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Collection: Books and Periodicals > Nevada County Historical Society Bulletins

Volume 046-1 - January 1992 (8 pages)

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_ Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin Volume 46, No. 1 January 1992 Sawdust Trails in the Truckee Basin “he Nevada County Historical Society is about to publish an excellent history of the lumbering operations in the Truckee River Basin which took place between the years 1856 and 1936. In this Bulletin we have included some of the many rare and interesting photos that will appear in Dick Wilson’s Sawdust Trails in the Truckee Basin, a book that also includes several maps and a complete and detailed listing of all the companies and mill operators who worked in the woods surrounding Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and the eastern Sierra slopes between Reno and Carson City. For information about a special pre-publication offer, see the announcement in the January 1992 NCHS Newsletter . A traditional upright saw (right). The blade is held taut ina —-— frame that moves up and down in response to power 2 cranked from a water wheel. The saw cuts only on downstrokes, with pauses at the end of each downstroke while the log is moved forward and positioned against the saw for another cut. This primitive sawmill is not greatly more efficient than a historic, hand-powered whip or pit saw. (Photo courtesy of the U.S Forest Service.) Several versions of steam wagons were invented, one of which had flanged wheels and ran on log rails. Others had regular wheels, like this steam wagon with trailers (below) that was used at Hobart Mills for transporting lumber. (Photo courtesy of Searls Historical Society.)