![St. Islander at Port Essington](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e88eb932343bc6ad6ee26b7/1600123486997-XS6T62KL9JM3TN95I04U/St.+Islander+at+Port+Essington+1880-90+AFTER.jpg)
St. Islander at Port Essington
Founded in 1871, Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River between Prince Rupert and Terrace.
![S.S. Hazelton on Skeena River](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e88eb932343bc6ad6ee26b7/1595459100573-S2AJZJD8HILJ4DW5688P/1907_Steamboat_SS_Hazelton_Skeena_River_flying_Hudson_Bay_flag.png)
S.S. Hazelton on Skeena River
Steamboat flying the Hudson Bay flag, 1907
Founded in 1871, Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River between Prince Rupert and Terrace.
Steamboat flying the Hudson Bay flag, 1907