The diamond drill., 1922-01-07
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the logs were cut skidded, brushed
burned and roads swamped In 32
days with an average force OF about
65 men.
Brush Cut and Burned
The brush In the choppings was
all cut and burned by the swayers as
the cutting advanced A tree was
felled. the small brush trimmed OF
the brush and eyergreens In the vi
cinity OF the tree cut. all OF II piled
and burned. The limbs were cut into
cordwood and the balance OF the tree
into logs.
Timber below inches is left
standing. There is very little OF this
class of stuff. the most OF 1t being
small saplings. Mr.. Kingsford tells
us that he intends TO SOW the logging
roads TO clover. TO provide watch
men during the dry season and thus
to give the rejected timber an op-
portunity 70 develop into merchant
able timber at later day. No mat
ter how skeptical one may be as to
the success OF this venture, every
one ought TO wish Mr.. Kingsford
the highest OF success for upon this
work depends much as TO the future
OF the timber industry In the penin-
sula
All kinds OF opinions were express
ed upon the probable success OF the
scheme, the major portion OF them
being skeptical as TO its success be-
cause OF the scattered condition OF
the timber. Wind 10 very destruct-
i've agency in scattered timber. How
ever, the reforesting scheme Is a
side issue to the main consideration.
the Improvement of logging methods.
Need Lighter Slelgbs
One of the items OF equipment that
needs attention is that OF sleighs. The
Ford outfit had nothing TO offer in
that line. for the sleighs in use were
old and OF the old type. AS one log
ger expressed 1t. there Is too much
dead weight being handled because
of the cumbersome sleighs. IL is
possible that should Mr. Ford turn
ed over to his experts the problem of
producing sleighs OF sufficient
strength from lighter material a
great Improvement could be made in
this item It's the support OF the
points where the stress comes that
is needed not weight in the appara-
tus as a whole.
Another item OF equipment that
Is badly needed is some kind Of a
movable "jammer", light and quick
acting for woods operations. This is
a line where Mr. Ford can very
fruitfully start his experts at work.
The icing methods were behind
the times but that is due probably to
the necessity OF getting started
Overhead tanks and traps in the
lsprinkling tanks are familiar items
OF equipment these days.
Glad Ford u Interested
While there Is considerable OF the
hard boiled" idea in evidence among
the lOBBeTS OF lnlS seCtiOn over MI
Ford's attempt at innovations in the
logging game, the major portion OF
the operators are glad TO see him in
the work az he has the means with
which TO experiment and will expert
ment II the places where expert
mental work is necessary are point
ed out to him.
The experiments now being made
with the power saw gives promise OF
developing something OF value in that
line. The machine is now at Detroit
where the experts are going over II
making alterations and additions
with an idea II evolving practicable
machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford were at the
camp and ate dinner with the visi-
tors. The feeding camp can accom-
modate but fifty and as there were
slightly over 100 visitors, the party
had to be fed in relays.