Photo showing two 85-foot laminated beams placed in position on concrete piers of Crown Zellerbach's Hirsch Creek Bridge. The 155 foot bridge will have a load capacity of 175 tons.
Photo showing two 85-foot laminated beams placed in position on concrete piers of Crown Zellerbach's Hirsch Creek Bridge. The 155 foot bridge will have a load capacity of 175 tons.
Photo showing the first truckload of logs crossing the new 155 foot Crown Zellerbach bridge over Hirsch Creek on its way to Minette bay booming grounds. The bridge with a capacity of 175 tons was constructed under the supervision of Crown Zellerbach's bridge engineer Duncan Thompson, who has been 42 years with the company. The bridge links up 16 miles of company logging roads.
Photo showing the first truckload of logs crossing the new 155 foot Crown Zellerbach bridge over Hirsch Creek on its way to Minette bay booming grounds. The bridge with a capacity of 175 tons was constructed under the supervision of Crown Zellerbach's bridge engineer Duncan Thompson, who has been 42 years with the company. The bridge links up 16 miles of company logging roads.
Photo showing Crown Zellerbach woods foreman, Mike Bernacki, who was accidentally killed Monday, is shown on right with John Popovich, the company's falling and bucking superintendent, at the Lions Trade Fair in Kitimat June 4, 5 and 6. Mike Bernacki and John Popovich, using two power saws had just completed sawing a chair from a short length of whole log in a demonstration of logging skills.
Photo showing Crown Zellerbach woods foreman, Mike Bernacki, who was accidentally killed Monday, is shown on right with John Popovich, the company's falling and bucking superintendent, at the Lions Trade Fair in Kitimat June 4, 5 and 6. Mike Bernacki and John Popovich, using two power saws had just completed sawing a chair from a short length of whole log in a demonstration of logging skills.
Photo showing a massive A-Frame towering over Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay booming ground. The hoist picks up truckloads and dumps them into the bay where they are manouvered into booms for towing down to company mills down the coast.
Photo showing a massive A-Frame towering over Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay booming ground. The hoist picks up truckloads and dumps them into the bay where they are manouvered into booms for towing down to company mills down the coast.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach's logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader, and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach's logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader, and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach's logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader, and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing new maintenance shops for Crown Zellerbach's logging operation in the Kitimat Valley opened this week. Interior of the structure is shown with a heavy duty logging truck, road grader, and crew bus in for service and plenty of room for even more.
Photo showing a truck having it's trailer piggy-backed for a return trip and another load, after having deposited a load of logs at Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay grounds.
Photo showing a truck having it's trailer piggy-backed for a return trip and another load, after having deposited a load of logs at Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay grounds.
Photo showing David Rockefeller, centre, holding camera, in front of a truck which is carrying huge logs to Minette Bay. At left is Donald Strauss, another member of the party who paid a surprise visit to Kitimat. They spent several hours touring the Crown Zellerbach woods operation and later Alcan's smelter. Frank Biss who shared guiding duties with Tom Crozier on the woods tour is seen at right.
Photo showing David Rockefeller, centre, holding camera, in front of a truck which is carrying huge logs to Minette Bay. At left is Donald Strauss, another member of the party who paid a surprise visit to Kitimat. They spent several hours touring the Crown Zellerbach woods operation and later Alcan's smelter. Frank Biss who shared guiding duties with Tom Crozier on the woods tour is seen at right.
Photo showing Crown Zellerbach further improvements to its fire-fighting resources in the area with the addition of equipment. The truck is a new $16,000 1500 gallon pumper unit which is continuously parked in active logging areas, ready for use in the event of a fire. It is parked beside a Crown-Z designed portable water tank, one of two on duty in the Kitimat area. This tank with a capacity of 3500 gallons converts a logging truck into a fire truck in minutes.
Photo showing Crown Zellerbach further improvements to its fire-fighting resources in the area with the addition of equipment. The truck is a new $16,000 1500 gallon pumper unit which is continuously parked in active logging areas, ready for use in the event of a fire. It is parked beside a Crown-Z designed portable water tank, one of two on duty in the Kitimat area. This tank with a capacity of 3500 gallons converts a logging truck into a fire truck in minutes.
