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pre railway
 | pre-immigration contact - First Nations |
| 1860s - Hand logging began |
| 1898-91 - Moodyville Sawmill Company; 100 men; 6 horse
teams |
| 1891-95 - British consortium continued horse
logging |
| to 1904 - Joe Gregson, horse logger |
Railway era
| 1905 Haslam (Andrew ) Lumber Company
 | narrow gauge (not suitable for the terrain); later standard |
| Locomotives: Haslam Lumber #4 Type: 0-4-4T standard gauge Forney
Builder: NY Loco
Number: 168 Year Built: 1887 (rod type - not suitable for the terrain) |
| went broke in 1908 after working 200 acres south of the Vancouver river |
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| 1926-29; Vancouver Bay Logging Company; David Jeremiason
| 8000 acre lease both sides of the river |
| 700 men, families, school, cleared 1000 acres by 1929 |
| 8.5 miles standard gauge , 56-60 lb rail, upt to 5% grade |
| Locomotives:
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| Discontinued logging in 1929 due to market conditions |
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| 1931-35 - Vancouver Bay Logging Company; David Jeremiason
| minimum operation - 300 thousand feet per day in 1931 |
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| 1935-40 - Vancouver Bay Logging Company; David Jeremiason
| resumed large operation; 30 log cars, one oil car, two drew cars, one
speeder |
| Locomotives:
 | 50 ton Climax (booth) |
| 30 ton Rod |
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| no records of operation after 1940 |
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| 1942 - Rolling stock went to Aero Timber products in Queen Charlottes |
| 1942 - Van Bay lease sold to Jervis Inlet Timber Company |
| 1946 - Sold to BC Forest Products |
Vancouver Bay railways ran EastNorthEast up the valley from the bay
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