John David Murray (d. 1933) John Murray began piloting riverboats on the Stikine River when he was in his teens. Murray was the captain of the //Bonanza King// in 1906 when his son Phillip was killed in an explosion on the steamer //Columbian.//((No blame was assigned over the deaths.(("Verdict Given." //Weekly Star// (Whitehorse), 26 October 1906.)) He was the master of the //White Seal// in 1907 and captain of the sternwheeler //Keno// in 1933 when he died on board at Stewart River.((Jerry E. Green, //Yukon Riverboat Captains.// 2019 website: http://www.users.muohio.edu/greenje/))