List of steamboats on the Yukon River

(Alaska, 1913–1927)

Canada #116621 (1927–1964)

Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure)

WP&YR (superstructure)

(785, 1913–1927)

- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.^[3][4]

- Named for Alice Levison (1873–1973), daughter of AC Co. president Lewis Gerstle.^[5]

- Named for Henry Maitland Kersey (1859-1941), managing director of the CD Co. Kersey was from Suffolk, in East Anglia, England.

- Named for Arnold L. Liebes (1889–1957), son of AE Co. president Isaac Liebes.^[5]

- Most likely, named for the Victoria, Australia gold rush of 1851.^[8]

- Named for Hannah Isabelle "Bella" Lilienthal (1856–1923), daughter of AC Co. general manager Louis Sloss.^[5][9]

(Gov. Pingree, 1898–1900)

Canada #107851 (1900–1955)

(hull #1)

- Named for Nels Peterson (1850-1939), successful Bonanza Creek miner and owner of the Yukon Flyer Line.^[10]

- Most likely, named for the British Columbia, Canada gold rushes of 1850 and 1861.^[8]

(hull #1)

- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.^[11]

- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.^[11]

- Kaska may have originated as a Tahltan term, which means old moccasins, and which was a scornful name for the Kaska tribe.^[11]

(hull #3)

- Named for Charles H. Hamilton (1872–1929), manager of the NAT&T Co.^[5][12]

- Most likely, named for the (British) Columbia, Canada gold rushes of 1850 and 1861.^[8]

(hull #23)

- Named for David R. Campbell (1830–1911), a Maine wool manufacturer who financed the SYT Co.^[13]

- Named for John "Jack" Dalton (1856–1944), Alaskan packer.^[14][15]

(hull #24)

- Named for Frederick K. Gustin (1856–1937), Chicago, Illinois lawyer, and secretary and treasurer of the SYT Co.^[16]

- A gleaner is one who gathers a crop after it is reaped.^[17]

- Named for Charles Sumner Hamlin (1861–1938), U.S. delegate to the 1897 Anglo-American fur seal fishing convention.

- Boat named for Hannah Gerstle (1838–1930), wife of AC Co. president Lewis Gerstle.^[5][18]

- Named for Herman Liebes (1842–1898), head of the AE Co.^[5]

(Rideout, 1898–1905)

Canada #107855 (1900–1905)

- Originally named for Walter R. Rideout (1867-1926), president of CYT Co.

- Named for Isabelle Cleary Barnette (1875–1942), wife of E.T.^[12]

Canada #107860 (1900–1905)

(hull #22)

- Named for Joseph P. Light (1846-1922), vice president of the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.^[20]

Canada #107853 (1899–1902)

- Named for Capt. John C. Barr (1844–1925), of the NAT&T Co.^[5][12][18]

(hull #14)

- Named for John Cudahy (1843–1915), Chicago merchant and director of NAT&T Co.^[5][12]

- Named for Joseph Clossett (1845–1915), of Portland, Oregon.

- Named for Julia M. Burrichter (1871–1933), wife of YT&T Co. owner Frank J. Burrichter.^[21]

- Keno was ultimately derived from a French term which means five winning numbers; a game of chance. The boat was immediately named for the Keno claim, staked in 1919 by Alfred Kirk Schellinger.^[14]

- Klondike was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river.^{[4][14][15][22]} Literally, it means Chinook (King) Salmon River.^[23][24] The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon.^{[4][14][15][22]}

- Klondike was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river.^{[4][14][15][22]} Literally, it means Chinook (King) Salmon River.^[23][24] The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon.^{[4][14][15][22]}

(hull #13)

- Klondyke was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river.^{[4][14][15][22]} Literally, it means Chinook (King) Salmon River.^[23][24] The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon.^{[4][14][15][22]}

- Named for Edmond "Edward" LaFrance (1861-1908), Winnipeg butcher, Yukon cattle dealer.^[25]

- Named for Lavelle Gilbert, née Young (1896–1994), granddaughter of Charles W. Young, a prominent shipper on the Columbia River.

- Named for Leon Liebes (1886–1951), son of AE Co. president Isaac Liebes.^[5]

- Named for Linda Liebes Lederman (1884–1964), daughter of AE Co. president Isaac Liebes.^[5]

- Named for Louisa Greenewald (1836–1917), wife of AC Co. official Simon Greenewald.^[5]

- Named for Martin L. Washburn (1854–1911), general manager of the NN Co.^[9]

- Named for Margaret Stern, née Wilson (1895-1973), daughter of AC Co. superintendent James M. Wilson.^[5]

Canada #107839 (1900–1928)

(hull #30)

- Named for Mary F. Burleigh, née Graff (1874-1962, m. 1898), wife of entrepreneur Andrew F. Burleigh. In 1897, Andrew Burleigh had contracted with Moran to build the Graff and 11 other steamers (hull ##22-33). The contract was part of a scheme to build a railroad from Haines, Alaska to Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River.^[27] But, by the time that the 12 Moran-built steamers were completed, Burleigh no longer had an interest in them or the Haines-Yukon railroad scheme.^[12]

- Named for Richard G. McConnell (1856–1942), the Yukon's foremost geological explorer.^[14]

(Not to be confused with Monarch, Canada #107863, not owned by WP&YR: see below.)

(2nd Prospector in 1912 only)

(405, 1912–1937)

(115 feet, 1912–1937)

- Nasutlin was a loanword used by the Tagish Indians.^[28] Its origin was neither Tagish nor Tlingit.^[29] (The original Tlingit name for the Nisutlin River had been Héen Tlein [Big River].^[30]) The name Nasutlin was borrowed from a Southern Tutchone phrase, which means strong flow.^[31]

superstructure: Merchants' Yukon Transportation Co.

- Named for the Northern Commercial Co., an affiliate of the Northern Navigation Co.^[9]

(hull #33)

(hull #31)

- Named for Portus B. Weare (1842–1909), chairman of the NAT&T Co.^{[5][12][18][32]}

- Named for the prospectors that it served.

- Named after Ft. Reliance, Yukon.^[14][15]

- Named for Stephen S. Bailey (1845–1925), Spokane, Washington, businessman.^[25]

(hull #28)

- Village of St. Michael, Alaska named for Vice Admiral Mikhail D. Tebenkov (1802–1872), governor of Russian America.^[15][32][33]

- Named for Sarah Sloss (1836–1920), wife of AC Co. general manager Louis Sloss.^[5][9][18]

- Scotia is the Latinized form of Scotland.

(hull #25)

(hull #10)

- Named for Suzanne Niebaum (1851–1936), wife of AC Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.^[5][9][18]

(622, 1898–1901)

(101 feet, 1898–1901)

(hull #17)

(hull #26)

- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.^[4][15][34]

- Named for Thistle Creek, site of minor gold excitement in 1898.^[25]

- Tutshi was derived from a Tlingit metaphor,^[35] which literally means lake containing charcoal,^[36] and figuratively means black lake.^[37]

(hull #27)

- Most likely, named for the Victoria, Australia gold rush of 1851.^[8]

(May West, 1897–1902; Scout, 1902–1903)

Canada #107869 (1902–1917)

(134, 1897–1911)

(96 feet, 1897–1911)

- Originally named for Anna May Richardson, née West (1862-1939), wife of Payson C., Sr. Vidette is a misspelling of vedette, which is a mounted sentinel in advance of an army for observing enemy activities.

- Named after Kotik, a character in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

(White Horse, 1901-1930)

(986, 1901–1930)

(167 feet, 1901–1930)

- White Horse was an early spelling of Whitehorse; refers to appearance of rapids in Yukon River.^[14][15]

Canada #107864 (1900–1906)

- Named for Exilona L. Wilbur (1845–1920) and John D. Crimmin, Sr. (1835–1906), parents of John D., Jr.

- Named for William H. Isom (1828–1929), vice president of the NAT&T Co.^[12]

Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure)

WP&YR (superstructure)

- The name Yukon, or ųųg han, is a contraction of the words in the Gwichʼin phrase chųų gąįį han, which mean white water river and which refer to "the pale colour" of glacial runoff in the Yukon River.^[39][40] The contraction is Ųųg Han, if the /ųų/ remains nasalized, or Yuk Han, if there is no vowel nasalization.^[41] In the 1840s, different tribes had different opinions as to the literal meaning of Yukon. In 1843, the Holikachuks had told the Russian-American Company that their name for the river was Yukkhana and that this name meant "big river."^[42] However, Yukkhana does not literally correspond to a Holikachuk phrase that means big river.^[43][44] Then, two years later, the Gwichʼins told the Hudson's Bay Company that their name for the river was Yukon and that the name meant white water river.^[39] White water river in fact corresponds to Gwichʼin words that can be shortened to form Yukon.^[40] Because the Holikachuks had been trading regularly with both the Gwichʼins and the Yup'iks,^[45] the Holikachuks were in a position to borrow the Gwichʼin contraction and to conflate its meaning with the meaning of Kuigpak [River-big], which is the Yup'ik name for the same river. For that reason, the documentary evidence suggests that the Holikachuks had borrowed the contraction Ųųg Han [White Water River] from Gwichʼin, and erroneously assumed that this contraction had the same literal meaning as the corresponding Yup'ik name Kuigpak [River-big].

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, above.

(Reaper in 1900 only^[17])

- Most likely, named for the Otago, New Zealand gold rush of 1864.^[8]

- If Mr. Bradley was from the same city as the Dusty Diamond Corp. (Chicago), then he would have been Charles Hodgson Bradley (1850-1924), Chief Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court, and a prominent city politician.^[47]

Bennett, British Columbia (superstructure)

Canadian Development Co. (superstructure)

- Most likely, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877.^[8]

- Torpedo catcher is a reference to the slow speed of the boat.^[49]

- Donjek was derived from a Northern Tutchone phrase, which means silverberry.^[50]

- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of SSN Co. president, Capt. Sydney C. Barrington.^[38]

- Keno was derived from a French term which means five winning numbers; a game of chance. The boat was ultimately named for the Keno claim, staked in 1919 by Alfred Kirk Schellinger.^[14]

- Kotlik was derived from Yup'ik metaphor,^[35] which literally means a pair of pants, and figuratively refers to a fork in the river.^[4][51]

- Named after Norgold Mines, Ltd.

- Shushanna was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means copper creek. Not a reference to the Copper River.^[52]

(Sybilla, 1913-1914)

- Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the WP&YR, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth.^[53] The White Pass & Yukon Ry. Directors' Report to the 30th June 1914 reported the name to be Sybilla, an incorrect spelling of Sibilla. A copy of this report undoubtedly went to Mr. Close. The spelling was corrected shortly thereafter.

- Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the WP&YR, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth.^[53]

(Olof Splegatus in 1913 only)

- Boat named by Max Nelson in 1913.^[38]

(177, 1917–1928)

(78 feet, 1917–1928)

- "Tarahne" was directly derived from Tarahini, which was the name of a little creek at Atlin. The name Tarahini was suggested to the ship's carpenter by Chief Taku Jack (John Jack, Sr.). Previously, Tarahini had been derived from the Tlingit phrase té yaa .aa hini, which means stream sitting along rock.^[54] Tarahini had been derived by eliminating yaa and by substituting the English /ra/ sound for the Tlingit aspirated /.aa/ sound. Thus, all vocal sounds in Tarahini occur in English.^[1] The reason for the subsequent change from Tarahini to "Tarahne" is not known.

- Most likely, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877.^[8]

(Rapid, 1908-1909)

- Tyee a is Chinook Jargon term, which means chief.^[4][15][32]

- "Wahpoo" was the nickname of WP&YR Traffic Manager Albert F. Zipf (1873-1936), derived from a Yup'ik phrase, which means to shout or to scream.^[55]

- Most likely, named for the Otago, New Zealand gold rush of 1864.^[8]

U.K. #198983 (1966–1969); Liberia #3412 (1969–1975)

(hull #265)

- Named for Clifford J. Rogers (1887–1970), WP&YR president.^[18][57]

Russia #M-44845 (1993–1997); IMO6514170

(hull #284)

- Named for Frank H. Brown (1894–1975), WP&YR president.^[59]

IMO6912449

(hull #294)

- Klondike was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river.^{[4][14][15][22]} Literally, it means Chinook (King) Salmon River.^[23][24] The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon.^{[4][14][15][22]}

- Named for Louisa J. Boyce (1857–1936), Lynton's mother; and Annie Glew Arnell (1863–1959), Lynton's mother-in-law.

(Kestrel, 1920–1921)

Canada #116619 (1922–1960)

(93, 1922–1942; 53, 1920–1922)

64 feet (1920–1922)

- Neecheah was derived from a Tlingit phrase which means calm shoreline.^[60] Probably, a regional place name, in view of the fact that 39 of the 40 other names, which were given by the WP&YR to large river and lake boats, were regional place names.^[61] Weak circumstantial evidence suggests that this name might have been derived from the Tlingit language name for White Horse Landing – the north (downstream) end of the aboriginal portage trail around Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids – and the head of navigation on the Yukon River.^[62] This Tlingit language name would have been used by the Tagish Indians, who had adopted the Tlingit language in the 1800s.^[63]

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, above.

(Lewiston, 1923–1940)

- Named for Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Jacobs (1843–1905).

(Duchesnay, 1898–1900)

- Originally named for Charles-Edmond J. Duchesnay (1854-1901), civil engineer for the C.P. Ry.

- Nenana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which means stopping-while-migrating river. Looks like a contraction or an idiom, because it literally appears to mean something less, such as land by the river.^[34][64]

- Omineca was derived from a Sekani phrase, which means slow moving water.

- Named after Ft. Reliance, Yukon.^[14][15]

(hull #10)

- Named for Suzanne Niebaum (1851–1936), wife of AC Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.^[5][9]

- Named after Kotik, a character in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

Whitehorse, Yukon (superstructure)

White Pass (superstructure)

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above.

- Named for Anne W. Staley, née Wentworth (1906-fl. 1945), daughter of Portland Lumber Co. vice president Lloyd J. Wentworth.

(Richmond Hill, 1882-1897; Roumanian, 1897-1899)

- Eklutna was derived from a Dena'ina idiom, which figuratively refers to two hills near the Eklutna River. Literally, it means objects river,^[4][65] the "objects" being the two hills.

(Hero, 1918 to 1921~1922; San Pedro, 1921~1922 to 1942)

- Named for Lionel Roscoe Hurd (1893-1960), son of Oscar W.

- Name derived from an unknown Russian phrase that was corrupted by the Dena'ina Indians, and that relates both to copper (медь → med') and to the Ahtna Indians.^[15][32]

- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word.^[66]

- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.^[3][4]

- Alenco is an acronym, derived from Alaskan Engineering Commission.

- Named for Barrington and Binkley.

- Named for Barrington and Binkley.

- Named for Barrington and Binkley.

- Most likely, named for Elizabeth M. "Betty" Meiggs, née Mears (1910-1992), daughter of AEC commissioner Frederick Mears.^[67]

- Most likely, named for an island or islands in Puget Sound.

- Most likely, named for Josephine W. McVay, née Mears (1908-1965), daughter of AEC commissioner Frederick Mears.^[67]

- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word.^[66]

- Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word.^[66]

(Bella Catherine, from 2012)

(hull #278)

- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.^[4][15][34]

(hull #277)

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above.

Bennett, British Columbia (superstructure)

James H. Calvert (superstructure)

- Named for Albert J. Goddard (1863–1958).^[25]

(Lully C in 1899 only)

(Glengarry, 1904-1906)

- Atlinto, was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water.^[14][37][70] In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river.

- Court Aurora No. 2 was the San Francisco chapter of the Foresters of America.

- Parshall and his company were from Beaver and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, respectively

- Bellingham, Washington was the home of Lewis Stenger.

(1 of hull ##30-34)

- Named for Paris, Missouri, home of the Paris-Alaska Mining Co.

- Named for Clara E. Roncovieri (1860-1954), wife of C&NWT&M Co. president Alfred Roncovieri.

- Named for David Armstrong, Jr. (1833-1924), merchant in St. Marys, Ohio.

- Named for Dorothy W. Lund (1897-1972), daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the KM&E Co.

(Philip B. Low, 1898–1899)

Canada #107852 (1899–1903)

- Boat named for Eldorado Creek, the primary tributary of Bonanza Creek, the latter creek being where the owner of the Yukon Flyer Line, Nels Peterson, made his fortune.

- Named for Ella Bratnober (1856–1947), wife of Henry.

- Boat named for Emma Nott Litster (1892–1951), daughter of "Joe."^[25]

Bennett, British Columbia (superstructure)

James H. Calvert (superstructure)

- Named for Frank H. Kilbourne (1857–1928), Seattle, Washington businessman.

(80 feet, 1898-1900)

- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co.^[25][73]

- Named for Florence Isabelle "Bella" Fleishhacker, née Gerstle (1875–1963), daughter of AC Co. president, Lewis Gerstle.

Canada #107857 (1900–1904); out of documentation (1914-1938)

(hull #6)

- Boat most likely named for Florence S. Starkey (1854-1936), wife of Harry H. Starkey, both investors in the S-YT Co.^[75]

Canada #107149 (1901–1902)

Canada #107856 (1900–1902)

(Fortune Hunter, 1898-1904)

- Named for Helen Potter, née Bruce (1898–1988), daughter of Minor W. Bruce.

(hull #65)

(hull #58)

- Named for Jennie M. Hill (1860-1950), wife of PE&M Co. leader, Thomas R. Hill.

(hull #12)

- Kluhane was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Southern Tutchone word for whitefish, plus the Tlingit word for place in which there are.^[14][37]

(Cora, until about 1894^[77])

- Koyukuk was derived from a Yup'ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup'ik name by explorer Petr Vasil'evich "Vasilii" Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka.^[4][78][79]

- Koyukuk was derived from a Yup'ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup'ik name by explorer Petr Vasil'evich "Vasilii" Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka.^[4][78][79]

- Named for Leah Shingleberger (1826–1900), mother-in-law of AC Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum.^[5]

(Argo, 1898–1903 or 1904)

- Named for 1st Lt. William H. Smith (1860-1898), killed at the Battle of San Juan Hill.

- Lindeman Lake named for Dr. Moritz K. A. Lindeman (1823–1908), secretary to the Bremen Geographical Society.^[15]

- Named for the river deltas formed in the Tanana River, downstream from the mouth of the Little Delta River. The name Little Delta River contains the word Little to differentiate the river from nearby Big Delta River.^[32]

Canada #107940 (1899–1920)

- Named for Lotta Talbot (1889–1971), daughter of Richard A.

- Named for Mary R. Finger (1865-1945), wife of "Charles."

(52, 1898-1908)

(65 feet, 1898–1908)

- Named for Martha M. Douglas, née Clow (1894-1990), niece of Charles R. Clow.

(informally known as "Clara Monarch" after 1900)

(Not to be confused with Monarch, U.S.A. #92855, owned by White Pass: see above.)

- Nabesna was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means a-type-of-stone river.^[80]

- Nenana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which means stopping-while-migrating river. Looks like a contraction or an idiom, because it literally appears to mean something less, such as land by the river.^[34][64]

- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co.^[25][73]

- Nunivak was derived from a Yup'ik phrase, which may mean big land.^[15][51]

- Named for Olive May Kerry (1891–1970), daughter of Albert S.^[25]

(80 feet, 1898-1900)

- Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury (1870-1929, m. 1898, div. 1925), 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co.^[25][73]

- Named for Pauline E. Dow, née Raymond (1898-1978), daughter of Nathaniel.

- Pup is a term that was current during the Klondike Gold Rush. A pup is a small second order stream (one which is formed by the confluence of two first order streams), and which is also a tributary to yet another stream. Usually, they flow down gulches on the sides of a valley, into the creek at the bottom of the valley.

(Katie Hemrich, 1898–1900; General Stewart Van Vliet, 1900-1905)

- Originally named for Katherine A. "Katie" Scruby, née Hemrich (1891-1969), daughter of Seattle brewer Andrew Hemrich. Boat later renamed for the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast (upstream) of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows.^[15][32]

- Name describes the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast (upstream) of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows.^[15][32]

(hull #32)

- May have been named for the former barque Robert Kerr (1866), which had become famous as a refuge from the Great Vancouver Fire of 1886, and which was reduced to a barge two years later.

- Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co.

- Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co.

- Village of St. Michael, Alaska named for Vice Admiral Mikhail D. Tebenkov (1802–1872), governor of Russian America.^[15][32][33]

(hull No. 4)

- Named for Selma J. Simon (1860-1927), wife of Edward D.

- Shusana was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means copper creek. Not a reference to the Copper River.^[52]

(hull #7)

- Named for Harry H. Starkey (1857-1902), an investor in the SYT Co.^[75]

- Named for Thomas J. Nestor (1862-1943).

- Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means "bagged-object-is-in-position" river.^[4][80] Most likely, a contraction or an idiom.^[64]

- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.^[4][15][34]

- Named for Edwin C. Heacock (1861-1927), brother of "Joe."

- Tetlin was derived from an Upper Tanana term which means current flows.^[4]

- Named for Capt. Thomas Dwyer (1835-1890).

- Named for Father Pascal Tosi (1837–1898).^[82]

- Named for William H. Evans, investor in the LKE Co.

- Named for Capt. Willard K. Merwin (1853-1932).

- Named for Winfield S. Stratton (1848-1902), gold king of Cripple Creek, Colorado, who financed the boat.

- Weona is a Seneca term which means where only good prevails.

- Named for Samuel Wilder (1824–1902), a director of the Western Union Telegraph Co.

- Named for William A. Irving (1886-1916, k.i.a. World War I), son of John Irving.

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above.

- Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.^[3][4]

Canada #107924 (1899-1920)

(hull #157)

- Aquila is the Italian word for eagle.

- Sueño is the Spanish word for dream. El sueño de oro means the dream of gold.

(hull #56)

- Named for Jean Gladys Perry (1887-1972), daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900 (Reg. #O.44).

(Dawson City, 1898-1903)

- Named for Herbert H. Pilcher (1863-1934), older brother of George M.

- Named for Herbert H. Pilcher (1863-1934), older brother of George M.

- Named for Jessie E. Perry (1886-1974), daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900 (Reg. #O.44).

- Named for Joseph R. "Joe" Mathews (1865–1935), Alaska steamboat pilot.^[77]

- Tagish was derived from a Tagish phrase which means breakup of ice.^[89] This name refers to the sound that the Tagish River ice makes during spring breakup.^[90] The Tagish Indians adopted this name to identify themselves because, prior to 1898, they spent their winters along the Tagish River.^[91]

- Witch Hazel, Oregon was (and is) a small community about 44 miles from Bridal Veil, and near the home of a person named Frank Atkins. The witch hazel plant is not native to Oregon.

- For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above.

(Claude B. Hanthorn, 1896- 1905)

- Named for Claude B. Hanthorn (1876-1948), son of James O.

- Agulleit possibly derived from Aleut or Alutiiq word for hawk.^[93]

- Alatna was derived from a Koyukon term, which means other-people [on-this] river.^[94]

- Atlinto was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water.^[14][37][70] In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river.

- Named for Bertha C. Moody (1871-1957), wife of George C.

- Chetco was derived from a Chetco metaphor,^[35] which literally means at the tail, and figuratively refers to at the mouth of a river.^[4]

- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co.

- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co.

- Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co.

- Named for Dorothy W. Lund (1897-1972), daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the KM&E Co.

- Named for Emily Edwards (1901-fl. 1920), daughter of Albert E.

(Kantishna, 1968- 2005; Grayling, after 2005–present)

- Emmonak is derived from a Yup'ik phrase which means blackfish.^[4] Kanitshna is derived from a Koyukon phrase which means uncertain river.^[4]

- Ensee is the vocalization of the initials of the NC Co.

- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of Capt. Sydney C.^[38]

("ST 467" during World War II)

- Named for Hazel Barrington (1877-1954), wife of Capt. Sydney C.^[38]

- Named for Joseph R. "Joe" Mathews (1865–1935), Alaska steamboat pilot.^[77]

- Misabe is derived from an Ojibwe word which means giant.^[4]

- Taku is a contraction of a longer Tlingit phrase, which means a flooding of Canada geese.^[15][37]

- Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means "bagged-object-is-in-position" river.^[4][80] Most likely, a contraction or an idiom.^[64]

- Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail.^[4][15][34]

- Tolovana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase which means grey water river.^[4]

(Discovery II, 1970–present)

- Yutana is a blend of Yukon and Tanana.