A Logger's Lexicon: An Illustrated Reference for Logging
Terms and Technology
A newly published book by the late John T. Labbe and the late
Lynwood Carranco. The Lexicon is a fully-illustrated, comprehensive
and uncensored "dictionary" of North American logging
terms, slang and technology. To illustrate the thousands of terms,
there are nearly 500 photographs, illustrations and diagrams,
a number from Humboldt County historic logging.
$48.95.
Falk's Claim
By Jon Humboldt Gates. The heart warming story of the founding
and decline of a redwood lumber town, told through the eyes of
its pioneer settlers. Richly illustrated with photographs recalling
those rough and tumble days, Falk's Claim describes the daily
lives of the townspeople--the camaraderie they enjoyed, the simple
values they shared, the "tall tales" they handed down.
176 pages, soft cover, $12.95.
Logging The Redwoods
by Lynwood Carranco and John T. Labbe. Redwood lumber has played
an important role in the history of the development of California.
This is the story of the California redwood lumber industry,
told in an excellent text, and copiously illustrated with a vast
collection of old historical photographs.
145 pages, 252 photos, 8-1/2x11" format, hardcover, $24.95.
The Loggers
By Richard L. Williams. This is a classic "pre-owned"
book published in 1976 as a part of the Time-Life Books Old West
Series which the Timber Heritage Association has been able to
acquire at used book stores. It is a comprehensive history of
western logging. It contains photographs from local sources as
well as from other western states. It has four pages of tools
of the timberman's trade from the Fort Humboldt SHP collection;
there are also six pages of pictures and text about the Carson
Mansion.
$19.95
California's North Coast Logging Railroads Video
This collection of mostly color films features the operations
of the Caspar, Union, Holmes-Eureka, Northern Redwood, Simpson
Redwood, Hammond, Dolbeer & Carson, and Pacific Lumber Companies
and their railroads, plus the Arcata and Mad River and Northwestern
Pacific Railroads. The traditional techniques of felling timber
are shown-yarding with skylines and loading with steam donkeys.
The topping of a spar tree provides an interesting sequence.
Logging mallets and tank lokies power the trains to the mills,
where the logs are dumped and milled. Box factory operations,
wire-shute loading of sailing and steam schooners in coastal
"dog-holes" are shown in this story of steam-era logging
from 1904 to 1954. Our own Henry Sorensen and his locomotives
are even included in this video. 70-minutes in length from Catenary
Productions.
$39.95
Locomotive Blue Prints
New, better quality, one page, 3/4" to the foot scale drawings
with measurements of the two small steam locomotives at Fort
Humboldt SHP. Prints available for (specify): Elk River Mill
and Lumber Company No. 1 Falk (Marshutz and Cantrell 0-4-0) and
Bear Harbor Lumber Company No. 1 Gypsy (Marshutz and Cantrell
0-4-0).
$5.00
Orders should include $3 shipping and 7.25% sales tax for
CA residents.
Members receive a 10% discount when requested at the time of
order.
