James Stuard

The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

A portrait of James Stuard near Gardnerville. Stuard used to drive logs down the Carson River.

Date Uploaded: March 5, 2026

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Source: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Source URL: https://digicoll.lib.berkeley.edu/record/13553

Source Caption: James Stuard old time river boss on the Carson river in the 1890's when he helped drive thousands of cords of fuel wood down the river for use in the Virginia City mills and at the mines. Showng pickaroon used to handle 4-foot wedges on the river. Photograph taken December 1937 in Gardnerville, Nevada.

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