All photographs copyright Brett Gallant and SierraWest Scale Models
The boat house is home to the small log pond boat. Detailed inside as well as outside, it is a favorite with its classic “barn” styling and simple shake shingled roof. The small piling with tires protect it from errant logs floating in the pond.
A rear view of both the boat house and dynamite shack. The small dynamite shack is avoided by most; heck would you want to enter the tiny boarded-up structure?
The sawdust
shed “protects” the sawdust from getting too wet prior to it being disposed
of in the burn area. A conveyor transports it over a cement burn wall.
The rough drying shed is a small open structure where fresh-cut lumber
is stacked and dried as it is readied for transport to its final destination.
A ground level view of the right side of the mill complex. The slab bin support legs and sawdust conveyor are visible.
The burn area. Before the United States government became involved in forest and worker safety, many mills disposed of their waste in this simple manner. A short spur track is used to remove extra sawdust when the mill has been lucky enough to sell it for fuel to the locals.