Shipping Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company

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1 shipping

1.1 columbia
1.2 george w. elder
1.3 other ships





shipping

before 1879, oregon steamship company provided passenger service onboard coastal steamships san francisco, california portland, oregon, while oregon steam navigation company operated multiple steamboats along columbia river. year, oregon railroad , navigation company purchased entirety of both companies, helped create monopoly on transportation in oregon. large steamships city of chester, george w. elder , oregon included in purchase.


columbia


the innovative , ill-fated columbia.


in 1880, oregon railroad , navigation company accepted delivery of steamship columbia john roach & sons in chester, pennsylvania. columbia innovative time featured dynamo powered electric lightbulbs instead of oil-based lanterns. columbia served on san francisco, california portland, oregon run in career. columbia remained company after union pacific takeover in 1898. shipping faction of oregon railroad , navigation company operated columbia renamed san francisco , portland steamship company in 1904. columbia lost on july 20, 1907, following collision schooner san pedro.


george w. elder


an undated photograph of george w. elder in sitka, alaska.


the george w. elder steamship operated oregon railroad , navigation company. east coast steamer built john roach & sons in chester, pennsylvania, george w. elder purchased oregon steamship company , sailed around cape horn oregon in 1876. oregon steamship company later sold george w. elder oregon railroad , navigation company. on may 31, 1899, george w. elder left seattle, washington, carrying 126 passengers , crew on 9,000-mile (14,000 km) scientific expedition russia, visiting alaska , british columbia along way. later year, george w. elder used troopship in philippines u.s. army. george w. elder continued operate oregon railroad , navigation company until 1904, when transferred san francisco , portland steamship company. in 1905, george w. elder struck rock in columbia river , sank 16 feet (5 m) of water. ship subsequently raised , acquired north pacific steamship company. in 1907, george w. elder helped rescue survivors of columbia. ultimate fate of george w. elder following retirement in 1935 remains uncertain.


other ships

the house flag of o.r. & n s shipping division.



1899 advertisement steamboat hassalo.


the 1899 annual report of directors oregon railroad & navigation company lists 26 27 other ships besides columbia , george w. elder between june 30, 1898 , june 30, 1899. fleet listing june 30, 1898 june 30, 1899 goes follows


steamships



columbia
city of chester
oregon
george w. elder
victorian - reported have been sold between 1898 , 1899.
olympian

river steamers



t.j. potter
r.r. thompson
harvest queen
d.s. baker
sehome
almota
emma hayward
hassalo (original) - removed service between 1898 , 1899. reasoning given says hassalo worn out .
modoc
oklahoma
elmore
ruth
gypsy
lewiston
spokane - constructed between 1898 , 1899.
hassalo (later) - constructed between 1898 , 1899.

tug boats



escort
wallowa - constructed in 1889 , still exists today.

barges



columbia s chief
atlas
wyatchie
autocrat
siwash




^ railway world, volume 5 . reprinted. united states railroad , mining register company. 1879. p. 734. retrieved 13 september 2013. 
^ belyk, robert c. great shipwrecks of pacific coast. new york: wiley, 2001. print.isbn 0-471-38420-8
^ george w. elder (steamer) - magellan - ships navigator . magellan - ships navigator. retrieved 23 july 2013. 
^ grover, david h. (31 march 2008). george w. elder defied skeptics . bay ledger news zone. retrieved 23 july 2013. 
^ annual report of board of directors of oregon railroad , navigation company, stockholders, volume 3. oregon railroad , navigation company. 1899. p. 24. 






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