The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-25
LUMBER OPERATIONS
TO Be CURTAILED
PRICES ON LOGS ARE LOWEST or
fERED FOR MANY YEARS
SOME LOCAL JOBBERS WORKING
sawyer. Goodman & Company Will Con-
tnue Working the Dunn Mine Camp
All Winter.

The outlook for logging and lumber
ing in this vicinity is not very bright.
Not one OF the old jobbers are at work
and they give as their reason that the
price Of logs is so low and the price OF
supplies and stumpage so high that il
is utterly impossible to make both
ends meet The only parties logging
are those who own some timber OF
their own and are in position to get it
ont AT profit or are working 10 keep
their teams from eating their heads
of.
A list OF log prices recently received
by a local iobber was exhibited 10 the
writer last wee: and the prices quoted
therein were such as TO deer anyone
from attempting TO put in much tim
ber this winter The prices on Hem.
lock ranged from 80 so to So 80, the
latter price being for extra length logs
OF large size. Ordinary logs bring
$3.50. Maple was quoted at $G so also
and birch in the larger logs at $l1.
Eastwood SO, cedar 50 and green pine
$50. Dry pine is not wanted.
The labor supply is fairly good at the
present time and IL looks as il there
will be an abundance Of men this win.
ter. The larger companies are taking
advantage of this opportunity 10 cut
their own timer.
SuDt. Cleary tells us that he is of the
opinion that Sawyer Goodman a. Co.
VIII continue operations at their Dunn
mine camp throughout the winter
For the pact few years this company
has.operated only during the fall. shut
ting down The camp when the snow
got 50 deep that the Dunn mine Jrauch
Of the st Paul road could not be kept
open easily. This winter It is said
that the logs will be decked when cars
cannot he got
The company mas been doing lot of
railroad building this fall and Mr..
Cleary has the tract q timber opened
NJ in ideal shape The rails are not
laid on all Of the grades but that Is
An easy matter TO accomplish when the
time comes
Herman and VIM Holmes have not
determined If they will log To any ex-
tent this winter They have recently /
purhcased some timber but the prices
are not such as To induce them 10 cut |
IL IL is probable that they Will cut
some Of their cedar in the vicinity 81 i
Cbicagon lake.
Corrigan. Mckinney a Co will oper.
ate a camp this winter for the first
time IN their history. They have some
standing timber in the vicinity OF the
Hope mine upon which the time Tor
removal will soon expire SO they have
determined TO cut IL themselves.
Chas Uren aud r. p. Hollow will
cut some timber belonging 20 tnem.
selves near Lucas spur. Mr.. Uren will
have charge of the operations aud will
start work next week
D. r. Boyle ~ Co will log quite ex
tensively at Balsam. This concern has
recently purchased tract OF hardwood
lying between Balsam and Lucas and
have several years work there They
are htting mp cordwood mill and will
cut ali of their timber into wood The
plant is mainly Of their own design
and in the nature OF an experiment
that will be watched with interets by
those in the business Mr. Boyle will
have charge OF operations assisted ly
Otto f, Dahms The camps Of Conlin
q Dahms at Basam are being enlarged
to accommodate the increased number
OF men and teams
The outlook for team labor this win
ter Is not az all encouraging owing to
the curtailment Of numbering opera
tions and teams are not profitable pro- {
perty The price Of hay and oats il so
high that 81 costs greatly 10 keep teams I
anu with the dull outlook in team
work some teams.sre being offered Tor
their board this winter