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Susane - "Ancienne Infantine Française" V 236 | |||
Lumbering. | Lumbering. | ||
Lumber | Lumber huts of logs. Two rows bunks | ||
around two sides, benches below these in row. | |||
Square hole in | Square hole in roof. Center of floor a | ||
huge earthen hearth built up | huge earthen hearth built up 1/3 the height | ||
of a man, | of a man, full of red coals and logs. | ||
Crane holding kettle always full of hot | |||
tea. | |||
Teamsters and choppers. They chop in winter, | |||
begin to send logs down river in | |||
May. Logs are sometimes fastened in long | |||
lots by boring hole and driving in withe | |||
smith peg, then attaching the same withe simelarly to next log. Booms are a line | |||
of logs stretched across river to stop | |||
the drive. Cribs of logs filled with stone | |||
help the strength of boom - boom extending | |||
from crib to crib. The men follow | |||
the drive (or fleet of logs) in boat - a | |||
flat bottomed boat sharp at each end - | |||
and camp on the banks at night. | |||
When logs reach boom, they sort them | |||
out, each log being marked with owner's | |||
private mark, separate them and fasten | |||
Latest revision as of 03:53, 19 September 2020
Books Susane - "Ancienne Infantine Française" V 236
Lumbering.
Lumber huts of logs. Two rows bunks
around two sides, benches below these in row.
Square hole in roof. Center of floor a
huge earthen hearth built up 1/3 the height
of a man, full of red coals and logs.
Crane holding kettle always full of hot
tea.
Teamsters and choppers. They chop in winter,
begin to send logs down river in May. Logs are sometimes fastened in long lots by boring hole and driving in withe smith peg, then attaching the same withe simelarly to next log. Booms are a line of logs stretched across river to stop the drive. Cribs of logs filled with stone help the strength of boom - boom extending from crib to crib. The men follow the drive (or fleet of logs) in boat - a flat bottomed boat sharp at each end - and camp on the banks at night.
When logs reach boom, they sort them
out, each log being marked with owner's private mark, separate them and fasten