Final Voyage
By 1912, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway had reached Hazelton from Prince Rupert and sternwheelers were no longer required on the Skeena River. One by one they departed until the Inlander was the last one left. Some like the Operator, Conveyor and Skeena would go on to work on the Fraser River, while others like the Hazelton would be dismantled. The Inlander left Hazelton for the final time at noon on September 10, 1912. Captain Bonser blew the Inlander's whistle as a final farewell to the crowd that had gathered on the shore. When she reached Port Essington, the Inlander was pulled up onto her ways and simply left to rot.
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