[2][3] At Kelso, Stayton built the first Methodist church, and then entered the steamboat business, building Nestor and holding an ownership interest in the Kelso-Catlin ferry, which crossed the Cowlitz river before it was bridged.

[2] Nestor was 82.4 feet long exclusive of the extension over the stern, called the “fantail” on which the stern-wheel was mounted.

[1] Nestor had a beam (width) of 19.6 feet, exclusive of the guards, which were long heavy protective timbers running along the outside of the top of the hull on both sides.

[4] Later, under Captain Milton Smith, Nestor engaged in towing work on the Columbia River.

[4] In late 1903 Nestor was rebuilt at Rainier, Oregon, reducing the vessels overall size from 133 to 97 gross tons.

[5] The reduction consisted of reducing the size of the cabin structure, called the “house” and leaving the lower, or “freight” deck, open on the sides.

[8] On October 4, 1915, Nestor’s chief engineer, Sebastian Hartman, then 55 years old, dropped dead in the U.S. Customs House in Portland.

[9] On Tuesday, January 8, 1918, Nestor was towing a pile driver on the Cowlitz River when a serious accident occurred.

Hayes filed a formal complaint with Colonel Zinn, of the Corps of Engineers, requesting that the height of the wires be investigated.

[10] Hayes also alleged that he had been told by a representative of the North Coast Power Company that the current was to have been cut off when the tow passed.

[10] In early March 1919, Captain Milton Smith, of Rainier, Oregon, took over the Collins and Ostrander shares of the Columbia & Cowlitz River Transportation Company.