File - Fourbit Creek Timber Sale, 1914-1925
Scope and Contents
C-2 file contains the Crater (Rogue River) National Forest "File - Fourbit Creek Timber Sale," S-Sales, Medford, Oregon. A fairly complete administrative history of the earliest timber sale within what is now the Rogue River National Forest, aside from small firewood, shake and post sales. Documents include pre-sale appraisals and documents relating to the transfer of adjacent lands and rolling stock from Millard Olds Lumber Co. to Owen-Oregon Lumber Co. in the early 1920s; timber sale "progress reports" from 1925 to early 1930s. Some of these reports contain inventories of railroad and logging equipment, size and breakdown of woods-crews, wages, living conditions, etcetera. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1925
Creator
- United States. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
From the Collection: 5.5 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library Repository