Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-30


of Lafayette & Hamilton yester-
The camp and mill are situated
Dles the John hobbs place, a distance
iit five miles from the city, and the
~ 8ty enjoyed a splendid sleigh ride
AMI the fresh invigorating winter air,
D upon their arrival were treated
wholesome, home cooked lunch
~ Mrs. Jas. Badger, cook at the
hp. After lunch the party was
:, ZEN for a visit to the logging camp
the mill.
IN tohn Lafayette and Jas. Hamil-
came to Occur d'Alene last fall
| Muskegon, Michigan. Mr.. La
50 re was engaged in the lumber
y "a " at that place and Mr.. Hamil-
/, >, the wholesale business. which
posed of in order to join Mr.
yette and his brother, w. H..
yette in the lumber business in
w. ~ Mr.. Lafayette is an old and
enced man in the lumber in
- 4, and during his 81 years of
in that line, he has operated
owned logging camps and mills
ANY states.
Then he decided to change his
of operation in Michigan, he
ought with him an up-to-date and
dern portable mill-all machinery
equipment necessary for it's
bper operation; horses which he
selected and trained for the bust
ss, and experienced lumbermen,
no had been identified with him
Il the business for years, among
EN- Serl brothers, and came pre-
MI bred in every manner to conduct
lumber business upon an intel
ent and profitable basis
Four months ago he entered into
contract with A. l.. Flewelyn &
:, of Spokane, to log and saw into
dge timbers, the timber standing
the Peter Hansen tract, which
BY had purchased under a five
r contract. At the time LaFay-
entered into this contract the
Der of the Flewelyn Co., lacked
four months of expiring. Under
terms of the contract il was nee
hry for the company to have all
timber removed from the land
pre- its expiration or it would re-
back to the vendor. By reason
the short length of time. other
bermen had declined to under
the work, and predicted that
ayette was destined to fail when
uttered into a contract to do the
He has not, however, and
not only succeed in removing
timber from the land within the
ired time, but accomplished it
pnth before the expiration of the
pany's contract which is March l
Fayette & Hamilton now have
cen two and three million feet
W logs in their mill yard. This
int represents ninety days work
completes their contract with
Flewelyn Co., for the Hansen
AS soon as the frost is out
e timber, about March 1. the
any will proceed to saw these
nto bridge timber to be used in
obstruction of the Chicago. Mil
ee & st. Paul railroad. During
me intervening between now
March l, the company will be
ed in logging a section adjoin-
Hansen land. This contract
with the Flewelyn company.
company use in their logging
Ions a conveyance known as
pig wheels, This method of
is pursued to a great extent
a East, but is very uncommon
West. From time to time
lumbermen have endeayored
titute the big wheels" for the
but have always met with
s4 When Mr.. Lafayette decided
DIV this method. all the lum-
advised him not to attempt
ing that such a plan would
ain TO be unsuccessful. The
y. however. in their logging
pms have used entirely during
season this method and sue
" too. They have logged with
own hills that have been hun
of feet high. In using them
hills, logs have been usd as
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