Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-30
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The Great Boom at HalIovelI.
Every Log On thu Ksnnebee Goes Through
the Little Gap, and is Accounted for.


A Halt Day on fbs Floating Timbsss,
From the time when the logs begin 10 run
on the ksnaebec walsr in ezrsy spring until
about the mbffle Of October and often later.
crews ~ ssrkmsn are employed up and
dost the river from skovhesan To Dresden
10 .ortiag out, eyiisetlng. rafting and boom
ing the logs ph,ca have been cut 10 the log
glng svsmy- daring the winter and are fosted
down to be cut into lumber b. the numerous
say mil. along the river.
Their are .ir large boom. apos the Ken
oebec riFer These are at sxoshs-
ran. somsr.et Wills Fairfield, sfiye Mile
Island Or KiYcr..,..'. Ifaliowen. Browns
I.lani and Sands at Dsesien, jus. below
South Gar insr. THE last two are what are
termed deposir Blooms. below which logs
do not 70. The largest boom On the river.
and the one shere the most business is done
I. the H-llosen boom. shict Is located on
the eas, side If the rivsT aad jast below the
city. Into this boom CONS all the logs which
belong Ia the mill owners a, Hailo~eli, Gar
diner, Wi.es.set and the lower kennebe 4.
and durirz the entire summer force If from
eighty 10 ninety meu are at work on the logs
at this place,
In the river along here are nine or ten
house boats or "shsnties' which are the
headquarters OF these several crews. Two
Of these Rte built upon floating platforms Of
logs which are about seventy feet long ard
twenty-five feet vide. One such IL the
beaiquarters Of the crew Of LasreBce
BROTHERS, South Gardner, which Journal
man visited Friday. The house upon this
raft is ~ by rs feet, and contains sirteey
hunks partition runs across 1t which
forms a cook room in the upper eDi by IA
feet. Here is large cook stove Of modern
pattern, cup board with drawers and shelves,
and all the eoGveniences of a comfortable
kitchen and pantry. At the north or upper
end of this boat house Is roof covering
sort of out door shed or platform where are
settees, AMI refrigerator which is kept sup
pliea with lee all summer and forms a .tor-
age Tor hHft lies s'bhtb Dt ~ u
large open platform for the storage Of cord
age, truck fuel, etc inside this boat house
the rooms are neat and comfortable.
In the centre of the msin room
isa long dining table, with coal stove for
n.e during the cool evenings Of spring and
fall. The presiding genius here is Mr.. Asa
i. Steward. who has been cook to Mr..
Lawrence crew for The past fourteen years
and who has given great satisfaction. Mr..
Steward hiss a bunk for hi- own use which is
in the cook room. hut ia .lung up during the
day time out of the way. BY M ans of pulleys,
and pulled down ut night forming a most
cosy aud comfortable berth While this
boat house is somewhst larger than most of
those on the boom. it il "a general pattern OF
all the Others The
Great Boom nj HsIioweIi
is under charge Of Mr.. J II Dudley who
has had forty-two years experience as a
rrerman and ha, been Superintendent Of
Thu. boom for the past fourteen years. The
company at present controlling this boom
purchased it of the late Gov. Coburn, for
which they paid Sl5 900. Previous to the
time wnen Mr.. Dudley took charge Of this
boom lumbermen had been pay ing at the
rate of "a cts. per log to have them sorted
out and RATED. This included all the
work, wear and tear, shore rent, etc As just
stated from eighty to ninety men are en-
ployed OF the river in working tie logs,