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Relief (sternwheeler 1906)
''Relief'' was a stern-wheel steamboat that operated on the Columbia River, Columbia and Willamette River, Willamette rivers and their tributaries from 1906 to 1931. ''Relief'' had been originally built in 1902, on the Columbia at Blalock, Oregon, in Gilliam County, Oregon, Gilliam County, and launched and operated as ''Columbia'', a much smaller vessel. ''Relief'' was used primarily as a freight carrier, first for about ten years in the Inland Empire region of Oregon and Washington, hauling wheat and fruit, and after that was operated on the lower Columbia river. After 1918 the owners of ''Relief'' struggled to find cargo, as railroads and especially highway transport cut sharply into the steamboat share of the transport business. ''Relief'' was seriously damaged in a sinking in late 1924, but was eventually raised, and returned to service for some time. ''Relief'' was abandoned in 1931. Route Rapids and portages In its natural state, the Columbia river had a List of rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relief (sternwheeler 1858)
''Relief'' was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the Willamette River from 1858 to 1865. ''Relief'' ran for a short time on the route from Portland to Oregon City, Oregon. After being bought out by the competition, ''Relief'' was lined around Willamette Falls to the upper Willamette, where it became the first steamboat to reach Springfield. This vessel should not be confused with a later vessel, also named ''Relief'', which operated on the Columbia and Lewis rivers from 1906 to 1931. Construction ''Relief'' was built in 1858 for the firm of Cassidy (or Cassedy) & Co. The steamer was reported to have been well-built. ''Relief'' was built at Linn City, Oregon, across the Willamette River from Oregon City, where another steamer, the Carrie Ladd was being built at the same time. Construction was under way by early April, 1858. The original owners were also referred to as O’Loughlin and Company and as Cassedy, Athey, O’Laughlin, Sturtevant & Co. Design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
