Mayo Lumber Mill and Townsite

Photo of a group of unidentified children standing near the mill pond, Paldi, B.C.

Photo of Mayo Singh's Rolls Royce also referred to as Mayo's private speeder. It was a Rolls Royce mounted on railway wheels and used by Mayo to inspect the logging operations. The car was also used as an emergency vehicle, when it was stationed on Hill 60. Perry Ross's wife was brought to hospital for delivery using this car. more

Photo of Mayo Singh, Doman Singh, and Kapoor Singh on the boardwalk, Paldi, B. C.

Photo of the mill pond in construction stages, when the floodgate was being built to create the mill pond. Houses of the Chinese workers can be seen on the right and Kapoor's house on to the left. more

Photo of the interior of Paldi Gurdwara.

Photo of Mayo Lumber Mill which was damaged by a fire in 1918 and later rebuilt in 1919. After rebuilding the lumber mill operated at a daily output of 50,000 feet of lumber. Some mill workers can be seen on the top of a wooden structure in front of the building.

Photo of the mill pond being used for storing the logs before they can be fed to the mill. The logs were dumped from the rail cars to the mill pond and were stored there.

Photo of an operational Mayo Lumber Mill. The view is the connecting point of the lumber mill and the mill pond with a belt like structure to move logs from the mill pond to the lumber mill. The background shows smoke arising from the chimneys of the mill.

Photo of an operational Mayo Lumber Mill. The view is the connecting point of the lumber mill and the mill pond with a belt like structure to move logs from the mill pond to the lumber mill. The background shows smoke arising from the chimneys of the mill.

Photo of the mill pond with houses in the background, Paldi, B.C.

Photo of Mayo Lumber Company office and store, Paldi, B.C.

Photo of the bird-eye view of Paldi. It was called Mayo Siding before the name change to Paldi.