The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-28
MANY SMALL
JODDERS OPERATING
THE WOODS ABOUT CRYSTAL FALLS
ARE FULL or THEN.
CORDWOOO AND HARDWOOD.
Are the Principal Lines Being Worked
at-Wagss Trifle Lower-Men
Plentiful.

That the people of Crystal Falls are
busy in the woods this winter is
evidenced in the manner in which the
teams and men are being hired to go
to the camps that are located on all
sides of us. There is lot of subcon-
trating being done and this gives the
small fellow, the man with team,
chance to make some money. AS a
general rule, prices are very fair
though not as high as during the past
two years when men were at "A pre-
MUM. There seems TO be fair sup
ply OF labor but not a great excess.
This may seem strange when it is re-
mem mbered that several Of our mines
recently closed throwing many men
ont of employment. In explanation it
may be said that the best men were
taken on at other mines that are work
lag and only the poorest class of the
foreign labor was let out entirely.
Such men are OF no account in the
woods and. as most of them were
single men. they left at once for the
west or the cities
Among the heaviest loggers in the
vicinity is Wm James who recently
purchased big tract of timber of the
Canal company and is loading it on
cars near kelso, or TO be more pricise
at Hunters old camps. He will put
in over million feet of Eastwood.
birch, elm and hemlock, about all of
IL going TO the Menasha Woodenware
company, He built large camps and
has big crew of men at work.
Joe Pike is logging on the Deer
finishing up where he logged last
winter for Sol Frazer. He has not as
large a crew at work this year as last.
Chris Hanson was over from his
camp near Metropolitan last Sunday
visiting with his folks here Mr..
Hanson has quite large job over
there. He has all of his skidding
done, having about 250. 600 feet on
skids. This is all pine and will be
hauled TO the river a distance of a
bout mile. His cedar timber will
be placed on the cars at Metropolitan
and that is haul OF about six miles.
Alex Dalpra and Nose Jondrow have
taken a big logging job down near the
Paint dam. They have enough of
pickup pine to keep them going there
all winter aud will keep quite crew
of men going. They began work there
last Monday.
The Parks Grocery company ia
hustling with their preparations TO
get their logging camp near Balsam
going. In addition to the wood they
are putting in they have lot Of logs
to put on cars for shipment
They have engaged The Idle teams Of
the Corrigan Mel hinney company and
will keep them going all winter. In
addition they have closed contract
with Viano Csterherg and Eli Peltola
for the cutting and hauling OF 3, 600
cords of. wood. The gentlemen will
begin work on their contract next
week
Ed, Mitchell has had very good sue
cess with his logging job east of Man
sheld. He is putting all OF his timber
into the Michigamme and last Monday
moved his crew onto new forty, hav-
ing finished logging all of the green
pine that he had to put in. Mr.. NJ.
will put in about 1000 900 feet this
winter.
John Dawson is just getting down
TO work at mis- job over near Metrop.
olitan He did not 20 into camp until
late. He will put in something over
500, 900 feet
Chas. Uren is working this winter
mp on the Paint river on bunch OF
windfall timber that he got last sum-
mer Mr.. Uren has logged for several
seasons on the Paint and IL right mt
home there
John Hasselstrom mas big crew
going west of the Columbia mine. He
has not started TO load logs on cars yet
nor to ship wood 10 any extent He is
putting in quite a bit OF timber to the
woodenware factory. This he il haul
ing in direct. In addition he has
contract tO supply the schools with
wood and has been kept busy filling
that contract to date but will in
short tine start to load wood on cars
The woodenwsre company is-getting
In logs at the rate Of about four car
loads per day. The bulk Of this timb-
or Is coming from their own camp near
Balsamwhero they have large crew
Roing. II viii take over two-million