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'M. M. & D. D. Brown logging equipment brought into Elkins yard near sawmill for storage and reshipment to Spring Creek, W. Va.'.

241. Logging Equipment

IDNO:
034682
Title:
Logging Equipment
Description:
'M. M. & D. D. Brown logging equipment brought into Elkins yard near sawmill for storage and reshipment to Spring Creek, W. Va.'.
'Last mill of the Hoffman Lumber Company in Columbia, South Carolina, which was a modern electrically driven mill 7' Right Hand Sinker & Davis Hooiser Band Mill on which they ran 11" x 14 Guage saw. This mill with timber was sold as of May 11 1945 to the Vestal Lumber & Mfg. Co., of Knoxville, Tennessee. The Hoffman Brothers of course were the inventors of the first successful band mill with main offices at Ft. Wayne, Indiana'.

242. Last Mill of the Hoffman Lumber Company, Columbia, South Carolina

IDNO:
034684
Title:
Last Mill of the Hoffman Lumber Company, Columbia, South Carolina
Description:
'Last mill of the Hoffman Lumber Company in Columbia, South Carolina, which was a modern electrically driven mill 7' Right Hand Sinker & Davis Hooiser Band Mill on which they ran 11" x 14 Guage saw. This mill with timber was sold as of May 11 1945 to the Vestal Lumber & Mfg. Co., of Knoxville, Tennessee. The Hoffman Brothers of course were the inventors of the first successful band mill with main offices at Ft. Wayne, Indiana'.
'The above is a private railroad bridge of M. M. & D. D. Brown located just below the mouth of Little Black Fork, which was put in to go up Black Fork to get timber in that valley as well as to switch up the east bank of the Cheat River to get the timber between Little Black Fork and Rattle Snake Run. We were obliged to build a submarine bridge across Cheat River below the Stone House and go across the Old Taylor farm on the west side of the river to Little Black Fork and then cross on property where we had the right of way in order to save the Elkins Rail & Lumber Company from paying an unreasonable charge of $ 10,000 for crossing a wedge shape piece of land near the mouth of Rattle Snake in order to save the Rail Company from paying this money we spent approximately $3,500, most of which was an extra charge as we could have gotten what timber we had on the west side between Rattle Snake and Black Fork with either a temporary railroad or by skidding to the river and pulling across the river with the loader or skidder. The Rail Company was obliged to furnish the right of way on the east side river according to an agreement they had made with us; however, we wouldn't' permit them to be unreasonably held up, consequently, the crossing of the river ans recrossing at the mouth of Black Fork. The Black Fork Bridge was a hard one to maintain as it was at the mouth of Little Black Fork stream and we were bothered with a heavy current that washed the piers badly. Although, we maintained it through the life of the operation. It was later replaced with a more modern bridge by the U. S. Monongahela Forest.'

243. Railroad Bridge Built by M .M. & D. D. Brown Lumber Company, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034704
Title:
Railroad Bridge Built by M .M. & D. D. Brown Lumber Company, Tucker County, W. Va.
Description:
'The above is a private railroad bridge of M. M. & D. D. Brown located just below the mouth of Little Black Fork, which was put in to go up Black Fork to get timber in that valley as well as to switch up the east bank of the Cheat River to get the timber between Little Black Fork and Rattle Snake Run. We were obliged to build a submarine bridge across Cheat River below the Stone House and go across the Old Taylor farm on the west side of the river to Little Black Fork and then cross on property where we had the right of way in order to save the Elkins Rail & Lumber Company from paying an unreasonable charge of $ 10,000 for crossing a wedge shape piece of land near the mouth of Rattle Snake in order to save the Rail Company from paying this money we spent approximately $3,500, most of which was an extra charge as we could have gotten what timber we had on the west side between Rattle Snake and Black Fork with either a temporary railroad or by skidding to the river and pulling across the river with the loader or skidder. The Rail Company was obliged to furnish the right of way on the east side river according to an agreement they had made with us; however, we wouldn't' permit them to be unreasonably held up, consequently, the crossing of the river ans recrossing at the mouth of Black Fork. The Black Fork Bridge was a hard one to maintain as it was at the mouth of Little Black Fork stream and we were bothered with a heavy current that washed the piers badly. Although, we maintained it through the life of the operation. It was later replaced with a more modern bridge by the U. S. Monongahela Forest.'
' # 1875, Cloverlick engine used an Vindex Maryland by Raine Lumber Company, sold to M. M. & D. D. Brown in 1927.'

244. M. M. and D. D. Brown Locomotive, Clover Run, W. Va.

IDNO:
034717
Title:
M. M. and D. D. Brown Locomotive, Clover Run, W. Va.
Description:
' # 1875, Cloverlick engine used an Vindex Maryland by Raine Lumber Company, sold to M. M. & D. D. Brown in 1927.'
'This picture shows the family group of mostly sawmill men, part of whom lived with Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Brown in the house shown and includes part of the office force and railroad crew. This group is made up as follows: Left to right: D. D. Brown(standing on the porch), Webb Helmick(standing next to D. D. B.), and Lester H. Sickler(engineer). Standing first on ground: Eugene Schock(sawyer), Charles W. Fenney(stenographer & bookkeeper), Overton(handy-boy from Towanda, Pa.), Eliza Brown(Mrs. M. L. Brown), Fred Brown( with axe, locomotive engineer), W. W. Burton(Boer War, Englishman from England), J. B. White(saw filler), M. L. Brown(mill and yard superintendent) and Sag(setter).'

245. Sawmill Crew, Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034796
Title:
Sawmill Crew, Montes, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
'This picture shows the family group of mostly sawmill men, part of whom lived with Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Brown in the house shown and includes part of the office force and railroad crew. This group is made up as follows: Left to right: D. D. Brown(standing on the porch), Webb Helmick(standing next to D. D. B.), and Lester H. Sickler(engineer). Standing first on ground: Eugene Schock(sawyer), Charles W. Fenney(stenographer & bookkeeper), Overton(handy-boy from Towanda, Pa.), Eliza Brown(Mrs. M. L. Brown), Fred Brown( with axe, locomotive engineer), W. W. Burton(Boer War, Englishman from England), J. B. White(saw filler), M. L. Brown(mill and yard superintendent) and Sag(setter).'
'The ruins of the Montes, W. Va., Giddings & Lewis bandmill which burned on (no date written) D. D. Brown came to Elkins on the Cumberland train the night this mill burned, and they phoned in from Montes the mill was burning. Of course, we were unable to get out of there until the morning train about 9:00. M. M. and I were greeted with this ruin which was not an encouraging sight. signed; D. D. Brown'

246. Ruins of the Sawmill at Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034811
Title:
Ruins of the Sawmill at Montes, W. Va.
Description:
'The ruins of the Montes, W. Va., Giddings & Lewis bandmill which burned on (no date written) D. D. Brown came to Elkins on the Cumberland train the night this mill burned, and they phoned in from Montes the mill was burning. Of course, we were unable to get out of there until the morning train about 9:00. M. M. and I were greeted with this ruin which was not an encouraging sight. signed; D. D. Brown'
'The above picture of A. D. Neill who operated at May, W. Va., and Clover Lick, W. Va. as related in our story of the companies of Gilfillan, Neill & Co., and A. D. Neill and Son Company.'

247. A. D. Neill

IDNO:
034825
Title:
A. D. Neill
Description:
'The above picture of A. D. Neill who operated at May, W. Va., and Clover Lick, W. Va. as related in our story of the companies of Gilfillan, Neill & Co., and A. D. Neill and Son Company.'
' The above is the old log boom anchors on rock cribs to which the log booms were attached. All the mills at Grafton formed the Grafton Boom Company to impound or store the logs cut on the headwaters of the Tygarts Valley River. At times these logs reached some four or five miles back up the river from the boom. As the logs were needed by the mills they would be sorted and made into rafts and floated down to the mill of the owner as determined by their brand. The expense of this boom was prorated among the different mill operators. Previous to his coming to Grafton George Curtin, one of the partners of Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, was boomed superintendent at Lock Haven, Pa., and came from there to Grafton and acted as boom superintendent on the above boom and later joined up with Barton Pardee in forming the original Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company. During the flood of 1888 all of their holdings were washed away, and it is reported that George Curtin didn't have anything left but the shirt on his back. He went to Fairmont and he and Mr. Watson went on each other's paper for a loan of a thousand dollars with which to start a business again. In driving from Grafton to Grafton Dam these boom cribs may be seen. D. D. Brown, his wife, and grandson saw these on November 11, 1945.'

248. Old Log Boom On Tygarts Valley River, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
034842
Title:
Old Log Boom On Tygarts Valley River, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
' The above is the old log boom anchors on rock cribs to which the log booms were attached. All the mills at Grafton formed the Grafton Boom Company to impound or store the logs cut on the headwaters of the Tygarts Valley River. At times these logs reached some four or five miles back up the river from the boom. As the logs were needed by the mills they would be sorted and made into rafts and floated down to the mill of the owner as determined by their brand. The expense of this boom was prorated among the different mill operators. Previous to his coming to Grafton George Curtin, one of the partners of Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, was boomed superintendent at Lock Haven, Pa., and came from there to Grafton and acted as boom superintendent on the above boom and later joined up with Barton Pardee in forming the original Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company. During the flood of 1888 all of their holdings were washed away, and it is reported that George Curtin didn't have anything left but the shirt on his back. He went to Fairmont and he and Mr. Watson went on each other's paper for a loan of a thousand dollars with which to start a business again. In driving from Grafton to Grafton Dam these boom cribs may be seen. D. D. Brown, his wife, and grandson saw these on November 11, 1945.'
Ariel view of the valley and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad.

249. View of Chucky Valley, C. C, & O, Ry., TN.

IDNO:
034844
Title:
View of Chucky Valley, C. C, & O, Ry., TN.
Description:
Ariel view of the valley and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad.

250. Moore Kepple & Company's Saw Mill, Ellamore, W. Va.

IDNO:
034853
Title:
Moore Kepple & Company's Saw Mill, Ellamore, W. Va.
In the background, unidentified workers sit at the top of the belt which carries the logs from the pond into the mill.

251. Moore Kepple & Company's Mill and Pond, Ellamore, W. Va.

IDNO:
034854
Title:
Moore Kepple & Company's Mill and Pond, Ellamore, W. Va.
Description:
In the background, unidentified workers sit at the top of the belt which carries the logs from the pond into the mill.

252. Moore Kepple & Company's Log Train, Ellamore, W. Va.

IDNO:
034855
Title:
Moore Kepple & Company's Log Train, Ellamore, W. Va.