The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-24
MICHIGAN
SNOW FOR LOGGING.
Weather Holds Firm in the PENN
sula and the Conditions Are
the Best.
Winter Cutting Started All Along
the Line Not Enough Men to
Go Round.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Calumet, Mich, Nov. 24.--Logging oper-
ations are progressing satisfactorily There
Is about foot of snow on the ground
and the weather holds firm. The scarcity
Of woodsnen is the only unfavorable con-
dition. Many jobbers would increase their
forces If able to secure the men. One con-
tractor suspended work entirely owing to
the poor class Of men he had None
could speak English and yet they de-
manded the same wages as experienced
woodsmen.
The I. Stephenson company Of Wells
I has begun its winter cutting and is oper-
ating several camps along the Escanaba &,
Lake Superior railroad. 1t finds men ex-
ceedingly scarce, and is advertising for
several hundred. The company pays from
$40 to SIS month, which is the same
scale as last year in Delta. Dickinson and
Menominee counties. More logs will be
hauled on the Escanaba & Lake Superior
railroad this winter than ever before.
The Holt Lumber company Of Oconto.
WIS, has resumed operations in it's camps
upon the east branch Of the Ontonagon
river. A large crew will be employed this
winter, as 1T is expected to clean up the
concerns holdings in that section this
year. About 100000 feet Of pine. a large
| quantity of cedar posts and poles and
some pulp wood will be taken out. The
company has built another camp on the
| Baltimore.
About 3o,Oo0,oOO feet Of pine logs were
shipped the past season over the MilWau-
kee railroad from Ontonagon. There were
5,257 carloads, which averaged better thar
5000 feet each. The Peshtigo Lumber
| company will operate at least thirty cedar
camps this season along the Wisconsin &
Michigan railroad on the Wausaukee
| branch. The cedar will be foated down
the river to Peshtigo. Many Of the camps
will be run by jobbers.
The Hamilton & MerIyman company
| Dickinson county, has started three camps
/ near Loretto. The company will cut up.
wards of 10, 100000 feet Of timber, most 81
which will be aoated down the Sturgeon
! river
i Andy Shallman, a, logger Of Pembine
has taken a contract to put in 10000 00t
/ feet of pine in Delta sounty. His camp.
are in operation. D. T. DAILY of Menomi
nee will operate cedar camps in the vicin
! ity of Foster City, employing, Zoe men
| The Pankratz Lumber company has com
menced logging operations at Cedar river
Fully $50 men will be employed in tn,
4 vicinity of Crystal Falls this winter get
ting out cordwood for the Chicago dealers
Several thousand cords will be shipped
y Hebard & Sons sawmill at Pequamin,
has closed for the season. Gardner Bros
i Of Walkervile, Ont. will erect a venee
mill at Bruce Mines, Ont, near the $500
The construction work on the mill vii
4 SIdI C#oIt toilce. IL Will employ luU men.
The Big Bay Lumber company's mill a
Lake Independence has closed. The shin
! gle mill has been idle for some time OWNS
to the poor market. A band sawrniH with
daily capacity of $4,000 feet will be erecte
this winter. Two camps are operating
! in the woods and S,000,O 600 feet will b
! cut ait . =. :zz'5s.
The Calumet & Hecla Mining. company
,saWmils at Sheldrake, in Chippewa county
has finished its seasons operation. Th
: cut was about 100, 900, O00 feet, most
!. which was shipped by water to Torch lake
e from which point it was taken to til
mine over the cornpany's railroad A
the timber not used was sold to dealers
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