Steam Donkeys of Tuolumne County.
Compiled by John Taubeneck .Standard Lumber Company
(to Pickering Lbr. Co. 1921, to Pickering Lbr. Corp. 1937)
Willamette Iron & Steel Works Portland, OR. |
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| Engine # | Cylinders | Type | Shipped | Boiler # | Notes |
| 744 | 11X13 | Roader | 7135 | ||
| 1030 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 04-12-13 | 9197 | (1,8) To West Side Lbr. Co. 1930. Not at Tuolumne 12-07. |
| 1036 | 11X13 | " | 04-23-13 | 9224 | |
| 1039 | 11X13 | " | 04-12-13 | 9192 | |
| 1080 | 7¼X10 | Chapman Unloader | 03-26-13 | 9117 | 10 |
| 1643 | 11X13 | Roader | 04-26-19 | 10180 | |
| 1647 | 11X13 | Humboldt Yarder | 05-06-19 | 10183 | |
| 1768 | 12X14 | " | 03-22-20 | 10288 | 3, 9 |
| 1769 | 12X14 | " | 04-24-20 | 10340 | |
| 1847 | 12X14 | " 2speed | 04-11-22 | 10543 | 2, 8 |
| 1858 | 12X14 | " " | 04-15-22 | 10544 | 3, 8 |
| 1966 | 9¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 03-12-21 | 10516 | |
| 1967 | 9¼X10 | " | 03-12-21 | 10518 | |
| 1968 | 9¼X10 | " | 03-12-21 | 10519 | |
| 1970 | 9¼X10 | " | 03-31-23 | 10733 | |
| 1971 | 9¼X10 | " | 03-31-23 | 10734 | |
| 1976 | 12X14 | Humboldt 2speed | 04-22-22 | 10547 | |
| 2143 | 12X14 | " " | 03-08-23 | 10641 | 15 |
| 2144 | 12X14 | " " | 03-10-23 | 10642 | |
| 2227 | 10X11 | " | 05-31-23 | 10731 | to West Side Lbr. Co. 1930 |
| 2243 | 10X11 | Roader | 07-03-23 | 10801 | to West Side Lbr. Co. 1930 |
Puget Sound Iron & Steel Works Tacoma, WA. |
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| 1236 | 10X13 | Roader | 1, 8, 18 to West Side Lbr. Co. 1930 | ||
Clyde Iron Works Duluth, MN. |
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| 1955 | 9X10 | McGiffert Loader | #1040 | 04-28-13 | |
Donkeys in Use |
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| 1908 | 11 | ||
| 1910 | 15 | ||
| 1919 | 20 | ||
| 1920 | 20 | ||
| 1922 | 25 | ||
| 1924 | 34 | ||
| 1928 | 18 | Tractors | 5 |
| 1931 | 30 | Tractors | 5 |
West Side Flume & Lumber Company
(to West Side Lbr. Co. 1903, to Pickering Lbr. Co. 1925, to West Side Lbr. Co. 1934, to Pickering Lbr. Corp. 1958)| Engine # | Cylinders | Type | Shipped | Boiler # | Notes |
Willamette Iron & Steel Works Portland, OR. |
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| 356 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 01-18-13 | 9133 | 1 |
| 360 | 10X13 | " | 06-24-07 | 10513 | |
| 399 | 6¼X10 | 1 Drum Loader | 06-24-07 | ||
| 400 | 6¼X10 | " | 09-23-07 | ||
| 462 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 02-25-11 | 3037 | 4 |
| 501 | 10X13 | " | 03-18-08 | ||
| 596 | 14X14 | Roader | 04-14-09 | ||
| 873 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 05-14-11 | 8043 | 1, 8 |
| 878 | 7¼X10 | Loader | 02-25-11 | 7037 | |
| 903 | 6¼X10 | Gypsy Engine | 04-28-11 | 6034 | |
| 1233 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 04-29-16 | 9414 | 7, 8 |
| 1234 | 7¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 04-29-16 | 9360 | |
| 1301 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 06-23-16 | 9441 | 1 |
| 1345 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 12-23-16 | 9483 | 1, 8, 13 |
| 1347 | 7¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 01-22-17 | 9512 | |
| 1355 | 12X14 | Roader | 01-22-17 | 9481 | |
| 1762 | 7¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 03-24-20 | 10515 | |
| 1763 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 03-24-20 | 10289 | |
| 1876 | 12X14 | " | 03-04-22 | 10527 | 5, 8 |
| 2013 | 9¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 03-04-22 | 10517 | |
| 2136 | 75 HP elec. Loader 2speed | ||||
| 2138 | 9¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 02-20-23 | 10575 | |
| 2139 | 9¼X10 | " | 02-20-23 | 10576 | 13, 16 |
| 2140 | 12X14 | Humboldt Yarder | 02-21-23 | 10640 | |
| 2266 | 12X14 | " | 08-22-23 | 10837 | |
| 2339 | 9¼X10 | 3 Drum Loader | 02-29-24 | 10895 | |
Puget Sound Iron & Steel Tacoma, WA. |
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| 1000 | 10X12 | Compound Geared Yarder | 1907 | 6, 12 | |
| 1027 | 10X12 | " " | 1907 | F&CI CO 9742 | 6, 8, 11 |
| 1076 | 10X12 | " " | 1907 | 6 | |
| 1077 | 10X12 | " " | 1908 | F&CI CO 9258 | 1, 6, 8 |
| I have been told that Glen Bell used the machinery from a Tacoma donkey to build a steamboat to run on the millpond. | |||||
Moore & Scott Iron Works San Francisco, CA. |
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| 10X12 | "Bull Donkey" | (here 1908) | 17 | ||
| 10X12 | " " | 17 | |||
Hawkins & Cantrell. |
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| 6X12 | 1 drum 1 cylinder | (pre 1879) | 14 | ||
Besides the above there are two 3 Drum Loaders converted to GM diesel, one 6¼X10 2 Drum Loader (boiler #6016), and a replacement boiler (#10513) for Humboldt yarder #360, all Willamette. As well as Tacoma boilers (state # 7608-18) from yarder #1000 and F&CI CO 10447 (state #6142-19) All stored at the West Side mill site, owned by Loveless & Cox, Tuolumne, CA 1995, to the Hix Brothers by 1997.
Donkeys In Use |
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| 1908 | 8 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1922 | 12 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1928 | 30 |
| 1931 | 34 |
The November 1908 issue of The Locomotive World, published by Lima Locomotive Co., contained this list of West Side donkeys:
4 10X12 Tacoma yarders with 10' X 60" boilers
2 19X13 (sic) Willamette yarders with 10' X 68" boilers
Weight 38 tons each without water or wire rope.
1 10X13 Willamette Bull donkey with 10' X 68" boiler
2 10X12 Moore and Scott Bull donkeys
NOTES
1. Stored at the West Side Lumber Co. mill site Tuolumne, CA owned by Loveless &
Cox 1995, the Hix Brothers by 1997, the Me-Wuk Indian Tribe by 2004.
2. On display at the Tuolumne County Library Sonora, CA, cylinders missing.
3. Reported to be in woods near Beardsly Dam by David Davis 1995.
4. Boiler # most likely 8037.
5. On display at the Tuolumne, CA fire station 1995.
6. The 1908 inventory states that these four PSI&S 10X12 Compound Geared Yarders were here then. A letter from the Empire Mine State Park states that West Side Lumber Company bought them used in 1924 or 1925 for $2500 each from an unknown source. Two of these donkeys are stored at the West Side mill site at Tuolumne, CA owned by the Me-Wuk Tribe (one of these has boiler from PSI&S #1236), one is in the woods on Niagara Creek east of Tuolumne (per photos by David Davis), and one is on display at the Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley, CA 1995.
7. Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Arnold, CA as of 12-01-97.
Formerly stored at the Sierra Pacific Industries (ex-Fibreboard Corp.) mill at Standard, CA as of 11-11-95 said to have come from the area of West Side Camp #37.
8. Equipped with Bruce spark arrester.
9. Equipped with an Adams spark arrester.
10. Still in use May 1963.
11. Glen Bell (West Side & Cherry Valley RR) Tuolumne, CA 1975?
Matt Grebe Rancho Cordova, CA 1986
Robinson Tbr. Co. Nevada City, CA March 1988
Empire Mine State Park Grass Valley, CA May 1988
12. boiler only, located same as note one
13. to Chris Baldo Willits, CA 12-97 from the Hix Brothers Tuolumne, CA
14. to Lou Chiaramonte Campbell, CA (here 1995) One report is that this was not a West
Side machine but was brought in from another location by Glen "Taco" Bell's crews.
15. Boiler and drums at Soap Creek 08-07.
16. Last West Side steam donkey in use. Last used at Camp 45 reload in 1958.
Sometimes ran as display for WS&CV RR. Looks to be mounted on sled from diesel conversion donkey used at Buffalo reload. See Last of The Three Foot Loggers pages 42, 43 & 51. Now operated at Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA.
17. On May 15, 1905 Marshutz & Cantrell sold their National Iron Works to Robert S.
Moore and John T. Scott forming the Moore & Scott Iron Works.
18. What is most likely the boiler from this donkey (stamped F&CICo 10447) is at the next to the car shop as of 11-07) It is also stamped SLC 19 (Standard Lumber Co.?).
In 1944 Washington Iron Works sold Pickering Lbr. Corp. a 150 HP Cummins diesel conversion kit for an 11X13 Humboldt yarder.
Both companies had several Dolbeer donkeys built by Marshutz & Cantrell and may have had other donkeys not listed. The West Side Dolbeers were off of the inventory by 1908. Pickering still had one Dolbeer at Camp Strawberry #2 in 1930.
California State Boiler Numbers & Locations Abandoned |
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Moore & Scott |
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| ? | L6-7600-18 | ||||
| ? | L9-7605-18 | ||||
Puget Sound Iron & Steel |
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| 1000 | S4-7608-18 Niagara Cookhouse (boiler only) | ||||
| 1027 | S7-6130-19 Niagara | ||||
| 1076 | S2-7602-18 Niagara | ||||
| 1077 | S3-7603-18 Camp 38 | ||||
| 1236 | S1-7594-18 Bear Creek Canyon | ||||
Willamette Iron & Steel Works |
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| 356 | Y3-7506 or 7596-18 | ||||
| 399 | L7-7601-20 Camp 38 | ||||
| 596 | I9-6142-19 | ||||
| 873 | Bear Creek | ||||
| 878 | L4-7599-18 | ||||
| 1030 | Y4-6144-19 Camp 38 | ||||
| 1233 | Y2-? Ridge above Bear Creek near Cherry Lake | ||||
| 1301 | Y5-6127-19 Niagara | ||||
| 1345 | Y6-6128-19 Bear Creek (overturned) | ||||
| 1355 | Y7-6135-19 | ||||
| 1763 | 5467-26 | ||||
| 1826 | Y11-428 | ||||
| 2013 | 5466-26 Niagara Shower (boiler only) | ||||
| 2139 | 5402 or 5204-26 | ||||
| 2227 | 5654-25 | ||||
| 2243 | 5643-25 | ||||
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