Matches, Flumes, and Rails: The Diamond Match Company in the High Sierra

Stephens, Kent

ISBN 10: 0870460307 / ISBN 13: 9780870460302

Published by Trans-Anglo Books, Corona del Mar, California, 1977

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176pp.incl.index; HB brwn.w/silver; some rub w/slight dampstain line; sml.scuff bttm.bk.cover; clean,tight pgs. DJ blue w/white&blk.-photo cover; rubbed w/many chips&tears; dampstain. "In text and photos, the book tells how the railroad was built and how geared locomotives struggled to carry timber over steep grades.".

Seller Inventory # 014584

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matches, Flumes, and Rails: The Diamond Match Company in the High Sierra
• Publisher: Trans-Anglo Books, Corona del Mar, California
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870460307
• ISBN 13: 9780870460302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good +
• Seller catalogs:
  • Stan

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Synopsis

Fascinating history of the Diamond Match Co. and its logging enterprise in the High Sierras with a special focus on the railroads used to transport the timber. The company had standard as well as narrow gauge lines and also used flumes and a cable incline at times. Part of the network later became the Butte County Railroad which carried timber and passengers to Chico and was later consolidated into the Southern Pacific. This well-done book covers the development and operation of the lines, the management who built the line, the workers who harvested the logs, and provides an unusually thorough look at the business itself through the ups and downs over the years. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and maps. With locomotive and equipment rosters, bibliography and decorative end papers. 176 pages with index.