Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.018.002 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
B&W photo of a spar tree at the logging outfit in Youbou commonly known as Caycuse Camp 6. A spar tree is the tree used as the highest anchor point in a high lead cable logging setup. The spar tree is selected based on height, location and especially strength and lack of rot in order to withstand the weight and pressure required Caption reads: "Camp 6 Youbou '35" |
Image File Name |
1935 - Camp 6 Youbou - Youbou - 2019018002 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1935/ / |
Place |
Youbou |
Provenance |
Caycuse is an indigenous name meaning to scrape the barnacles off the bottom of the canoe. The area is located approximately 20 km outside of Lake Cowichan on the South Shore of the lake. Logging at Camp 6 began around 1902-1909 and has ties with Youbou and the Empire Logging Timber grant. After a few years, the Empire Logging Timber company had established a camp in Caycuse which was eventually leased to the Genoa Bay Lumber Co in the early 1920s. The camp closed for 2 years during the depression but was re-opened by 1933. (https://cowichanlake.ca/caycuse-camp-6%EF%BF%BC/, Accessed March 2023) Unfortunately the original owner of this album only referred to himself as "myself." It's possible his last name was Watson. Given the date and that the men here worked at Camp 3 (Cowichan Lake), they worked for Industrial Lumber Mills Co. Photographs mostly depict Cowichan Valley(?). |
Search Terms |
BC Forest Service Logging Spar Youbou Camp 6 |
Collection |
BC Forest Service |
Subjects |
BC Forest Service Logging |