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It's strange, but when I first heard the news several weeks ago of the former Boise Cascade sawmill shutting down for good, I immediately thought of the river hogs.
Never heard of them? They were the rough riders of the rivers, an unshaven, rough-talking lot, blessed with strong backs and weak minds, some traveling from as far away as Wisconsin and Maine to ply their skills on the Yakima River more than a century ago. Decked out in their signature red-checkered Mackinaw pants and thick woolen shirts, the river hogs never ventured far without their high-laced boots with caulk-studded soles, the kind that could grip wet, slippery logs.See the full content of this document
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Hatton -- River Hogs Riding Logs
Their job? To set off in the spring during the high-water runoff and ride massive pine logs from the forests of the Teanaway Valley near Cle Elum to the future city of Yakima, what was then called North Yakima, where the newly built Cascade sawmill h...
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