|
Alaskan |
| When/where built: Seattle 1886 Owner: John C. Callbreath (Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants) Data: 156 tons gross,94.54 net tons, 84.5 feet long, 21.6 ft beam, 4.9 ft depth Status: Homeport: Port Townsend, WA "She apparently came up to the Stikine soon after her launching and was in charge of Captain J.D. Tackaberry for a time. She continued to operate through the big Klondike period and sometimes carried freight from Wrangell to nearby salt-water ports." Stikine River, Ak NW Publishers "Sir: I have by this mail forwarded you stub for tonnage due of Steamer Alaskan. The steamer did not make trip enough to allow it to be made in 5 payments and the purser wishing to make it in 2 I have ..?.. the smae and forwarded to you. Most respectfully, J.C.Tolman, Deptuty Collector" Letter from Custom-house, Wrangell June 30, 1891 MF/AR 23 Roll 28 "Sir: Yours of August 16 recd.....in reference to the survey of the Alaskan, she is not in the $3- class as she is under 100 tons. "No. 47 Custom House fees." I was instructed by my predecessor to make the charge of $1.50 instead of 67c for the reason that a thorough survey should be made each time, whether there was any dutiable goods manifested or not...." Letter from Custom-house, Wrangell August 23, 1892 MF/AR 23 Roll 29 "Sir: ......The extra Str will all be through, the Alaskan will be laid up and business here will be very slack....." Letter from Custom-house, Wrangell August 31, 1892 MF/AR 23 Roll 29 "I, John C. Callbreath do swear that I am a citizen of the United States being born in New York and carry a Captains License for Steamer Alaskan. (s) John C. Callbreath" "I herewith make application for change of Master of Str. Alaskan -- J.D. Tackabery being present master --to J.C. Callbreath. (s) John C. Callbreath, sole owner." Letter from Custom-house, Wrangell September 15, 1892 MF/AR 23 Roll 29 "Sir: .....Last year the steamer Alaskan left here on her first trip near the end of \May, but this year is expected to start sometime betrween the 5th and 10th of that month.......The steamer Alaskan I am informed made five round trips during the summer months of last year....." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell, March 17, 1894 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir: ...The steamer Alaskan has no name on either bow, her name and homeport on stern is omitted, name on pilot house is painted on a board and nailed to the vessel and the draught does not appear at either sttem or stern as required for registered vessels. The ALaskan being a stern whell propellor facilitates her draught marked on the stem only might be contrued as a substantial compliance withthe law, slthough I know of no authority for this.......The vessels named have been disabled and "laid up" for the Winter, but will soon be used again." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell, March 17, 1894 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir: .....Robert Hyland.....does not wish to patronize the steamer Alaskan, the only documented vessel plying on the river....." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell April 27, 1895 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir: I enclose herewith Notice of change of master dated the 26th inst., steamer Alaskan, from Callbreath to Tackaberry, endorsed on Resgister. This change took place on the vessel clearing from Glenora, B.C. for Wrangell on the 24th inst." Letter Custom-house, WrangellJuly 29, 1895 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir: Receipt of your letter of the 9th inst. is respectfully acknowledged, calling my attention to the fact that no Survey Fees were collected fromt he Steamer Alaskan undr Entrances of June 27 and July 12--.....Alaskan, on the dates mentioned, above contained neither cargo or ballast...." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell, August 24, 1895 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir:.....it is the intention of Mr. John C. CAllbreath to run his steamer the Alaskan up the Stikine to British Columbia for the purpose of carrying his own freight only......He also asks permission to leave his steamer "Alaskan" lie beside the steamer of the Pacific Coast S.S.Co. at the wharf here and have these foreign goods, in lots of 20 or 30 tons, transferred from one vesel to the other for exportation, and thus save the cost of transportation to and storage in warehouse....." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell February 4, 1896 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 "Sir: .......other than Callbreath, Cook and Co., which latter firm (C.C and CO.) have their own steamer the "Alaskan"." Letter Custom-house, Wrangell February 4, 1896 MF/AR 23 Roll 30 ALASKAN, continued.... "Letter to Sylvester from John Callbreath: Alaskan made one trip; navigation difficult due to river too low; channel badly filled in with snags." Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants, Letterpress book, microfilm May 26, 1887 "Letter to Taylor from John Callbreath: steamer made 6 trips; John running on her all summer." Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants, Letterpress book, microfilm September 21, 1892 "Mr. W. H. Ready, chief engineer of the steamer Alaskan plying between this place (Fort Wrangel) and Gelnora, British Columbia......" Letter to Hon. Warren Truett, Judge of U.S. District Court by John Callbreath, Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants Letterpress book, microfilm. May 21, 1893 "Letter to "Friends" from John Callbreath: ran Alaskan short time to the mouthof the river but is laid up now.....leased her out for half her net eaarnings to Jim Kennedy...he let old Barney Johnson run her...he ran her on rocks in front of Shakes house and sunk....got her up and running but laid her up...." Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants, Letterpress book, microfilm, March 22, 1898 "Letter to Capt. Armstrong from John Callbreath:....parties offer him to seel steam capstaim...wanted to sell steamer all together but will sell parts to get money...." Callbreath, Grant & Cook Merchants, Letterpress book, microfilm, April 5, 1898 "Gold in the Stickeen--Captain Wm. Moore has shown us a small section cut from the suction hose of the steamer Alaskan, which was recently plying on the Stickeen river......." Victoria Times 9/18/1886 1:6 The Alaskan (Sitka) "The steamer Alaskan left this port on the 30th of May for Telegraph Creek, B.C. on her second trip......." 7/23/1887 The Alaskan (Sitka) "...and as skipper of the steamer Alaskan, which runs to Telegraph creek, he is not very eager to accommodate his rival, Robert Highland, so the latter is building a scow to transport thirteen pack horses up the river." May 16, 1895, Mining Record (Juneau) :1 Stickeen River Journal January 1898/advertisement Location Notice, Town Lot and Lands Book C, page 16 (Wrangell Trail Courts "lot adjoining one owned by Chief Engineer Kennedy (sic) of Steamer Alaskan." Filed by W.F. Woodbridge, 2/18/1898 From MF/AR 23 Customs Records Roll 28 May 18,1886 Alaskan from Victoria, Wm. Meyer #106409 May 19, 31, 1886 Alaskan to Glenora, B.C. August 30, 1886 Alaskan from Glenora, W.J. Waitt, Master September 14, 1886 Alaskan from Victoria May 14, 1887 Alaskan from Victoria, George Odin, Master May 20,29, 30 1887 Alaskan to Glenora June 6, 1887 Alaskan from Glenora (arrrived T.C. 6/4/ with Hudson's Bay Co. men, passengers and 1700 # freight.) June 6,13, 24, 30, 1887 Alaskan to Glenora August 9, 17, 1887 Alaskan to Glenora (8/1: Odin, Capt; Wm Clark, purser) August 17, 1887 Alaskan to Glenora September 11, 1887 Alaskan to Glenora May 24, 1888 Alaskan to Telegraph Creek, George Odin, Master June 5, 14, 25, 1888 Alaskan to Telegraph Creek August 6, 21, 1888 Alaskan to Telegraph Creek June 17, 27, 1890 Alaskan to Glenora, James D. Tackabery, Master July 22, 1890 Alaskan to Glenora August 13, 27, 1890 Alaskan to Glenora September 17, 1890 Alaskan to Glenora May 1, 26, 1891 Alaskan to Glenora, J.D. Tackabery, Master June 28, 1891 Alaskan to Glenora July 12, 1891 Alaskan to Glenora August 22, 1891 Alaskan to Glenora September 7, 1891 Alaskan to Glenora |