Interior of Bunk House in Camp 2 of Clark and Lyford, Ltd. - typical of the better class of British Columbia logging camps. Shows double steel bunks for 40 men, stove, clothing on lines, etc.
A ten-man tree planting crew at work in the field in the Knox Bay area. Note the supply man in the foreground carrying transplants for replenishing the team's bags. This area had previously been logged by P.B. Anderson
Art Williams, Best All Round Logger and recipient of the Pierre Paris Trophy. He also received 1st place for Power Saw Bucking, 1st place for Log Birling, 2nd place for Eye Splicing, and 3rd place for Obstacle Pole Bucking.
The Campbell River Fire Department works to put out the blaze at the Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill, which was owned and operated by the Baikie family of Campbell River, and was located in the Campbell River estuary area. The Beecher Lake Lumber Co. milled the wood that was logged by Baikie Bros...
The Campbell River Fire Department works to put out the blaze at the Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill, which was owned and operated by the Baikie family of Campbell River, and was located in the Campbell River estuary area. The Beecher Lake Lumber Co. milled the wood that was logged by Baikie Bros...
Part of a fifteen-man tree planting crew with their foreman at the junction of Tucker Point and Blind Channel railroad grades. The remains of the railroad is still visible. This area had originally been logged by P.B. Anderson.
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. steam engine 111 at Woss. It was purchased from Weyerhauser in 1948 and scrapped at Nimpkish in 1961. The engine is a Baldwin, construction #60811, built in 1929.
A long-standing tradition on Vancouver Island - beginning with log sawing competitions around 1910, and being continued now with Campbell River's Annual North Island Logger Sports - the largest logger sport competition in Canada for the last 5 years running.
In the early years a camp was more than just a place for the men to work and sleep, but also a home for their children and families. Larger camps had family housing, schools for the children, and other such amenities.
Logging in the area has not only included Vancouver Island itself, but also some of the smaller islands adjacent to it; including Cortes Island, Read Island, Sonora Island, West Redonda Island (Teakerne Arm), and others.
A variety of companies have logged in the Menzie's Bay area (just north of the city of Campbell River) over the years, including Lamb Lumber Co., Bloedel Stewart & Welch, MacMillan Bloedel, and Campbell River Timber Co.
Dozens of pictures were taken for the 'Lumber World Review' magazine during a June, 1917 timber cruise along coastal BC by Clark and Lyford Ltd., the first forest engineering firm in British Columbia.