The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams Arizona

  SAGINAW AND MANISTEE; RAILROAD ENGINE IMAGE Saginaw and Manistee 2-8-0 #25, Flagstaff Mill, post 1941. This engine is on display in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, albeit with a slope back tender.  Occasionally, I come across a particular historical item that I wish to share with you. I acquired the image from a negative that is in my possession. Having the negative gives me rights to the image, and as such I desire to allow anyone to use this image for purposes of publication, research and everything non-nefarious or illegal. I ask that the use of this image contain the following:  "USED BY PERMISSION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF "ARIZONAWOODSWALKER"(2024.)      One thing that I do detest are individuals who are buying or acquiring old images of historical railroad images, then assuming that they can charge you for the right to use the picture. The problem with that is, there are legal limitations and expiration of rights after a certain number of years, and if it has been pr

SAGINAW AND MANISTEE: COMPARISON OF IMAGES, FLAGSTAFF AND WILLIAMS MILLS Occasionally in my research, I find contradicting information especially when it comes to photo images. This is not to say that anyone had forethought of malice or deception; it's just that photographs are often mislabeled, or the history is muddied after time has passed. This often results in repetitive errors in historical narratives, until such time that the context is questioned. My intent is not to maline someone, but to clarify after research shows that an earlier conclusion is possibly in error. As an example, take the following image: This image is often labeled as the mill located in Williams, Arizona. As I was doing some research for one of my postings on this blog, I began to notice some variations that did not fall in line with the common interpretation. The vehicles in the image appear to be a mix of pre and post war cars. They are parked alongside the mill in an area that would have been the powe

 Saginaw and Manistee Bellemont Line: Spurs North and West of Kendrick Peak (Part 4) (The usual copyrights and such legal matters apply) During the Summer of 2023, I continued my explorations of the S&M lines in the far northern regions of the Bellemont Line. The days were once again hot and limited my activities in the forests. I did promise to explore the spurs located northwest of Kendrick Peak, particularly one of those that was covered in Parts 1-3 of this research project. Not one to spoil the ending, you will have to read all the prior parts to get and understanding of where this is at, plus it encourages you to read more of my prior posts.  One of the spurs in this area forked into three sections; one to the top of a ridgeline, another continuing on until it dead-ended in a canyon, and the third that was unexplored, marked as a dotted line on the map. This particular spur I relocated and hiked until it eventually disappeared without a trace. There was not specific point of