▁pe ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Hat field ▁P ever el ▁Category : Str utt ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁P ione er ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁steam bo ats ▁in ▁California , ▁after ▁the ▁Sit ka ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁was ▁a ▁side w heel ▁steam bo at ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁an ▁engine ▁and ▁bo iler ▁brought ▁out ▁in ▁pieces ▁from ▁Boston ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁ton ▁Edward ▁Ever ett , ▁and ▁put ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁Point , ▁at ▁Ben icia . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Edward ▁Ever ett ▁owned ▁by ▁The ▁Boston ▁and ▁California ▁M ining ▁and ▁Tr ading ▁J oint ▁Stock ▁Company ▁or ▁" Ed ward ▁Ever ett ▁Company " ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ben icia ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 th , ▁and ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁went ▁off ▁to ▁mine ▁gold ▁on ▁the ▁M ok el um ne ▁River , ▁the ▁best ▁mechan ics ▁in ▁the ▁Company ▁were ▁left ▁behind ▁at ▁Ben icia ▁to ▁built ▁and ▁launch ▁the ▁ste amer . ▁ ▁The ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁of ▁July , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁of ▁August ▁P ione er ▁was ▁launched ▁and ▁brought ▁alongside ▁the ▁ship . ▁Her ▁bo iler ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁were ▁then ▁lower ed ▁into ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁secured ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁a ▁trial ▁run ▁was ▁successfully ▁made . ▁ ▁Although ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁slow , ▁she