. Canadian forest industries January-June 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January 1, 1921 CANADA LUMBERMAN 45 yet to come. In steam driven mills the steam driven return gear was used to return the carriage carrying the log. All along the river the disposal of the refuse was a matter of care and anxiety. It was plainly manifest that dumping into the stream would in the end bring its own retribution. Slabs would sink,, or form obstructions that collected debris. Filled with sand and peb- bles they created bars that obstructed the
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January 1, 1921 CANADA LUMBERMAN 45 yet to come. In steam driven mills the steam driven return gear was used to return the carriage carrying the log. All along the river the disposal of the refuse was a matter of care and anxiety. It was plainly manifest that dumping into the stream would in the end bring its own retribution. Slabs would sink,, or form obstructions that collected debris. Filled with sand and peb- bles they created bars that obstructed the river. Where convenient slabs were piled along the river banks and on the slab piles lumber; was piled. But to this there was a limit. Often the bank of the river was high and did not afford opportunity. The refuse burner had not been installed, but attempts were made to consume the debris on an open fire at some distance from the mill. This was hazardous and not satisfactory. When "Go-Devil" Was Se^t to Work. Then a contrivance was imported and set to work. It was fa!m- iliarly named the "go-devil," having several fiendish characteristics. Two, at times three, sets of toothed rollers revolved face to face, con- fined in an upright wooden trough. The slab was hoisted in the air' and thrust down the chute, to be caught between the rollers and ground into chips. These poured from the end of the chute in a stream and floated away on the current from the wheels into the tailrace. For a time this device served a purpose. Presently the inevitable came about. The water-soaked chips drifted to quiet spots and lodged. Each small bay and sheltered bend in the river caught its portion. In the swift current none lodged, only at places where driftwood came to rest and sand and silt collected. Mixed with sawdust the larger part sank to the bottorh of the lake and river and, when decay set in, th'e effluvia, when stirred, was a nuisance. On navigable sections of the river
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