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Post by Muleskinner on Dec 27, 2011 13:55:06 GMT -8
I was doing some project research and came up with the following. It is a picture of the father of the steam donkey John Dolbeer on his property in Cresant City standing by that very first unit which he built using steamship capstan winches and a crude boiler.  This original unit was once on display at the Camp 6 Logging museum in Tacoma and upon it closure, I heard it was moved once more to Willits, California. The city of Cresant City in Del Norte County California are at presenty trying to bring it home after all these years and put it on display at the fairgrounds in an inclosure. William |
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Post by tufftin on Dec 27, 2011 13:56:50 GMT -8
Logging history is super even tho it's not a million years old.
Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Dec 27, 2011 15:07:51 GMT -8
Logging history is super even tho it's not a million years old. Mike No but you can honestly say it has came a long way from what it was in just a short time. William |
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Dec 28, 2011 5:02:17 GMT -8
I hope that they get it and bring it home.
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Post by slurrydog on Dec 28, 2011 10:18:50 GMT -8
I hope that they get it and bring it home. Me too. I would like to see it. Dave |
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Post by tufftin on Dec 29, 2011 5:47:07 GMT -8
It's wonderful that someone had the foresight to save this. Most of the industries pioneer builds simply went to the scrap pile.
Mike
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Post by slurrydog on Dec 29, 2011 7:43:02 GMT -8
You are right Mike, it is amazing that it was saved.
Dave
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Post by Muleskinner on Dec 29, 2011 10:13:15 GMT -8
Some where guys I think I might have a picture of the original a Camp six I took many moons ago when I was up there. I'll see if I can find it. The one in the picture is really not much different that the one I built a few years back, except the one I built was a a much later model and more defined. William  This is the original donkey from the photo in my posting above after it was recondition at the Camp 6 Museum and put on display. It now resides temporarily at the Museum in Willits California along with the Lidgerwood and other relics which were at Camp 6 before it closed. |
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