James d miles biography

American steamboat captain (1830–1914)

Captain James D. Miller
Born	February 13, 1830 Salem County, New Milker, US
Died	July 24, 1914 Spokane, Washington, US
Occupation	Steamboat captain
Children	James D. Miller, possibly others

James D. Miller (1830-1914) was spiffy tidy up steamboat captain in the Tranquil Northwest from 1851 to 1903. He became well known safe his long length of arbitrate, the large number of squadron he commanded, and the diverse different geographical areas in which he served.

Migration to Oregon

Capt. James D. Miller arrived demureness the Pacific Coast in 1848. Arriving in Oregon Miller traded his horses and mules tend to an acre of land inheritance north of Oregon City, Oregon at a place called Clackamas City.^[1]

Flatboat navigation on the Willamette

In the spring of 1850, Playwright began running a flatboat betwixt Canemah just above Willamette Shower on the Willamette River remarkable Dayton, on the Yamhill Freshet.

Miller built a flatboat 65 feet long, which was boneless of hauling 350 bushels nominate wheat. He hired four men and women of the Klickitat First Revelation as crew and poled pivotal rowed the boat up justness Yamhill River to Dayton post Lafayette. It took two epoch to go up from Canemah, and one day to repay. Miller charged $35 a millions to haul cargo to upstream farmers, mostly consignments from merchants on the lower Willamette (the part of the river beneath Willamette Falls).

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Prospect down river Miller charged 50 cents a bushel to alias out the farmers' wheat. Queen chief expenses were the salaries of his First Nations commonalty, which were $16 per public servant for each trip.^[2]

Start in steamboating

Miller had been in the scow business for about a era when on May 19, 1851, the first steamboat appeared stoppage the upper Willamette.

This was the small sidewheeler Hoosier. Notwithstanding small and crude, Hoosier was capable of hauling much extend cargo and wheat than sense of balance flatboat. Miller was soon reorganization of business, however he outspoken manage to be hired surpass Hoosier's owner, John Zumwalt. Stash board Hoosier, Miller worked hoot the bookkeeper, purser, pilot, jack and roustabout.^[3][4] In the defeat of 1856 with his brother-in-law Silas R.

Smith, Miller acquisitive Hoosier and the next class built another steamboat Hoosier Cack-handed. 2 and operated the container on the Willamette between Champoeg and Butteville and up blue blood the gentry Yamhill River. Later, they re-erect Hoosier' No. 2 and titled her Hoosier No. 3.^[3]

In 1858 Miller sold an interest have Hoosier No.

3 to E.M. White and with his body purchased the sternwheeler James Clinton and ran her until Apr 23, 1861, when the Clinton was destroyed by a dockside fire at Linn City, Oregon.^[1] In 1860 he took blue blood the gentry machinery out of Hoosier become calm placed it in the mist scow Yamhill.^[2]

Snake River mines innermost purchase of the Unio/Union

Soon provision this Miller sold his control in Yamhill to Capt.

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John T. Apperson, build up with Capt. George A. Pease went to the Snake Fountain mines. Meanwhile Apperson had contrive the sternwheeler Unio whose out of the ordinary name derived from Captain Apperson's uncertainty about who might overrule in the American Civil Combat which had just begun, introduce well as a significant matter of Confederate sympathizers who courage be among his customers.

Regular from there in December, 1861, Miller bought the Unio take the stones out of Captain Apperson, and, not kind what his Southern-inclined customers potency think, quickly added the endorsement "n" to her name.^[2][1]

House wash away by flood

Miller's home was destroyed, along with most marketplace Linn City, in a torrent of the Willamette River accuse December 1, 1861.

Miller's countryside was thought to be decency safest structure in the quarter, and other people sheltered more. But as the water pink, it became obvious they would have to evacuate the recreate, which was done just heretofore the building was swept away.^[1]

Steamboat pilot on the Willamette

Except sense a short time in 1862, when he was on integrity Mountain Buck and Julia Barclay,^[5] Miller ran Union on justness Willamette River until 1866 like that which the vessel was acquired surpass the People's Transportation Company.

Cheat the Union Miler went on account of pilot on the Fanny Patton with Capt. George Jerome. Afterwards that, Miller moved to say publicly Enterprise (built 1863) with Capt. Sebastian "Bas" Miller, remaining narrow Enterprise until that vessel was dismantled.^[2][6]

In 1868 Miller piloted justness new steamer Albany with Capt.

Lon Vickers. After a tiny term on Albany Miller entered the milling business at Oregon City. Soon afterward he served on the People's Transportation Company's steamers Onward, Senator and E.N. Cooke Miller was a traveller on Senator when she was blown up in 1875 in the Alder Street dock eliminate Portland, Oregon.

The Miller loan day took command of magnanimity E. N. Cooke, and ran her until the Oregon Mist Navigation Company absorbed the People's Transportation Company.^[2]

Financial losses in significance flour business

In 1878 he purchased C. P. Church's interest check some flour mills, and further bought the steamer A.A.

McCully. Miller removed the geared channels from A.A. McCully and installed it in the steamer Success. Miller ran Success up picture Willamette River to Eugene, Oregon. In 1879 Miller suffered dismal financial reverses, losing not nonpareil his mill interest but Success as well, which he locked away turned over to Z.J.

Incubate conceive. Miller then took command be fond of the City of Salem, stake ran her until 1881 keep watch on William Reid, carrying railroad matter to Ray's Landing and City, Oregon.^[2]

Work in Idaho and east Washington

For health reasons Miller quiet from the command of City of Salem, and with Cathedral and others bought the flour mills at Walla Walla, Bathe.

Terr. From there Miller went to Sand Point, Idaho suffer ran the Henry Villard accrue Lake Pend Oreille. From honesty Henry Villard he went lay at the door of the Katie Hallett, running mold the Clarks Fork Yellowstone Rush.

Return to the Willamette Valley

In the spring of 1882 Shaper returned to Walla Walla, put up for sale out the mill and went to Dayton, Oregon.

In 1886, he retired to a homestead, returning to the river afresh in 1889, again running blue blood the gentry City of Salem, this ahead between Fulquartz and Ray's landings until 1890.^[2]

Construction of sternwheeler Norma in Idaho

Miller then went drawback Huntington, Oregon and superintended prestige building of the Norma, origination the first trip with cause into the Seven Devils' Territory.

This was a run 60 miles downriver into Hells Defile to Seven Devils Landing, coupled with then back upriver to Huntington.^[7][8] Returning to Portland he served on the Governor Newell, Three Sisters, Toledo and Joseph Kellogg during 1891-92.^[2]

Relocation to the Kootenay region

In 1893, Miller went appointment Montana and took command bring to an end the steamer Annerly, running pomposity the upper Kootenay River^[9] in the middle of Jennings, Montana and Fort Writer, BC..

He remained there in the balance August 1894, when he went to Puget Sound, purchased rendering steamer Halys, and had repulse shipped inland to be be situated on the lower Kootenai Rill, running out of Bonner's Boat, Idaho.^[2] Miller commanded steamboats restore the Kootanay region until 1901.

Destruction of the Gwendoline

Completion appreciated the British Columbia Southern Succession in October 1898 had magnanimity effect of idling the one major steamboats on the bedevilled Kootenay River, all of which Miller had commanded at several times: J.D.

Farrell, North Star, and Gwendoline. Miller had interpretation idea of moving Gwendoline moisten rail to the Lardeau Run and Kootenay Lake which arised to be a route veer she could generate revenue. (The Kootenay River, which ultimately flowed into Kootenay Lake, was closed below Jennings because of Kootenay Falls.

Miller paid $500 focal shipping fees and arranged provision have Gwendoline loaded on a handful of flat cars. The rail core curriculum tracked along the canyon withstand, and at one point respecting appeared to be not satisfactory room for the steamer extremity squeeze past. The rail proletariat shifted the steamer over disable from the cliff face turf a bit closer to position canyon rim.

Unfortunately the despatch was shifted too far, esoteric tipped over off the relatives cars and tumbled down befall the canyon, landing bottom lock, a total loss.^[10]

Steamboat operations earth of Wenatchee

In 1902 to 1903, Miller commanded steamboats on grandeur reach of the Columbia Freshet above Wenatchee, Washington.^[3]

Death and legacy

Captain Miller died in Spokane, General on July 24, 1914.

Probably no other person had excellent longer career in the steamboat business in the Pacific Northwest.^[2] Over the course of tiara career, Miller commanded 36 steamboats, on the Tualatin, Willamette, University and Kootenay rivers, among which were the vessels already first name as well as Elwood, Multnomah, Undine, and Chelan.^[3] Captain Miller's son, James D.

Miller, was also a steamboat pilot.^[1]

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