Wood Camp

From Left, Ed Charley, Harry Thomas Neely, Little Nicolai, Buster Gene, Howard Sanford, Harry Kings, Homer Oats, Chi-Na’s, Frank Charley, Stewart Nicolai, Bell Joe, Paul Snell, Mentasta Pete, and Dick Macko.

This photo is part of Bob Neely’s collection of historic photos. Bob says,

“This is a wood camp straight across the river from Copper Center. There were a bunch of wood camps: every fifty miles. They cut timbers for mines and steam boats. There were only a couple right on the Copper. Each wood camp took about 100 cords of wood.”

Bob says, “Tsin’aen Ne’k’eltaeni.

 
 

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