in 1890, shorts partnered with thomas ellis to improve the lake service in the okanagan. ellis could provide the funds that shorts needed. together, they had a new boat ordered. meanwhile, shorts took the engine from the "jubilee" and attached it to a scow and called his new creation the "city of vernon". he used the "city of vernon" until the new boat was ready. the new boat, named "penticton," was a twin screw steamer. after only two years of operation, shorts and ellis sold the "penticton" to leon lequime of kelowna for five thousand dollars.