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From: "Houston" <>
Subject: Re: [PaCambri] Narrow gauge railroad
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:40:34 -0400


Okay, since you asked I had a good excuse to buy the book..."Stemwinders"
of the Laurel Highlands.
It was Allen P. Perley and William Howard, Williamsport Lumberman who
traded as the Howard Lumber Co. and in 1898 purchased the holdings of the
South Fork Lumber Co. The South Fork Lumber Co. was formed by two
guys named Gross and Scott........Perley and Howard also bought acreage
from Kuhns and Goodwin. Most of this land was owned by coal companies
and they sold the rights to the lumber. Perley and Howard.."were only
interested
in cutting the hemlock - as fast as possible"... The area was known as
Ruthford
and later Allendale, located 2 miles north of Beaverdale.
The text goes on to describe the route the logging railroad took, let me
know
if your interested.
Other names mentioned are: Workers who came from Williamsport, Frank
Lundy,
Henry Sump, W.H."Bert" Crockett and William Webb.

Marcia Fronk


>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Batha Karr" <>
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> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:55 AM
> Subject: [PaCambri] Narrow gauge railroad
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>
> > Allen Perry Lumber Company I believe cut lumber the late 19th century
> before
> > coal took over Cambria County. The virgin lumber around Beaverdale and
> Dunlo
> > made it economical for the lumber company to have its own narrow gauge
> > lumber railroad with five steam narrow gauge engines, three of which
were
> > Shay engines. I am looking for information on this subject. I understand
> the
> > narrow gauge railroad ran from Dunlo through Beaverdale and down to
> Bedford
> > County. Is it still there?
> >
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