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The paragraph below was a 'period' (1880's) excerpt from the book
listed below.
- The Closing Days of the Golden Era of Columbia River Steamboating
Captain Claud Troup was born in Vancouver, Washington, November 25, 1865, and
followed in the footsteps of his father, William H. Troup, and his grandfather, Capt.James Turnbull, bu evidencing at an early
age a passion for steamboating. When a mere boy he successfully acted as master of the little steamers 'DIPATCH' and JEANETTE
and followed this with an apprenticeship at the Willamette Iron Works. After leaving there h superintended the building of
the little steamer MIKADO, on which he served as master and engineer, and then entered the employ of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Company as engineer on several of their best boats, but soon left them and in company with several others built
the celebrated stern wheeler GREYHOUND. Captain Troup placed the machinery in the steamer and went with her to Puget Sound,
occupying the position of Chief engineer for several years. He afterward took command of the steamer and is now her managing
owner. Since arriving on the Sound the GREYHOUND has beaten every boat she as raced with and has a record for speed that is
phenomenal for one of her size and construction. Much of the success she has marked her career is due to the practical knowledge
of steamboating which her master has displayed. While a young man, Captain Troup has had a long and varied experience, having
filled almost every position on board a steamboat, he is as much at home in the engine room as in the pilot-house, and is
peculiarly fitted for the management and operation of steamers. he resides in Seattle, Washington. -
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