Natural fires have opened more clear cuts than logging.  Golden Stanley's fascinating of the description the Horseshoe Valley in the 1916 - 1923 era (Pitlamping Through Conscription) mentions that the Horseshoe Valley was burned over by fire about 1850, leaving charred stumps (one was 18 feet in diameter) and magnificent cedar "spires" of two to six feet in diameter rising above the second growth. (Some of the second growth logged twice since then).

In his book, Golden Stanley describes the fire of 1920 that swept up from Lang Bay, arriving at Camp 6 (lower end of 1st Gordon Pasha) on August 16. It swept along both sides of the 1st lake, and also up the northwest side of the Smith Range (Walt Hill and O'Connells hump). Stanley describes the sights he and his family saw as the fire burned the upper slopes. Fortunately it rained late in the evening and the fire did not proceed down to the valley where they watched.

That completes this short theme (for now).  Next theme is Railways