Up the east shore at Priest Lake and north of Indian Creek is the state park group camp. Farther upstream, the dam still is recognizable. But there are parts of the original flume scattered along the creek. There is a short section of a replica of the flume displayed in the campground. The mill is long gone and the land is now part of Priest Lake State Park and Indian Creek Campground. A 3-mile wooden flume with a dam 3 miles upstream was used to send logs down to a mill owned by Diamond Lumber Company.
Logging was done this way along Indian Creek on Priest Lake. Either a mill was built there and the milled wood was barged out or the logs were tied together and towed down the lake by way of a steam powered tugboat which burned wood. Water was released and the logs were sent one at a time to a lake or river. They were then rolled onto the flume with a hand tool called a peevee. Horse-drawn logs were skidded to the staging area at the flume. Flumes were built to send logs downhill like a water slide from a wooden dam upstream or creek. Getting the logs out of the mountains was accomplished by horse, flumes, or something called a splash dam. The many streams and lakes in the area were used for the transportation of logs because there were no roads. It seems that many who worked in the woods lived up to the legendary Paul Bunyan and his blue ox. Looking at historic photos, the logging of just one of the massive trees and transporting it to a far-off mill was a major undertaking.
By means of what we would call primitive equipment huge trees from old growth forests were harvested. This isn’t about effects of modern logging but rather a time when axes, springboards, two-man cross saws, flumes, splash dams, steam boats/locomotives/donkeys and horses were used. But if you know where to look, some evidence still exists. Except for exhibits and photos found in local museums real, existing logging remains and memories are hard to find. Because of development, closure of mills, deterioration by time, snow loads, looting, neglect and vandals much of the evidence of early day logging has completely disappeared. Men and their machines, lumber mills, teepee burners, mill ponds and other structures were spread throughout the area. Logging and mining has been the economic foundation in Northern Idaho since before the 1900s. Those who are willing to search for the history can be rewarded with an interesting, outdoor experience. There are still lumber mills scattered around the northern counties, but the remains and tangible evidence of early day logging is hard to find.
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Although no archaeological collections were reported for the work on Camp Murray or Camp Seven Mile, the full extent, nature, and location of archaeological collections (artifacts and documentation) recovered from work conducted on WAARNG facilities will be determined in the second phase of this project, to be completed during Fiscal Year 1999.Logging in North Idaho has brought jobs and a living wage for more than 100 years. Neither armory has undergone any cultural resources investigations.
Individually, however, the 11 additional structures were not considered eligible. These three buildings, along with an additional 11 structures, were also considered to meet the criteria for nomination to a historic district. Three of the historic buildings were considered to meet the criteria for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Cultural resources have only been recorded on Camp Murray and consist of 130 historic buildings/ structures and four historic archaeological sites. To date, Camp Murray and Camp Seven Mile have been surveyed for archaeological and historical sites. Four WAARNG facilities were investigated: Camp Murray, Camp Seven Mile, Kent Armory, and Redmond Armory. This document reports the history of cultural resources investigations on four federally owned or federally supported WAARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic buildings recorded within facility boundaries, discusses historic contexts and predictive models, and provides a list of Native American tribes that may be culturally affiliated with archaeological collections recovered from WAARNG facilities. Louis District personnel visited the Washington Army National Guard (WAARNG) Headquarters in Tacoma and the Washington Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in Lacy to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state.
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