The Hines Plant
Filling the pond Log train awaiting unloading. The rail track next to the pond was tilted significantly toward the pond. This made unloading easier. Other photos show how the unloading was accomplished.

The Hines Lumber Co. stack still stands. The wig-wam burner is gone as is the power house and the main mill building.
Headrig Carriage sawing butt logs out of which comes selects.

Hines produces the best quality pine lumber in the world. Because of this, the words "Ponderosa Pine" were always capitalized.
Lumber grading Dry lumber grading chain. Here grades, widths and lengths are separated, to be stored in immense storage sheds. Note lighting arrangement to facilitate careful inspection and grading
Lumber storage Interior of dry storage shed. All thoroughly kiln dried. This one shed is 2800 feet long (over ½ mile) by 100 feet wide. Loads are handled by overhead crane.

Hines took pride in telling people that once a log went up the slip, lumber from that log would not be exposed to weather until unloaded at the customer's site.
Storage shed One of the smaller sheds for dry lumber storage. Note roof and covered sides, down to the ground, are of galvanized sheet steel.
Guillotine Saw Guillotine saw. 108" guillotine saw on sawmill log deck cuts long logs to desired length prior to being cut by band saws. Sawmill deck scaler operates saw with hand lever which brings saw down through ponderosa pine log, and then operates another level which distributes it to the proper log deck.
Loading dock Rail cars were lined with clean, waterproof paper prior to loading.

Notice the cleanliness of the place.
Log deck; 1964 Taken in 1964, this log deck contains 8.5 million board feet of timber. Log pond can be seen at upper right. The small light-colored object to the left of the log deck was the Hines swimming pool. Open year round, the pool was heated with geothermal wated. The "pond" just below the log deck is the "hot springs."
Plywood Plant About 1967, Hines added a plywood plant. That is the long white-looking building. Plywood production was unsuccessful because of the quality of trees coming from the woods at the time.
Night scene Hines plant at night. Most of the photographs shown on this page were taken by Rufus Heck. Those that weren't taken by Heck were taken by as yet an unidentified photographer. Most Heck photographs were taken in the 1930s.