JAMES H HAMILTON (1899) The stern wheel steamer James H Hamilton struck a sand bar in the Yukon River in 1899 and became a total loss. The accident was said to have “broken her back”.
Mapping and Location: Central Alaska Unknown
Source: The H W McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (1966) Pg 52
JOHN J MITCHELL (1905) The 80 ton wooden barge John J Mitchell stranded and wrecked in the Yukon Flats near Fort Yukon August 5, 1905. She was valued at $10,000 with cargo at the time of the casualty.
Mapping and Location: Central Alaska 66 34 N 145 16 W
Additional Information: Tonnage 80, Built 1898, ON 46538
Sources: 1. Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore (1992), 2. The H W McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (1966) Pg 115, 3. Merchant Vessels of the U S (1906) Pg 387