The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
MICHIGAN
NORTHERN CAMPS
ARE BREAKING UP
OPERATIONS ALMOST AT AN END
IN THE PENINSULA.
Vast Quantities of Logs Will Be Left
in the Woods, the Warm Weather
Spelling the Misunderstanding Plants
at Wells Running Under Full Pres
sure.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Calumet, Mich, March 16.-LOgging operations
In the northern peninsula are fast coming to a
close. Many Of the camps have already broken
up and others finishing their work rapidly
as possible. The recent soft spell hurt the haul
Ing and In some sections there will be much tim
Der left In the woods
The Pittsburg & Lake Superior Iron company's
camp south Of L'Anse has broken up and Super
intendent J. q. Brennan has paid off his men.
s. B. Carroll mas finished his contract for the
cutting of 100000 feet of white pine for the
Sparrow-kroll Lumber company of Kenton. He
cut the timber at the Sagola hoist. The logs
will be loaded on cars and shipped to the mill at
Kenton.
J. NJ. Bell, who has been manager Of the On
tonagon Stave & Veneer company of Ontonagon
since the concern was organized, has resigned.
James J. Russell of Milwaukee will fill the posi-
ton temporarily. The annual meeting IF the
stockholders will be held next month.
D. Lanctot 4 Son, who were cutting near Port
age Entry, have broken camp. All their logs
have been banked on the shore of Lake Superior.
John Moran has finished his contract for cutting
hemlock for the Baraga Lumber company. He
cut 500, 900 feet near Baraga. George La Fond
has just finished cutting and banking 225,OO0 feet
Of hemlock on the Fresteel river in Ontonagon
county. He sold the logs to the Ontonagon Lum-
Der 6, Cedar company.
Work at the camps of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
company at Coalwood and Rumley on the NUNS
ing railway in Alger county, is progressing as
usual, all trouble from the strikers having ceased.
Nearly 200 men went out, but part were replaced
Win new men and the others nave gone back to
work.
The A. Spies Lumber & Cedar company has
broken camp near Sidnaw after a successful sea-
sons cut. All the outfit has been shipepd to Me-
nominee. The Fowler Billson company of Duluth
has opened an office in Sidnaw and Is prepared to
pay the highest market price for cedar logs,
ties, posts, poles and bolts.
One Of the biggest loads Of logs ever seen in
northern Michigan was hauled to the stave fac
tory at Iron River few days ago. 1t consist
ed Of fortysix Eastwood logs scaling 1O,2 71 feet.
Hodkins & Thompson, who had crew working
near Clowery, have finished opera tons. They
cut large quantity ~of poles, posts and ties,
which were sold to the Pittsburg & Lake Supe-
rfor Iron company and will be shipped to Esca-
naba. The mill at Michigamme will not be
operated this season, and all timber cut this
winter will be sold. Last year Hodgkns &
Thompson carried over about 100000 feet w.
G. Baker, representing Mann, Watson & Co. of
Muskegon was at Clowery last week figuring Oh
the cut
Saving has been commenced at the Murphy
| Lumber company's plant at Green Bay About
20, 100000 feet Of logs put in on Armstrong
creek, in Wisconsin. John s. Morrison Of Lau-
rum, who has been operating six camps and en-
ploying 300 men all winter is winding up his OPP
erations. Nearly all his cut is purchased by the
Calumet & Hecla Mining company.
| Both hardwood and softwood mills of the l.
Stephenson company at Wells running day
! and night and turning out large cut. Work
at the camps has slackened up, owing to the
| soft weather. The Ford River Lumber company
is also operating its mill to its full capacity.