By the time the northwest logging industry reached the roaring 1920's, cable logging (also known as high lead logging) had become the norm. Long gone were the teams of horses and oxen. To compete, you had to have "teams of donkey engines", spar trees, cables strung everywhere and even logging railroads with spur lines that might be used just a year or two before moving on to the next stand of timber for harvesting. These were the best of times. The photo that follows seems to capture the spirit.
Photo courtesy Library of Congress, Darius Kinsey photographer, circa 1924
Pretty nice view too!
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