NORTH CASCADES
History Basic Data
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ILLUSTRATIONS (continued)
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21. The inclined railroad at Diablo. Seattle City Light still takes
visitors up this 68% grade to see the Diablo Dam. The Diablo power
house is at the extreme left. NPS Photo
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22. Old Number Six. The last of the rolling stock of the Seattle
Skagit River Railroad left in the valley. Seattle City Light
maintains the engine at Newhalem. NPS Photo
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23. High lead bringing in logs. The high lead pole is 200 feet tall.
Note men suspended over the tracks. Photograph taken by Clarke
Kinsey. This and the following three illustrations are from the
Clarke Kinsey Collection. Courtesy, Library, University of Washington,
Seattle
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24. Steam donkey next to the high lead pole at one of the
logging camps of the English Lumber Company in the Skagit
Valley. Courtesy, Library, University of Washington, Seattle
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25. Close-up of steam donkey. The huge logs on which the donkey
stands acted as skids when it was time to move the donkey.
Courtesy, Library, University of Washington, Seattle
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26. Gorge Power House, Newhalem. It produces 175,000 kilowatts
of electricity. NPS Photo
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27. Gorge Dam, the newest of the three dams now on the Skagit River.
NPS Photo
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28. Diablo Dam, the oldest on the Skagit. NPS Photo
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Last Updated: 11-Jun-2008
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