was in charge of the salvage effort. Allen found Mascot lying on its side in quicksand, in a position where it would be difficult to get a barge between the boat and the riverbank. Allen took a work crew and heavy chains and timbers to the wreck site, and with these, he developed a plan to raise the Mascot. He would have a barge placed on both sides of the boat, and then run two 14 inch by 16 inch timbers, each 60 feet long, across the deck of the sunken boat. Then 600 feet of heavy chain would be placed around the hull and secured to the timbers. Jackscrews would be placed under the timbers and gradually turned. As the timbers were raised, they would be blocked up with wood. Allen foresaw no particular danger to Mascot, unless rains should cause a freshet in the river, in which case the hull might fill with sand and the superstructure could wash away. According to another report, the contractor for refloating Mascot was James Olsen, of the Portland Shipbuilding Company, under the supervision of Capt. Charles T. Kamm, superintendent of Lewis River Transportation Co. According to this report, Mascot was refloated on Saturday January 6, and brought up to Portland on Thursday January 11 between two barges, where the vessel was taken to the Portland Shipbuilding Company for repairs. Mascot was reported to be resuming its regular schedule on Wednesday, April 18, 1900, leaving the Alder Street Dock in Portland daily (except Sunday) at 3:00 p.m. 1904 sinking In September 1904, Mascot struck a snag on the Lewis River and sank. Mascot was raised and taken to Portland for repairs, which were completed on October 25, 1904 at the Portland Shipyard. While Mascot was out of service, its owners, the Kamm interests, chartered Leona from the Oregon City Navigation Company to take Mascot’s place. Hoodoo boat Following extensive repairs in the first part of 1901, Mascot was launched on Monday, April 8, 1901. The repairs, which had lasted for two or three weeks, were necessary because of a collision that Mascot had had with the sternwheeler Hercules. At this time Mascot was owned by the Vancouver Transportation Company, a concern of Jacob Kamm. Early the next morning, the watchman went on board and found water in the hold. According to one newspaper account, at about 5:00 p.m. a river steamer came