BELLEMONT/FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA; THE BELLEMONT LINE (Updated 11/21)
THE BELLEMONT LINE 1903-1926(7) Updated 11/21 COPYRIGHT; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (5/10/22) Red designates the Bellemont Line. Blue indicates the North Chalender Line. Both are for general reference only In 1903, a new line began construction from Bellemont, Arizona (West of Flagstaff, AZ.) heading north into the virgin timberlands. The line's operations were overseen by Logging Superintendent Charles A. Lindstrom. The Bellemont Line would become the longest running operation of the S&M. By mid-year of 1909 the line reached Brannigan Park; Fern Mountain in 1913; Kendrick Park 1917; Howard Seep 1920; and Deadman Wash in 1922. Deadman Wash was the farthest northeast the line reached. Extensive holdings were being logged in the 1920s near Wing Mountain, Fort Valley (East of Bellemont), and Kendrick Mountain directly north of Bellemont. There is evidence that the northwestern spurs connected with the old North Chalender line (see North Chalender post.) Beginning i