Re: Sanger Lumber Company & Converse Basin Exploration
| November 29, 2018 05:01PM |
Here's a photo from Johnston's They Felled The Redwoods of the hoist house atop Hoist ridge:
Here's the same location as of last October:
Johnston's book says this photo was taken looking south, but it aligns better with the lay of the land and the ruins if we are looking north.
Here's the foundations for part of the hoist:
Some rail was used in the construction:
Unfortunately there were no mill marks or dates visible.
Here's a view looking south of the hoist house remains:
To be continued...
Here's the same location as of last October:
Johnston's book says this photo was taken looking south, but it aligns better with the lay of the land and the ruins if we are looking north.
Here's the foundations for part of the hoist:
Some rail was used in the construction:
Unfortunately there were no mill marks or dates visible.
Here's a view looking south of the hoist house remains:
To be continued...
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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