His long journey west had him go aboard the Sternwheeler, Red Cloud in Bismark, North Dakota.

In 1852 John and Stephen Glasier obtained the J. D. Pierce, the first stern-wheeler to travel the Saint John.

In 1861 he joined Jonathan Holten Scott and Uriah Nelson in purchasing shares in the sternwheeler Maggie Lauder (rechristened Union later that year).

The S.S. Klondike II is an exact replica of the S.S. Klondike, a sternwheel cargo ship that carried silver ore from the Mayo silver mines to Whitehorse on the Yukon River.

Because of Troup’s skill and experience, Irving entrusted him with the R. P. Rithet, a luxurious sternwheeler, and with the largest vessel in the firm’s fleet, the Yosemite.

By Water (1890 - 1909) - The first paddlewheeler to travel up the Fraser and Nechako Rivers was the 'Enterprise' in 1863, possibly looking for new sources of gold in the sand bars.