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In the pond proper there were six or seven inches of ice. Log trains were arriving none too promptly from the woods because of deep snow and it was necessary for two shift operation to break loose some of the logs in the large pond. Accordingly an ice breaking barge was rigged up with a steam donkey mounted amidships. Lines were anchored on opposite piers and by means of a winch, driven by the donkey, the barge was pulled back and forth over the logs and ice. the old barge was plenty heavy with its steel plated bottom and upward beveled ends to do the ice breaking job. in fact it kept getting heavier as the water from the pond seeped through cracks in its sides and finally one night disappeared from view under the waters of the pond. Next morning only the smokestack of the donkey engine was visible. However, the ice breaker was speedily salvaged and returned to service.'
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Title:
Lewiston Mill Log pond [01]
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1943
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
In the pond proper there were six or seven inches of ice. Log trains were arriving none too promptly from the woods because of deep snow and it was necessary for two shift operation to break loose some of the logs in the large pond. Accordingly an ice breaking barge was rigged up with a steam donkey mounted amidships. Lines were anchored on opposite piers and by means of a winch, driven by the donkey, the barge was pulled back and forth over the logs and ice. the old barge was plenty heavy with its steel plated bottom and upward beveled ends to do the ice breaking job. in fact it kept getting heavier as the water from the pond seeped through cracks in its sides and finally one night disappeared from view under the waters of the pond. Next morning only the smokestack of the donkey engine was visible. However, the ice breaker was speedily salvaged and returned to service.'
Donor:
Billings, C.L.
Subjects:
logs (wood) flatcars ponds (water) barges (flat-bottomed watercraft) steam engines (engines)
Location:
United States;Idaho;Nez Perce County;Lewiston
Latitude:
46.423494
Longitude:
-116.960162
Source:
Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
Source Identifier:
457_202_18_029
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Lewiston Mill Log pond [01]", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos1206.html
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