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Brix Logging Story In the Woods of Washington and Oregon by Peter Brix & Penttil
The Brix Logging Story In the Woods of Washington and Oregon by Peter J. Brix & Bryan Penttila
Signed by Peter Brix, Author
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
151 pages
Copyright 2013
CONTENTS
Foreword by Thomas Vaughan x
I. Grays River, Washington Territory: 1880-1889 3
Ii. From Bull Teams To Steam Donkeys: 1890-1899 17
Iii. Grays Bay Logging Company: 1900-190929
Iv. Mills, Ships & Towboats : 1910-1919 55
V. On To Oregon: 1920-1929 75
Vi. Living In Hope: 1930-1939 99
Vii. The End Of An Era: 1940-1949123
Company List 135
Afterword 136
Acknowledgments 138
Bibliography 139
Index 143
MAPS
Grays River Area: Brix Family Homesteads and First Logging Locations 9
Sisson Creek and Frankfort Areas:
Grays Bay Logging Co., Astoria Timber & Lumber Co., and Brix Brothers Logging Co. Railroad Locations 26
Mouth of the Columbia River: Knappton and Astoria Areas 56
Brix Logging Railroad Locations in Washington and Oregon 74
Brix Logging Co. Railroad Locations on KM Mountain 77
Brix Logging Co. Railroad Locations near Holbrook, Oregon 78
K-P Timber Co. Railroad Locations from Westport to Buster Camp 82-83
B-W Timber Co. Railroad Locations near Jewell, Oregon 89
Deep River Logging Co. Railroad Locations near Deep River, Washington 100
Brix Logging and Railroad Locations in the Salmonberry Canyon 108-109
ON THE DUST JACKET:
The Brix Logging Story follows the lives and careers of four German-born brothers who arrived in the big timber country of the lower Columbia River in 1881 with little more than a restless desire to succeed in this new land. From the spruce-covered homestead of their youth, the Brix brothers-Asmus, Albert, Peter John, and Anton-bootstrapped their way to prominence in regional business circles with interests that spanned from forest products and maritime transportation to local politics.
Rare photographs from the Brix family archives illustrate the story, together with images shared by historical museums and noted private collectors. Painstaking research was gathered about logging companies and their railroads, producing detailed maps drawn from USGS overlays, aerial imagery, period company maps and on-the-ground investigation.
The Brix Logging Story is an insightful and unique contribution to the literature of Pacific Northwest forest history as well as a testament to the valiant entrepreneurs who helped shape this great region.
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