2 horsepower logging effort was a lot cheaper than a small locomotivehttp://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2013/11/big-logs-enumclaw-circa-1918.html… Read More
1893 Chicago World's Fair Washington state exhibit of sawn log measuring 111 feet long and over 4 feet in diameter http://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2016/11/lumbering-circa-1893.htmlSo, how did that get moved to Chicago from Washington when it couldn't take sharp corners? 111 feet long!… Read More
David just sent me a link to the Van Atta Brothers logging museum and website... cool stuff!No rail cars, just loooong logs between bogeyshard rubber tires, probably no seat cushion for the tractor operator and passengers eitherAbove, a Shay type locomotiveBut the angle on the drive shaft in the above photo, that's … Read More
Lake Sawyer log dump train, 1920shttp://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2016/07/lake-sawyer-log-dump-circa-1924.html… Read More
Mule and oxen team logging 1885 http://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2016/12/log-bridge-circa-1885.htmland below oxenhttp://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2016/08/have-rail-but-no-steam-try-oxen-circa-1889.htmlBut wow, those are a lot… Read More
