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Hazelton and back. The standing order from both companies was "beat the other boat." Inevitably, this led to a side-by-side race, an old but dangerous tradition among sternwheelers. In the spring of 1904, both boats wanted to
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began in 1869, it became profitable to attempt navigation on the Skeena again. The
Omineca diggings could be easily reached from Hazelton, where a trail ran for 115 miles (185 km), passing Fort Babine and Takla Lake. At first, canoes were used to ship the supplies from the coast.
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Captain Johnson as her pilot. On her launch date, April 9, 1902, she got hung up during her launch, and after two hours was freed, only to get caught up again. A bad launch was considered to be an ill omen and, in this case, was one that would be fulfilled.
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2475:Washington
2260:BC Ferries
2068:BC Ferries
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1993:Steam tugs
1796:North Star
1662:Gwendoline
1655:Forty-Nine
1633:Enterprise
1625:Enterprise
1568:Bonnington
1561:BC Express
1314:Propellers
1249:Skaha Lake
1104:Tom Coffin
908:Strathcona
822:2007-07-21
738:2007-07-08
677:References
530:BC Express
460:built the
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2324:Personnel
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