The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-02-17

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n4sDand of the matron above referred
M Is one of the firm of S. w. Kerr &
Mrs, Stoeltzing and her two
a*pghters have lately come from their
n3fne near Pittsburgh to visit the
cf'np. s. w. Kerr & Co. have bought
q NE Lochiel company the hemlock
a8a oak Bark on the company's lands.
are building an extract factory,
MpaKe concentrated tannin, to be
s*pped for tanning purposes.
p revert to our reception. After
Whad gotten warm by the cheerful
I've were invited to take supper,
q Excellent repast, keenly enjoyed
are our mountain ride. After sup
per We adjourned to the parlor, where
~ Enjoyable evening was spent.
Music. furnished by the two young
ladies, Mr.. Livingston and the NeaCs
man. formed a large share of the
evenings enjoyment. Mr.. LIS con-
tribudons consisted of the execution
of the basso parts to a number of
choruses. The assembled company
agreed that never before had the
Savage legion known so much of the
art that "hath charms"
After refreshing rest and an early
breakfast, we babe farewell to the
hospitable household and again TAX
ing the sleigh started as soon as it
was light for
THE UPPER CAMP"
OF the Lochiel company, located on
Savage river about S milesnortheast
of Homecoming. This camp is situated
in valley, very near to the head
waters of Savage. The first impress
sion one gets of the place is that of
newly settled town or mining camp,
or large farm buildings. There is a
large two-story log building, the first
floor of which is used as dinning-
hall, and the second floor as dormi-
tory. The office of the foreman, Mr..
Alex. Mclean, is also in one end of
the structure, and in annex Is a ''lob.
by" or smoking-room, in which the
men sit in the evenings and exchange
logging anecdotes, spin other yarns,
and review the "Kibosh." There are
also other log buildings, used as
stables for 12 horses, store-houses
filled with substantial provisions, and
a large open building, used as sleep
ing quarters in the summer. Neither
drug stores or drinking saloons are
allowed in camp, and the men are
neither allowed to play cards or in
duge in intoxicating liquors, but it
is said that some of them make up
forlost time when they get an occa-
siOnal holiday out of camp. About
4Omen are employed at this camp.
They earn from $40 to $50 per month
and are boarded by the company, re-
ceiying the best of food. They, as
we'll as other loggers employed by
the company, are nearly all brought
from Pennsylvania, Maine. Canada
and New Brunswick. Mr.. Denning,
the logging superintendent, is Maine
man. The loggers are robust, hardy
and rough, but generally intelligent.
They are "neryy" and not afraid to
face hard work or danger. The ap-
pearance of many of them is peculiar.
Heavy wooden shirts, of various COL
ors, slCuch or pointed hats, fantasti-
cally cOlored lumbermens' stockings,
which are worn up to the knee, out.
side the pants, and heavy shoes, with
half-inch "calks" or spikes to prevent
slipping on the ice, make up rather
odd ensemble. Many of them have
considerable humor, and the camp is
rather a merry place than otherwise.
The camp is located directly on the
banks of the river and close to one OF
the dams. In the dam, piled 20 feet
from the bed of the stream were logs
below the dam were logs, and along
the banks were piles of logs. A mass
or collection of them, brought from
the mountains above, is called a
Standing" After looking about a
while and finding logs up and down
the river almost as far as the eye could
reach. we asked What quantity o.
Lumber was on the landing and were
informed there were about .fUe milton
feet. One of the most interesting
things about the camp was
THE SLIDE,
which we proceed to inspect. The
slide is the ice-cOvered wooden rail.
road, SO to speak, on which the logs
are conveyed from the woods where
they are cut to the river below. II
consists of two logs, placed length.
wise, together at an angle in such
manner as to form a hollow trough
about two feet wide, of such size and
shape that the logs fit into it nicely
The slide is built upon wooden sup
ports at a convenient height above
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