A 10 x 12 Washington 4 drum tyler steam donkey. Left to right: Lars Lovick (chaser), Tony Johnson (dog up man), Gust Halverson (engineer), Hans Bendickson (owner), and unknown man is the fireman.
Beecher Lake Lumber Co., which was owned and operated by the Baikie family of Campbell River, was located in the Campbell River estuary area. The Beecher Lake Lumber Co. milled the wood that was logged by Baikie Bros. Logging.
Bendickson Logging crew at Quadra Island operations
Part of the rigging crew with some big fir at Open Bay on Quadra Island. Note the snipe on the end of the log to assist in hauling it out of the bush, made by Julius Sampson who is standing at far right holding a very sharp broad-bit axe. Hans Hansen (hook tender) is at far left. Other persons...
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.