From a brief gold-rush in 1881 the pioneering gold-mining town of Mount Britton sprang up, and soon a sawmill was established behind a low hill east of the Mount Britton township. A lot of hardwood timber was bought down from the hills surrounding the town to the sawmill with horse teams, but logs from the more difficult terrain were bought down by bullock teams. 

The timber was sawn and used in constructing sturdy weatherboard buildings in the township. Some of these original buildings have been relocated in Nebo and are still in use today.

The horses know their job well, and are leaning forward straining into their collars, as their broad hard hooves press into the ground, and their strong legs propel them forward, dragging the weight of a dense hardwood log out of a little gully and up the slope. Their driver walks beside them, directing them by his voice and the crack of his whip. A good horseman never used the whip on the horses themselves.