History of the SS. "Beaver".: Being a Graphic and Vivid Sketch of this Noted Pioneer Steamer and Her Romantic Cruise for Over Half a Century on the Placid Island-dotted Waters of the North PacificEvans & Hastings, printers, 1894 - 99 strán (strany) |
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America arrived Astoria boat bolts British Columbia Brockton Point Burrard Inlet Camosun Canada canoe Cape Horn Captain McNeill cargo centre coal Company's constructed copper crew cross the Atlantic deck Empress England English Bay erected event fact famous fastenings feet Fort Astoria Fort Nisqually Fort Simpson Fort Vancouver Fort Victoria forts Fraser river fur posts fur-traders gold harbor headquarters Hill's Bar Hudson's Bay Company important Indian James Douglas John McLoughlin keel land length little craft little steamer London marine McLoughlin medals metal miles natives navigation nearly night North Pacific coast oars ocean old Beaver Oregon Territory paddle paddle-wheels party passage passengers pioneer port Quebec reached relics remain rocks Royal William sailing savages secure seems ship shore side Simpson soon souvenirs station steam engine steamer Beaver steamship tide tons trip Vancouver Island vessel Victoria voyage western Wicksteed wrecked steamer
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