John "Scotia Mac” McDonald
	
John McDonald was born in the United Kingdom.((Erik Johnson interview with Ron Willis in 1993.)) Captain McDonald arrived at Carcross from Salmon Arm, British Columbia in May 1924. He, with pilot Bert Janes, purser Bob Pelton, and steward P. Page arrived to put the steamer //Tutshi// into shape for navigation early in June. The golfing season in Carcross had opened a week before and some keen contests had already taken place with Captain McDonald Purser Pelton, from Port Kells, introducing some fancy shots acquired outside. They gave several exhibition games. As soon as the beach is sufficiently dry for the placing of flags, Carcross will have two very fair gold courses.(("Carcross News." //The Weekly Star// (Whitehorse), 23 May 1924.))
	
An agreement was drawn up for the crew of the //MS Neecheah,// with J. McDonald, Master, on 4 July 1942. By 1943, A. G. Courquin was the Master.((Yukon Archives, WP&YR Series II Cor 728 Vol 12 Neecheah 1942-43.))
	
In 1944, Scotia Mac was the //Sibilla's// captain. He would rather have been running the //Tutshi// which was his boat until the war put it out of service, its last run in late 1941.  Ron Willis remembered that Scotia Mac wasn't easy to work for. Coming into shore to tie up he would have Ron jump into waist-deep cold water with a line in hand to moor the boat and barge. Mac also kept a tight rein on his crew at Carcross, never letting them wander too far, because the ocean-going //Princess Patricia// or the //Princess Louise// might arrive at Skagway, and the freight destined for the //Sibilla's// run would have to be delivered to Taku Landing or Ben-My-Chree. There was a building at Taku where Captain McDonald sometimes stayed overnight while the crew stayed on board.((Erik Johnson interviewed Ron Willis in 1993.))