A log boom being towed down the Spokane River.
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A boom of logs is towed down the Spokane River toward Post Falls by a tug boat. Logs were sorted by the brand or mark, collected into a boom and towed to the mill. Courtesy of the Museum of North Idaho.
This file appears in: The River Pigs of Logging
The River Pigs of Logging
The River Pigs of Logging
The remote virgin forests of northern Idaho represented a fortune in timber--if it could be brought to market. In areas not immediately adjacent to a railroad, the fast-moving rivers offered an economical way to get…