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''Harvest Queen'' was the name of two stern-wheel steamboat built and operated in Oregon. Both vessels were well known in their day and had reputations for speed, power, and efficiency.The first ''Harvest Queen'', widely considered one of the finest steamers of its day, was constructed at Celilo, Oregon, which was then separated from the other portions of the navigable Columbia River by two stretches of difficult to pass rapids. At considerable risk, this steamer was taken down through the first set of rapids in 1881, and the second set in 1890. Thereafter the first ''Harvest Queen'' was worked primarily between Astoria and Portland, Oregon until 1900, when it was dismantled. Most of the machinery was installed in a new, slightly smaller vessel, also called the ''Harvest Queen'', which, although it had accommodations for passengers, was primarily worked as a towboat. In 1926 the second ''Harvest Queen'' was sold to a scrap metal concern, Alaska Junk Company (later to become Schnitzer Steel Industries), which sought a buyer for the steamer. With no buyer found, the boat was stripped out and then abandoned near Ross Island. == Construction== ''Harvest Queen'' was built in 1878 at Celilo, Oregon for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The name was suggested by one T.B. Merry, “because she was the queen of the harvest, and the farmers’ salvation.”〔 This vessel was sometimes referred to as the ''Queen''.〔 On August 1, 1878, it was reported that the Harvest Queen was undergoing finishing work at Celilo, and was expected to be ready to begin running between Celilo and Wallula, Washington by the first of September. Harvest Queen cost $24,000 to build. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harvest Queen (sternwheeler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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