The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-02
NEW RIVER BOAT BREAKS
 ALL RECORDS

Capt. ;. C. Harrington new river boat the Hazel B. III, was launched last week. She was christened by Miss Erma Grant, the little lady breaking bottle of champagne over the bow.
 The new boat left Thursday night on her maiden trip. breaking all previous records for navigation up the Stikine. The voyage from Wrangell to Telegraph creek, a distance of I52 miles, was made in 26 hours, the fastest time by long odds that was ever made by any boat on the Stikine. The captain informs us that the boat will easily make the trip in "A hours. This quick time is all the more appreci- ated when one considers that the Stikine is a swift mountain stream, with numerous rifles, and from the mouth of the river to Tele- graph Creek is almost a constant climb. But these obstacles are nothing to the new boat which skins along lightly, and at places seems to almost jump forward up stream like a salmon on its way to fresh water spawning grounds. I The Hazel B. III is a smaller and lighter boat than the Hazel B. II, and was built especially to . meet the peculiar requirments of the Stikine river. Its dimensions are: 62K feet oyer all; 14 foot beam; weight less than 10 tons; propelled !! by six cylinder Wisconsin o5 h.p. engine. It is ot such shallow draft that it will run in nine inches of water.
 The boat is genuine Alaskan product. It was designed and built by Capt. Chas. Binkley, an Alas kan, and the timber used in it's construction is all from the Will son and Sylvester mill at Wran- gell. The planking is of fir, while the house is constructed of native spruce and cedar. One of the chief aims in it's construction was lightness. The boards used for the walls and staterooms are only five sixteenths of an inch in thickness, but the bracing is so we'll dis tributed as to give all neeeed strength.
 Another strong point in favor of the new boat is its springiness. Its bottom will bend up and down with the stream to a certain exten. thereby giving a tremendous ad- vantage over any boat possessing more rigidity. And the boat is built in such a way that this springing of the hull does not cause the house to become rickety, the quality of elasticity being maintained throughout in it's con- struction.
 This superb boat is ideal for a side trip for tourists, or for big game hunters. It has all the con- veniences that are necessary for travelling in comfort. A dynamo furnishes electric lights, the cuisine is frst-class. The staterooms are all that could be desired. But the portion of the boat which will prove most popular is the upper deck from which, for distance of I52. miles, one may feast the eyes upon one of the most amazing pan oramas on the American continent. The Stikine region is known to sportsmen throughout the country as the Big Game Hunters Para. disc. Moose, bear, and mountain goat are often seen from the boat, and not infrequently killed by pas sengers firing from the deck.
 The success of the Hazel B. III is not an accident. Capt. Charles Binkley, the designer and builder, is a skilled carpenter and cabinet maker. and also a man whose ex- perience in navigating northern streams gives him the most inti-