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:''This article is about a lake steamer in British Columbia. For other uses, see Moyie (disambiguation)'' The ''Moyie'' is a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada from 1898 until 1957. After her nearly sixty years of service, she was sold to the town of Kaslo and restored. Today she is a National Historic Site of Canada and the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title =SS Moyie National Historic Site )〕 ==History== The ''Moyie'' was built in prefabricated sections in Toronto, Ontario and was originally intended for service on the Stikine River as part of an "all Canadian" water and rail route to the goldfields during the Klondike Gold Rush. However, when the project failed for the lack of a railway, the ''Moyie'' and her sister ship, the ''Minto'' were put into service on Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays of southern British Columbia. She was launched and christened at Nelson on October 22, 1898 and embarked on her maiden voyage on December 7, connecting with a new line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which ran from Lethbridge, Alberta and through the Crows Nest Pass to Nelson.〔 The ''Moyie'' soon became a favourite with passengers, featuring a large and elegantly appointed dining saloon, a luxurious smoking lounge, private ladies' saloon and comfortable overnight cabins, all richly decorated in gold leaf.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title =SS Moyie, a brief history )〕 As the major vessel on Kootenay Lake, she was dubbed the "Crow Boat" and was the queen of the lake during the boom years of the early 1900s when the population of the Kootenay's was expanding and there was increased demand for passenger and freight services. During this period, the ''Moyie'' was joined by many other large and luxurious sternwheelers, among them the CPR's ''Kuskanook'', which arrived in 1906 and the ''Bonnington'', launched in 1911. These large and richly appointed vessels were part of the CPR's plan to develop the area into a major tourism center and the railway also built a grand resort hotel in the town of Balfour. However, the onset of World War I put an end to many of the CPR's grand dreams for the West Kootenays and one by one, the other sternwheelers were taken off of the route and the hotel at Balfour was closed. After the war, the ''Moyie'' remained in almost constant service, continuing as a relief vessel, towing barges and hauling supplies such as lumber or coal. She was also used for pleasure excursions and on holidays like Victoria Day could be seen on the lake traveling from Nelson to Procter hung with streamers and bunting and carrying 200 passengers. Through the next 40 years, her route and purpose changed very little and by the 1930s the CPR had retired its other vessels and she continued on alone, accompanied only by her relief ship, the ''Granthall''. On Arrow Lakes, her sister ship, the ''Minto'' was enjoying a similarly long and prestigious career, running until April 24, 1954. 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「Moyie (sternwheeler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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