Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1988.007.012 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Railway tracks leading into a logging camp. Bunkhouses flank either side of the tracks. |
Image File Name |
1936 - Tracks & Logging Camp - Great Central Lake - 1988007012 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1936/ / |
Place |
Great Central Lake |
Provenance |
Image is part of a photo album depicting logging operations at Great Central Lake in the 1930s. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch (BS&W) was formed in 1911 by US lumberman Julius Bloedel and railway contractors John Stewart and Patrick Welch. BS&W's first logging operation was at Myrtle Point, near Powell River. By 1925, BS&W had purchased and was logging extensive holdings of prime timber in the Union Bay, Menzies Bay, and Alberni areas on Vancouver Island. BS&W's Alberni operations included several logging camps on Great Central Lake (GCL). Camp 3, a railway camp, was located approximately 13 km up GCL on the east side. Camp 6, also a railway camp, was located at the head of the Lake at the mouth of the Drinkwater Creek. Camp 7 was a float camp and was moved from place to place as needed. Camp 8 was re-established as a logging camp headquarters after the closure of the Great Central Sawmill (1925-52) located at Boot Lagoon. Camp 9, another railway camp, was located approximately 10.5 km up GCL on the west side. |
Search Terms |
Bunkhouse Railway Tracks Great Central Lake Bloedel, Stewart & Welch BS&W |
Collection |
Documentary, Vancouver Island |
People |
Dodsworth |
Subjects |
Camp |