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This photograph of a photograph [poor reproduction] depicts the B.X. sternwheeler on the Fraser River at South Fort George.

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "Passing through the Fort George Canyon- possibly the S.S. BX [steamboat, sternwheeler]".

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "Survey Crew on the SS "Chilco" [steamboat, sternwheeler], Upper Nechako River. (copied fr. FC Swannell neg #1141)."

File consists of material relating to William John "Wiggs" O'Neill, a riverboat pioneer. Wiggs began working on a Skeena River sternwheeler in 1898 and continued working on the river until the end of the steamboat era in 1911. He then moved to Smithers, where he operated the first power plant and owned an auto agency for 43 years. Materials include two books, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights include:

• Wiggs O'Neill, "Steamboat Days on the Skeena River British Columbia", 1963 (book)
• Wiggs O'Neill, "Whitewater Man of the Skeena", 1960 (book)