St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-06

Special to the Globe.
THE LOG DRIVE.
Gratifying state of Affairs ON the
Chippewa and ATS Tributaries.

Gratifying State of Affairs ON the
chippewa and ATS Tributaries.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, July 5.-The log
driving operations in the great lumber
region of which the Chippewa river and its
tributaries are the waterways, have now
reached point where reliable figures can
be given in regard to the work accom-
plished, and it is also now possible to sum-
marie what has been done in the way of
lumber manufacture in the Chippewa val
ley up to July 1. The drives on the Eau
Claire river, the Chippewa'S most import
ant tributary, were some time ago prac-
ticallv completed. On the Eau Claire and
its tributaries, $4,000 600 feet of logs were
cut last winter, and 10000, 900 feet of old
logs had been left over from the previous
season. OF this 60, 900, 600 feet of old and
new logs, about IS, 600, 600 have been
driven out. From the upper Chippewa
and its other tributaries about 49, 600, 600
feet have been driven past Little Falls dam,
above Chippewa Falls This means that
nearly two-thirds of all old and new logs on
the Chippewa and tributaries Exclusive of
the Eau Claire) have been driven out sue
cessfully, as
THE TOTAL CUT
On the waters named was $50. 600, 900 last
winter, and 300 000 600 Of old logs had been
kept over from the previous season; total of
all logs this spring on waters named, $780,
600. 600. The drives on the Chippewa and
upper tributaries as well as on the Fan
Claire, will thus be the cleanest known for
some years. Of the 800. 600, GOO vet left on
the Chippewa and tributaries, including the
Eau Claire, a large proportion will vet be
brought down; and whereas, $40. 0OO 600
of logs were left on the stream last fall.
probably about one-half that amount will
be left over this fall. There are but few
logs now in Little Falls boom. Between
Little Falls and Eau Claire there are about
$4,000. 600, and between Eau Claire and
Beef Slough about 100. 900. 600. In spite
of the fact that there was no June rise to
speak of. all the mills in the valley have
had a full supply of logs and there is now
no possibility Of a shortage. The early
rains doomed the drives, and subsequently
the flooding dams were of invaluable as
sstance in moving logs. Driving will go on
throughout the summer and until late in the
iaii, and, for once, the desirable end of
SWEEPING THE STREAMS
clear of logs and diminishing the evils Of
overproduction will be as nearly accom-
plished as it can be, and ought to help in
restoring the activity of the market and
making something of a boom in this region
next year. One of the notable facts in the
present condition of the present lumber
business is the remarkable disparity be-
tween the price of logs and the prices
ruling in the lumber market. The log and
humber markets do not ''jibe" at ALL Logs
are made high by stumpage, while lumber
Is not affected and is not rising anywhere.
Leading lumbermen of this region state
that the lumber manufactured this season
will cost the manufacturers about all that
can be gotten oilt of it. In spite of this
fact, fully $4,000, 600 feet of lumber had