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T. J. Potter
The ''T.J. Potter'' was a steamboat that operated in the Northwestern United States. The boat was launched in 1888. Her upper cabins came from the steamboat ''Wide West''. This required some modification, because the ''T.J. Potter'' was a side-wheeler, whereas the ''Wide West'' had been a stern-wheeler. The boat's first owner was the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The ''T. J. Potter'' was one of the few side-wheeler boats that operated on the Columbia River.
==Design and construction==
The ''T.J. Potter'', commonly referred to as the ''Potter'', was named after first the vice president of the Union Pacific Railroad's operations in the west. She was built entirely of wood by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, owned by John F. Steffan. She was built for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company.〔Affleck, Edward L., ''A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest'', the Yukon, and Alaska, page 26, Vancouver, B.C., Alexander Nicolls Press (2000) ISBN 978-0-920034-08-8.〕 She was launched at Portland, Oregon in 1888. She was propelled by two non-condensing steam engines, with 32" cylinders, each with an eight-foot stroke, and generating (together or singly is not certain) 1,700 horsepower. Her single boiler and firebox were built in 1887 by the Pusey & Jones Company, of Wilmington, Delaware. The boiler was long with a diameter of . Her gross tonnage was 659 and her net tonnage was 589. As built, the ''Potter'' was long, with a beam of , and depth of hold of 10 feet.〔(Maritime History of the Great Lakes (includes information on non-Great Lakes boats, including sketches and specifications of ''T.J. Potter''). ) Accessed 2014-07-31.〕 Her U.S. registry number was 145489.〔
Construction of the ''Potter'' was supervised by Capt. James William Troup, one of the most famous steamboat captains in the West, as well as the owner of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the builders of the ''T. J. Potter''. On May 26, 1888, the same year the ''Potter'' was built, Captain Troup had brought the sternwheeler ''Hassalo'' over a six-mile (10 km) stretch of rapids called the Cascades of the Columbia during low water, reaching speeds of an hour in the process.〔O,Neil, Paul, ''The Rivermen'', pages 138-39, Time-Life Books, Chicago, IL (1975) ISBN 978-0-8094-1498-7.〕
When built, the ''Potter'' had a reputation as one of the fastest and most luxurious steamboats in the Pacific Northwest:
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