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579:. The railroad put her back on her original Portland - San Francisco route. The railroad used the steamer to complete trips to San Francisco for its rail passengers and cargo without having to pay for the use of competitors rails. The new venture was a success for the Oregon Railway and Navigation company, so it chartered a second ship,
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service on the Alaska route. It was alleged at the time that the ship would pick up the drug, produced in the Far East, in
Victoria. She would either transfer it to ships in Alaska sailing directly for San Francisco, or carry it back to a U.S. port itself, in either case avoiding high U.S. duties. On
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California, Oregon and Mexico Steamship Company was reorganized as the North Pacific Transportation Company. The company changed from a New York corporation with headquarters in New York City to a California corporation with headquarters in San
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November 22, 1866, reaching San Francisco on February 8, 1867. She made one run to Portland for the Anchor Line. Her arrival on the West Coast and the greater competition the new ship heralded, triggered industry consolidation. The ocean-going fleet of the California Steam
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She was dislodged by a strong gale and floated free. Ironically, she may have gained enough buoyancy to escape the rocks because everyone assumed she could not. The tons of anchors, chain, and other materials that were taken off might have made the difference. She was spotted drifting in the Strait
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was idled in August 1874 to reduce costs. The steamship industry consolidated again in 1875 when five of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company ships were sold to Goodall, Nelson, and Perkins Steamship Company which focused solely on coastal trade in North America, leaving the longer international
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September 11, 1881 sailing included 8 cases of hats, 220 barrels of flour, 7 rolls of leather, 5537 pounds of tea, 5 cases of tobacco, 9 cases of fuse, 14,507 pounds of sugar, 55 barrels of whiskey, 80 coils of rope, and 540 pounds of opium. Cargo on the return voyage from the
Northwest was
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remained firmly grounded. The extensive flooding and exposed location of the ship suggested that she could not be saved. Formal salvage efforts began on
December 1, 1889 and 892 separate items were removed including her anchors, chain, boats, windlass, a cannon, a piano, and various bits of
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Company was merged into the California, Oregon, and Mexico Steamship Company in June 1867. The Anchor Line was absorbed as well, eliminating competition on the San Francisco - Portland route. Rates were immediately raised to $ 35 for a cabin and $ 20 for a steerage berth.
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History of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Review of the Growth and Development of the Maritime Industry, from the Advent of the Earliest Navigators to the Present Time, with Sketches and Portraits of a Number of Well Known Marine
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became part of the
Goodall, Nelson, and Perkins fleet, but one source relates that it was part of the larger 1875 deal. In any case, the next time California newspapers report her as assigned to a regular route was late 1877 under the flag of the
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arrived back in Port
Townsend from Alaska. Between three and four-hundred pounds of undeclared opium was found aboard and the ship was seized by customs officials. Opium was not illegal at the time, but it was subject to high import duties.
628:. The lime began to react with the seawater and burst into flame. The crew threw many of the barrels overboard and drilled holes in the hull to let in more water to drown the rest. The entire cargo deck was flooded to extinguish the fire.
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was a wooden steamship built for Pacific Coast passenger and freight service. She was launched in 1866 and wrecked in 1889. She was one of the first ocean-going steamships to provide regular service to the northwest coast of North America.
538:. She was driven aground and lost her main mast, most of her standing rigging, and part of her keel. She went into drydock in Victoria. Repairs which were completed on December 11, 1888, and she resumed her schedule to Alaska.
530:. When the tide went out, her bow was five feet higher than her stern. Her damage was substantial. She was refloated, repaired, and cleared by marine surveyors to resume service in April, 1880. On November 24, 1888
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621:. Sadly, at some point the fog signal stopped sounding. When it resumed, the ship was too close to avoid Rosedale Reef and she hit the rocks roughly amidships. The hull was pierced and the ship began to flood.
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had her share of accidents during her long career. On the evening of November 8, 1879 a southeast gale blew into San Francisco Bay. Despite having two anchors set, Idaho dragged across the bay grounding near
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in British Columbia also brought substantial new trade to the region. Her cargo from San Francisco headed north tended to be manufactured and processed items. For example, cargo bound for Victoria on
446:. In fact, the Summer 1886 cruise season to Alaska was so popular that the ship was cited for carrying 215 passengers on one trip, 15 more than she was licensed for at the time. One of these was the
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at Port Townsend, parts hidden in a lifeboat, the propeller shaft alley, and in the ship's butcher shop. On January 26, 1889 $ 1,000 of opium was found hidden inside the cabin walls of the ship.
402:. She made the round-trip in 18 days or so depending on the weather. Part of the commercial attraction of the northern route was the general development of the economy of the Northwest, but the
442:, British Columbia en route, the latter for coal. She sailed this route year-round except for trips back to San Francisco for maintenance for the next five years. The route was a success for
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returned to San Francisco with $ 10,451 of Canadian gold on June 4, 1880. She sailed from Puget Sound with 4,000 sacks of oats on September 30, 1880.
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California, Oregon, and Mexico Steamship Company (1867 - 1870)
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Not to be confused with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
740:"GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MAINE"
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Oregon Railway and Navigation Company (1888 - 1889)
1634:"The Steamer Idaho Runs On Rosedale Reef in a Fog"
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676:"Merchant vessels of the United States. 1886-87"
24:steamship Idaho that wrecked in Ireland in 1878.
602:Wreck of the Idaho, probably from 1889 or 1890
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587:without paying it for the use of its tracks.
363:Pacific Coast Steamship Company (1875 - 1888)
1430:"Opium Smuggled Ashore Among Soiled Laundry"
498:Issues with opium smuggling recurred during
317:Pacific Mail Steamship Company (1870 - 1875)
1613:"The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company"
1120:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 9.
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264:By 1865 a cosy duopoly existed between the
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937:"New Groceries Received Per Steamer Idaho"
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868:. Lewis & Dryden Printing Company.
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1376:"Important Seizure of Opium in Alaska"
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337:. She sailed from San Francisco to
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1556:"The Alarming Delay Of A Steamer"
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1202:. September 30, 1880. p. 3.
1166:. September 11, 1881. p. 7.
1081:"Goodall, Nelson, & Perkins"
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1310:. August 19, 1887. p. 2.
1256:. August 13, 1885. p. 5.
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955:"The New Steamship Company"
919:"By Telegraph to the Union"
889:. June 29, 1867. p. 1.
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767:"Another Floating Palace"
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1448:"More Contraband Opium"
1412:"Smuggled Opium Seized"
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1254:San Francisco Chronicle
1118:Ships That Sail No More
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722:"Local and state items"
704:"The Steamship "Idaho""
662:Weekly Oregon Statesman
541:In late September 1886
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155:198 ft (60 m)
121:General characteristics
108:Signal letters H.K.G.Q.
1674:San Francisco Examiner
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1595:"New Line Of Steamers"
1578:San Francisco Examiner
1574:"She Struck On A Rock"
1542:San Francisco Examiner
1524:San Francisco Examiner
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1502:"The "Idaho" Surveyed"
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1358:"Seizure of the Idaho"
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861:Wright, E. W. (1895).
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1394:"The Idaho Condemned"
1340:"Pacific Coast Items"
1286:"The "Idaho" Libeled"
1232:"Heavy Opium Seizure"
1178:"San Francisco Items"
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221:Official number 12045
1728:Victoria Daily Times
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1706:"The Southeast Gale"
1466:"More Opium Gobbled"
1099:"Pacific Coast News"
1033:. December 27, 1872.
997:. November 30, 1870.
973:"By State Telegraph"
827:. December 25, 1866.
329:to replace its ship
1688:"Sale of the Idaho"
1617:Santa Cruz Sentinel
1538:"The Steamer Idaho"
979:. October 19, 1870.
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1304:"Maritime Matters"
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1063:"Local Brevities"
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246:Bath, Maine
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2269:Categories
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644:References
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184:Propulsion
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274:Portland
202:Capacity
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89:Launched
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73:Builder
42:History
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152:Length
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218:Notes
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1984:Lily
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