P:\WORD\County HistoiyVTaubeneck Book\SMALLOGG.DOC behind every stump a logging camp between oso and darrington the countryside was littered with small logging and mill companies, feb 17, 1916: r.h. lamson of fortson states that he will later log a small tract of timber. mr.lamson is preparing to resume logging operations at barco. a station on the darrington branch of the n p ry. near the mouth of squire creek, mr.lamson has a force of men employed building roads end of march, the output to be about 10 cars per day. may 12, 1932: an early season fire starting from right-of-away clearing operations near the shomet crossing Sunday, swept eastward through green second growth timber, the chief efforts of the firefighters including the forest service crew was directed toward saving the lamson (formerly mccahughey) sawmill now being erected, jun 7, 1917: the mccaughey mill co. is preparing to erect a new logging camp on the keller place just east of squire creek, same to included about 10 buildings, sufficient to accomdate 30 to 40 men. erection of the buildings is to commence next week, the carpentaring to be done by albert johnson and j. h. walcott of this place, who have recently done considerable work at the company’s head camp, fortson, inculding the erection of a 14,000 gallon water tank for fire protection, this is supplied by a powerful pump capable of filling feb 8, 1923: mccaughey brothers and john letherdale it in one hour. have acquired 200 acres of second growth timber near squire creek, and reparing the camp buildings which he formerly occupied, mr.lamson formerly conducted operations at that point but exhausted his timber -2- small saw mill to cut same, the mill and are preparing to erect a about a year ago. he has recently acquired additional timber holdings near his former camp, first shipment of logs will be made near the feb 2, 1928: , OCR Text: P:\WORD\County HistoiyVTaubeneck Book\SMALLOGG.DOC behind every stump a logging camp between oso and darrington the countryside was littered with small logging and mill companies, feb 17, 1916: r.h. lamson of fortson states that he will later log a small tract of timber. mr.lamson is preparing to resume logging operations at barco. a station on the darrington branch of the n p ry. near the mouth of squire creek, mr.lamson has a force of men employed building roads end of march, the output to be about 10 cars per day. may 12, 1932: an early season fire starting from right-of-away clearing operations near the shomet crossing Sunday, swept eastward through green second growth timber, the chief efforts of the firefighters including the forest service crew was directed toward saving the lamson (formerly mccahughey) sawmill now being erected, jun 7, 1917: the mccaughey mill co. is preparing to erect a new logging camp on the keller place just east of squire creek, same to included about 10 buildings, sufficient to accomdate 30 to 40 men. erection of the buildings is to commence next week, the carpentaring to be done by albert johnson and j. h. walcott of this place, who have recently done considerable work at the company’s head camp, fortson, inculding the erection of a 14,000 gallon water tank for fire protection, this is supplied by a powerful pump capable of filling feb 8, 1923: mccaughey brothers and john letherdale it in one hour. have acquired 200 acres of second growth timber near squire creek, and reparing the camp buildings which he formerly occupied, mr.lamson formerly conducted operations at that point but exhausted his timber -2- small saw mill to cut same, the mill and are preparing to erect a about a year ago. he has recently acquired additional timber holdings near his former camp, first shipment of logs will be made near the feb 2, 1928: , Granite Falls Historical Society,Library (Books & Booklets),General Library,Searchable Books,Taubeneck book part 5.pdf,Taubeneck book part 5.pdf Page 1, Taubeneck book part 5.pdf Page 1