Alice Lake after logging, 1935
- CA SQPL 30-004
- 1935
Part of Anne Moore Photograph Collection
Alice Lake after logging, 1935
Part of Anne Moore Photograph Collection
Bob Bruce came from Nova Scotia to Brackendale in 1912 to work in logging.
Government Road looking south in the area of Brackendale Crossing. In 1984 the crossing is by the Brackendale Art Gallery.
In front of Brackendale Station
Margaret Thorne, 2nd from left, holding Clayton Thorne. Ella Thorne, 2nd from right.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Lamb's logging - Lefurgy Ltd (Garibaldi & Logging Camp, Brackendale).
Research compiled by Eric Andersen, 2011: Lamb Bros. Logging camp ca 1912, on present site of Garibaldi Cemetery. The Company ran a rail car loading operation similar to that of Squamish Timber Co. two miles to the north. The Cheekye log flume crossed this camp site, later occupied by a Japanese logging company.
Lamb's logging camp. Now present day cemetery.
Research compiled by Eric Andersen, 2011: Lamb Bros. Logging camp ca 1912, on present site of Garibaldi Cemetery. The Company ran a rail car loading operation similar to that of Squamish Timber Co. two miles to the north. The Cheekye log flume crossed this camp site, later occupied by a Japanese logging company.
Squamish Advance: Thursday, February 14, 1952
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
MILD WEATHER SPEEDS LOGGING
BOARD OF TRADE HOLDS SESSION
LOCAL HOLIDAY
KING'S FUNERAL THIS FRIDAY
SAVE ALL ARTICLES
DISCARDED ARTICLES MAY BE USEFUL
JOAN MAXWELL
[PHOTO]
SQUAMISH EDGED BY WOODFIBRE BASKETEERS
INSTITUTE ACTIVE
LEGION TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LATE KING
W.A. TO HANDLE CANCER CAMPAIGN
PLANS MADE FOR KLONDIKE NIGHT
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
BRACKENDALE
WET WEATHER CLEARS SNOW HERE
ROCK SLIDES DELAY PASSENGER TRAINS
LUCILLE DUMONT
[PHOTO]
IN MEMORIAM
CLASSIFIED ADS
FINED FOR TRESSPASS ON INDIAN RESERVE
CANADA SHOWS POPULATION GAIN
LICENCES EXPIRE
WILL HOLD FIRST AID CLASSES HERE
DIES SUDDENLY
FORMER PUBLISHER VISITS SQUAMISH
RETURN TO CITY
MOVE TO NEW HOME
Squamish Advance
Squamish Advance: Thursday, February 21, 1952
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
LOCAL SERVICE FOR LATE KING
LOCAL GIRLS ATTEND CGIT CONVENTION
CCF CLUB IS FORMED HERE
TRAIN SERVICE BACK ON SCHEDULE
PLANS START ON SQUAMISH ROAD
BE THERE!
LEGION BUILDING SHOWING PROGRESS
BRACKENDALE
SOMETHING NEW
HELICOPTER PILOTS TO TRAIN HERE
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
DONALD MANSON
[PHOTO]
DIRECTOR OF THE CBC
PTA PLANS COUNTRY FAIR
A SKIER'S PARADISE
[PHOTO]
HOSPITAL READY IN EARLY APRIL
COFFEE SHOP WILL RE-OPEN
ANOTHER LOGGING SHOW OPENED
JAMES NESBITT
[PHOTO]
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER
CLASSIFIED ADS
COMMUNICATIONS
GOVERNOR-GENERAL
PARLIAMENT OPENS
REID FORSEE
[PHOTO]
AROUND TOWN
Squamish Advance
Squamish Advance: Thursday, January 31, 1952
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
FAMOUS SKI SLOPES IN GARBALDI PARK
[PHOTO]
HOSPITAL READY TO OPEN IN EARLY APRIL
BEEF PRICES DROP
LEARNING BASIC STEPS OF SKIING
DIAMOND HEAD MAKES BIG MAG
RADIO SHOP HOLDS ANNUAL SALE
SEAL SALE WELL OVER THE TOP
BRACKENDALE
LOGGING LAGGING
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
WHAT NEXT?
BISHOP CONDUCTS ANGLICAN SERVICE
SCHOOL BROADCASTS --- A CBC FEATURE
[PHOTO]
THE SUNSHINE SOCIETY
[PHOTO]
LOCAL ROADS IN BAD SHAPE
TENDERS FOR DREDGING
OTHELLO
[PHOTO]
DREDGING TENDERS CALLED
THE WESTERN FIVE - HEARD OVER THE CBC
[PHOTO]
Squamish Advance
Squamish Advance: Thursday, March 13, 1952
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
LOGGING NOW IN FULL SWING HERE
BASKETBALL GAMES WON BY LOCAL TEAMS
TRADE BOARD DISCUSSES SITE OF NEW DYKE
HOSPITAL BOARD CHOSEN HERE
FALLER INJURED IN LOGGING ACCIDENT
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
[PHOTO]
HOSPITAL TO PROFIT FROM STORE'S SALES
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 48 (HOWE SOUND)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1981
CHALET PREPARES FOR EASTER SEASON
[PHOTO]
THE DIAMOND HEAD SNOWMOBILE
BRACKENDALE
THE CRADLE
LOGGING COMPANY BUYS NEW MACHINE
PUBLIC NOTICE
INSTITUTE PLANS TO COLLECT WOOLENS
IN MEMORIAM
BADMINTON NOTES
CLASSIFIED ADS
MEN WANTED
1 WORKING FOREMAN
2 LABORERS
[PHOTO]
SOLWAY QUARTET - HEARD OVER THE CBC
BEARD GROWING CONTEST NOW OPEN
ROAD AND GUN CLUB IN ANNUAL MEETING
FIRST BABY WILL RECEIVE MANY GIFTS
Squamish Advance
Squamish Advance: Thursday, March 6, 1952
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
3 MILLION ALLOTTED FOR NEW ROAD
AROUND TOWN
ST. PATRICK'S DANCE BIG EVENT
BRACKENDALE
PGE GOES FULL STEAM AHEAD
STOCKS NEW PRODUCT
ADDRESSES CCF MEETING HERE
OLD TIMER PASSES
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
SOBOTKA --- SMITH
HEROES SAVED
GOODS ALREADY BEING COLLECTED FOR SALE
PGE ADOPTING NEW OPERATING CODE
SQUAMISH CREDIT UNION
ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY, MARCH 14-'52
PARISH HALL, SQUAMISH
AT 8 P.M. SHARP
CONGREGATION BEARS BUILDING REPORT
CHECK THAT DATE
ATTENDS RE-UNION
JIMMIE SHIELDS
[PHOTO]
Squamish Advance
Steam donkey and Spar tree at Merrill & Ring Logging operation
Steam donkey and Spar tree at Merrill & Ring Logging operation, 500 feet south of Alice Lake.
Photo by: Bun Yarwood.
Merrill and Ring, an American company bought their claim in 1888 for 25 cents per acre. This went from Valleycliffe through the foothills to Brohm Lake. They did not set up in the valley until October 1926. The operation had come from Duncan Bay, before that they had been at Camp O near Alert Bay. Their first camp is where Valleycliffe is located now. They employed 200 people. The hiring was done by Loggers' Agencies in Vancouver. They would fall the trees with cross cut saws then haul the logs with a steam donkey to the train. They used a steam axe to split the wood as machines used only wood fuel at the time.
A lot of Merrill and Ring timber was burnt in a Norton McKinnon fire in 1927. The McKinnon's engine was given as payment. Aloysius McNalley and John Broomquist collected it. The same year, Arthur Edwards assisted in the building of the Merrill & Ring camp at Edith Lake.
In 1929, Merrill and Ring moved their operation across the Mamquam valley to Edith Lake east of Alice Lake. A settlement of 225 men was set up there. Railway track covered the mountainside from Cheekye River southward.
Merrill and Ring closed in 1930 due to the low price of logs during the Depression. Logs were selling from 5 to 6 dollars per thousand. At this time, the logs were hauled by train to the dump at the mouth of the Stawamus River. Merill and Ring started back up in 1932.
Merrill and Ring shut down 3 times in 1937: after New Years due to snow, due to fire season, and in the fall when a bridge over the Cheekye River was washed out. Merrill and Ring left Squamish in 1940.
Suspension Bridge across Squamish River
Suspension Bridge across Squamish River at the end of Judd Road, 1958. A logging operation took place on the other side.
Left to right: Adolf Seymour, Ray Binning, and Herb Dawson.