Although construction work continued through the depths of the winter of 1912-1913, the Big Creek Project seemed very isolated from the outside world. Getting the U.S. Mail from the railhead at Camp #2 to the most distant camps was a necessary, if difficult, task.
Hydroelectric power-plants Construction camps Horses Postal service Snow
Place
Cascada (Calif.) Fresno County (Calif.)
Source
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives Story of Big Creek Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library
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