Hells Gate

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Hells Gate is a narrow rocky gorge of the FRASER RIVER CANYON south of Boston Bar, British Columbia. Explorer Simon FRASER recorded a difficult portage (1808) around the churning waters of this section of the FRASER RIVER. First known as the "great canyon," its name is associated with the disastrous impact of CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY construction on the river's salmon resources. After blasting debris and rockslides (1913-14) blocked much of the PACIFIC SALMON runs, the catch from the river's stocks plummeted. The first fishways were constructed here in 1944 to permit spawning fish to pass the rapids however, stocks have yet to fully recover. Hells Gate now has an aerial tram ride and highway tourist facility.
Hells Gate
Hells Gate
North of Hope, BC, on the Fraser River (Corel Professional Photos).

Author PETER GRANT


Suggested Reading
Matthew D. Evenden, Fish versus Power: An Environmental History of the Fraser River (2004)


Links to Other Sites
One of Canada's earliest roads: the Cariboo
A CBC Radio audio clip about the history of the harrowing Cariboo Wagon Road in BC.

Hell's Gate
A tourist guide to the Hell's Gate region of the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. From the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains website.

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