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.
Area previously logged by P.B. Anderson ready for planting
A view looking north and east from the junction of Tucker Point and Blind Channel grades - the rocky areas in the immediate background were to be strip or plot planted.
A Marion Electric Shovel used by Elk River Timber Co.
Elk River Timber owned two of these steam shovels. This one is still labelled International Timber Co. here, and is being used at their operations near Campbell River.
International Timber Co. locomotive near Campbell River. Guy Elgood looking out of cab door with a cap on (after working at I.T he served in World War 1 and died in England of the flu in 1918).
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.