The following are definitions of some of the terms used in the text as indicated by bold type. Terminology sometimes varied from location to location, so some terms may have different meanings elsewhere than those indicated here.
Many words also have different meanings in other contexts.
For example, the men in the bush are called various names bushworkers, woodsworkers, lumberjacks, loggers and, more recently, forest workers. The amount of timber that is permitted to be cut to keep the forest at the same level of growth in a sustained yield logging system. Beaver Bushworker who cleared skidding and hauling roads. Binding Chains A chain that was wrapped around a load of logs. Usually the last few logs were placed on top of this chain to pull it tight.