▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁ste amer ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁K oot en ay ▁river . ▁ ▁An ner ly ▁first ▁arrived ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ste ele , ▁BC , ▁then ▁the ▁principal ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁navigation ▁seasons ▁( gener ally ▁fall ▁and ▁spring ) ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁through ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁An ner ly ▁was ▁operated ▁from ▁Jenn ings , ▁Mont ana ▁north ▁up ▁the ▁K oot en ay ▁River ▁across ▁the ▁international ▁border ▁into ▁British ▁Columbia ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁known ▁as ▁North ▁Star ▁Land ing , ▁up river ▁from ▁Fort ▁Ste ele . ▁ ▁An ner ly ▁loaded ▁ore ▁at ▁North ▁Star ▁landing ▁and ▁then ▁transport ed ▁the ▁ore ▁south ▁to ▁Jenn ings ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Railway . ▁ ▁An ner ly ' s ▁command ers ▁included ▁Capt . ▁James ▁D . ▁Miller ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 1 4 ) ▁and ▁Capt . ▁Ir vin ▁B . ▁Sand born . ▁ ▁Res cue ▁mission ▁in ▁Jenn ings ▁C any on ▁Oper ations ▁on ▁the ▁K oot en ay ▁river ▁were ▁made ▁ha z ard ous ▁by ▁the ▁Jenn ings ▁C any on . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁six ▁stern w heel ers ▁that ▁were ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁K oot en ay ▁River , ▁only ▁An ner ly ▁was ▁not ▁w reck ed ▁or ▁seriously ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁can y on