Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-11
When TO Cut Timber.

The following statements. made nv X.
c Kendall IN tLcConntry Gentleman seem
to show that the season at which timhnr u
cut. has less inntlcncc upon its durability
than is generally sur posed:
I'm 1879 there were huilt ut Snckrtt's
and Stores Harb"rs. on Like Ontario. the
following government vessels. constituting
a portion Of the fleet under the command
Of Commodore Chauucrv during thr wnr.
the shin Madison. brigs Oneida aud Sylph.
and schooners Julia. Grower. and Lady
Of the Lake These vessels were all built
during the Winter. from timber crt and
hauled directly from the woods -thn
0nriia havint been finished and launched
in sixiy DAYS from the time her keel was
laid. After the war. all. except the ship
Madison. were employed n the mrrchlnr
service She was cnrdrn d in lsl7 n h :
ing too rot.en for service. Ga Christina.
day. ls25. the Lady Of the LIKE fnunirrel
in n gale. her captain. crew. and ~ passrn-
gers going to The hnttom with her. She
was bull, from the lcavinc- II the
Madison. ard was perfectly sound whrH
lost The Julia was captured hv lo.: the
Grovlrr was as r"itcn n muck ~ innr
year ffnn the ,iay she was built, while At
thirty years ar age the onri, nnl >rIph
were sound a. hearts Of "ak
"On Like Enc. the British flag ship.
Queen Charlotte. was hulii in the Summer
time at MnlArn. irum timber cut ~ the
vicinity. and used as la-i a. cut. Perry.
frr.nr. ihe I.amrrnec was built the s'iii"
n-r,l NJ fast nr It could hr cut anl haurll
The Lawrence ro.ird IN Eve vrar.. While
the Queen Charlotte. Was sent over the
Niagara Falls at the age nf inrty wears
was hard and sound. The T. ;. figatc
lludson was built in New York i, contract.
from jersey oak cut during tie summer.
and 10 four wears -hr was con .rmnrl a.
rotten hulk. The L. :. hus Law r~ncr
was bullr in Baltimore. ny contract. from
Maryland OAK cut IN Winter She made
one crui ?. and was condemned aud sold
SOS. being mass Of dry rot.
:, once took a Massschusct,. built ship
around Cape Horn in her I3d year. huil-
o. Massachusetts, oak cut in Winter. aud
never saw a speck OF rot about her. A
twin chip built At the same time from Nir-
gina oak cut in summer. was n rotten
as pear az nine years Old.
''OftHo large steamers built at the same
time al the mou' h Of Black River. south
ttAt ~ LIN l<iAf. from iiiAHtF N4k III " IN
ter. one was dead aud rotten. or rather
rotton and drad. 10 nine year. while the
other. now - wears old. exhibits li,ile
symptoms Of decay: and. AZ a final example
there is at this time. belonging TO Bali-
more, a bark tracing regularly round Cape
Horn. and s;aunch. cafe. sound craft too
as know. havirg made q voyage IN her
mysclfl that was built from summer Gu,
timber in 1911. Her consort. built a, tn.
samc time. and 81 ike material. wen, 10
decay in her 18th year.
Wherefore. IN view Of these facts. |
argue that waiting Tor particular signs and
seasons IN which To cut timber. Is much
like the popular superstition Of sailors
against sailing from port on Friday. Nv
advice mot that ! insist upon its being
universally followed is. going TO sea when
you are ready nd the Wind serves. and
cut timber when il beet sun. YOUR con-
vrnicnce, he it Fall. or Winter. as | he
liere the constitution Of the tire lt-ef has
more Ia do with its after preservation, than
the Influence Of any particular season has.