The Diamond Match Company's bateau on Priest River
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The Diamond Match Company’s bateau and River Pigs preparing to break up a log jam on Priest River. The bateau was a flat bottom boat that ferried men from log jam to log jam. Courtesy of John Howard
This file appears in: The River Pigs of Logging: Logging on the River
The River Pigs of Logging: Logging on the River
Logging Companies used rivers and lakes to move logs from the logging camps to the mills. The brave men that guided the logs on the journey were called the River Pigs.