Skeena River Boats
From 1889, sternwheelers and smaller craft fought their way through the coast Mountains, churning past such awesome places as 'The Devil's Elbow' and 'The Hornet's Nest'. Men and supplies were freighted upstream, furs and gold downstream. A quarter century of colour and excitement began to fade in 1912, as the Grand Trunk Pacific neared completion.
From BC's Stops of Interest