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Cheat Mountain (library note says at Spruce); Cass, WV; Austin Sharp, Huntersville.

1. Logging Crew in Cheat Mountain Forest

IDNO:
000077
Title:
Logging Crew in Cheat Mountain Forest
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Cheat Mountain (library note says at Spruce); Cass, WV; Austin Sharp, Huntersville.
Made on Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas County, WV, which was operated by the Spruce Lumber Company, at Cass, WV. From Austin J. Sharp, Huntersville, W.V.

2. Spruce Lumber Company Woods Crew at Camp

IDNO:
000124
Title:
Spruce Lumber Company Woods Crew at Camp
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Made on Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas County, WV, which was operated by the Spruce Lumber Company, at Cass, WV. From Austin J. Sharp, Huntersville, W.V.
Near Camp 24 on Cheat Mountain, Cass, W. Va. Grover and Saul Starcher; Horse teams in woods. In the glory years of logging on Cheat Mountain, 125 teams of horses were used to bring logs down to the landings where they were loaded onto flat cars for the trip to Cass. Credit P.V. Bagdon Collection

3. Starcher Brothers and Horse Teams

IDNO:
000137
Title:
Starcher Brothers and Horse Teams
Date:
1913/10/01
Description:
Near Camp 24 on Cheat Mountain, Cass, W. Va. Grover and Saul Starcher; Horse teams in woods. In the glory years of logging on Cheat Mountain, 125 teams of horses were used to bring logs down to the landings where they were loaded onto flat cars for the trip to Cass. Credit P.V. Bagdon Collection