Rainier, Oregon to Portland in opposition to the steamer Joseph Kellogg. Collision with Sarah Dixon On the morning of Friday, October 20, 1893, Mascot collided with the sternwheeler Sarah Dixon at St. Helens, Oregon. Mascot and Dixon usually approached the St. Helens waterfront at the same time in the morning from opposite directions. In foggy conditions on the Friday in question the two boats collided bow on in front of Muckle’s wharf. Each boat struck the other a strong but glancing blow a few feet off the jack staff, but neither vessel sustained any serious damage. Flood on the Columbia In June 1894 there was a major flood on the Columbia River. According to Captain A.W. Gray (b.1850), of the Mascot, quoted in the Daily Morning Astorian: Mascot and other steamers rescued people, livestock and cattle, with Mascot alone carrying away 900 head of cattle and horses to the hills. Extensive damage was done to the wharves and docks at St. Helens and Ridgefield. The water was so deep that Mascot could travel as much as four miles inland from the main bank of the Columbia river. Temporary replacement by Elwood In mid-September 1894, the steamer Elwood was placed on Mascot’s route while Mascot was being repaired. Although Elwood required too much depth of water to go up the Lewis River, Mascot’s owners had "a little steamer that draws very little water and makes a great deal of noise" available for Lewis River work, connecting with Elwood at the mouth of the river. The Portland landing for Mascot was at the foot of Alder street. Operations in later 1890s In May 1895, the Lewis River Transportation Company advertised Mascot as the "fastest and most comfortable steamer between St. Helens, Oregon and Portland." Every day except Sunday, Mascot left St. Helens at 6:30 a.m. and arrived at Portland at 10:00 a.m. Returning, Mascot left Portland at 3:00 p.m. and arrived at St. Helens at 6:00 p.m. Fare was 25 cents. On Tuesday, March 24, 1896, Victor Davis (1881–1910), the 14-year-old son of Captain W.A. Davis of the Mascot was arrested and charged with shooting at a deckhand on the Mascot. The details of the charges were not immediately available, but according to newspaper accounts, somehow the steamer had come by while young Davis was sitting on a bridge fishing. A deckhand on Mascot then threw a potato (Mascot used to transport