Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-30

long. Ia the uork Of the bosm there are
two ciasses Of logs which 10 not 20 into the
several RATS ~ made up One il called the
.ss<siiaw.E' Lsss.
vhich are floating sticks that get Assay from
the rziter. and 60 dorn 10 the deposit booms
beIow. TLese are ssnt back on food tides
faffed out together. and At thu eaa Of the
season are seti to the small Operators down
rives, III proceed. being divided arasrz the
several owners. From So 40 10 $3.50
vorth Of logs meet this fate ever year.
another class 10 called prizes" These
consist Of he unmarked pieces IL will
happe' that 90 accom-; Of neglect. Of iesp
sno~s bicb otter cover Iogs on the winter
lans,irgs many viii get into the drives that
are no, marked. These form iise pr e sticks
Of which about SO. go forth arg .o.d each
year.
W. TX wss commenced on the great boom
thi. year May I'D. and plans are nov being
made To close il October sth. An average
through the boom every day, although
when the fiyer runs rapidly dfteea hun
arsG Az hour viii pass the gap On an aver
age one thousand logs .iil cover an acre Of
water, aad the operation. the presen. season
will embrace the handling Ct about
Eishs BsnAsea Thousand sticks.
Daring the past three seasons Mr.. Daley
say. that a total of two million four hundred
thousand s.ieks havs been banded which
would cover twenty fur thousand acres oi
wal r. The largest namosr of logs
10 pne firm goes 90 Brads,rset Brothers,
5ou'h Gar iine7; and the second larry
est TO J. March .-ter Haynes. Hiscs-set
Following these In order are La~reaee Broth
ers South Gardiner; VI. G. Shaw, Bath; Il.
Miiiiken's Sons HalloweIl; Clark & aillken,
Richmond Putnam & Ciosson, Randolph
Joshua Gray Sons. and H. w Jewe,t,
Gardner; and Fogg & Co., Bo~donham.
H. costs good deal 10 get together ''tit up
for booming consisting Of boat houses picks,
'thrapping ropes" raft wedges. etc Near
ly a million raft wedges of ash and oak are
used annually, and tEenty coils Of l-2 inch
rigging, 1900 feet to q coil; tweoty coils Of
4 "''
-"
coils being 1900 feet in length. Nearly 80
per cent. of this has to be renewed each
'eA"'" wv" '''e '0""' ""' W "
a
ana hence the tune OF commencing ana end
ing The days work varies with the season OF
year ana the running OF the uhes' hafy IN
the spring work begins IN the morning from
TO 30 A. NJ or as soon a. marx can
be seen on the logs Breakfast comes
before going to work dinner AT ~ A. NJ and
supper al r. NJ. through september
Work begins about f'fo A. NJ ana Tue Doom
Is shut at $50 T. NJ. but the cupboard IS
always open, said Mr. Dudley whiie taking
" Journal man Friday about the work oil
the men and the hours OF meals "and the
boys always come IN and help themselves
Just when they want To- IL Is well niied
and inviting cupboard too As the journal
reporter can TESTIFY. During our Visit to 'he
booms We arrived at Mr. Dudley 5 marquee
at 800 +. NJ Just as the boys were having
supper. The taste OF late dinner yet I'M
gered IN our mouth, but We could Lot resist
the temptation to accept the prohered seat al
the head OF the table and drunk cup OF tea
with the boys. everything was so ihsitihg
that we began to eat, and
well, we didn't need another sup
per that night. Splendid yeast BIS
cuts, doughnuts, soft gingerbread baked
potatoes cold corned oeet' sauce was
enough for feast, and the biscuits were
regular Cony House ones, TOO. Albert
Turner OF thus cry is COOK AZ Mr. Duaiey
headquarters, and we do not WISH any Tune
to sit up to a better served table Inc Dill
OF fare Is excellent ana the men, si'er 'ne
days work is over take on their wet ciothes'
put on clean dry suit anu
spend the evenings IN 'he mouse
boats at cards or criobage, or reading, whiie
'''"N
about eight hours day anu receive from
sl75 to 81 70 per day. (the OLDEST nands)
with board, others receiving from 81 20 10
81 80 per day
As We stood on the boom Tor an hour or
two and watched the men at work. we eou'a
not but he Interested IN the s'ght' MANY OF
tne men were bare-footed' and preferred 10
work so, on the logs thah TO wear
49, ,,,ts dann- a. ona man or.
80, ), al d,y oco.sionslIv ara
.,,ot,n,o Rut ,bsv are ;olIv at
an, ,,o d.x. arc NOT x;,bout incident
-, ohanx. Tn. view from the river is
$3.50, a. o. and ho.,s ma. of,ep anil
nan, os .,c;,smsp, wbe, IN the
,s H.. r,,ho, ,,ich cor,ss dawn
...,,.. ,h,s o,-ths ia s,rucs although Mr..
Mt, . ,,., mi. ve.r n y,sat deal of