Group plans to salvage locomotive Shasta County Supervisor part of group Dottie Smith, Guest Writer news@andersonvalleypost Check out the story here: http://www.andersonvalleypost.com/news/2010/dec/14/salvage-locomotive/
Buried treasure. Let's hope it is not only found, but completely intact. Wouldn't that be great? Boxcab E50
Being buried in the river, it is very hard to say what would be left. It doesn't surprise me that this would be attempted however. The Kellogg is rather well known around these parts.
Hi I am Dave Freeman and a part of the JG Kellogg salvage group. Would anyone here know of another locomotive lost in the Feather River prior to 1953? Thanks Davef
Welcome aboard Dave! Please keep us posted on the progress of your salvage attempts. What part of the Feather are you referring to? I don't know of any others offhand but might be able to poke around a bit.
The Kellogg was not found today. The water was too high for the deep reaching metal dectectors. The gal in charge of the project, Dottie Smith, thought it a good idea to anounce the train then go find it! I am the guy that takes old maps and tries to make the X marks the spot from old information. I first find a site then tell the public.
Hey, how many explorers announced looking for X treasure before and had to turn back empty handed? You take another stab. Dave- I'm curious, another engine in the Feather? Why do you ask, was one found? Or the rumor of it?
The press from the Kellogg sparked a call from a fellow who saw the front of a steam engine in the Feather River in 1953. He was sure it was near the town of Storrie in the canyon. He has very good directions to the artifact. Can't you guys keep from losing your locomotives? Davef
Other Kellogg information My research on the Kellogg project yielded some side information on the area where the Kellogg took its 2 dives into the Sacramento River. The Locomotive and cars were ferried across the river just up stream from the Deschutes Bridge near Anderson Ca. It was not on the same rail bed as the warren truss bridge upstream from the current car bridge. The warren truss rail bridge has 3 remaining supports in the river. The Kellogg’s; rail bed was just up stream from this older bridge . The Kellogg’s ferry route had a channel dredged into the river at the north and south side of the river. The channel in the north side was maybe 200 yards long. This side was mostly filled in 1970 when the car bridge was built. The current land owner continued filling in 1980 and there is now only a 8-10 foot deep depression left. The south side, the remains of the old dredged channel are better seen. You can see the 1880 right of way between 2 rows of fences spaced 34 feet apart on the west side of the current road. This lines up with a large depression that is used by fishermen for access to the river. This depression is the old dredged channel. The north and south channels line up across the river. They where much more defined in 1970 when this area was surveyed. The Kellogg is somewhere in line with these 2 channels. In the field to the west there still is a hard point for the cable that the ferry trolleyed upon. The ferry was “powered” across the river but the use of a human powered winch. . It was a ship’s captain’s wheel which spooled rope from both banks. I will try it attach a picture of the ferry to show the wheel. A note, the locomotive on the ferry is not the Kellogg, but its replacement, the Goshen. Many people make this mistake. This new engine was destroyed in 1906 in an engine house fire in Bella Vista. Davef
steamer near Storrie It is reported the ex Amador Central (Ione & Eastern) #3 is buried under Hwy 70 near the Bucks Creek Power House in the area of Storrie. This may be the one you ask about Dave. Supposedly a bad washout of the highway revealed it once.
