DT Data Page #: 504

Newspaper: The Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 10/15/1907

Page #: 3

Item Type: Description

Place: Newburg

Text: Good description of Newburg. The community began when the Eel River Valley Lumber Company began cutting lumber in a sawmill there in July 5, 1884. The town is on Strong's Creek. The lumber is shipped from South Bay to the NWP railroad on company trains. The company's logging camp is about a mile above the mill. The pond is full of logs banded for winter sawing. There are about 80 men in the camp which is run by Joseph Spinney. The company has a monthly payroll of over $10,000.

Key Words: Description, Newburg, Eel River Valley Lumber Company

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