Chutes and Flumes
Log Chute and Dams
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Full Size |
| Accession Number: |
AII22 |
| Category: |
Lumbering; Chutes / Flumes |
| Description: |
The Seguin River was used to transport logs for the mills, and as a power source for the town. To keep sawlogs from becoming stuck in the dam, flumes were made. They would continue on to the mills located down river. |
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| Source: |
PSPL |
| Physical Attributes: |
8.3cm x 14cm; b/w photograph |
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| Keywords: |
chutes; flumes; aqueduct; conduit; logs; sawlog; lumber; timber; operations; river; drive; water; transporting; dam; powerhouse; shaft; slide; Seguin; process; waterway; streams; creeks; steer; |
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