant pilot on
1889, Born.
FOSTER, G.,
1901, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
1898, Nugget
for August 20, noted him as Captain of the
COLUMBIAN, Leaving Dawson for
FOTHERINGHAM, David W. (H),
1924, Listed in 1923-24
Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Directory in association with the
1922, Master of the KLONDYKE (Register).
FREDERICKS, HUGO,
1899, Listed by McBride (p. 101) as Captain of the ARGO.
FRENCH, A.O.,
1903, Master of the MARJORIE (Register).
FRENCH, SIDNEY,
1899, Master of the GOV. PINGREE (Register).
FULLER, G.H.,
1900, Master of the REINDEER (Register).
1900, Master of the ELDORADO (Register).
1900, Master of the GOLD STAR (Register).
G
*
1913, Master of the NASUTLIN (Register).
1903,He was in command of the MARY E. GRAFF (Knutson, The
Moran Brothers, 1997).
1900, Master of the SYBIL (Register) Explore North website.
1898, Listed by McBride as “in the pilot house” of
the ANGLIAN when she left
1860, Born,
# GAUDIN, JAMES R.P.,
1952, Retired from the White Pass and
1914, Promoted to Superintendent Engineer for River
Division, White Pass &Yukon Railroad.
1902, Promoted to Chief Engineer for White Pass
& Yukon Railroad, River Division.
1898, In June, constructed the steamer ANGLIAN at
1897, In July, he left
All the above from Ferrell, E. (Ed.) Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers
1850-1950.
GEAR
1899, Nugget
July 22, lists him as Captain of the
MARY F. GRAFF.
GEER, JOEL P.,
1909, He was Master of the LA
FRANCE (Dodson, pg. 176). There is
an extensive note in Dodson regarding Geer and his daughter Olive. There were from
1903, Master of the QUICK (Register).
GEIGER, W.E.,
1905,
Listed by Brown as organizing a trading company
for operation on the
1895, Listed as Captain of the PORTUS B. WEARE on August 9, 1895 in an article by R.N. DeArmond,
"The Ill Favored Steamboat ARCTIC," Alaska Journal 1 (Autumn, 1971).
GILHAM, JOHN M., (
1910, Died at his home in
1908, He was in command of the J.P. LIGHT (Knutson, Moran
Fleet, 1997).
1906, Heckman notes him as skipper of the PORTUS B. WEARE, 70 years old and a
former Missouri River man.
1899, Listed by McBride as Captain of J.C. BARR.
1898, Noted in Waterways
Journal (September 10, p. 3) as in charge of the J.C. BARR.
1897, Licensed at
1838, Born, July,
GODDARD, ALBERT J.,
1958, Died, age
94, April,
1930, He was living at
1900, Iron founder in
1898, He was chairman of the Sourdough Monument
Committee and Historian and First Northern Chief of the Alaska Yukon Pioneers
(Alaska-Yukon Gold book, p. 136).
1898, Captain of the A.J. GODDARD on its first round trip between
(Explore North Website).
1897, He and wife carried the two vessels over the
pass (Berton, p. 168). Arrived
1897, Landed in Dyea with the vessels A.J. GODDARD and the J. H. KILBOURNE (Becker, p. 64).
1888,
Ferrell (p. 119) notes
him as being from
GRAY, EDWARD WALTER,
1910, Master of the
GRAY, JAMES TAYLOR (
(Brother of W. P. Gray),
1928, Died.
1915, Master of the
1908, Master of the
Worldcat database entry indicates he was a
businessman, steamboat designer and pilot.
1902-1912, he was a
Photo collection in
1900, Captain of the
1852, He was born,
GRAY, WILLIAM P. (F)
(
(Brother of James T. Gray),
1900, April 1, Nugget
lists him as Captain of the LOTTIE
TALBOT.
Noted in
* GREEN, GEORGE ALPHONSE,
1933, Died February, 7 in
1926, Newell lists him as a former Yukon River
Master (p. 425). Since 1926 he was
Manager of Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. on the
1920, Captain of the
1914, Master of the RELIANCE (Fairbanks Daily Times, April 22, 1914).
1874, Born, September,
GREEN, LEANDER,
1904, St. Michael records show him as Master of the MONARCH.
GREER,
1905, McBride lists him as Captain in connection
with the ELLA on the
GREER, JOEL P.,
1907, Master of the PAULINE (Register).
1899, Located at the Home Roadhouse at
H
HAINES, TOM,
Listed by McBride as Captain of the CITY OF
HALEY, C.G.,
1902, Master of the BONANZA KING (Register).
1900, Knutson, Can
We Make It, p. 41, notes him as in command of the CLIFFORD SIFTON on its run through Miles Canyon.
1869, He was master of the
HANSEN, J.E. ,
1901, Reassigned to Northern
1897, Noted in Kitchner as a “former river steamer
master” (p. 216).
* HARRIS, CHARLES I.,
1901, Listed on pg. 71 of Newell as a survivor of
the ISLANDER sinking 1901. He was mentioned as coming outside after
commanding a
1901, Master of the NORA (Register).
1900, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
Native of
HAYNES, Thomas S., (
1915, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under St.
Michaels Masters, Pilots, Steam, Motor.
1912, Master of the TETLIN ( Alaska Citizen, May 17, 1912)
1911, Master of the J.P. LIGHT (
1909, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under
St. Michaels Masters, Pilots, Steam, Motor.
1908, Master of the
1901, Listed in the census as “seaman” (Pan for Gold
Database).
1871, Born, June,
There is a photo of him on p. 49 of Sherwonit.
HEALEY, JOHN J.
1905,
In 1905 he organized the Central Alaska Company to trade on the
HEALEY,
1900, Master of the CLIFFORD SIFTON (Register).
HECKMAN, EDWARD, (
1960, Extensive memoirs in Alaska Sportsman, November,1960. (photo included).
1884, Born,
HILL, GEORGE L., (
1913, Newell (p. 233) notes the death of G.L. Hill,
Puget Sound Master and former Superintendent of White Pass and Yukon marine
operations.
1899, Knutson
(Koyukuk, 1997) cites him as
in command of the CITY OF
1898, Nugget
notes him as Captain of the CHARLES H.
HAMILTON.
1861, He was born,
HOELSCHER,
WILLIAM F., (Missouri
River )
1946, Retired to
1935, He was employed in
1914, Master of the SCHWATKA (Fairbanks, Daily Times, May 20, 1914).
1904, Listed in Hedrick and Savage as the Master of
1903, Listed as “master seaman” in List of Officers, 1903.
1901, Former Master of the JOHN J. HEALY (
1899, Listed in F.C.S. as a Captain for
N.A.T. & T. Co. and a resident of St. Michael.
1899,
Waterways Journal for November 25, 1899 notes his return to St. Louis, to
return to North American Transportation and Trading Co in the spring.
1896,
Waterways Journal for December 12, 1896 notes his application for
membership in the St. Louis Chapter of the
1887, William Heckman notes that Hoelscher received
his pilot’s license in 1887. (Steamboating
Sixty-Five Years on Missouri’s Rivers). Boyhood home was
HOGGAN, JOHN E.F.,
1923-24, Listed at
1902, Brought the OLIVE MAY through
1901, Listed as in
He had been a
HOLMES, WILLIAM E.,
1902, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register).
1899, Master of the COLUMBIAN (Register).
HORN, FRANK, (
1899,
Curtin (p. 156)
notes him as Captain of the WEARE in
March, 1899. Waterways Journal for 1898 notes him as being from
His nickname was “Driftwood”
and when Curtin met him in 1899 he was sixty-seven years old.
HOY, THOMAS A., (
1906, Heckman notes him as being a “former
raft-boatman on the upper
1899, July 22, Nugget
listed him as Captain of the PORTUS
B. WEARE.
1898, Knutson (1997, p. 85) notes a Thomas Hay as in command of the PILGRIM, arriving
In the early-1890’s he was Master of the CYCLONE in the rafting trade.
I
IRVING, JOHN,
1930, He arrived in the
1921, Member
of the
1901, Sold Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. to the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
1899, Listed in 1899 Bluebook.
1898, Operated the YUKONER on the lower river before selling it to Pat Galvin. He was
noted in Curtain (p.32) for his flamboyant behavior.
1896, Captain of the WILLIE IRVING.
1883, Revived navigation on the headwaters of the
He bought the
J
JACKMAN, F.J.,
1902, Master of the MARY GRAFF (Register).
JOHNSON, JOHN C.,
1930, Died, age 55.
Newell (p. 407) lists him as a former Yukon River
Pilot and operator of the Johnson Shipyard at Port Blakely after his time in
the
1915, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under
Master and Pilots, Steam, Motor, St. Michael.
1875, Born.
JOHNSON, P.H.,
1908, Died, August 23,
1902, Master of the CASCA (Register).
1900, Master of the ZELANDIAN (Register).
1899, Master of the JOSEPH CLOSSET (Register).
JOSIE, EDWARD J., (
1917, Noted by George Larson in 1965, Alaska Sportsman article as Captain of
the M.L. WASHBURN.
1860, Born, February,
K
KENNEDY,
1896, Noted in McBride as being on the
KERZ, ADAM, (
1908, Died,
1908, Listed in McBride as first skipper of JULIA B., St. Michael-Fairbanks run.
Blair, in his work on raft pilots, notes that Kerz
was originally from
# KNAACK, WILLIAM C., (
1900,
Enumerated at
1898, September 10 issue of Waterways Journal (p. 4) notes him as in command of ROCK ISLAND #2.
1865, He was born in
L
LAMAR,
1908, Listed by McBride (p. 101) as Captain of the ALL NATIONS, Fairbanks to Innoka, June
7.
1949, Died, May 13, age 81,
1932, Retired.
1928, Still working on the
1911,
Waterways Journal, September 16, 1911, p. 10, notes him as Master of the LOUISE.
1908, Master of the LOUISE (S & D Reflector,
1978, p. 43).
1898, Mentioned by McBride in connection with the
Newell notes he was a former
Blair (p. 267) notes him as a former raft pilot from
Born, LeClaire,
* LANGLEY, WALLACE,
1946, Died, age 80, May,
1939,
NORTHWESTERN (ex GRAHAMORE) sold
to W. Langley for operations on the
1935, The river steamer WALLACE LANGLEY built
1925, Bought steamship WILLIAM M. TUPPER for Seattle-Kuskokwim
trade (Newell, p. 363).
1922, Noted by McBride in connection with the QUICKSTEP
which he took to the
1916, Noted as taking the TANA from
1915,
1911, Bought the AL-KI (Newell, p. 184).
1906, C.W. Adams notes Capt. Langley as captain of
the WILBUR CRIMMON (p.104).
1905, Newell (p. 112) notes Captain Langley
operating both the
1901, Master of the WILBUR CRIMMON (Register).
1866, Born.
* LARSON, BARNEY,
1899, Curtin (p. 196) notes him as chosen Captain of the YUKONER after serious problems with the
original Captain, May 27, 1899. He was formerly a tug captain in
LAUGHTEN, W.,
1900, Master of the SYBIL (Register).
LeBALLISTER, A. E.,
1915,
1907, In command of the ROBERT KERR (Knutson, The Moran Fleet, 1997, p. 99).
1906,
As Above.
1905, As Above..
1902, Master of the
1901, Listed in F.C.S. as Captain of the
1900,
June Nugget lists him as Captain of the
1898, Master of the
1863, Born,
LEE, JAMES, (Columbia River )
1899, Nugget of June 17 notes him as Captain of the BONANZA KING and a former Columbia River Captain.
LEECH, JOHN,
1900, Master of the W.K, MERWIN (Register).
1900, Master of the MONARCH (Register).
LEMLEY, MILES, (
1925
Master of the
1919 Master of the M.L.
WASHBURN (Register).
1914 Master of the DELTA (WP&Y Personnel Record).
1908 Master of the RELIANCE (S & D Reflector,
March, 1978, p. 43).
1905, Pan for Gold Database records (Post Office list)
shows him leaving the Klondike for
Born,
LEWIS, FRED G., (
1954, He died age 87, August, in
Death noted in Newell (p. 606) See in Conjunction
with TYRELL, VICTORIAN.
After his Yukon time, he went to
1898, Noted in Newell (p. 28) as Captain of the VICTORIAN on trip to
1888, Began service on
1867, Born.
LIPPING, C.,
1906, Listed as Master of the LIGHTNING, July 26.(Register).
LIVINGSTON, ANDY,
1920, Noted as Captain of the RELIANCE (Fairbanks Weekly
News Miner, October 15, 1920).
LONG, JOE NEWT.,
(
1908, He is listed by Heckman as Master of the JOHN C. BARR and noted as having been a
“Rapids” pilot in the upper Mississippi.
Owned the boat JO
LONG.
LOOMIS,
1910, Mentioned by McBride in connection with the RESEARCH on the
LOONEY, HOLLIS GILBERT,
1917, Master of
SCHWATKA (White Pass
1915, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under
St. Michael, Masters and Pilots, Steam, Motor.
1910, As Above;
1909, Master of river steamers and pilots.
1882, Born, November 5,
LOONEY, MORRELL M., (
1928, Still working on the
1911,
Waterways Journal for December 2, notes him as being from
1908, Master of the SARAH (S & D Reflector,
March, 1978, p. 43).
1899, Nugget
for July 1 notes arrival of SARAH under
his command.
1898, In winter quarters at Andreafsky (Waterways Journal, July 8, 1899).
1898, He was a former Captain of the JUANITA and Waterways Journal notes his departure for the
1889-1893, Blair notes (p. 301) he was Master of the
raft boat,
1883, Way’s Steam Towboat Directory lists Morell
Looney as Master of MOUNTAIN BELLE,
LaCrosse,
1854, Born
LOVELL, JOHN,
The article "Ruby's Gold Rush Newspapers,"
Alaska Journal 1 (autumn, 1971) notes
him as Captain of the REX to sail to
LUCAS, FRED,
1899, Noted by Curtin as being at Circle City as Captain of the HERMAN (Alaska Exploration Co.) on June 14th.
LYLE,
1897, Captain for North American Transportation
& Trade Co. (Curtin, p.283).
He was Captain of the W.K. MERWIN as recorded by Thomas Wiedemenn.
M
# MacPHEE,
JOHN, (Arrow Lakes
1957,
Retired.
Master with the British Yukon Navigation Co. on
Born, Isle of
McCANN, JOHN
SEE, (Mississippi River )
1939, Died, age 69, at
1939, Retired.
1921, Master of
1914, Master of the
1913, Master of the SCHWATKA (Fairbanks Daily
Times, June 10, 1913).
1910, Master of SCHWATKA
(Knutson).
1908, Master of the SCHWATKA (S & D Reflector, March 1978, p. 43).
The information below is from a letter in
1905, Moved to
1898, Went north from Mississippi/Missouri Rivers.
Worked for N.C.C.; lived at
1869, Born,
December,
Photo of McCann in Knutson, 1979, p. 116.
McCARTHY, JOHN V. (
Master of the C.H.
1906, Heckman in his Alaska Sportsman article notes McCarthy as being from
1903, Master of the T.C. POWER.
1899, Nugget
for September 23, lists him as Captain of the JOHN C. CUDAHY.
McDONALD, C.,
1898, Nugget
for July 30, lists him as Captain of the ANGLIAN
to
McDOUGAL, H.D.,
1900, Master of the FLORA (Register).
McGINLEY, OTIS E., (
1899, Nugget
notes him as Captain of the LEAH.
1898, Noted by Lynch as Captain of the LEAH.
1898,
Waterways Journal for April 16, 1898 noted his departure for
1896, Blair (p. 203) notes him as Master of the F.C.A. DENKMAN, largest log raft,
Lynxville, Wisconsin to Rock Island, Ill.
Nugget refers to him as “another
veteran navigator of the
1858, Born, October,
McKAY, DONALD,
1920, Master of TERAHUNE
(B.Y.N. personnel record.)
1920, Mentioned in Knutson, p. 64 of Sternwheelers On The
McLEAN, ALEXANDER,
McBride notes him as being on the CLARA MONARCH (note Clara Monarch
comments and Explorer North website).
1899, Master of the PHILIP B. LOW (Register).
1903, Master of the J.P. LIGHT (Register).
1900, Master of the BONANZA KING (Register)
McLEES, E.J.,
1948, In charge of the
McMASTER, ,
1899, Listed by Lynch (p. 342) as Captain on the CANADIAN.
1898, Knutson, in Can We Do It... (p. 5) refers to McMaster taking the S.S. BAILEY through
McMASTER, G.H.,
1910, Master of the SELKIRK (Register)
1900, Master of the SELKIRK (Register)
McNOBLE, EMERY LEWIS (
1929, Died November, 1929, age 59. He was a former
After his
1903, Master of the
1899, Nugget
of August 16, lists him as Captain of the
1870, Born, December 17,
McQUESTEN , JACK, ,
1883, Captain of the NEW RACKET, YUKON and, at times, the St. MICHAEL.
MAKI, WILLIAM,
1953, Noted by
# MALMQUIST, CARL Y..
1909, Master of the
1903, Master of LEAH
(St. Michael Records, October 23, 1903)
1901, Knutson (The
Moran Fleet, 1997) cites him as in charge of the D.R. CAMPBELL.
1897, Curtin
notes him as first captain of the Alaska Commercial Company MARGARET Living in Concord, California
at time the book was written (1899).
Born,
MARINER, THOMAS D., (Ohio River )
1900,
Waterways Journal, January 6 (p. 10) notes him as leaving for
1898, Waterways Journal of September 10 lists
him as being in charge of the T.C. POWER.
MARION, NORMAN “Kid”,
1930s Yardley notes him as riverboat captain. An undated
photo is in Kitchner (p. 303). He is
noted as winter mail carrier and summer riverboat man.
1920, Noted in October 8,
1920 issue of Fairbanks Weekly News-Miner
as taking command of the SEATTLE #3
at Tanana, “bound for Dawson and winter quarters.”
1916,
Noted as pilot on board the WASHBURN (Fairbanks Daily
Times, June 6, 1916)
1870, Born
MARSH, J.B.,
1899, Captain of the JOSEPH CLOSSETT (Register, June 30)
MARSH, W.C.,
1903, Master of the THISTLE (Register)
1899, Master of the ANGLIAN (Register)
* MARTIN, PATRICK,
1901, Listed in F.C.S. as a steamboat Master
and resident of
1899, Master of the CANADIAN (Register)
1898, Listed by McBride (p.102) as Captain of the CANADIAN on her trip from
Born, Grates
* MARTIN, STEPHEN,
1940, Died, Whidbey Island,
1911, Master of the VIDETTE (Register and Explore North website)
1911, Master of LaFRANCE
when she was burned (Fairbanks Daily
Times, May 25, 1911)
1903, Master of the LA
1898, First
Officer on the CANADIAN on
her trip north.
1868, Born,
MARTINEAU, G.,
1908, Captain of the ORA (Olive, p. 177)
1900, Nugget
for May 13, lists him as Captain of the FLORA
1898, Captain of the NORA (Olive, p. 86)
MATHESON, G.M.,
1901, Master of the LORELI (Register)
1900, Master of the J.P. LIGHT (Register)
MATHEWS,
JOSEPH ROBERT, (Puget
Sound )
1935, Former Yukon River pilot, died in Sept. at
1865,
Born
MAYO, ALBERT HENRY,
1886, Became Skipper of the NEW RACKET after buying it from Ed. Scheiffelin in 1886 (Downs, p.
139)
He was a charter member of the Yukon Order of
Pioneers. From
MEDLEY, A.,
1907, Listed by Heckman as Captain of PORTUS B. WEARE
MEREDITH , WASHINGTON , (Ohio
River )
1899, Waterways
Journal indicates he was from
1846,
Born,
MERWIN, WILLIAM K., (
1901, Listed in F.C.S. and also in 1901
census.
1898, Noted
by Jack London on his homeward trip in connection with W.K. MERWIN. (See Newell, p.
8)
1896, Operated the W.K. MERWIN on the
1853, He was born,
MILLER, CHARLES E.,
1901, Master of the ELDORADO (Register)
1897-1900, Master of the CLARA (Coutts, p. 185), also note in re ELDORADO, REINDEER .See
Explorer North website
Also noted by McBride as Captain of the FLYING (no date) and in association
with the Tantalus Coal Mine
MILLS,
WILLIAM, (Mississippi
River )
Heckman notes him as being a former Master of the
harbor boat
1898, Waterways Journal carried a news item regarding his departure from
1900, Master of the COLUMBIAN (Register)
MOOG, JOHN J., (
1901, Listed F.C.S. as Captain of
1897, Registered
1879, Charlie Bryan reports mate Jack Moog on board
the WESTERN, June 20 at Yankton,
From
MOORE, CHARLES,
1901, Master of the ORA (Register)
1899, Master of the CANADIAN (Register)
MOORE, JOHN
G., (Mississippi River )
1898 Nugget
for September 3, lists him as Master of the HANNAH, formerly of the LADY
GRACE (
1893-1896 Master of the GARDIE EASTMAN (Mueller)
1893,
Waterways Journal for April 16, 1898 and Way (1994, p. 141) notes him as Master of LADY GRACE (
1902, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
1901, Master of the J.P. LIGHT (Knutson, 1997, pg. 73).
See NW Heritage website.
1889 - 1897, Newell (p. 24) notes he was in command
of the
MOORE, WILLIAM,
1905, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register)
MORGAN, THEODORE L., (
1898, Identified in Alaska-Yukon Magazine for March, 1909 (p. 555) as part of a group
from
He was a former
* MORINE,
EDGAR SEMORE, (
1899, Voted out as captain (Curtin, p. 196)
1898, Curtin (p. 51) lists him as Master of the YUKONER at the outset of their voyage
(Sept. 1898). See also Larson. Was replaced following a disagreement with
the crew.
Native of
MORRISON, E.,
1923, Master of the CANADIAN (Register) mentioned in Yardley as captain of the CASCA.
MURRAY, FRANK,
1951, Died, August, Seattle; Piloted Yukon River
steamers 1898 to 1937 (Newell, p. 579)
1933, Master of the TANA on the
1875, Came to
1854, Born in
MURRAY, JOHN
D., (Stikine River
1933, Captain of the KENO, died on board at
Brother of Frank, John began piloting in his teens
on the
1909, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him as St.
Michael, Masters and Pilots of Steam and Motor Vessels
1907,
Master of the WHITE SEAL (Knutson, 1997, p. 75)
MYERS, CONRAD,
1908, Captain of the WHITE SEAL (Fairbanks Daily
Times, September 18, 1908)
1906, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
1902, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
N
NASH, BOB,
1900, Waterways
Journal for February 10, 1900, p. 9 mentions that Captain Bob Nash, N.A.T.
and T. Co. was going to
NATERS, R.
1901, Master of the LORELLI (Register)
NESBITT, W.E.,
1899, Master of the JOHN C. BARR (Register, August)
NEWALL, WILLIAM,
1898, Master of the DOROTHY (Knutson, Koyukuk,
1997)
NEWCOMB, BERTRAM DOUGLAS, (
1930, He was living at 483 E. 32nd N,
1908, Master of the HERMAN (S & D Reflector, March 1978, p. 43)
1905, Letter from the San Francisco office of
Northern Commercial Co. instructs Gray to assign Newcomb to the LAVELLE YOUNG as Master (Knutson 1997,
p. 100).
1881, Born,
NEWCOMB,
ORRIN JAMES, (Mississippi
River )
1937, Died, age 87, Retired Master of SUSIE
1930, He was living at 253 E. Prospect,
1928, He was
still working on
1908, Mentioned in re. Diptheria in November 5
1908, Master of the SUSIE (S & D Reflector,
March, 1978, p. 43)
1903, St. Michael records show leaving as Master of LEAH
1901, Listed in census
1899, Began
1899, July issue of Nugget lists him as Captain of the BELLA and calls him Veteran Mississippi River pilot.
1898, Member of
1898, Left for
1890, Master of the raft boat CITY OF
1883, Master of the rafting boat A.T. JENKS (Blair, p. 297)
Blair (p. 267) notes him as a former raft pilot from
1850,
Born, June 13,
NEWCOMB, RALPH WESLEY,
1946, Captain of
1941, Photo taken in 1941 in Geographical Review 92 (October, 2002), p. 590.
1938, Captain of the
1930, He was living at
1922, Master of the
Photo in Knutson ((Sternwheelers on the
1908, Listed as mate of river steamer
1890, Born November,
NORRIS, CHARLES H.,
1899, In command of the ROBERT KERR (Knutson, The
Moran Fleet, 1997, p. 95)
O
# OLIVER, JULIUS A.,
1925,
Noted in the July, 28 issue of the Alaska Citizen
as pilot of the
1921, Went outside
1920, Noted in
1910, Assumed command of the SCHWATKA, replacing John McCann who was to take over the DELTA (Knutson's notes on the Schwatka,
1995)
1908, Listed as “master seaman” List of Officers 1908.
1872,He was born in
OLSEN,
1909, Noted
by McBride as Captain of
OLSEN,E.
1908, Master of the METEOR (S. & D Reflector, March 1978, p. 43)
P
1908, In command of the D. R. CAMPBELL (Knutson, The
Moran Fleet, 1977)
PATE, JAMES
ANDREW, (Arkansas
River )
1934, Died, January,
He ran mail to
1899, Bought and ran the DUSTY DIAMOND (Knutson 1997, p. 66).
1898,
Waterways Journal noted his departure to take a position as pilot on the FORTUNE HUNTER. Captain Pate was from
1863,
Born, October,
PATTERSON,
1901,
Mentioned in C.W. Adams recollections as the captain of a government launch at
PEARSE,
1899, Nugget
for July 19, lists him as Captain of the COLUMBIAN
PEASE, GEORGE A.,
1898, Captain of the LAVELLE YOUNG for the Columbia River Pilots Association (Knutson,
1997, p.10)
PETERSEN,
1883, Listed by Schwatka as Captain of the
PETERSON, CHARLES,
1889,He was Captain of the
(From Ducker, James, Alaska’s Upper Yukon Region:
A History)
POLIS, HENRY, (
1908, Master of the D.R.
1906, Master of the D.R. CAMPBELL (Knutson, The
Moran Fleet)
1897, Registered as master and pilot,
1895, Mate on the raft boat ISAAC STAPLES (Mueller)
1862, Born, March,
# POLTE, OTTO,
1909,
Listed in Polk’s Gazetteer and Business
Directory for 1909-10 as being in St. Michael.
1908, Master of the
1858, Born, April 27,
POWELL, JAMES W., (
1959, Elected President of Columbia River Pilots,
served through 1961.
Pilot and Master of Alaska Railroad vessels TANANA and
1927, Began towing logs on the
PRICE, WALTER, (
1937, Died (?)
1935, Way (p.108) notes him as on the ISTHMIAN in 1935 on the
Q
R
# RAABE, GEORGE, (Columbia/Willamette River)
1929, Died,
1923, He was Master of the
1906, Captain of the
1899, He went to
1898, Pilot on the
1853, Born in
RATTENBURY, JACK,
1898, Nugget
for October 15, lists him as a Captain for K.L. and B.N. Co.
RAYMOND, CHARLES W.,
1869, Commander of the riverboat that went to
See: Report of
a Reconnaissance of the Yukon River,
* RAYMOND, NATHANIEL B.,
1909,
Captain of the PAULINE (Polk’s Directory 1909-1910)
1906, Master of the OLIVE MAY (Register)
1900, Master of the CLARA (Register and Explore North website)
1899, On May 11, an N. B. Raymond entered
1855, Born,
REED,
1899, July 22, Nugget
lists him as Captain of SYBIL
1898, In command of the MARY E. GRAFF (Knutson, The
Moran Brothers, 1997)
RIDEOUT,
1898, (?), Noted as Captain of the tug Governor
Stoneman with two scows taking Harry Suydam from Dawson to St.
Michael.( Alaska Sportsman,
September, 1942).
RIGGS, ARTHUR,
1929, Resident at
1917, Left
1898, He left
RITCHIE, GEORGE H.,
1952-53, Died, age 80 at
1948, Retired from Hudsons Bay Co.
1911, Master of the CHILCO (former NECHACO)
on the
1907, Master of the VIXEN (Register)
1898, Nugget
for October 15, notes him as Captain of the ORA
1872, Born May 10. (WWI, Draft Registration)
RITCHIE, J. S.
1901,
Listed by the Canadian Census as being on the PROSPECTOR, age 36.
1901, Listed in the 1901 Yukon-Alaska Directory.
1900, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
1899, Master of the TYRELL (Register)
ROBERTS,
1900, Master of the
ROBERTS, R.P.,
1910, Master of the BONANZA KING (Register)
1900, Master of the BONANZA KING (Register)
ROBINSON, CHARLES A.,
1901, Listed in 1901 Yukon-Alaska Directory
1900, Master of the EMMA NOTT (Register)
# ROSE, GEORGE McKAY,
1962, Died, age 71, June,
Former Yukon River Master; Engineer for British
Yukon Navigation Co.; Master of the diesel powered SCHWATKA, 1960-61, (Newell,
p. 649)
1891, Born June 1st
ROTCH, FRANCIS
1916, Captain of the survey vessel MIDNIGHT SUN (Fairbanks Daily Times, May 30, 1916)
RUDOLPH,
1901, Master of the MAY WEST (Register)
RUSSELL,
1900, Master of the
S
SANBORN, I. B., (
1900, Nugget
lists a J. B. Sanborn with the Canadian Development Co.
1900, Master of the COLUMBIAN (Register)
1899, Master of the COLUMBIAN (Register)
1898, Captain of
S.S. BAILEY (Knutson, 1990).
1898, Hacking (p. 31) notes this Captain as going to
the
1897, Captain of the RUTH on her wreck in
SANDERS, J.C.,
1900, Reported in Waterways Journal (January 13, p. 9) to have returned home (
SANFORD,
1911, Listed as Captain of the SAMSON in the
# SANGSTER, J.W.,
1901,
Recorded by the Canadian Census as being on board the CLIFFORD SIFTON and listed his occupation as “Captain”. Age 27 and
born in
1901, Listed in McBride as Captain of the ALERT sailing
1900, Master of the CLIFFORD SIFTON (Register)
SCHIEFFELIN, ED. ,
1882, Captain of NEW RACKET
SCHMIDT,
1907, Noted by Heckman as Captain of WILL H. ISOM
SCHMITZ, E.E.,
1900, Master of the CLARA (Register) with the barge MONARCH
SCOTT, FRANK,
1911, Master of the VIDETTE (Register)
SEATON, A.N.,
1904, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register)
1901, Master of the ORA (Register)
1900, Master of the J.P. LIGHT (Register)
SEGERS, JOHN
SCRIBNER, (Mississippi River )
1909, Died, Roseland, B.C. (Peel, p.220)
1903, Became owner of the QUICKSTEP on the
Also Captain of the SOVEREIGN
1901, Listed in F.C.S. as resident of
1885, One of a group of Canadian Captains who served
in
1885, Built and operated the ATHABASCA on the upper
1835,
Born,
Photo on file at National Archives of Canada
SHANNON, JOHN J.,
1908, On board the WHITE SEAL (Fairbanks Daily
Times, September 18, 1908)
1903, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
SHARP, W.A.,
1900, Master of the
SHAVER, GEORGE McCLELLAN, (
1950, Died, January 11,
1930, Retired
1912, Returned to
1900, At the wheel of the CLIFFORD SIFTON in 1900 passage through Miles Canyon (w/Ben Stone),
Knutson, Can We Make It (p. 41)
1898, Captain of the COLUMBIAN (Newell, p. 28) on its trip north after construction (Explore
North website).
Extensive Footnote in Newell, p. 578: He was an officer in the Shaver
Transportation Co. (formed 1893). In
1898, he participated in the delivery of the Canadian Development Co.
sternwheelers, CANADIAN, COLUMBIAN, and VICTORIAN. He remained in
1865, Born,
SHORT, S. B.,
1905, Listed by McBride as Captain of the DELTA when she went up the
SHORT, W.P.,
1902, Master of the COLUMBIAN (Register)
SIMMS, BILLY, (
1905, Listed by McBride as Captain of the MARTHA CLOW in a trip from
SLIPPERN,
1909, Noted by McBride as Captain of the IDITAROD on the Fairbanks-Iditarod Run.
SMIGHT, E.J.,
1898, Nugget
for July 27 lists him as Captain of VIOLA
to
SMITH, EDWARD W.,
1934, Died, age 80,
1907, Heckman notes him as Captain of T.C. POWER
1898, Nugget
for August 23 notes him as Captain of the JOSEPH
CLOSSET
1898, He was Master of the A.J. GODDARD (Knutson 1990, p. 37).
Newell notes him as being with A.J. Goddard on the
first steamboat trip between Bennett and Dawson (p. 432)
SMITH, EDWIN W.,
1899, Captain of the experimental vessel EMPIRE.
A letter in this regard is quoted at great length in Waterways Journal, April 19, 1919, p.
52.
SMITH,
1866, He is noted in the journal of George Adams (p.
183) as Captain of the WILDER,
December 20, 1866 for
SMYTHE, EDWARD JONES,
1915, He was one of four partners to form the
Alaska Rivers Navigation Company. (Fairbanks Daily Times August 25, 1915)
1914, Captain of the SHUSANA when she sank in the
1911,
Captain of the
1907-09, Listed by McBride as
Captain of FLORENCE S. during the
above years on the Fairbanks-Innoka run
1901, Master of the LA
1900, Master of the QUICK (Register)
1898, Nugget (July
27) lists him as Captain of the VIOLA
1898, E. J. Smythe entered
SOULE, WALTER C.,
1915, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under
St. Michael, Master of Steam
1909, As Above:
Listed under Masters of Steam and Motor
1903, Listed in Pan for Gold Database as captain of the N.C. Co.
Steamer LOUISE at Forty Mile
SPENCER, E.W.,
1903, The SPENCER
still on the
1901, Built the CHARLES
R. SPENCER for service between
1898, Commanded SCOTIA
on the
1898, Nugget
lists a Captain Spencer of the WILIE
IRVING
SPENCER, H.,
1899, Master of the TYRELL (Register)
SPRAGUE, CLARK WOODWARD, (
1928, Died:
in
Was born in
1898, Nugget
for July 23 notes him in charge of the MONO(A)
1876, Began his river service in
SPROULE,
GEORGE P.
1914, Listed as Captain of WHITE SEAL in
1913, Listed as Captain of WHITE SEAL in Alaska Citizen, March 24, 1913
1911,
Listed in the
Alaska Citizen in conjunction with
the vessels WHITE SEAL, EVELYN and JULIA B. and the Merchant’s Yukon Line
STANWOOD, E. F.,
1898, Master of the J. P. LIGHT (Knutson, Moran Fleet, 1997)
STARBUCK, JACK,
1898, Noted by Knutson in “Can We Make It...” (p. 36) as Master of the LITTLE JIM, companion vessel to the
STONE, B.,
1913, Master of the VIDETTE (Register)
STONE, BEN,
1898, Noted by Knutson, Can We Make It... (p. 38) as “at the wheel” of the WILLIE IRVING on its passage through
STONE, MARTIN,
1900, Listed as drowned (p. 14 of Z.T. Wood’s
report). Captain of the CLIFFORD SIFTON
STREET, GUY M. (
1940s, Worked on the
1915, Steamboat Inspection Service lists him under St.
Michael’s Masters and Pilots, Steam, Motor
1906, Noted by Knutson in Going to the Klondike,
(p. 25) as being at
1900, On the JEFFERSON
1898, Master of EXCELSIOR
(Ferrell, p. 310)
1877, Born in
SUTHERLAND,
1899, Nugget
for August 16 notes him as Captain of the COLUMBIAN
T
TALBOT, RICHARD A., (
1900,
Waterways Journal for March 24, indicates he built the LOTTIE TALBOT and CITY OF
1900, Nugget
for June 3, lists him as Captain of the MERWIN.
1898,
Waterways Journal for April 30, notes him as President and Secretary of the
Seattle Dawson City Transportation and Merchandise Co. The company ran the schooner BELLA to connect with “…their specially
constructed light draft
1897, Victoria Colonist
notes him as being from
He was born in
1894, Owned the MARY
E. BENNETT on the
THEBO, CHARLES W.,
1908, Notice of death, May 15, at Seattle (Pan for Golf
Database).
1906, Noted as part owner of the SCHWATKA (Fairbanks Evening News, August 14, 1906)
1905, Noted by Newell (p. 112) as a "...
* TIPPING, CRANDALL B.,
1906, Master of the LIGHTNING (Register)
1880, Born,
# TURNBULL, WILLIAM,
1919, Died
1901, Listed in F.C.S. as resident of
1900, Master of the YUKONER (Register)
1900, Master of
1899, Master of the GOLDSTAR on July 23 (Register)
Born,
TURNER, FREDERICK BROCKWAY,
1906, Master of the CANADIAN (Register)
1905, Master of the CASCA (Register)
1903, Dorland lists a Captain Turner on p. 16, as of
October, 1903
1900, Master of the YUKONER (Register)
1900, Writing of the
1900,
Waterways Journal for January 20, (p. 1) cites correspondence from Cy
Warman of
1899, July 19, Nugget
lists him as Captain of the VICTORIAN
TUTTLE,
1901, Master of the VICTORIAN (Register)
TYLER, GEO.,
1898, Nugget
for June 23, notes him as Captain of the
U
V
W
WALKER, DAVID G.
2001,
Died, February 4th.
1990,
Pilot of the DISCOVERY III on its delivery to Fairbanks (Sturgis in “We Alaskans
Magazine”)
1917,
Born, December 4th. (Social Security Death Index Record)
WARREN, WILLIAM E.,
1930,
1906, Noted in the
1905, Listed by McBride as Master of the
1904, Listed in Hedrick and Savage as Master of the FLORENCE S, summer of 1904, operating
between
1901, Listed in the Canadian Census as in
WATERS, R.,
1901, He was noted by McBride as Captain of LORELLEI on her move from
WAUD, O.S.,
1902, Death Records from Green’s Mortuary shows the
body of Capt. O. S. Waud exhumed and shipped to Portland, Oregon August 22,
1902 (Pan
for Gold Database).
1901, Listed in the census of 1901 (Pan for Gold
Database).
1899, June 17 Nugget
lists him as Captain of the ORA
1899, Mentioned in June 17 issue of the Nugget.
1898, Olive notes him on the NORA with Captain Martineau (p. 102)
WEBBER, J.,
1901, Master of the PROSPECTOR (Register)
WEIR, EARL, (
1953, Listed in Newell (p. 586) as Captain of the NENANA in 1953. Began on the Lewis and
# WHELAN, THOMAS,
1907, Noted by
1899, Master of the ANGLIAN (Register)
Born,
WHIDDEN,
1900, Master of the QUICK (Register)
WHITE,
1899, August 12 Nugget
lists him as Captain of
WHITE, F.W.,
1911,
The May 5 issue of the
1909, C.
1902, Master of the CLIFFORD SIFTON (Register)
WHITMORE,
1900, Master of the BAILEY (Register)
WILLIAMS, FRANK PORTER,
1934, Operator of the METEOR which was re-fitted with diesel engines (Newell, p. 430)
1923, Listed in Newell (p. 342) as Captain of
recently purchased METEOR, built
1900
*WILLIAMS, JOHN O.,
1930,He was living at
1906, Captain of the COLUMBIAN when she exploded and burned, September 25, 1906. See McBride, “
1901, Master of the
1900, Master of the ORA (Register)
1899, Master of the FLORA (Register)
WILLIAMS, J.S.,
1900, February 17, Waterways Journal (p. 9) notes that Schoellhorn – Albrecht Machine
Co.,
1900, Captain Williams noted in Waterways Journal (January 6, 1900, p.12) as being in Dawson City, formerly of Paris,
Texas.
WONSON, G.H., (
1899, He was Master of the DOROTHY (Knutson, 1997, p. 62). He prepared a manuscript map of the
WORTH, JOHN,
1925, Working on the Puget Sound-Kuskokum
trade. (Newell, p. 363)
1915, Steamboat Inspection records for St. Michael
lists him as Master of Steam and Motor
1905, Ed. Heckmann in Alaska Sportsman notes him (p. 34) as on the J. P. LIGHT
1903, St. Michael records show him becoming Master
of LEAH (October 23, 1903)
1898, Victoria Colonist
notes that Captain Worth of the MAY WEST
was arrested for refusing to turn the steamer and books over to the owner.
1897, Berton (p. 206) lists a Captain Worth as
Captain of the MAY WEST
WORTHAM, J.L.,
1900, Master of the CLIFFORD SIFTON (Register)
WRIGHT, DONALD T.,
Noted on p. 5 of Dorland as a Yukon Captain
X
Y
YOUNG, HARRY J.,
1908, Pilot on the ST. MICHAEL (S & D Reflector, March, 1978)
1902, Captain Harry Young mentioned by Knutston (Koyukuk, 1997) as formerly in charge of
the CITY OF PARIS, put on SEATTLE #3, as pilot with H. S. DePuy
1900, Cantwell (p. 57) notes him as Captain of the LEAH.
Z
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