page_title: Dayton (sternwheeler)
section_title: Strange entertainment on the Fourth of July
hierarchical_section_title: Dayton (sternwheeler) / Transfer to the Monticello run / Strange entertainment on the Fourth of July
caption_attribution_description: English: Dayton steamboat excursion advertisement.
context_page_description: Dayton was a steamboat which operated on the Willamette and Columbia rivers from 1868 to 1881. Dayton operated on the Willamette from 1868 to 1876, mostly upriver from Willamette Falls, including a route on the Yamhill River to Dayton, Oregon, after which the steamer was named. From 1876 to 1881, Dayton was employed on a run from Portland to Monticello, W.T., which was located on the site of what is now Longview, Washington.
context_section_description: On July 3, 1879, Dayton was advertised to be going on an Independence Day excursion to Scappoose Bay, in Columbia County, Oregon.  The advertisement promised yacht and foot races during the day and a ball at night.  Additionally, it was stated:
  One or more deer will be driven by a pack of hounds into the open water and killed in sight of the assemblage.
  Dayton would leave on this excursion from the Yamhill street dock on Portland at 7:00 a.m., going to Scappoose Bay via Willamette Slough and the head of Deer Island, stopping on all way ports.  Although the ball at night was advertised, Dayton was to depart for Portland at 5:00 p.m.  Fare for the round trip was 50 cents.
caption: Advertisement for Fourth of July excursion on Dayton, 1879.
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