Mount Royal (sternwheeler)
The Mount Royal was a sternwheeler that worked on the Skeena River and Stikine Rivers in British Columbia, Canada, from 1902 until 1907. She was named after Lord Strathcona who was also known as Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.
The Mount Royal was owned by the Hudson's Bay Company which also owned the Caledonia and the Strathcona. These sternwheelers were used to serve the communities along the river before and during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. During her six seasons of service, the Mount Royal was piloted by Captain SB Johnson.
The Mount Royal was built to run against the Hazelton a privately owned sternwheeler that worked as a passenger and freight steamer for Robert Cunningham.
Read more about Mount Royal (sternwheeler): Construction and Launch, Sternwheeler Race On The Skeena, The Wreck of The Mount Royal
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