Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-02

Nanffff-AN huiEhfr ienllar rtNiuing III
Fru~thurr one day- TucS'iay. June 2s-for a
tour IT the tall timber. aiar from Jerusalem.
Accordingly nine reported at So
o'cluck A. M. to take the special electric
car. the only unmarried one without his
collar and ue.
At Cumberland the list was swollen u
nearly ~. or a comfortable filling for the
special car provided for the party.
At Piedmont. about = a. m. several
more entered the train. mainmnst n. U.
Bond. the host.
There had l-cn some fun already ;
more now Al Bloomington J. II. Holz-
shu appointed committee Of Wood
choppers a. ~ ahead, spy out and clear
the lnd-Gcorge W. Snyder, chairman
John n. B.nson and Harry T.. Kenah,
auxiliaries.
The J, URNAL had never seen Snyder
before, hut harmed from Otto Hohing
that when very young Snyder was
named. first, after Georgetown, and,
second. after Washington city.
just az this stage If the story the first
tunnel was reached. Benson yelled
sand paichr' 4 second later Kenah
howlcd in cuutradictiun-"DOe Gully
JOURNAL asked whether bebouch from
b. and q. would be north or south. No
body hut j. Adam Dehler knew, and he
said-north ly southeast To a point %
miles from Frostburg, whence the dele
gates from that place could he shipped
home by foot" Dehler turned out to be
a man vitality Interested in footwear.
Soon after leaving Cumberland a sur
prisingly large company IT oI'i' vocalists
developed, and these, accompanied by
two guitars aud mandolin, afforded
delightful entertainment nj intervals
during the day.
At exactly 9:O5 a. IN. Dehler inquired
whats the matter with Frostburg 2"
DR.. Griffith replied that he hadn't
had time Ia study the case critically, but
from a superficial observation Of the
symptoms my opinion, profoundly ex-
pressed, is-'Frostburg is all right
A very fine solo followed-by a gentle
man of the unusual name of Smith.
Benson came along with a paper tor
sale, but Dehlcr anticipated him with
Here's your MINING JOURNAL.
Latest news from Pink Whiskcrs! How
much am I bid?'
At last the car reached Bond, the seat
of "A lumber-mill the most complete in
equipment and thorough in result ever
seen by any of the party. The structure
occupies nearly or quite AN acre of
ground covering machinery which takes
hold of the log in the pond, drags 1t to
the 45-foot saw, and turns it into lum-
Der with the least possible human effort.
Each log is sized mp by the sawyer and
the most of big and little lumber made
Of it-sills, studding, boards, etc., and
81 l..NI. ..Ns. INn aIdbl
Nothing seems to he lost except the dust,
the refuse going into the fuel heap.
The saw is q 45-foot steel belt running
with speed which turns out an aver
age of 900 feet minute and 10000 feet
day.
Logs weighing a ton are handled by
the machinery with an ease and pre-
cision instinct with almost human in
tclligcnce. And, later, the lumber is
to one point, stills to
another, slabs to another, etc, by quick
changes of the roller equipment. The
largest marim"m of handling is thus
done, the least minimum by human
hands.
On the car again, the last destination
was reached shortly afternoOn-the
home of the wOodsmen. The JOURNAL
asked Mr.. Bond "where are we at?"
Right here said he, pointing
downward.
but how far are we from some place
designated on the map
about six miles from Grantsville ~
and instead of pointing northward, as
the JOURNAL Thought, toward Grants
vile, his finger went to what seemed
about south The sun was in
visible the entire day; hence, loss of
sense of direction.
Dinner followed-a plentiful, sub
stantial, unwritten men" ranging from
baked beans up to pumpkin pie.
At its close ex-U. S. Senator Wei
lington, chairman on the part of the
visiting Sir knights, arose and spoke
forcibly and eloquently. He called sue
cessively upon Sir Knights Snyder,
Drecher. Beall, Hammond, Benson, and
several others.
In introducing the speakers Mr.. Wei
Gngton was most happy. He is born
chairman, endowed with versatility of
speech which frames itself into cOmpli-
ment separately Just to each individual.
Mr.. Bond responded to the tributes
paid his enterprise and his hospitality
as IA host. He evidently appreciated
highly the many good things said, and
when he resumed his seat there was a
chorus which sounded like "he's a good
fellow" etc.
After music and singing, now 3 p. M,
the first step toward return was made.
The rain which had fallen intermit-
tently during the day made the air
cooler than its wont even at this cleva-
ton just below the summit of Meadow
mountain. But all could see the tall.
straight trees, in almost innumerable
number, which had invited even rail-
road to this altitude.
The lumbermen, in homely dress,
We're here, apparently content, and,
smoking around a stove at times red
lounged and slept.
1900 acres of this tall-.imber tract,
have been so years i'll the business,
They are machinists us well, with a
large plant at Dubois, Pa. wherein all
this elaborate equipment, excepting boil
ers, engine and dynamo, was con-
structed. They have been operating
here about two years, and, with POO
men in their employment, ii long era of
active and profitable work lies ahead.
About half way down the mountain
the car stopped for the crowd to see a
logging train loaded. A locomotive,
with all its propelling apparatus on one
side, came on pushing big-derrick car.
Reaching logs scattered near by, a pair
of grab hooks placed near the middle of
each, swung the huge timber from
ground to car easily as lion shakes
the dew .drOp from his name i'll the sun.