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Active was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the upper Willamette River from 1865 to 1872. During its short operational life, Active was
Active_(sternwheeler)
List of ships with the same or similar names
not been located. Active (sternwheeler), a steamboat that operated on the Willamette River, in Oregon, US, from 1865 to 1872 Active (1852 ship) – a steam-powered
Active_(ship)
1889 steamboat in United States
same time in the same region, including in particular the Northwest, a sternwheeler built in 1877 at Columbus, Washington, and dismantled in 1885. Northwest
Northwest_(sternwheeler)
Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
1814 as an improvement over the less efficient sidewheeler. The second sternwheeler built, Washington of 1816, had two decks and served as the prototype
Paddle_steamer
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Shoshone (Snake River sternwheeler)
Shoshone_(Snake_River_sternwheeler)
1857 steamboat built in Oregon, United States
1916, was the natural outlet of Lake Washington. Starting in 1874, the sternwheeler Otter also ran on the Duwamish. In March 1877 Wenat was laid up in Seattle
Wenat_(sternwheeler)
Princess Mary Princess May Princess Norah Princess Royal Princess Sophia Sternwheelers Annerly BC Express Bonnington BX Charlotte Chilcotin City of Ainsworth
Beaver_(1873_sternwheeler)
Topics referred to by the same term
sailing ships Miles Messenger, a British 1940s liaison aircraft Messenger (sternwheeler), an 1876 sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet Verville-Sperry
Messenger
and Lewis rivers. This vessel should not be confused with the similar sternwheeler Onward built in 1858 at Canemah, Oregon and dismantled in 1865. In June
Onward_(1867_sternwheeler)
Steamboat
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Onward_(1858_sternwheeler)
Topics referred to by the same term
Alert, the name of several ships of the US Navy or US Coast Guard Alert (sternwheeler 1865), a steamboat in Oregon, U.S. Alert (bridge), in the card game of
Alert
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Moose_(sternwheeler)
19th-century steamboat
Princess Mary Princess May Princess Norah Princess Royal Princess Sophia Sternwheelers Annerly BC Express Bonnington BX Charlotte Chilcotin City of Ainsworth
Enterprise_(1855)
1900 steamboat in United States
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Bonita_(1900_sternwheeler)
Sternwheel-driven steamboat in United States
Paquet & Smith, for the price of $25,000, with directions to construct a sternwheeler at any point between Cascades Locks and The Dalles, to be finished by
Regulator_(sternwheeler)
1898 steamboat in United States
was abandoned in 1920. The engines were removed and installed in the sternwheeler Fidalgo. Affleck, Edwin L, ed. A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific
Northern_Light_(sternwheeler)
Steamboat in Washington state
Steamboats at the Okanogan wharf, May 1909. While these vessels are in active service, in six years almost all steamboat activity on the Columbia River
North Star (1902 sternwheeler)
North_Star_(1902_sternwheeler)
Stern-wheel driven steamboat
was named after the company's founder, Joseph Kellogg (1812–1903). The sternwheeler Joseph Kellogg was built in 1881 at Portland, Oregon. Joseph Kellogg
Joseph_Kellogg_(sternwheeler)
planned to use Etna on the Lewis River route in conjunction with the sternwheeler Mascot. Logging camps and mills up the Lewis river depended on shallow-draft
Etna_(sternwheeler)
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Grey_Eagle_(sternwheeler)
to Alaska. Altona was built in 1890, at Portland, Oregon. She was a sternwheeler driven by twin-single single cylinder horizontally mounted steam engines
Altona_(sternwheeler)
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Oregona_(sternwheeler)
National Register of Historic Places. Pilgrim Belle is a diesel-powered sternwheeler built in 1993 which does harbor cruises in Plymouth, Massachusetts. American
List of extant paddle steamers
List_of_extant_paddle_steamers
at 45 and 121-122. Timmen, Blow for the Landing, at 228-229. Mills, Sternwheelers up Columbia, at 56 and 200. Affleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers
Rival_(sternwheeler)
Willamette River sternwheel steamboat
vessels built by the Willamette River Navigation Company included the sternwheelers Vancouver (1870), Beaver (1873), and Willamette Chief (1874). Grover
Governor Grover (sternwheeler)
Governor_Grover_(sternwheeler)
Sternwheel-driven steamboat
towing and clearing of snags. Shoo Fly inspired the name of another sternwheeler on the Willamette River, Don't Bother Me. Shoo Fly was built at Canemah
Shoo_Fly_(sternwheeler)
NRHP-listed sternwheel museum ship
the 1952 race. She was set to race against the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge, as a part of the Sternwheeler Days Festival in Cascade Locks, Oregon. The Portland's
Portland_(1947_tugboat)
Astoria, Oregon in the 1890s. Occident was considered a twin vessel to the sternwheeler Orient Occident was described as a freight steamer. Occident was built
Occident_(sternwheeler)
American stern-wheel driven steamboat
mounted. Including the fantail, the steamer was 154 ft (46.9 m) long. The sternwheeler had a beam (width) of 26.1 ft (8.0 m), measured over hull, and exclusive
Robert_Young_(sternwheeler)
American steamboat
Bailey Gatzert inspired several other sternwheelers, including the 1897 Arrow Lakes, British Columbia sternwheeler Rossland and, much later, the M/V Columbia
Bailey_Gatzert_(sternwheeler)
engineer of the Eva and held that position until the boat was retired from active service in April 1916. His brother Capt. Henry Sagabird was also a master
Eva_(sternwheeler)
Navigation Company, was an owner of the new steamer. Swan, a similar sized sternwheeler, was built by Hiram Doncaster (b.1838) across the Umpqua river from Gardiner
Unio_(sternwheeler)
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Relief_(sternwheeler_1858)
Topics referred to by the same term
Northern Light (clipper), an American ship 1851–1862 Northern Light (sternwheeler), active on Puget Sound in the 1900s Northern Light (pilot boat), an American
Northern_Lights
sometimes seen spelled Despatch. This sternwheeler should not be confused with an earlier and somewhat smaller sternwheeler, also named Dispatch, that was built
Dispatch_(sternwheeler)
Steamboat
wharf at Alder Street, in Portland, the Stark Street Ferry ran into the sternwheeler. Elwood's fantail was badly damaged, as was the tackle on the ferry.
Elwood_(sternwheeler)
Canadian retail business holding company
liquidation of Hudson's Bay appointed a law firm to represent the company's active and retired non-unionized employees. Ren, Estella (9 May 2025), "Hudson's
Hudson's_Bay_Company
until July 1876. In the second half of January 1876, Dayton raced the sternwheeler City of Salem from Rock Island to the mouth of the Yamhill River, with
Dayton_(sternwheeler)
Major river in central United States
by the dugout canoes they used, let alone the large sidewheelers and sternwheelers that would later ply the Missouri in increasing numbers. One explorer
Missouri_River
1900s steamboat in United States
vessels running at the same time and on similar routes included the sternwheelers Capital City and City of Shelton, and the small propeller driven vessels
Irene_(sternwheeler)
American steamboat
the upper deck without even getting wet. About two hours later, the sternwheeler Leona, also owned by the O.C.T.C., came along, and after standing by
Pomona_(sternwheeler)
ISBN 0-8032-5874-7. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manzanillo (sternwheeler). Affleck, Edward L. (2000). A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific
Manzanillo_(sternwheeler)
Wooden steamboat
Island. The vessel was active on Puget Sound in the early decades of the 1900s. Vashon should not be confused with the sternwheeler Vashon which also ran
Vashon_(1905_steamboat)
Topics referred to by the same term
Samsung GM Alpha platform, the underpinning of various GM vehicles Alpha (sternwheeler), a 19th-century river vessel Alpha 2000, a light aircraft built in New
Alpha_(disambiguation)
was only five minutes less than the best time for the Enterprise, a sternwheeler built in 1855. Elk was received enthusiastically at Butteville, Oregon
Elk_(sternwheeler_1857)
Steamboat used in Oregon, United States
overnight at Shade's Hotel in Oswego, and, the next morning, board a small sternwheeler, the Minnehaha. The lake boat then paddled across the water to the lake's
Senator_(sternwheeler)
the Willamette above the falls. In addition to Clinton, there was the sternwheeler Enterprise and the side-wheelers Hoosier, Franklin (ex Minnie Holmes
James_Clinton_(sternwheeler)
steamers of the People's Transportation Company, Enterprise, Echo, and Active departed Oregon City every Monday and Thursday for Salem, Albany, and Corvallis
Enterprise (sternwheeler 1863)
Enterprise_(sternwheeler_1863)
registered size was 120 tons, a measure of size, not weight. Surprise was a sternwheeler, and the wheel was turned by twin steam engines, horizontally mounted
Surprise_(sternwheeler)
Capital and largest city of Yukon, Canada
Mining Museum MacBride Museum of Yukon History Miles Canyon SS Klondike sternwheeler Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Yukon Transportation Museum ‹ The
Whitehorse
are listed separately in the List of ship replicas. Some historic ships actively used for excursions, and not previously or currently associated with museums
List of museum ships in North America
List_of_museum_ships_in_North_America
American steamboat
anywhere." On January 23, 1892, Astorian took off 35 passengers from the sternwheeler Harvest Queen, which had grounded at Warrior Rock, near St. Helens, Oregon
Clara_Parker_(sternwheeler)
shareholder in the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The large and fast sternwheeler R.R. Thompson was named after him. A.J. Duniway, ed. (September 14, 1877)
Orient_(sternwheeler)
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Willamette_Chief
(1860) Unio /Union (1861) Enterprise (1863) Senator (1864) Alert (1865) Active (1865) Echo (1865) Fannie Patton (1865) Shoshone (1866) Minnehaha (186)
Three_Sisters_(sternwheeler)
Island in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada
with the loss of seven lives. [clarification needed] The famous BC sternwheeler R.P. Rithet was beached in Stuart Bay in 1923. On November 6, 2004, the
Texada_Island
American banker and businessman (1869–1975)
Joshua Green (October 16, 1869 – January 24, 1975) was an American sternwheeler captain, businessman, and banker. He rose from being a seaman to being
Joshua_Green_(businessman)
from 1868 to 1875. This vessel should not be confused with the later sternwheeler Albany (ex N.S. Bentley), which ran, also on the Willamette River, from
Albany_(1868_sternwheeler)
Port in Canada
Captain John Irving (1854–1936), then 28, ordered the construction of the sternwheeler R.P. Rithet to expand his fleet of the Pioneer Line. R.P. Rithet was
Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)
Victoria_Harbour_(British_Columbia)
Village in British Columbia, Canada
134 km (83 mi) Last Spike (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway) Fort Fraser (sternwheeler) "Fort Fraser". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia
Fort_Fraser,_British_Columbia
River in the Pacific Northwest of North America
one of the top salmon-producing river systems in the world. Previously active fishing sites, such as Celilo Falls in the eastern Columbia River Gorge
Columbia_River
Eagle (under Captain Wickstrom), Hooligan, Mazama, Hornet and the large sternwheeler Winema. Earlier that year, in June, a newspaper report hinted that racing
Hooligan_(sternwheeler)
Washington. At Castle Rock, Chester made a connection with the larger sternwheeler Northwest running out of Portland. Toledo was the head of navigation
Chester_(sternwheeler)
American actress (1898–1990)
personal friend of [Walt] Disney, will christen the Mark Twain, a 105-foot sternwheeler which plies its way around a three-quarter mile canal in Frontierland
Irene_Dunne
Binkley and his three sons began planning for the construction of a third sternwheeler for the company, which would be named Discovery III. Plans for Discovery
Discovery_III
Nineteenth century American commercial ship
Lorentz Brothers, a steamboat family active in Puget Sound maritime affairs. Tyconda was the only sternwheeler the Lorentz Brothers ever owned. The vessel
Tyconda
1872 steamboat in United States
the steamer E.D. Baker, and when that vessel was dismantled, in the sternwheeler Reliance. These were twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, each with
Alice_(sternwheeler)
the shipyard of Joseph Supple at Portland, Oregon. The vessel was a sternwheeler driven by twin-single cylinder horizontally mounted steam engines. In
Leona_(sternwheeler)
Village in British Columbia, Canada
Restored by the Kootenay Lake Historical Society, it is the oldest intact sternwheeler in the world and draws thousands of visitors every year. The Village
Kaslo
City in British Columbia, Canada
reference to the stepped terraces of the surrounding landscape. The first sternwheeler to attempt the Skeena was the Union in 1865, which transported supplies
Terrace,_British_Columbia
steamer. 2. Propelled by a sternwheel (e.g. a "sternwheel steamer"). sternwheeler A paddle steamer propelled by a sternwheel. steward A member of a vessel's
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
Class I railway in Canada and the United States
operations had one thing in common, the need for shallow draft therefore sternwheelers were the choice of ship. Tugs and barges handled railway equipment including
Canadian_Pacific_Railway
Steamboats in a US river
Gorge Sternwheeler Has Been on the Water Since 1983 | BRIDGE of the GODS Magazine". www.thebridgeofthegods.com. Retrieved 2025-11-11. "By Sternwheeler Along
Steamboats of the Willamette River
Steamboats_of_the_Willamette_River
Lake in the North Island of New Zealand
1955 and refurbished in 2007 to use at Queenstown). Lakeland Queen is a sternwheeler passenger vessel that operates cruises on Lake Rotorua. She was built
Lake_Rotorua
Sternwheeler steamboat
gross tons) Henrietta operating on the lake in 1870. The much larger sternwheeler Onward made at least one trip on Sucker Lake, on January 21, 1873, reaching
Minnehaha_(sternwheeler)
Place in Yukon, Canada
Silver Trail, Yukon Highway 11. The British Yukon Navigation Company sternwheeler SS Keno is preserved in Dawson City and protected as a National Historic
Keno_City
The river sternwheeler Ramona operated from 1892 to 1908 on the Willamette River in Oregon, on the Stikine River running from Wrangell, Alaska into British
Ramona_(1892_sternwheeler)
also handled the vessel for a while. Other sternwheelers built and run by WRSN included Alert and Active. Echo ran between Portland and Eugene, Oregon
Echo_(sternwheeler_1865)
City in Washington, United States
By the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a well-known seaport, very active and banking on the future. Many homes and buildings were built during that
Port_Townsend,_Washington
on the upper Willamette. This vessel should not be confused with the sternwheeler Ruth built at Libby, Montana in 1896. Farmers would grow wheat in the
Ruth_(sternwheeler_1895)
as 1899.) An early major tenant was Willis Wilbur Robinson, who ran sternwheelers of hay from the Skagit River. A 1910 source, writing about 1907, says
List of structures on Elliott Bay
List_of_structures_on_Elliott_Bay
Alert was a sternwheeler steamboat which operated on the Willamette River, in Oregon, United States, from 1865 to 1875. Originally built for and owned
Alert_(sternwheeler_1865)
American steamboat captain (1830–1914)
in Hoosier No. 3 to E.M. White and with his associates purchased the sternwheeler James Clinton and ran her until April 23, 1861, when the Clinton was
James_D._Miller
American politician
Council in 1931. He was active in banking and as a building contractor, and was heavily involved in Gold Rush reunions. The sternwheeler-utility boat A. J.
Albert_J._Goddard
Chronology of Canadian city
operates gristmill at Mill Creek. 1875 – Arrival of Edmonton's first sternwheeler/steamboat Northcote. 1876 Donald Ross opens Edmonton's first hotel Treaty
Timeline_of_Edmonton_history
Topics referred to by the same term
Baseball Hall-of-Fame player nicknamed "the Gray Eagle" Grey Eagle (sternwheeler), an American sternwheel-driven steamboat in use from 1894 to 1930 Gray
Grey_Eagle
Passenger ferry service in England
sold in 1990 to Open Leisure Ltd and converted in North Shields to a sternwheeler and renamed Catherine Wheel for River Tyne excursion work. Rose 1961
Gravesend–Tilbury_Ferry
now known as either Boiler Rapid or Boiler Riffle. Sternwheeler Rogue River Gold Hill Welcome 13 November 1904 Sternwheeler Coquille River Myrtle Point
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Oregon
Shipping Company
with a ship he acquired in 1892. The log towing ship was a 140-foot sternwheeler built for the partnership, Weyerhaeuser and Denkman Company. In 1923
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Weyerhaeuser_Steamship_Company
Steamboats on lake in Idaho, USA
shipped to Lake Pend Oreille to be installed on the sternwheeler Pend Oreille. Ferrell. Sternwheeler, 80 feet long, built circa 1906 for William W. Ferrell
Steamboats on Lake Coeur d'Alene
Steamboats_on_Lake_Coeur_d'Alene
Lake in British Columbia, Canada
Their large house was the hub of activities. Son Frank (Ink) was also actively involved in community responsibilities such as managing the water works
Adams_Lake
River excursion company
he bought his second steamboat, the Freddie, a triple-decked, 73-foot sternwheeler with a 16-foot beam. Once established as an operator, he transported
Streckfus_Steamers
Town in Washington, United States
Railroad having trackage rights on this line as well. However, there is no active station in the city and passenger trains do not stop there. Passenger service
Steilacoom,_Washington
remains the same while the superstructure has changed. Laurindo Pitta is active at times when doing water tours. Wheelhouse was built in Olympia. Sevastopol
List of oldest surviving ships
List_of_oldest_surviving_ships
Public ferry service in Washington, US
the first to carry carts across Elliott Bay; it was followed by the sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert, which was retrofitted in 1920 to add a car elevator.
Washington_State_Ferries
First working railroad in California (1854–1983)
Company. The old side-wheel steamer, the Gussie McAlpine was replaced by a sternwheeler, named the Alta and the company kept adding track to local mills. In
Arcata_and_Mad_River_Railroad
Place in Washington, United States
Japanese ancestry or birth. John McMillin, a Republican, was politically active. He was a candidate for U.S. Senate, served on the state Railroad Commission
Roche_Harbor,_Washington
Northwest Maritime Exhibits about the adjacent drydocked WT Preston sternwheeler and other snagboats Ansorge Hotel Curlew Ferry Eastern Historic site
List of museums in Washington (state)
List_of_museums_in_Washington_(state)
(Montgomery (snagboat)) Pickens One of the few surviving steam-powered sternwheelers in the United States, it is one of two surviving United States Army
List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Alabama
American businessman
the most extensive in the state of Oregon. In 1863 Kellogg built the sternwheeler Senator, which he sold to the People's Transportation Company. Kellogg
Joseph_Kellogg
ACTIVE STERNWHEELER
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English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places, derived from Old English clif, CLIVE means "bank, cliff, slope."
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English pet form of Celtic Arthur, possibly ARTIE means "bear-man."Â
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English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Shropshire and Cheshire, named Clive, from the dative case of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’ (see Cliff), originally used after a preposition. In some cases the name may be topographical, with the same origin and meaning.
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Pet form of English Ace, ACIE means "number one."
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English
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A narrator of Hadith
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English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALLYN means "little rock."Â
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Feminine form of Italian/Spanish Ernesto, ERNESTA means "battle (to the death), serious business."
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From the hills.
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Another name of young Parvati
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Safe; Sound; Peace
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Love's Labours Lost' Lord attending on King Ferdinand.
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Lively eyed
ACTIVE STERNWHEELER
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ACTIVE STERNWHEELER
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
v. t.
To make active.
a.
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
a.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
adv.
In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
a.
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
a.
Doing; active.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
a.
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
a.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
a.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
n.
Action.
a.
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
adv.
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
a.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.