Along The Line:
Pondosa
The lumber company's Pondosa shop is on the left, and the timekeeper's cabin is in the center. The back of the company store building is to the right. T.E. Glover collection.
The shops, enginehouse, and fuel oil tank. Pacific Northwest Virtual Data Center.
A close up of the fuel oil tank. Pacific Northwest Virtual Data Center.
The twin water tanks in Pondosa. Pacific Northwest Virtual Data Center.
The backside of the Pondosa cookhouse in 1950. Jeff Moore collection.
#16:2 in Pondosa. Dennis Sullivan collection.
A lumber company log train spotting outbound log loads in the Pondosa yard. The camp is visible in the distance. Jeff Moore collection.
Railroad section sheds in Pondosa. T.E. Glover.
The Ben Cheney mill in Pondosa as it was in June 1950. Jeff Moore collection.
An aerial view of the Ben Cheney mill in Pondosa; the Cheney-Grant name also referenced the mill's long time general manager. Jeff Moore collection.
The Pondosa cookhouse not long after U.S. Plywood closed the camp. Pacific Northwest Virtual Logging Data Center.
A look into the residential area not long after the camp closed. Pacific Northwest Virtual Logging Data Center.
The Pondosa tanks shortly before they were demolished. Lee F. Hower.
The remnants of the Pondosa tanks. The pump house and concrete pad are still standing nearby. Jeff Moore.
An old logging arch on display at the former entrance to the sawmill. Jeff Moore.
The remnants of the old mill. Jeff Moore.
A truck shop the lumber company built still standing. Jeff Moore.
The recreation hall is in the foreground while the company store building is behind it. Jeff Moore.
An old stone fountain in the camp. Jeff Moore.
A house typical of those still standing in the camp. Jeff Moore.
Another surviving house, this one made of old single men cabins cobbled together. Jeff Moore.
The side and partial back view of the old Pondosa school house, which held classes to the eigth grade. Jeff Moore.

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