'Bascom-McFall Last-Seen-Alive Dec. 19, 1918. Found Here April 7, 1919, Cass, W.Va.' Bascom McFall was a lumberman who stopped in Cass, W. Va. on his way home from camp. He was robbed and murdered by three men. An account of his death can be found in the journal Goldenseal, 20:1; p24.
3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 1. Two men sitting on the front of the engine. One man standing beside the engine. Two men in the cab of the engine.
In 1900 Samuel Slaymaker, a timber broker, set up a construction camp at the mouth of Leatherbark Creek (the present site of the Cass Scenic Railroad shops).
Big Cut One Mile from Spruce, W. Va. on the Elk River.
Date:
undated
Description:
Marion Steam Shovel and Shay in Big Cut rear view at distance. 'Shovel is near the end then track is thrown in low place and shovel is brought back to start where track is now.'
Shay No. 12. Standing Ready to be Junked (Left Side View).
Date:
undated
Description:
Lima Shay c/n 3156 (192 tons) BH 1921 Class c 150, Rebuilt Cass shops Class 'D' 192 sitting on siding at Cass after final retirement in 1945? Scrapped Cass, W.Va. in 1951 or 55? (Shay behind believed to be No. 13 c/n 1586 Class 'D' 150) BH 1906. Gear Ratio 1 to 2.45.
Shay No. 3 train engine on a wooden trestle. Lima Shay, shop/order No. 754 W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. (Greenbrier and Elk River No. 3) T.K.A. 65 ton - 3 Tu?k
Shay No. 10 and Marion Steam Shovel in the Big Cut.
Date:
undated
Description:
Marion steam shovel and Shay No. 10 in Big Cut, one mile from Spruce on Elk River. Shay No. 10 is giving the shovel water. Robert Dean of Sayre, Pa. says on back of original pix that he hauled there from start to finish.
Standing right to left in the woods: 1. Geo Cromet 2. Ralph Riddle 3. Pat Lannan 4. Fred Lannan 5. -- Sitting right to left: 6. Charley Sealey 7. Larnce? Bradley 8. Andy Berriel 9. Jess Tuesey?