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At the posted coordinates for this geocache or where the icon is displayed once was the site of the West Side Lumber Mill. An important part of the mills operation was their extensive railroad that eventually totaled more than 70 miles of mainline narrow gauge track.
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What was the West Side Lumber Company locomotive number of the Lima Shay that was scrapped in 1950?
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What was the last digit of the date in October 1960 when the last load of lumber was hauled by the railroad?
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After 1952 the mill was modernized which meant a change to the number of smokestacks it had. What was the number of smokestacks after it was modernized?
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What is the first digit of the number of years the West Side Lumber Company railroad operated?
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West Side Lumber Company railroad operated on narrow gauge track. The space between the rails was 3 feet. Standard gauge has space between the rails over ___ feet?
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How many log holding ponds did Turnback Creek fill for the mill.
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What was the West Side Lumber Company locomotive number of the Heisler that was converted to standard gauge and later converted back to narrow gauge?
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What is the last digit of the street address Tuolumne City Memorial Museum?
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Loggers logged and transported by rail sugar pine, ponderosa pine, fir and cedar from the prime timberland. What was the first digit of the number of millions of board feet of lumber that was needed to supply the sawmill for year-round operation?
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In 1900, Thomas Bullock along with William and Henry Crocker purchased the Frank Baker ranch in the Tuolumne area of Turnback Creek. They had plans to build a large $350,000 sawmill designed to cut 18,000 feet of lumber per hour. What was the first digit of the amount they paid for the Frank Baker ranch?
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