Diane Putnam's photos with the keyword: sawdust burner

On the former site of a defunct mill, Modoc Lumber Co., a remnant of the formerly booming lumber industry of southern Oregon. Those days are long gone. Thankfully, this old burner was left standing. It's about 100 ft. tall. Used until the 1970s to incinerate sawdust from the mill. They were terrific polluters and started the occasional grass fire, so their use was banned. Also, new uses were found for mill by-products and they continue to be developed. This one is unusual in that it's the older cylindrical brick-lined type, first designed at the end of the 19th century. The wigwam, or teepee style (cone-shaped) is the later and much more common type. AA237 Had to stop!

These gigantic incinerators were used to dispose of sawdust at lumber mills. Use was discontinued in the 1970s due to pollution and because new products were being manufactured using sawdust. This one was probably built between 1920-30. The mill (Modoc Lumber) was torn down about 15 years ago. AA284 Up there!

I apologize for uploading so many shots of the sawdust burner, but I'm a little obsessed with it and could not narrow it down to just one or two. Too bad! : b

On the former site of a defunct mill, Modoc Lumber Co. The property is now a composting site belonging to the City of Klamath Falls.

On the former site of a defunct mill, Modoc Lumber Co.

Door of the sawdust burner. There was no one around, I should have opened it! On the former site of a defunct mill, Modoc Lumber Co.

On the former site of a defunct mill, Modoc Lumber Co.

These gigantic incinerators were used to dispose of sawdust at lumber mills. Use was discontinued in the 1970s due to pollution and because new products were being manufactured using sawdust. This one was probably built between 1920-30. The mill (Modoc Lumber) was torn down about 15 years ago. This one is unusual in that it's the older cylindrical brick-lined type, first designed at the end of the 19th century. The wigwam, or teepee style (cone-shaped) is the later and much more common type.

On the site of a former lumber mill, now the composting yard belonging to the City of Klamath Falls. A long Union Pacific train is coming into town from California.