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Volume 046-1 - January 1992 (8 pages)
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A trail of logs arriving by
horse chute to alanding. »"™%
Note chain spiked to the
last log in the series—the
key to hauling and release
of the whole series. From
the appearance of the horse
track, evidently the chute
has been well used. Ideally,
on such operations any adverse grades must be gentle
and short. Note the trestle
supporting a section of
chute in right background.
(Photo courtesy of Searls
Historical Library.)
The McGiffert Loader shown at right is loading
logs onto a string of flat cars. This and several
similar machines greatly simplified and
speeded up the job of log handling over the
historic technique known as “parbuckling,” in
which a log was rolled up an incline by means
of pressure on a pair of ropes or belts. A
simple procedure for dumping the logs was to
remove the ties and tilt the carrier sideways.
(Photo courtesy of Nevada Historical Society.)
River driving was expensive in the Truckee Basin where
logs came large and streams ran shallow. Even though
drives were timed insofar as possible to coincide with
high water, considerable work was often required to
deepen channels. Even then, drivers might spend most
of their time on the stream fighting off log jams. This
crew of jammers was employed by the Boca Mill and
Ice company on the Little Truckee River.
(Photo courtesy of Searls Historical Library.)