Logs Go By Barge (1959)

Title reads: “Logs go by barge“. Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada. Lumberjacks use large barge to transport logs rather than floating them down river. Various shots logs being loaded onto a barge. M/S crane driver operating hoist to load logs onto barge. More shots logs being loaded. Various shots log barge being towed down river on its trip to the mills. C/U seamen at the helm of the boat which is towing the barge. Various shots barge getting in position to tip its load of logs into the water. A man turns a large handle. L/S barge tipping to one side as special tanks in it are flooded. L/S logs sliding off tilted barge into the water. L/S logs floating in the water. Aerial shot: the logs have been rafted together for short journey to mills. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT