The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
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ps.sin~-- ~ he s~s<-pechs"ns s~-
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wv - ' VIZ" ~ -
The bu-inr-s of fnntns On IN. -n.ane-
hanna sti .nuu take ~. pisv- amuns INC
30 sci~nr-- u has h-.n on the de'iih~
tor uvrf r. decade. and this ..a.an shl pft'-
tbtlv witness - nnt.h Naf more than
-t1ty RATS are -,h~duIad ~ - down ~"
ft,rt this year. and - th., -trtssl~ al"ns
nv tsus and three. Ntth Their -ilsnt crews
they are lac hns- .~u.,tt-- that 'nh uP
memories ct q by suu- ~po,h Hafttns IN
this uv"t ~. ou,- q very important lac
tor iu M" ummstH - tho state, hat wtth
N" denuding ot m" forest. and the pfsNa-
irn'r 1t railroad t~t,titj-. ~ hts t~~h de-
pftN~d ot u uld-tifu. status several uch
ttmtst ttact- remain IN lVcuming. Potter
tl-hrh"ld. clinton aud Sullivan counties
but ~" mills of Mlltamspurt and Nt'tuiy
viii tai. ear. ~ th.m al
In tn" day, iuSt prior 81 the eva war
rafting wbs designated ~ = comparatively
cheap aud efrottV. NtN To- transport tim
b.r from this region down To- the ear and
-htphutlding establishments ~ YORK. Ihtla-
dalphia. 'amd"n and places along the coast
Pine, ash and oak stuck, uscd to IL, selected
In IA" woods nv agents 1T the manufacturer
and forwarded hy log johb"r- - Lock Haven
Wh"r" tuitiug contractors would IKE chars"
uf them and deliver them tu the oNu"rS
IN" MANNER ct making 70 raft 4. simple 4
number II log are placed eide by side IN
the water, h"lr> are bored m N" top~, and
bN means uf Wooden I"gs several crnSSb-atn~
At" fastened uu The logs thus becom"
formed M" a ~uh-iHuttal raft. aud When a
TudtrT - constructed on each end th. floating
mas may l- >IiCly guided down Ia" river
when Their" j. sufficient food and N" Ntni
1, not 60" high H. th"-" early days III"
Tait- also served thu pIrpu-' 81 packet boats,
and all sorts 81 irrisht used 10 be- hauled On
them =.
TS.lyc or Hft"~n years tso N. river would
b. fllfly dotted With RATS ~ thI~ season
Of thu y"tt. aud c.'SSl ~ them for a -"Asnu =
run N,S Considered quite normal Win
the passing ui the rafting industry on" OF
m. uuaiutss' aud most lat-t--tins chStaC-
ter 10 PENNSYLVANIA history. IN" ran pilot.
ht> h.rn rrl"gs'sd to IN" uu"udam i>t
one ui these pilots - living m NtliamsT"tt
TODAY lir l. Millism S'utgmsu He = 4.
wears ~ age. but. tht'k~ 80 forty wears sI"nt
"u ~" river. ., vet robust ana vigorous
", -tii IA" uti I.tu', --'ltng h''k mo
tho depths III hts va, chair and looking sadly
out through a." window AZ ~. tiN"t, ""
fellow. ~. back Iuuhsr- nov hat our d1N
W.. glorious Nhtl. u lasted We w"f. masters
OF 10" situation m NJ. old rafting da,~. be-
,iu~" without W. IN" business cpuldhi 80 On.
uut even tho men Who htt"d " to handl,
th,t property had 20 look M to ~ Nnd
money Nell. no uV't Wyu ~ those DAYS
hHd any reason Tor compliant ~ ~. s1IitN
line tIough few have auNi-tug 10 snow TOT
T. TODAY VS. m N" raftiug business =
I'sflmr. Won nav -lN from lsNN 10 W.
H. 'Ir.. ItN- M, .tuidarf uric,, Tor taking
4rtff from lo'k Iii,-u tu Marietta Wa 'l.o
.ut ,uutvi,rf men could get - uu'h Nufk
49, thr, had tim" q" h,ndl" II Is all Thnnsri
now l'sf" lfF tilN = lN lHi'N '''''
~ , -s1-ol. ant So - ~ much 49, 4 man ''i'
command for "a'h ou" IN" lioi CO.. =
w.f. .n~ufurNusu'~ wage and h" hash '
'tr status h. u~fsi 80 have when ~" business
~. m ~ prIu. " an illustration oi he"
none, lttt u4. mat" 10y ptn'- rtsh' 1ii"r
me u.r. q Illlli'lpli g.. r"au gaN" ~" s-l'
~ Hn.' two tt"- from lo'k Haven 70 War.
.''a tlsi"Ilug 'h- 'No 'oZ"'h"t ! hlf"i
flr.r uurr in 20 with me. giving Them "'yh
s. l. 'nok a 'riNc les tt'u four .d1N~ 70
U.tk. OBJ. ,rtp. aud before tu. week "ud I
va h.,E d. Look lltv"r w per -ou'I ~
t.I-.., amounted To sgi. maktug th" gross
aNI.u~a siuu Ihu- | cleared $40 from nv
v,.s. WORK NUd 'hi~ Wa> o'i'r'iou~
viii. ia, ',usi- l-fri. Tor a. ~oon - y"
.nr|i sr' book ''"re were always NOR" F'l'-
\nv psupl. often ak why the pilot
A ir'f ..f ri.u Iu those times. tui i."fr AZ"
f.u .p.st r-t-u.- The hIstl-~~ bad -
downs .- vel - ~ NJ. aud Oh" btd ihIns
Ms 'ha' when o man took 0 '~uiift'' "" Ge'
. rtf' through b" ntd 20 - 90 ~ any cost
Il.r. u,f,. futUy tt,id'uis. nj on on" "'-
,,.f,u Dr. ,n-' 900. tl.us 20 nud u fI'' a. A.
g.-. trt.,r HOT. fH' hu.- 81 Doe" d1N-
v.r. f.-f -V.it.'- POT" ''Ui't'luN~ were
l.nrprIuut'r 20 'Nr PROSPERITY oI "a" me,
md fi- 'tkIf. and professional gan Dict,
rlrf infested portions OF ihi- N'tl'N '"ihl
A. OPT, ff,. uu "t-N thf'-u'n f"HlN. d. lN-
lh. ..uid.us down htll. for ~" lN' 20 Ntik
box i,.u EfrT the ,uIUIl"it"u al ""
anal w.. ~T,.Yu.u'ly had 'o Nttk. when ~"
water IN ~. canal Vl> frozen Ia lot" YEAR
H. railroad ,lr- ttNr been used Nhile "h
~, rort 'vo ~ iNr-" 81 Nc Vouli uc~' to
Goth, o. A. ut.h'. md "a" lad q" .c"p q -harp
Irnkulr 'of 'tghNINu-u H." lew I'"p,"
81" lived ,luus th. Path. ,lv4'- v]rl'ou'-.
D.. ~ . ... Tor w.. Ntd lot ~ money AMI
t.. .b.r..N. foT accommodations