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The most difficult of surveying assignments at Big Creek was to run levels and alignments for tunnels across the rugged terrain of the back country
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The most difficult job on a survey crew was that of "axeman."
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The most difficult job on a survey crew was that of "axeman." These men cleared away underbrush to provide the surveyors with a clear line of sight. This photo shows a survey party engaged in clearing a line for the construction of the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad early in 1912. [THIS IS NOT AN EDISON PHOTO! DO NOT USE THIS PHOTO FOR ANY PURPOSE W/OUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM Wm. MYERS!]
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This very rare photo shows a construction train on the S. J. & E. in the spring of 1912
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This very rare photo shows a construction train on the S. J. & E. in the spring of 1912. By this time, the railroad had been built far into the rugged fastness of the High Sierra, and was nearing the future site of the town of Cascada (Big Creek). The exact location of the "head of steel" is uncertain. Pg. 26. [THIS PHOTO IS NOT AN EDISON PHOTO! DO NOT USE THIS NEG W/OUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM WILLIAM A. MYERS!]
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Valley Junction Substation was the largest substation on the Pacific Electric system
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Valley Junction Substation was the largest substation on the Pacific Electric system. Built in 1911 to replace a smaller facility, it was rated at 3,500 kilowatts of capacity, and fed direct current electricity to PE's Pasadena Short Line, Covina-San Bernardino Line, and Pasadena via Garvanza Line. [THIS IS NOT AN EDISON PHOTO! DO NOT USE THIS PHOTO FOR ANY PURPOSE W/OUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM WILLIAM A. MYERS.]
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This view of Fourth Street looking east from Hill shows part of the downtown area served by Edison, whose main office was at 120 East Fourth Street
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This view of Fourth Street looking east from Hill shows part of the downtown area served by Edison, whose main office was at 120 East Fourth Street. Pg. 33 [THIS IS NOT AN EDISON PHOTO! DO NOT USE THIS NEGATIVE FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT SPECIFIC PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM WILLIAM A. MYERS!]
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The survey crews who laid out the initial development at Big Creek had to endure the most primitive living conditions
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The survey crews who laid out the initial development at Big Creek had to endure the most primitive living conditions. An unidentified crew of surveyor, rodman and axeman poses for a Sunday portrait near Halleck Creek, below Powerhouse No. 2. Dave Redinger lived in camps like this during the summer of 1914.
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