The diamond drill., 1919-06-28

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are cut and loaded onto cars. hauled
20 the mill and. II too small or too
rough for lumber, they are kicked
OF the deck TO the wood mill where
they are sawed into chemical timber
and. after drying are charred in the
retorts.
Likewise. every little piece OF
maple and birch is selected from the
wastage and piled up for use in the
retorts. Much OF the pine. hemlock
and Eastwood wastage is put in a
pile and shipped to the cities for
wood. There is not much chopping
Of cordwood done these days; labor
is too scarce, The cutting is done in
the mill.
This method OF logging makes avail
able a lot OF timber that in days past
was left TO rot on the ground. The
Land is sold TO settlers and the fact
that 1t has been cut so closely makes
il an easy clearing proposition.
Dunbar Being Deserted.
The road from Goodman 10 Dunbar,
"A miles further east, leads over
sand plain most OF the way. This is
about the poorest tract OF land that
we passed on our trip. The road is
improved part OF the way, and we
noticed contractors OUTFIT located
about midway between Goodman and
Dunbar. However. the road is not
good. II Is narrow and very crooked
There are no deep ruts or holes In
the road and a car can be driven over
most Of II az a speed OF from Is to
20 miles per hour with safety.
The old Holmes & Son logging
camps are located on this road about
two miles out OF Dunbar and, a short
distance away. is a large farm owned
BY VIM Holmes OF this city The
road doesn't pass through the farm
which IS located on ridge about one
mile to the north where the soil is OF
a much better grade.
Entering Dunbar the most notice
able thing about the place Is It's at
mosphere, one or decline and fall
This, az one time very lively and i'm
portant lumber town, will cease to
exist as an industrial locality inside
OF a year The Well Lumber Com
pany completed its cut and the mill
burned about enc year ago. The rail
road connecting the town with Wau-
saukee has been junked. The stock
OF lumber remaining Is being loaded
as rapidly as possible and shipped
over the 500 road. This work will
last about six month more. The road
between Dunbar and Pembine IS In
fairly good shape and can be driven
safely at 20 10 25 miles per hour
Take State Road.
We didn't go to Pembine, but turn |
ed north about three miles before We !
came to the place and took the old |
road to Niagara which passes through |
the largest clump Of standing pine
left in the old Menominee river BASIN /
They tell us that had We gone 10
Pembine and taken the state road
north that we would have a pretty |
fair road to Niagara
When touring It IS a pretty safe
TO stick to the roads chos-
IN as trunk lines They are usually
best, especially In the north, and the
road leading directly north from
is the trunk line and will
eventually be improved to take care
II heavy traffic.
However. we wanted to drive thru
he pine and so We put up with dis
comfort and saw the pine. II Is sad
OF the forests OF stately
rees that one could pass through IN
lie days when we first came to the
upper peninsula. In those days the
ract we drove through would get
icant attention. Times are not what
hey were. however, and that tract OF
mall and comparatively scrubby
itun is the lone representative of
'y-gone days.
The road by this cut-on IS s miles
n length No speed cop Is needed
here. From 8 20 ten miles Is the on
y safe speed to drive Il.
Scattered along this route was 70
,e seen new clearings. We stopped
It one and visited with remarkably
woman who was sitting IN
ront OF her cabin resting. She tolC
IS that she had formerly lived IN
Door county, Wis, but that they sold
nat down there and had been moving
N over the North American contin.