Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, October 1974

Rai Saddle

Rai Saddle

Robertson Brothers of Nelson erected a mill at the foot of the Rai Saddle, about the site where the piggery now stands, and they logged the area on the south side of the road which was later drawn in a ballot by Harry Horton. A few years later Baigents erected a mill on the other side of the road from Robertsons (where the Stale Forest Service buildings now are). This was when the war was on and there was a shortage of petrol. A man named Ingram burned the mill slabs for producer gas to be used in cars.