Charles H. Spencer Hulk
The Charles H. Spencer was a stern-wheel steamboat that was briefly used on the Colorado River to transport coal for gold refining operations at Lee's Ferry, Arizona. In 1910, Charles H. Spencer arrived at Lee's Ferry in search of gold hidden in the Chinle shale. The company processed the shale by creating a mud and then removing the gold deposits by mercury amalgamation, which required a steady source of power. Finding a coal seam up river, Spencer commissioned a San Francisco company, Robertson-Schultz Co., to build the stern-wheel Paddle steamer, Charles Spencer, for the American Placer Corporation. James Robertson and Herman Rosenfelt built the ship. It was 92.5 feet long, 25 feet abeam and had a draft of 18 to 20 inches. A 110 horse-power marine boiler powered a 12' stern paddle. The
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Charles H. Spencer Hulk
The Charles H. Spencer was a stern-wheel steamboat that was briefly used on the Colorado River to transport coal for gold refining operations at Lee's Ferry, Arizona. In 1910, Charles H. Spencer arrived at Lee's Ferry in search of gold hidden in the Chinle shale. The company processed the shale by creating a mud and then removing the gold deposits by mercury amalgamation, which required a steady source of power. Finding a coal seam up river, Spencer commissioned a San Francisco company, Robertson-Schultz Co., to build the stern-wheel Paddle steamer, Charles Spencer, for the American Placer Corporation. James Robertson and Herman Rosenfelt built the ship. It was 92.5 feet long, 25 feet abeam and had a draft of 18 to 20 inches. A 110 horse-power marine boiler powered a 12' stern paddle. The
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Robertson,James; Schultze,Robertson & Schultze
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