 In August 1897 she was sold to the McGuire Brothers for $15,700, and renamed Clara Nevada.She sailed from Seattle on January 26, 1898, with a crew of 40 men, bound for Skagway, Alaska with 165 passengers heading for the Klondike gold fields.Late on February 5, 1898, the "Clara Nevada" left Skagway with between 25 and 40 passengers aboard.