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==Construction==
''Three Sisters'' was built in 1886 at [[Portland, Oregon]] by the Oregon Development Company, which was a branch of the [[Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–94)|Oregon Pacific Railroad Company]].<ref name = Wright>{{cite book
| editor1-last = Wright | editor1-first = E.W. | title = Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest | year = 1895 | url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_seRDAAAAYAAJ | lccn = 28001147 | location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] | publisher = Lewis and Dryden Printing Co. | publication-date = 1895 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_seRDAAAAYAAJ/page/n358 334] }}</ref> On June 29, 1886, the steamer was to have been inspected by William M. Hoag, general manager of the Oregon Pacific Railroad, and {{Interlanguage link|Wallis Nash|WD=Q131433400}}.<ref name = AcceptSteamer/> The steamer had been recently completed, and if it was found to meet contract requirements, would be accepted into the company’s service.<ref name = AcceptSteamer/>
As built in 1886, ''Three Sisters'' was 120.7 feet long, measured over the hull, exclusive of the extension over the stern, called the fantail, on which the sternwheel was mounted.<ref name = 1887registry>{{cite book
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