Amelia Wheaton was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe river from 1880 to 1892.

[10] Wheaton was expected to increase the frequency of the trips to the mission to tri-weekly once hay making season began in 1881.

[2] Wheaton was used mostly for transport feed for the cavalry mules at Fort Sherman, hay from the old mission at St. Maries and grain from Farmington.

[2] Captain Sorensen, operating the Wheaton, named most of the bays and features of Lake Coeur d'Alene.

[2] A gold rush then occurred, which quickly resulted in 10,000 people coming into the Prichard Creek area.

[7] The St. Joe Transportation Company was incorporated on January 27, 1891 to run a steamboat business on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

[12] In late March, 1892, Wheaton made its first trip of the season up the St. Joe River, under Captain Ed Shuck, with A.H. Butler as engineer and Frank Bradley serving as purser.

"[13] By the end of the following May, however, the owners of the "fast and commodious steamer … Amelia Wheaton" were reported to be giving the vessel a "thorough overhauling.

"[14] When the repairs were complete, the steamer was to be placed on its old route between Coeur d'Alene City and the head of navigation on the St. Joe river.

[14] In late June 1892, the People's Transportation Company, of Coeur d'Alene city, was advertising Sunday excursions on Amelia Wheaton from the wharf of the St. Joe Transportation Company, departing the dock at 10:00 a.m. for Beauty Bay, returning at 12:30 p.m.[15] In the afternoon, the Wheaton would depart at 2:00 p.m. for Echo and Mica Bays, returning to Coeur d'Alene city at 5:30 p.m.[15] Fare for each round trip was to be 50 cents.