Found part of this long two man saw today, and axe a few days ago. Dug in area of old photo. Thanks for looking.Some of those huge cedar logs were cut up into smaller size called shingle bolts.
From high up on the mountains they were put in wooden flumes and floated down by river stream water down to the mills on our waterfront. Or in really early pioneer days loaded on to sail ships. Bottom picture is a shingle bolt flume, more then a few people have died riding down those flumes.
Have found many of the double edge axes. Only one saw, but know where there is another.
Only in a few rare places can we still see parts of these wooden flumes. Does anyone know what the 4th man on top is holding?
oj/bc ps in wrong forum
From high up on the mountains they were put in wooden flumes and floated down by river stream water down to the mills on our waterfront. Or in really early pioneer days loaded on to sail ships. Bottom picture is a shingle bolt flume, more then a few people have died riding down those flumes.
Have found many of the double edge axes. Only one saw, but know where there is another.
Only in a few rare places can we still see parts of these wooden flumes. Does anyone know what the 4th man on top is holding?
oj/bc ps in wrong forum
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