CAPTAINS

By
Jerry E. Green
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The information in the
following pages is the result of several years of research on the
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.
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).
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, (
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
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,
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,
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.
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,
1905, Listed as Captain of the DUSTY DIAMOND on trips between Tanana and
BINKLEY, CHARLES MADISON, (
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