Subject: Flumes
BC Spruce Mills Flume
BC Spruce Mills flume at Lumberton, B.C. This was one of the largest sawmills in the interior, in its time. They had an extensive flume system that transported material from all over the Moyie River valley to the sawmill log pond.
| Internal ID: | 0008.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s Flume and Splash Dam near Wardner, BC
Unused B&W real photo postcard of Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s flume and splash dam near Wardner, BC. Handwritten note on back identifying photo. AZO stampbox in use 1904-1918.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0205 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s Flume and Splash Dam near Wardner, BC
Unused B&W real photo postcard of Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s flume and splash dam near Wardner, BC. Handwritten note on back identifying photo. AZO stampbox in use 1904-1918.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0206 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Quick History of the Lumber Industry
An article by Nancy Miles on the evolution of the lumber industry in East Kootenay up to 1955. Brief but fairly comprehensive.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0002 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 1st 1955 |
Lumbering Basic Industry
Lumbering continues as main basic industry in East Kootenay. Detailing the industry from the beginning of Cranbrook, through the depression and wartime boom era.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0264 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 1st 1955 |
Waldo Operations
Baker Lumber Company at Waldo negotiating for several berths of timber on Gold Creek.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0078 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 14th 1930 |
Edgewood Lumber Co.
Log flume full of water at Whatshan Lake (western shore of Arrow Lakes) - Waldie Lumber (Edgewood Lumber Co. located to Castlegar from Arrow Lakes 1910).
| Internal ID: | 0131.0478 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Yahk Logging Flume
A logging flume in Yahk, BC. Bill Smyth fell in this flume one time in 1920 and was lucky to get out alive. Notice the log decks, water control gate and workers with pike poles feeding the logs through the gate.
| Internal ID: | 0427.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Railway Logging at Yahk, B.C.
A trainload of logs at the Yahk log pond 10 miles from the Idaho border. Notice the gin pole for loading and unloading flatcars and the logging flume feeding into the righthand side of the pond.
| Internal ID: | 0427.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Log Chute, Moyie Lake
Log chute feeding into Moyie Lake, 1901. This was a means of logging employed by both Grant and Sheady and the Moyie Lumber Company.
| Internal ID: | 0515.0086 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1901 |
Log Chute, Moyie Lake
Log chute into Moyie Lake, 1901. This was a means of logging employed by both Grant and Sheady and the Moyie Lumber Company.
| Internal ID: | 0515.0087 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1901 |
Kootenay Spruce Mills at Mineral Lake c.1946
Kootenay Spruce Mills at Mineral Lake c.1946 Kootenay Spruce Mills was owned and operated by Cranbrook Sash & Door. (Crestbrook & Tembec) Do you recognize this man? If you do please let us know.
| Internal ID: | 0523.0116 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
"The Beautiful Arrow Lakes"
"The Beautiful Arrow Lakes" is the album caption. In the foreground is the logging flume for the Waldie Sawmills.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0026 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Flume"
"The Flume" is the album citation, between the dam and the upper bridge on the Whatshan River.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0030 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Flume"
"The Flume" is the album citation, between the Bridge and the Crossing. Near Whatshan Lake and operated by the Waldie Sawmills.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0031 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Flume"
"The Flume" is the album caption, with "Below the Steep Tressel" on the back of the photo.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0032 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Flume"
"The Flume" is the album designation, with "The Steep Tressel at Badams Falls" on the back of the photo.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0033 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Flume"
"The Flume" is the album commentary, with "Where the Flume crosses the creek" on the back of the photo. The creek is the Whatshan River.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"Rollway"
"Rollway, Where they roll the logs onto the Flume". This is one of the loading platforms into the Whatshan flume.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0035 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
The Flume
The Whatshan flume supported on a trestle, with the caption "High Trestle 90ft".
| Internal ID: | 0526.0037 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
"The Office"
"The Office" is the album citation, with "Look! Listen! And Move On" on the back of the photo. It is presumed this is a structure associated with the flume and logging at Whatshan.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0038 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
The Flume
"In the Canyon, this is where the Flume broke last time", referring to the Whatshan flume.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0039 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Flume Camp
"Flume Camp" is the album title, with "Lumberjack Town" on the back of the photo. This is a work camp associatedwith the Whatshan flume operation.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0040 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Whatshan Lake
"Whatcan Lake is the album title with "Looking up river from camp" on the back of the photo. The lake is being utilized as a holding pond for the flume.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0041 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Whatshan River
The caption in the album says "Logging Road", but this is a reference to the Whatshan River. The logger is standing on a walkway over the gates controlling water into the flume.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0043 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
The Flume
The Watchan flume with the Arrow lakes in the background.
| Internal ID: | 0526.0064 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Cranbrook Sash & Door Flume
Cranbrook Sash & Door Flume, location unknown. c.1911
| Internal ID: | 2247.0006 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1911 |
Flume Tunnel at Lumberton, B.C.
This is the flume exit from the tunnel constructed through the mountainside at Lumberton on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits, c. 1930. The sign says "Private Property / Keep Off / No Trespassing."
| Internal ID: | 2516.0117 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Double Flume At Lumberton
Double logging flume coming down the mountainside on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits at Lumberton, B.C., c. 1930. The company built 23 miles of flume.
| Internal ID: | 2516.0118 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Logging Flume at Lumberton, B.C.
Logging flume coming down the mountainside in a long curve on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits at Lumberton, B.C., c. 1930. The company built 23 miles of flume.
| Internal ID: | 2516.0119 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Logging Flume at Lumberton, B.C.
Logging flume, well-braced on outside corners, snaking down a valley on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits at Lumberton, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 2516.0120 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Logging Flume at Lumberton, B.C.
Log flume of the B.C. Spruce Mills on their timber limits at Lumberton, B.C. c. 1930.
| Internal ID: | 2512.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Logging Flume at Lumberton, B.C.
Log flume of B.C. Spruce Mills at Lumberton beginning across Nigger Lake c. 1925
| Internal ID: | 2512.0022 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Flume Spillway at Lumberton, B.C.
Norman Moore and Edith Wells standing on the flume spillway on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits at Lumberton, B.C. c. 1935.
| Internal ID: | 2519.0068 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Bull River Flume
Bull River flume, part of the Bull River sawmill setup., c. 1913
| Internal ID: | 2518.0238 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1913 |
Bull River Flume
Construction of the Bull River flume 1911.
| Internal ID: | 2518.0241 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1911 |
Bull River Flume
Construction crew on the Bull River flume breakinbg for lunch. Mrs. Glendinning cook, at head of the horse, 1910.
| Internal ID: | 2518.0248 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Logging Flume At Bull River
CBK# cbk.2002.098.007.JPG Log run close up view on mountain en route to logging mill operation that can seen in clearing behind trees. Bull River area ca 1916
| Internal ID: | 1264.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1916 |
Lumberton Logging Flume Working
Lumberton logging flume c. 1925, part of the B.C. Spruce Mills operation.
| Internal ID: | 0049.0088 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
