leak in it. That combined with the previous three months of warnings to Mascot'''s Captain Harry Reeves, led to the captain's license being suspended for ten days. Conversion to oil-burner In June 1905 Mascot was undergoing conversion to an oil-fired boiler. Construction of tender Spiellei In October 1905 the Lewis River Transportation Company built a gasoline-engined sternwheeler for the purpose of running on the northern and eastern forks of the Lewis River during shallow water and then making a connection with Mascot in the deeper water downriver from the forks. The new boat was named Spielei after one of the tributaries of the Lewis River.Spielei was 45 feet long, 12 feet wide, and drew 6.5 inches of water when light, and 10 inches of water when loaded with 15 tons of freight. The boat had a cabin capable of accommodating 60 passengers. On Spielei’s trial run in Portland harbor, on October 25, 1905, the new boat was reckoned to be capable of running at 10 miles per hour. Caught in logjam for five days On Monday, October 15, 1906, Mascot was caught in a logjam on the Lewis River where the Northern Pacific Railway’s drawbridge crossed the river. Mascot, and her passengers, officers and crew were stuck in the jam for most of the week and did not reach Portland until the evening of Friday, October 19. Representatives of the Lewis River Transportation Company filed a complaint with Colonel S. W. Roessler, U.S. engineer, to the effect that the stream was being blocked by overuse by loggers and millmen, blocking navigation for hours and even days. Roessler directed an assistant engineer to investigate the matter, with a view towards the preparation of rules which would accommodate all interested parties as much as possible. Condemned as unsafe In late February 1907, Mascot failed to pass a government safety inspection and was reportedly condemned as unsafe for any kind of traffic. Mascot made what was reported to be its last trip to Woodland on Sunday, February 24, 1907. However, Mascot was transporting cattle to Portland on Monday, May 27, 1907. Reconstruction In August 1907, Jacob Kamm announced his plan to rebuild Mascots hull and install new machinery. The upper works of the old Mascot would be moved over to the new hull. Kamm awarded the contract for the reconstruction to Joseph Supple. The steamer would be practically a new vessel once the