Captain of the Forty-Nine, Leonard White
This file appears in: The Steamboat Forty-Nine: Gold Mining on the Upper Columbia

Leonard White was one of the most accomplished steamboat captains in the Pacific Northwest. He achieved many firsts in river navigation, including being the first to pilot a steamship across the 49th parallel.
This file appears in: The Steamboat Forty-Nine: Gold Mining on the Upper Columbia
The Steamboat Forty-Nine: Gold Mining on the Upper Columbia
Captain Leonard White piloted the first steamboat to cross the 49th parallel bringing miners and supplies to the goldfields of British Columbia.