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Characterized as the worst disaster in the [[Yukon River]]'s history, the '''[[Paddle steamer|sternwheeler]] ''Columbian''''' [[Explosion|exploded]] and burned at Eagle Rock, Yukon, Canada, on September 25, 1906, killing six men. The steamer was carrying a crew of twenty-five men and a full [[cargo]], including [[cattle]] and three tons (2.722 t) of [[gunpowder|blasting powder]] destined for the Tantalus [[Coal mining|coal mine]], {{convert|30|mi|km|spell=in}} downriver.<ref name=Sights>
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| url = http://www.yukonheritage.com/Sign/central/robert-campbell/columbian.html | title = Km 555.3 - The Columbian Disaster | work = Sights and Sites of the Yukon River: Robert Campbell Highway | publisher = Government of Yukon | location = Yukon, Canada | accessdate = 17 April 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721063805/http://www.yukonheritage.com/Sign/central/robert-campbell/columbian.html | archive-date=21 July 2011 | dead-url=yes}}
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| url = http://www.explorenorth.com/library/ships/
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| url = http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/history/1906-a-grim-death-indeed/ | title = 1906 A Grim Death Indeed. | date = 12 October 1906 | work = News | publisher = Whitehorse Daily Star | location = Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | accessdate = 17 April 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211224659/https://www.whitehorsestar.com/archive/history/1906-a-grim-death-indeed/ | archive-date=11 February 2011 | dead-url=yes}}
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The ''Columbian'' was {{convert|147|ft|m|spell=in}} long, {{convert|30|ft|m|spell=in}} wide, and capable of carrying one hundred and seventy-five [[passenger]]s plus freight.<ref name=Holloway>
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|url = http://www.yukoner.com/columbn.htm#top|title = Fire on the Yukon: The Wreck of the Columbian | first = Sam | last = Holloway | work = Stories | publisher = The Yukoner Magazine | location = Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | accessdate = 17 April 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150629/http://www.yukoner.com/columbn.htm | archive-date=18 July 2011 | dead-url=no}}
</ref> The [[engine room]] was {{convert|35|ft|m|spell=in}} long, housing two high-pressure [[engine]]s. Built in 1898 by John Todd for the Canadian Development Company (CDC), it was the first CDC steamer to arrive at [[Dawson City]] that year, carrying two prefabricated steel steamers for the [[North-West Mounted Police]]. The ''Columbian'' was bought by the British Yukon Navigation Company along with sixteen other CDC steamers in 1901. In 1905, it had been converted to burn [[coal]] from the [[Tantalus Butte Coal Mine]].<ref name=Explore/>
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