The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26

8 Ai wooded shores OF the bodies OF
fresh fri, and SOL, =, water ,a In, r and nd
Interior. amid a majestic growth of varied
t!mber, none can be more interesting than
modern logging camp. Development OF
the Industry, and The increasing demand
for nr tiinber II fast removing the old
landmarks that indicated a primitive husi-
ness IN the giant forests of the Northwest
The days OF me oxen have about passed.
except IN the smaller inland districts.
where little mills md Il necessary 70 OPP
crate ramps 70 supply their own needs.
The horse IL fast giving way 90 the iron
steed. or me tern steam engine. until
within the brief space % dozen years
che logging Industry In Washington rep
resents n development from hand rolling
along the shores OF salt water, and moi eN-
casding a removal of Logs for distance
over half mile. 20 a network OF stand
Ard-gsuge steel tracka, stretching inland
from the water from City to ie5 miles. and
equipped with Baldwin locomotives, nus
merous strong Iokging cars. read and
yard engines, In some camps represents
ing an outlay OF n0n.oso. No better Illus
tsation OF modern methods cf handling
sawloaa can be found than Is given in Ma
son county. whore there ara asventy-fve
miles 81 Htecl track large dumping
grounds. 200 iogsins earse. ten loceme-
lives. numerous ruunsihouses. machine
necessRry equipment, all used in the iog-
ging Industry,
Probably no growing Industry In the
stats has made such rapid progress US
that Of logging. The saving capacity ~
the various mills in the state nf WASH
inxtnn al the present time ~ given AT
about f.pN.00 lirenl feet - ioks rer day
OF this vast amount about s,gsa 90 feet a
DAY Is m, output Of about sixty yoggins
-
The halaree ~ made np hy tbs little
mills located far IN the interior and
whIch, with ths aid 81 the fresh water
streams. haul logs Tor thcir own cutting
hut these would probably not he termed
hsring camps, IN tho generally inter-
rfesed meaning 81 the WORT. MS the camps
ATE not as a rule operated INDEPENDENTLY
~ Tho mills Yet wtthia themselves. thoae
mills cut and consume h the neigshorhood
81 zse0p iiueat feet of LOGS per day and
These camps must be considered rs thV
general result
TO secure this enormous eutpus ~ tese.-
We feet per day IL requires tbs employ
nsent Of about Seo men in the rcguiar
hKTins camps, and about .AA Ia the nj
fsrsnr The average wage raid in the
canrs is about g. Is er a total outlay Tor
aear ~ approximately 81 SO prr asE faF
Apsrtod ranging from nys 20 saven months
" the year The average output prr man
staployyd u figured az ina feet ger aav,
although Il Varies according tq the local
" IT, Which work Is heing done.
Tho prndncts - the Washington lbs,
sing camps are vaticd. nat only 30 The
VARIETY of wooss iriieA lsnt IA the specln-
satious u boss and thtir sralFs. The
resk = composed " nr cftlaf ana spvme~
taSs, nr piliNe and oc,iaf rolFs and snafa
The qualities or gyaties arr maintained.
Nss ee standard groceries ay other cous-
maaity Ia "a logs the hrsi snl3e Is ner-
sAantably "a 20 e. feet Go leuHth. then $685.
ita uerchamtshiy sane ienEth. a0atsag
isse, came length ara decklpg 81 "a -
Ices IN length
Tho nrst quality ~ cedar s. aec3 whniiy
far The Manufacture rs lumber. and tAe
fscond quality ear mp iutn boits faf ah.Neir
Wsis The Grst quality ~ Npruew u For
tamhef. aud the scocnh Tor box and anp-
nase material
Fas i0ks besides heinz Gus tnt0 the s3poe
lesSths 8laa run ie length from nfty 90
~ teet These most generally SO tntA
stAfs. FOR which marvellous trade iu
Wsshsngtan ar has wveloped IN this
ernneetion t is w1sth mentioning ihat q
ssvA'er nnmocr ot tAa racing vessels az
,ats COUNTRY are equipped with spars ~
sss wood while In the merchant marine
Y 'hss and toveigu lands ar IS by Ear the
most desirable 90 all woods for spars-
on Puget sound logs after being placed
= NE water are rated 70 points ~ con-
sumption. Thesc RATS are usually made
apm from twelve 60 fourteen sections.
the contents OK each section and ot each
.1t vary vita The width OF the sections
and the size Of the logs. Generally
sseAAing. iaere are from $500 TO @.9o0