"Back in the Day"

[Scott S]

Loading rail trucks near Vernonia Ore,

Love the soft hats!

 

[Born2clearcut]

thats very impressive how they did that in post 120 , kool pic's

 

[Scott S]

Oregon American Mill at Vernonia, OR. At one time the largest all electric sawmill in the world.

 

[dirty4fun]

Great old time pictures, I really enjoyed looking at the a couple times.

Betting the soft hat would do just about the same as a hard hat if that log were to fall on it.

 

[52dodgeman]

My wife and I were wandering around Vernonia this past summer while we were in Oregon and came across the remains of an old mill (mill pond and some old foundations) the city had turned into a park. Is that what's left of the old Oregon American Mill? Great photos.

 

[Scott S]

My wife and I were wandering around Vernonia this past summer while we were in Oregon and came across the remains of an old mill (mill pond and some old foundations) the city had turned into a park. Is that what's left of the old Oregon American Mill? Great photos.

Yes, why Vernonia to visit?

Scott S

 

[52dodgeman]

We were in Portland for three months and spent a lot of time exploring and looking for places to walk the dogs. Spotted Vernonia on the map and went to check it out. Glad we did, nice little town and finding the old mill was a bonus. Next time we are out I want to spend more time learning about the old mill towns and logging operations. My grandad worked for LongBell in Longview and I also want to research some of the history of that mill.

 

[Autocar]

I missed this thread somehow,all I can say is WOW ! Great pictures and what a story they have to tell.

 

[Scott S]

Glad you found Vernonia, I am 4th generation from there, my family still owns a portion of the original homestead.

 

[John Anderson]

Excellent pics you guys! Love the big old Growth and Steam power!

 

[Sidney43]

Thanks for the photos of the Oregon-American operations. The photos taken out in the logging sides look to have been in some parts of the Tillamook burn, as you can see the burned snags remaining in the background. After WWII they logged in the burn for a number of years to try and salvage as much of the timber as possible. My Mother told me that Dad would come home just black with soot from working there. Before the burn, most of the logging was by RR, but the fire destroyed most of the timber trestles, some of which were pretty substantial, so they went to truck logging for the most part after the war.

 

[Born2clearcut]

We barged our grapple yarder into Chemainus and got onto a off hiway lowbed to Nitnat. First time i 've been in the back country in that area and what a trip it was, but that is a whole differant story lol . I had no idea where we were i was just following the lowbed . We came across this unit i Think it was just before Copper Canyon . On the back it says PINERIDGE LOGGING the rest is graffiti . There was a plaque there about it ,but don't remember what it said and never got a picture . Maybe some of you Island boys know more about it .

 

[Sidney43]

Just wanted to comment on post #121, which is a great photo and very representative of logging of that era. I seem to recall that they are using what I have heard called a "hayrack" to load logs with, sort of the forerunner of a heel boom, which later became commonly used with cable shovels mounted on rubber.

My Dad at one time had a Lima cable shovel mounted on four axles with a heel boom, probably a Young. I have a poor photo of it somewhere and will try to find and post.

 

[KenAl]

RE #132 See
https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?16755-Vancouver-Island-BC-Logging-at-its-Best! #109 and #110 for more pictures.

 

[Born2clearcut]

thanks Ken

 

[skadill]

Old Wheeled yarder

1958- Moresby camp Alaska Pine Co.at Queen Charlotte Islands,B.C.Taken by my former neighbor where I grew up.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

 

[furpo]

Ericson Collection, Humboldt Countrey Logging

Here is a link to some old time photos of old growth logging in Humboldt Countrey, California.

Enjoy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rjacks-California-redwoods.html#ixzz25dPJtpeW

 

[trakloader]

1958- Moresby camp Alaska Pine Co.at Queen Charlotte Islands,B.C.Taken by my former neighbor where I grew up.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

I believe that is the one that is still sitting there. Scrappers took the wheels, and at some point it had a cab fitted. Hopefully we will be getting there tomorrow to look at it.

 

[trakloader]

Juskatla BC

Here is Grandpa on the old Lima, with a Bohemian boom

 

[trakloader]

Old days

More pics from Juskatla, heel boom loading, yarder, trucks.