She Who Rides...
I found this wigwam burner while exploring East of Bass Lake in the Sierras. I pulled off of the main road and walked around the area. There was quite a lumber operation going on here at one time. Now the only thing left is the sawdust burner and some cement slabs.
The Sugar Pine Lumber Company took a lot of lumber out of this area with the train line that they built down to the valley floor and Fresno. They couldn't get water rights to float the logs down the San Joaquin River and had to build the expensive rail line. I read that they never made money while in operation because of the high overhead.
I was impressed by the graffiti artists. You would have to be good at climbing or severely under the influence of something to get up on the burner and paint on it. You can tell that the local teens use this as a party hang out. There were some interesting messages on the thing.
She Who Rides...
I found this wigwam burner while exploring East of Bass Lake in the Sierras. I pulled off of the main road and walked around the area. There was quite a lumber operation going on here at one time. Now the only thing left is the sawdust burner and some cement slabs.
The Sugar Pine Lumber Company took a lot of lumber out of this area with the train line that they built down to the valley floor and Fresno. They couldn't get water rights to float the logs down the San Joaquin River and had to build the expensive rail line. I read that they never made money while in operation because of the high overhead.
I was impressed by the graffiti artists. You would have to be good at climbing or severely under the influence of something to get up on the burner and paint on it. You can tell that the local teens use this as a party hang out. There were some interesting messages on the thing.