. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 45^ r- > February 1, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 a How Capt. Robt. Dollar Went ''Over the Top " From Chore Boy in an Ottawa District Logging Camp He Has Become One of the Greatest Figures in Lumbering Industryâ What He Faced and Learned The early clays of logging and lumbering in the Muskoka and Georgian Bay districts are vividly recalled by two recent incidents and the reminiscences related will be perused with more than passing intere
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 45^ r- > February 1, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 a How Capt. Robt. Dollar Went ''Over the Top " From Chore Boy in an Ottawa District Logging Camp He Has Become One of the Greatest Figures in Lumbering Industryâ What He Faced and Learned The early clays of logging and lumbering in the Muskoka and Georgian Bay districts are vividly recalled by two recent incidents and the reminiscences related will be perused with more than passing interest. One of these incidents is the receipt of a letter from J. S. Thomp- son of the Badger Box and Lumber Co., Grand Rapids, Wis., a pioneer lumberjack, by Monteith Brothers of Rosseau, Ont. The oth- er is the graphic and racy sketch of the picturesque career of Captain Robert Dollar, one of the foremost figures in timber operations on the American continent, from the pen of B. C. Forbes in the "Ameri- can Magazine". In a communication to the "Canada Lumberman," Monteith Brothers, who are widely known lumber dealers and manufacturers, state that, during the past summer one of the guests at the Monteith House, in the course of a casual conversation, mentioned the name of a relative, who came from the vicinity of Barrie, Ont., and knew the Monteith family in the old days. Monteith Bros, immediately wrote to this gentleman, J. S. Thompson, of Grand Rapids, Wis. His highly interesting reply follows and fully explains itself: December 31st, 1918. "Your communication is almost like a letter from home. Years ago, so many that the writer, who still believes himself a young man, hates to think of them having gone into the discard, chased around Muskoka and the Georgian Bay in various pursuits in connection with lumbering. I recall when Gravenhurst was the end of the line and Bracebridge, Huntsville, Rosseau were only accessible by boat or on foot. Waubaushene, P
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