The big bottoms of Quicksand were used for storage of logs and as a rail  yard in 1912. In a few years huge factories would fill every inch of these big bottoms. The first Quicksand Graded School can be seen high above the bottoms just above the Miles Bach home at center.

Four hard-working lumbermen pose in front of their KY River Hardwoods Co., dinky engine. They are: John B. Caudill, engineer; Raleigh King, conductor; Cecil Taylor, fireman; and Henry Fugate, brakeman. Taken in 1915, this photo was taken at the foot of the hill at Press Howard's Fork on the South Fork of Quicksand.

Kentucky River Hardwood was the first huge lumbering concern at Quicksand. They built a spur of railroad tracks from DuMont Tunnel into the village thus opening up the doorway to the vast virgin timbers on the Quicksand Creek. Here is one of many narrow-guaged dinky engines to arrive in Quicksand. (1912) As the network of narrow guaged track spread, hardly a major area of eastern Breathitt County was remote to logging trains.

The Splash Pool. Before the big mill cut the logs, they were washed in the splash pool, a man-made pond of water, located near the new office building at Quicksand. Notice the old L&E railway cars loaded with logs in the background. The two men are using long poles to turn and guide the logs through the pond. (1912)

This big mill was located in Quicksand where today is found the U.S. Plant Material Center. Notice the big smoke stacks. (1917)

Baseball gained in popularity all during the lumbering boom. Every camp had a baseball team. Above is the Quicksand team which was sponsored by Mowbray and Robinson Company. The old grandstand and baseball field were located across the river in the river bottom where highway 15 runs today.