valsetz. oregon.

[paccity]

some pics of a extinct company town i grew up in.View attachment 192238View attachment 192239View attachment 192240View attachment 192241View attachment 192242

 

[Humptulips]

So was Valsetz owned by Saginaw. My Dad worked for Saginaw out of Brooklyn and he said they moved to Valsetz when the timber ran out. Just wondering how long they existed.

 

[paccity]

So was Valsetz owned by Saginaw. My Dad worked for Saginaw out of Brooklyn and he said they moved to Valsetz when the timber ran out. Just wondering how long they existed.

sounds familiar, iknow cobbs& mitchell owend it first can't rember off the top of my head who was before boisecascade. they might have ben logging contracors for the mill. i'll do some snoopin around.

 

[Humptulips]

I know there's a little place near Cottage Grove called Saginaw but I don't know what or if there is any connection.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

the pics are v.cool, thanks for sharing

 

[paccity]

more , with an oop's.View attachment 192292View attachment 192293View attachment 192295

 

[OregonSawyer]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing! I spent about 2 hours reading stories from people who grew up there. Very intriguing.

 

[paccity]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing! I spent about 2 hours reading stories from people who grew up there. Very intriguing.

was that on facebook?

 

[paccity]

broken spar.View attachment 192407

 

[Humptulips]

broken spar.View attachment 192407

While some might think the part laying across the truck is part of the spar tree it is obvious that the loading boom rests on the cab of the truck. Lucky for the driver the spar tree went down ahead of the truck and missed him. It would have surely flattened the truck cab.

 

[paccity]

thanks for the corection. make sence what with the building in the back ground.:redface:

 

[Humptulips]

thanks for the corection. make sence what with the building in the back ground.:redface:

I actually don't think that is a building. It looks like a crew bus to me. Used to call them cracker box buses.
The uprooted tree was the spar tree and the part on the truck was the loading boom that would have been hung on the spar tree. I'd say it was on a landing and not a reload so unlikely there would be buildings around.