American Bittern - Sturgeon Banks, Grauer Lands, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
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Mission San Luis Rey was the 18th in the line of California Missions. It was founded in 1798 and soon became the largest mission of them all. Father Peyri, its builder, remained at the mission for 34 years and saw it prosper. After the mission was taken from the Padres it became a ruin. Restoration has taken place in recent times and is on-going.
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This Dolbeer Steam Spool Donkey was built in San Fransisco (1894) and is believed to be the first steam donkey used for logging in British Columbia. This Steam Spool Donkey was used around Chemainus, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It used a 5/8ths cable coiled in by a "spool-tender." The line was dragged back to the bush for more logs by a horse. The steam donkey was invented and designed by John Dolbeer of Eureka, California,to replace teams of Oxen that yarded and hauled logs prior to the application of steam in the bush. This particular machine is located at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan.
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Photos of the 19th and early 20th Century homes and buildings in Eureka, California taken during the day.
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February 10 2009 trip to Dudley Marsh in Errington, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Shot a few Photos.