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The camp equipment is designed by draftsmen and engineers attached to the camps. The chief aim in design is that of fitness and relation to forest environment. Along and near the south fork of the eel river and the tributaries and in the region traversed by the redwood highway are outstanding beauty spots of stream and valley landscape. Though long established as a popular resort for visitors to h humbolt county, its always needed just the kind of work which was made possible through the inauguration of the ecw plan with its civilian corps workers. It was imperative that the beauty of the area be preserved by extending the boundaries of the original lands comprising the park. Clearing dense undergrowth from the big redwoods for Fire Prevention and freer growth provides lumber for practically any kind of construction job which may be desirable. The conservation corps boys make everything from heavy bridge timbers to park signs. Ma ....
A news alert, Police Working a barricade situation at 7th street and dunlap, live pictures from skyfox over that scene. We dont have a lot of information at this hour. We are working to find out how all of this started. We have got word that they are bringing in a bunker, basically a large shield, to walk up to the front of the house. They think theres somebody in there. They arent sure. They will take the large shield, go to the front door, and try to clear the house. Well bring you develme during the newscast. Trying to solve a murder of an 84yearold outside an l. A. Fitness last week. Steve krafft was there and just returned from chandler. He joins us live. Chandler . Reporter Chandler Police talking to people outside the l. A. Fitness at warner and dobson, and folks in the adjoining neighborhood of businesses and homes hoping for some piece of information that could lead ....
Through the various ports that were in between cumberland and georgetown. Used for cooking and goods like that. You would have goods coming from georgetown, as well. Georgetown was the factory town back then so you did have mills that would produce your grains and meats and you would have timber that would come from there. Any type of furniture, textile goods, clothing and all of that would be shipped up north to the various ports in between there. So this was a twoway traffic back then and there was only one tow path that we had that was used for our mules. So the question im sure you guys are all thinking of it, is how are two boats if theyre going in opposite directions going to pass each other . All right. We will all pretend that there is a boat coming downstream right now at us. Theyre loaded up with coal and so if theyre loaded up with coal that means theyre about 120 tons and were about 8 tons maybe. So that means they have the right of way because its a whole lot harder to sta ....
Narrator the home of the californiacs was the first state park. Back in 1965, the government gave her the yosemite alley. Which was a state park until it went back to uncle sam again in 1890 to become part of Yosemite National park. At the turnofthecentury, she made a second effort, buying 9000 acres of redwood forest and created californias redwoods state park. Redwoods, the tall tapering giants of the tree world, are largely responsible for the fact that the golden state has a state park system, one of the finest in existence. During the world war, and extraordinary organization, the save the redwoods fleet, was brought into existence chiefly to save the Virgin Redwood forests along the coast of the state. Out of the work drove the movement for a series of parks to create liberal samples of the best of californias natural beauty. Three to one, california voted in 1929 to ....