Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
R. C. Henley, Forester Deerlodge National Forest |
Catalog Number |
2021.012.117 |
Object Name |
Memorandum |
Scope & Content |
R. C. Henley >> Received appointment in 1908 on the Deerlodge National Forest and was assigned to the Allen Company Timber Sale in French Gulch, 20 miles southeast of Anaconda, MT. Scaled stulls mining timbers, 14 to 16 feet in length and 6 to 16 inches top diameter. C. C. Hall was Forest Supervisor. The stulls were transported by flume to 5 miles SE Anaconda and loaded into railroad cars. The flume system was 35 miles long. The flume crossed the Continental Divide at 6,600 ft. Worked sale marking and scaling until 1916.The Allen Company Sale was taken over by the Mines Timber Company in 1911. Retired 1929. >> During 1908 Supervisor Hall and his staff and 13 rangers were honor escorts for President Theodore Roosevelt when he visited Butte. >> Other Supervisors: David T. Mason, 1910-1911; L. C. Stockdale, 1912-1919; Fay G. Clark, 1919-1922; John B. Taylor 1922-1930 >> 1940 memo from Pinchot >> These papers are copies from the Gifford Pinchot Archives in the Library of Congress. Early USFS rangers were asked to send their stories to Pinchot for his planned book. |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
People |
Clark, Fay G. Hall, Charles C. Henley, R. C. Mason, David T. Stockdale, L. C. Taylor, John B. |
Subjects |
Flume Allen Company Timber Sale French Gulch Deerlodge NF |
Search Terms |
Pinchot Papers Timber Sales |
Catalog date |
2021-03-19 |
Extent of Description |
8.5" X 11.0", 7 Pages |
Collection |
Gaston, Bibi |