Fifty million feet of logs could be stored in Clear Lake while awaiting mill operations.
The mill operations closed in 1984, after a series of fires.
The Five Mile River has several dams, most of which are former mill operations.
Very little remains of mill operations exist today near the spring.
A dairy farm and nearby woodlands were also part of the mill operation.
Today, it houses a museum in addition to its mill operations.
During the 1820s, McMartin took over the mill operations.
By 1954, plans were made to move the mill operations to Ear Falls.
After uranium mining came under federal control, companies abandoned their mill operations, leaving behind materials with potential long-term health hazards.
Since 1989, the company has run a much smaller mill operation.