Captains of the Skeena
This is a list of the Captains and officers of the sternwheelers that plied the Skeena between 1860 and 1913:
| Name | Position | Vessels |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander, W. H. | Captain | Omineca, Distributor, |
| Alexander, W. L. | Engineer | Inlander |
| Bonser, John H | Captain | Inlander, Caledonia, Monte Cristo, Phesant, Northwest, Hazelton |
| Bucey, Joseph P | Captain | Hazelton, Inlander, |
| Bugby, | Captain | Union |
| Clowness, John | Captain | Required on Caledonia as Master, since Captain had to be a British Subject. |
| Coffin, George | Captain | Mumford |
| Deighton, | Captain | Union |
| Doane, J W | Captain | Union |
| Doderick, | Captain | Distributor |
| Douglas | Captain | Conveyor |
| Hatherly, Thomas | Engineer | Caledonia |
| Hickey, | Captain | Casca |
| Hill, George L | Captain | Monte Cristo |
| Huntoon, John | Purser | Union |
| Insley, Asbury | Captain | Caledonia, Union, |
| Jackman, | Captain | Port Simpson |
| Johnson | Captain | Distributor |
| Johnson, Stuart B | Captain | Caledonia, Mount Royal, Port Simpson |
| Madden, W | Captain | Monte Cristo |
| Magar, George | Captain | Caledonia, Skeena, Phesant |
| McKenzie, William | Engineer | Monte Cristo |
| McKenzie, Wm | Captain | Monte Cristo |
| Meyers, | Captain | Operator |
| Odin, Frank | Captain | Caledonia, |
| Odin, George | Captain | Caledonia, Strathcona |
| O’Keefe, James | Purser | Mount Royal |
| O’Neill, Wiggs | Purser | Inlander |
| Ritchie, George H | Captain | Distributor |
| Ryder, Robert | Engineer | Inlander |
| Seymour, Charles E. | Captain | Skeena |
| Shannon, John | Captain | Omineca, Conveyor |
| Sprague, | Captain | Union |
| Troup, James Wm | Captain | Caledonia |
| Troup, Roy | Captain | Craigflower |
| Whelan, | Captain | Caledonia |
Sources:
Armstrong, Cliff Sternwheelers on the Skeena , 2001
Bennett, Norma V Pioneer Legacy: Chronicles of the Lower Skeena River, 2001
Macdonald, Joseph F. Macdonald’s Steamboats & Steamships of the Pacific Northwest.
O’Neill, Wiggs Steamboat Days on the Skeena River, 1963
Wright, E. W. Lewis & Drydens Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, 1967.
◀
