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Photo--black and white: Young Bob Sturgeon working steam donkey spool at Sturgeon's Sawmill. Caption by Ralph S. Sturgeon: "This steam donkey--Dolber Carson from Willow Creek Sawmill, Sonoma County--bought by Donati-Gonnella & Wade Sturgeon mid 1920's, hauled here by Beedle Brothers, Occidental, solid tire truck--Kleiber & Kinsel? Down on flat north of sawmill--2150 Green Hill Road known as Ronte(?) at time of this snap shot. Robert Wade Sturgeon--early 1940's. When Ejnar and I bought sawmill from Donati, Gonnella & Sturgeon, we set up a pole & brow log & loaded 1924 Dorris truck from stockpile here. Five wraps on spool would pick up quite a load with out slipping, 7 wraps was about limit for wraps. The trick was to twist line for wraps needed. Ejnar ran donkey & tended spool as I loaded, straight line & bucket (11/16" roebling line. Got good at chocking center. R.S. S"
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