Despite Incredible Damage and Losses

Palco's Comeback is Now in High Gear

HARDESI HII WAS The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia where some 18.5 million board feet of logs and from 18-20 million board feet of rough green redwood lumber "went to sea" via the Eel River. TPL also suffered heavy loss of dry inventory in sheds (foreground below) and had 6 feet of water in factorv lthis side of burners) which means crews must dismantle salvageable equipment, right down to the last bearing. Also lost was the company's meat packing plant, a laundry, the Scotia Ball Park and several homes. The river, in case you don't recognize this shot, shou!d be way over on the other side of that grove of trees in the upper left of this oicture.

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IHIS DRAMAIIC VIEII tells the whole story where the rampaging Eel undercut the Rio Dell side of the North Scotia Bridge, one of many washed out or damaged along Highway 101. High water eventually got that building that appears to be ready to slip into the Eel at any minute. Temporary repairs have since been made allowing light trucks into Scotia from Rio Dell.

A Speciql Repori

by Cal,ifornia Lumber Mercbant pablisher Al' Bell

T AST MONTH our intrepid editor. safelrL ensconced in an office olerlooking Pershing Square in Los Angeles, and facing nothing more lethal than southern California freeway traffic, promised, "Next month we will have a complete report for you in words and pictures of the flood disaster by a special two-man team of reporters that we are sending to cover the story." Here then, is the story.

One member was Max Cook who bought for the occasion, a pair of boots that Iooked as though he could use them around Lake Tahoe as well as the Eel River mud. His factual story and pictures start on page six. In this issue we also present an analysis of production estimates hy the RRCC on page 12. and an analysis of the situation in Oregon on page 12, by WWPA.

The other member was yours truly, the editorial "we." Herewith a personal chronicle: