Career

Zephyr was built in 1871 for the famous steamboat captain Tom Wright. In 1872, the Merchants Transportation Company of Olympia was formed, with Zephyr becoming the company's first steamboat. The vessel was placed on the Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

-Steilacoom-Tacoma-Seattle run, making way-stops en route, and competing with another sternweeler, Messenger

Messenger (sternwheeler)

-Career:Messenger was built in 1876 at Tumwater, Washington. The vessel had separate cabins for men and women, and worked in the south Puget Sound area, sometimes in competition with Zephyr...

, and making the run on alternating days. In 1907, the vessel was sold for scrapping in Seattle.