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opened a sawmill to provide lumber for the company's western and mid-western clientele. The company built two large logging camps, which served as a source of timber harvested from permitted
Federal Government land in the nearby Carson National Forest. Hallack and Howard financed the construction of
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communities which populated the area during the 18th and 19th centuries. The topographical layout of the village is consistent with that of many of the small towns and villages of the region: a fertile valley surrounded by high volcanic scarps descending from the surrounding mesas.
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The settlement's economy changed dramatically by 1912 when the
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