RECENT FINDINGS: LOGGING CAMP IN THE WOODS
RECENT FINDINGS: LOGGING CAMP IN THE WOODS As per my customary behavior, I will not divulge the location as to where the camp is located. Having been to this site a number of times, it is becoming clear that this was once a headquarters-type camp. This was established at the time when the camps were mostly rail-borne (pre-1920s), with the kitchen and various other functions remaining in converted boxcars. This does not mean structures were not placed at or near the camp area. On the contrary, most contemporary images and historical research indicates that tent-based housing could be set up anywhere in the vicinity of the main camp. When it comes to a place to call home, the need for some distance and seclusion from others seems to be a genetic desire of the human species. Such a rail borne camp (as I would call it) would require several temporary spurs and sidings along the mainline, so that the camp cars can be placed and after the timber is cut, readily moved to another site. A he