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TERRIFIC PHOTO HISTORY Of LOG SAWMILLING In The WEST BEST & MOST COMPLETE PHOTO HISTORY OF ITS KIND SAWDUST SAGA'S Of The WESTERN SAWMILLS The sawing of lumber has gone on continuously in the Pacific Northwest since 1825, when Gov. Geo. Simpson of the Hudson s Bay Co. raised the British Union Jack above new Fort Vancouver. Some two years later he left this order for Dr. McLoughlin: The Sawmill will require 8 men and should be kept constantly at Work, as I expect fully as much advantage will be derived from the Timber as from the Coasting fur trade I recommend that you build 2 vessels of 200 tons each for the Timber trade The Northwest s pioneering missionaries, Rev Lee, Dr. Marcus Whitman and Rev Henry Spaulding, were all sawmill men and carpenters of some experience, as well as persons of professional education. This first missionaries of the Northwest did the very hard work of pit sawing to produce their first construction lumber. Here is the story of that triumphant growth and its undying promise, shown in superb photograph and told in tru and vital words. The utilitarian waterwheel, the great days of the steam sawmill, the epic dourage of the schooner masters, are glorified here. And this glory is rooted in reality on every page, each scene projected with basic facts. This a backward look at West Coast sawmilling by the holy old mackinaw!NEW, 8 x 11, 176 Pages, Profusely Illustrated. (Terrific photo history of log sawmilling in the west was posted and is owned by: Lorraine Sims) |
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