went to Skuzzy mountain today...
named for the only vessel to ever make it threw Hell's Gate in the Fraser canyon.
the Skuzzy was built specially for the canyon with a multiple compartitioned hull, one of the strongest engines available, and a huge winch on the front. The Skuzzy made it on the 3rd attempt with the engine going full out, the winch pulling, and 150 chinese railroad workers pulling on ropes from the cliffs. Every time the Skuzzy went out into the Fraser, they had to do hull repairs from the rocks and the pounding she took. There is not many pics of the Skuzzy as it was only in service for 2 yrs 'till the railroad was threw the canyon, then it was dis-mantled. the hull sat at Kanaka bar for yrs moldering away...
heading up-river for Hells Gate
little safer by road now
