The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-25

lengths. The bark is removed, and thu
ends of the logs are rudely beveed
Men, with, 'canthooks' roll the logs
into convenient position. BY means OF
heavy log chains and iron hooks, OIL
dogs" the OK teams, sometimes num-
| bering a dozen yoke, drag them, one by
enc, out over the skid roads to the tor
of the chute" The chute is made OF
, split timbers, is slightly concave, and
goes straight down the mountain side
to the river.
1t is no light task to place log and
start i. on its downward journey but
once started, it goes with the swiftness
Of the wind and the force of cannon
ball, sometimes bounding higs in the
air as it strikes the level at the foot of
the chute, or throwing d cloud of spray
as it plunges into the rivers depths
All winter long the work, begun in
the early autumn, goes on uninterrupt-
eddy in the mountain camps where the
logs are banked to be afterward
dumped into the stream, in time to
take advantage OF the spring freshets.
When this is done, and the drive be-
gins, the camp is broken UP; the OK
teams are turned out to pasture, and
the logging crews follow the drive on
it's slow, downward course.
Compared to the work of driving"
logs in the rivers of Maine and Michi-
gan, Minnesota and northern Wiscon-
sin, where the melting of ice in the
early spring is the signal for the break
ing up of the winter camp, the Oregon
drive might almost be called a pass
time, although it is far enough from
probable that the loggers themselves
regard it in that light. The larger logs
are prone to stick fast upon frequent
gravel bars, from which it requires
much muscular exertion to dislodge
them. Those of greater length possess
a provoking tendency to swing cross
wise against every slight obstruction in
midstream, thereby forming jams
that are productive of TOLL profanity
and ice cold. unwelcome baths. And
there are other drawbacks.
The timberlands OF Oregon are of
such vast extent. and the timber itself
so varied in character that the means
logging camps necessarily differ. In
and methods employed in the various
deed, these things are governed practi-
cally by the nature Of the trees to be
handled and by the locality although
the amount of capital at the command
Of the operating individual or compa-
ny figures somewhat in the matter.
For instance, where the magnitude of
he enterprise justiies the expense,
steam takes the place of cattle or
horses, to certain extent. The logs are
lifted, moved. moved and dragged out
If the woods by means of strong cables,
worked by steam. Where it has been
practicable, wel-laid IRON tracks,
loored between with smooth timbers
ind kept flooded with water, in order
o prevent disastrous results from
riction, have superseded the skid
Gads. The motive power is supplied
~ stanch but grimy little engine,
hat drags the lengthy train of logs,
COUPLED by short chains or roped and /
leld by dogs" as If they were SO many
ars, along the concave track to the
'ank of the stream or the shore of the |
ide fiat where they are to be dumped |
n some cases they are delivered in !
his fashion a the mill, which converts
hem into lumber
There Is one mill, far up on a precipi-
Gus mountain side, over one thousand
eet above the Columbia, whose two
ant, in the very heart of the heavy
crest. Each of these camps has it's
wn system of handling the logs, and