According to Tom Farbo's book, White Pine, Wobblies and Wannigans, the first power saw used in the Clearwater area was on May 1943 at Camp 53, Waha Lake. The two-man Disston was electric and powered by a CAT-mounted generator. Walter Tacy and Clem Norton were the first saw team. Cy Martin operated the CAT.

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