Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
Annual Run of Timber Down the
Connecticut River.


Der company has about reached Mount
rom. its final destination. From there
logs are sent down to the mill at Hol-
yoke as required. Fifty million feet of
logs IN the river make quite show
ing, even when scattered as they arc
for many miles along the stream, says
tho Springfield Republican. From the
forests adjacent to the upper reaches
OF the Connecticut to the mills at Mount
Tom and 1lOlyokc. is a long distance.
and one casually noticing the logs float
ing quietly down the stream or resting
quietly on the banks or rocks in the
bed of the river, can have no adequate
conception of the labor involved in get
ting them thus far. Preparations be-
gin in the fan for the drive OF next
spring and the operations of the Con-
nccticut Valley Lumber company are
carried out on an extended scale in
volving the expenditure Of large sums
of money.
The Connecticut River Lumber com
panY Of which the Connecticut Valley
Lumber company is an offshoot, was
formed Mt Hartford CT, in 1863 or 1870.
Mills were built at IIolyoke and Mount
Tom. and later at Hartford. The mill
in the last-namcd place was aba ndoncd
n number of years ago on account Of
the difficulty in getting the logs down.
The mill at McIndoes Falls, Vt, where
part of tho drive is left, was erected
later. Several years ago the mills
were united in one management. The
company. of which George Van Dyke
VI i'"S'"h Is Vhe president ana prlhci-
P"l owner mas Always been u close
'"'Po'at lon' MT Van Dyke began as
P''' "'E anu mas Workod at lufhper-
ing and log driving in all it's branches
| the drive of over 300 miles is the
longest i'm New England. In the earlier
| history of the company the drives
were ''oou'"oo or h'oVo'ooO ieet' now
| tn"N are from io'oop'ooO to bV'OVO'oo
w men the mills were run separately
'"c I"E7 LOT "Hch miIl had special
MAJ ~ hc'"SSlidilhS the separation, or
! sorting at various points. Now the
marx or inc company IS placed on the
| riid ana "tner places OF each log, and
| me inherent mis- take what they need.
n" company IS protected by law by
! reason OF the mark, ana thetts are
deaIt WIN severely, II 1t can be proved
| mat log mas been stolen with the
! company sign on IT.
FAIL prt.pAp Arrows
80 '''A
\ beginning Is made in the fall to
| build dams, fix the streams, lay out
! roads on steep hillsides. prepare camps
and make other necessary preparations
! for the cutting of the logs The tim
| Der tracts are on the headwaters and
I,
near the Canadian boundary and over
/ the line. Eighteen million feet were
| cut this wear at North Stratford VI
! Tho cutting and hauling begins in Sen
| TENDER ana lasts until April The logs
| in some cases are hauled or 10 miles
to the streams where they are "vardcd"
| in authorization of the broaI,irr IN of
| the ice in the sprinr All toid there
! were 500 men and LOCO horses emnlov-
! ed hy the compnnv last winter I,nor
| nous loads are hauled on the slods
| which nre built nine and - fect ,vido
| \ now thinr is the steam los, hnuIn,.
| which wac used last vvintor win s,,c.
cess. rho steam bau1cr &c similar 80
! the ordinary traction cnuine tbat ie
familiar to overv ono If can he etoor.
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