Bonita (1900 sternwheeler)

Bonita at the opening of the Yamhill River lock and dam, September 24, 1900
History
Name	Bonita (1900–1902); Metlako (1902–1924); B. H. Smith Jr. (1924–1931)
Route	Willamette, Yamhill, Columbia, Cowlitz, Lewis and Lake rivers
Builder	Johnston boatyard
Completed	1900, at Portland, Oregon.
Out of service	1931
Identification	U.S. #3830
Fate	Abandoned.
General characteristics
Type	riverine passenger/freight
Tonnage	198 gross; 122 net tons.
Length	109 ft (33.2 m) measured over hull.
Beam	24.4 ft 9 in (7.7 m) measured over hull.
Depth	4.8 ft 0 in (1.46 m)
Installed power	twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, single cylinder, cylinder bore 9 in (23 cm) and stroke of 4 ft (1.22 m).
Propulsion	sternwheel
Capacity	200 passengers; 125 tons of freight

Bonita was a steamboat which operated on the Willamette and Yamhill rivers. This boat was renamed Metlako in 1902, and operated under that name until 1924 on the Columbia River and its tributaries, the Cowlitz, Lewis and Lake rivers. In 1924, Metlako was renamed B. H. Smith Jr., operating under that name until 1931, when the steamer was abandoned. As Bonita, in September 1900, this vessel was the first steamer to pass through the Yamhill locks.