John Perkins with an electric auger used for drilling boom stick on his shoulder. He is working at the Elk River Timber Co. booming grounds at Campbell River.
International Timber Co. Camp 4 near Campbell River
Notice the bunkhouses on the rail cars - the camp was being organized at this point. Man in foreground was a high rigger. The foreman's building is on the left. At this time families lived one half of the bunk houses.
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.
Heel boom and a 'cheese block' load. Timber was so big that they didn't need high stakes - three or four logs were loaded with 'cheese blocks' (pyramid shaped blocks) holding the logs in place.
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.