Trestle bridge north of Lillooet
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Trestle bridge north of Lilllooet with Mr Crysdale, prior to 1915
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Trestle bridge north of Lillooet
Trestle bridge north of Lilllooet with Mr Crysdale, prior to 1915
Merrill & Ring "4 Spot" gas locomotive at M&R Camp
1929 Merrill & Ring "4 Spot" gas locomotive at M&R Camp, Edith (Baloney) Lake. 13x15 Williamette Trackside Unit (Yarder @ Loader) behind 4 spot. Williamette is pronounced with accent on the Williamette. These (M&R had 2) units 2 cyl. 13x15. Ready for service with all lines etc @ water. Weighed about 100 tons. Ed Aldridge used to move them with the "4 Spot". Comment by Ed Aldridge.
Photo by: Ed Aldridge
Edith Lake was named after Edith Judd (m. Edith Webster), the first white woman to travel to the lake.
Aldridge, Ed
Canadian Pacific Railway during October 1921 flood.
Train on PGE Railway near Squamish
Part of Unknown Photograph Collection
Part of G.J. Duff Photograph Collection
Left to right: Jack Manning (card), Minor Bazley, Alex McLennan, H Brightbill in front of locomotive.
Photo by: G.J. Duff.
Tall tree along tracks used by Merrill & Ring Logging
Photo by: Bun Yarwood, circa 1930.
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.
James Eadie and Marsh Hurren Sr standing on Loco #51
Left to right: James Eadie and Marsh Hurren Sr standing on Loco #51
1st PGE Train Schedule for Squamish Area
Photoraph of the 1st PGE Train Schedule for Squamish Area on November 1, 1913.
Tall tree along tracks used by Merrill & Ring Logging
Photo by: Bun Yarwood, circa 1930.
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.
James Eadie outside train engine
First Aid House at PGE shops, Squamish
Left to right: ?, Charlie Lamport, ?, ?, Bill Bazely, Paul Powell, Marsh Hurren, ?, Ivo Confortin, Eric Anderson, Sonny Rennie.
Photo by: H. Brightbill.
Brightbill, Harry
Freight teams at PGE's Cheakamus camp
Freight teams at PGE's Cheakmus camp - headed by C.R. Crysdale. Division engineer's office on the left. January 1914.
Photo by: Duff.
Mr Machain and James Eadie standing outside train engine
Left to right: Mr Machain and James Eadie standing outside train engine.
Merrill & Ring Boom and Woodyard, 1927
Dave Thompson (left) and Charlie Moore. Close up of load of logs.
Photo by: Ed Aldridge.
Aldridge, Ed
Part of Unknown Photograph Collection
PGE truck delivering supplies to a Union Steamship docked at Government Wharf, 1958.
Merrill & Ring Bridge over the Mamquam River, 1928
Approximately 90 feet from the top of the rail to the water in the river. Gas locomotive #4 on the bridge (built by Bill and Sam Culliton). 4 main span strings 90' x 3' diameter. Information from Ed Aldridge.
Photo by: Ed Aldridge.
Aldridge, Ed
Merrill & Ring -0-4-0 - 14 ton Plymouth Gas Loco
Merrill & Ring -0-4-0 - 14 ton Plymouth Gas Locomotive with steel laying float car ahead and "crummy" behind at Edith Lake Camp, 1929 - 1930. "Ausie" Pete Craddock in cab.
Photo by: Ed Aldridge.
Aldridge, Ed
In front of Brackendale Station
Margaret Thorne, 2nd from left, holding Clayton Thorne. Ella Thorne, 2nd from right.
Sitting on a train (Engine #51).
James and Janet Eadie with son Fred sitting on a train (Engine #51).