Douglass, Abel

He came to the Pacific coast in 1869.

He served in the whaling schooner Kate for two years.

He built the schooner Triumph in 1871.

In 1884 he purchased a two-thirds interest in the Challenge until she was seized in the fall of 1888.

He then shipped on as a hunter in the Annie C. Moore for two years.

In 1891 he built the schooner May Belle which he ran for one season.

He sent to Lowenberg NS for the Arietes and became her Master on her arrival on the coast.

Emma; Triumph; Challenge;