The engines for Chehalis came from the Fraser River sternwheeler Henrietta, which had been built at Victoria in 1859.
Thomas Brennan then bought Chehalis and ran the vessel on the Skagit River.
The vessel was in charge of captains Daniel Benson, Curtis D. Brownfield, and Robert Bailey while on the Skagit River.
Munroe, Chehalis was caught in a gale en route from Snohomish to Seattle.
Chehalis was a total loss, and her cargo was strewn along ten miles of the shore.