New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-06
NUMBERING IN IOWA.
three River
Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.
FARMERsBURG, Iowa, Nov. %, 1853.
The extensive pineres along the Wisconsin, Chippe-
way, and ST Crox rivers, and their tributaries, are
every year visited BY troops of woodsmen, TO supply
the increasing demand for lumber of the growing
towns along the whole line of the Mississippi; and
many Of the young men of Wisconsin and Iowa, are
annually employ ed in the business of chopping, haul
ing and driving logs, saving and rafting lumber, &c
few facts respecting the manner Of conducting the
numbering business in Minnesota may prove interest
ing to your readers In the month OF October "bdaHI
loaded with supplies for the winter dispatched
from the various mills, up the streams towards the
woods, where logs are to be obtained There they are
manned by young men, who are to be employed IN the
woods during the winter. BY dn of polling aud push
ing against the swift current these arrive at their des
nation about the end of October or beginning of No
vember The next business of the men is to select
suitable location 10 erect cabin, stables, &c, and
prepare for the regular business of the winter which
is chOpping skiddng and hauling logs to the bank OF
the river The cabin, say 20 by 80 40 feet in SIZE
built of logs cnched, and daubed with mud inside and
out, and covered with slabs of pine The floor is made
of the rough material A chimney Is constructed
in the middle OF the room The provisions stored
one end OF the fabric and the hunks or beds of the
men arranged each side. Benches, or deaeoRs,
as they called made for seats and rough table
il fixed at the end capacl0us that the whole crew,
from fifteen TO twenty-five hands can all dine at the
same time Each man has his blankets aud straw, if
be can get it, and makes up his bed, if it is made
at all. cO0k, usually man. is employed The oxen
aud transfers arrive hay - hauled in from the bot
toms where il was cut the summer before, and our
men ready to commence the work In earnest Two
three hands set TO chOppng Tho trees are cut
down cut on at the top and root and thus hauled
along; three or four hands 20 TO swapping" rclcar-
ing roads for the teams; Or two persons peel the
bark from the trees which enables TO pull Il moro
chaly three or four act regularly as toastcra. few
extra hands 10 assist them whenever they are needed
Breakfast il prepared at an early hour IA soon ~ u
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