[1] A mishap occurred during the vessel's launching with a number of notable figures on board, the ferry slid down the ways but rather than floating in the water, became stuck in the mud.

[2] King County purchased the ferry from Moran Brothers Company, the shipyard that built her, for $26,100 on July 25, 1900.

The county hired George Bartsch to act as the ferry's captain.

When his services weren't necessary for the ferry, Bartsch ran a sideline with his own steamboat towing log rafts on the lake.

[2] Poorly built, King County lasted only eight years, and 1908, the vessel was condemned as unfit for further service.