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Mcknight, George A.

Sawlogs on Steel Rails

The Forest Industry Senior's History Committee, 1995

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(Ladysmith, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1995
ISBN
0969944802
Luogo di stampa
British Columbia
Autore
Mcknight, George A.
Editori
The Forest Industry Senior's History Committee
Formato
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Soggetto
DESKTOP PUBLISHING COMPUTERS GENERAL Sawlogs on Steel Rails The, Forest Industry Senior's History Committee Logging Railroads, Region History Lumber Camps Port Alberni Senior's History, Committee Over one inch thick. "The first major sawmill in, British Columbia was the Port Alberni Anderson mill of 1860, 1864, which was closed because it ran out of logs. Manager Gilbert, Sproat advised the owners that to get logs to the mill they, would need to build a railway. The owners refused so the mill, was closed. It was to be almost fifty years until the first, logging railway was built in 1912. The last train of logs was, delivered to MacMillan Bloedel's Franklin River Camp A in 1957., In the intervening period more than thirty locomotives operated, on hundreds of miles of railway grade in the area. Thousands of, men were involved in a large number of logging camps, big and small. This 45 year period of railway logging is the, subject of our story. British Columbia
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H Hardcover
Stato di conservazione
In ottimo stato
Lingue
Inglese
Legatura
Rilegato

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Over one inch thick. "The first major sawmill in British Columbia was the Port Alberni Anderson mill of 1860/1864, which was closed because it ran out of logs. Manager Gilbert Sproat advised the owners that to get logs to the mill they would need to build a railway. The owners refused so the mill was closed. It was to be almost fifty years until the first logging railway was built in 1912. The last train of logs was delivered to MacMillan Bloedel's Franklin River Camp A in 1957. In the intervening period more than thirty locomotives operated on hundreds of miles of railway grade in the area. Thousands of men were involved in a large number of logging camps, big and small. This 45 year period of railway logging is the subject of our story." - from back board. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Glossy illustrated boards. Crisp, clean and unmarked with very light signs of handling. Minor cigarette smell. Excellent copy. Book

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