. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. General View of Rafting Grounds The St. John River Log Driving Association, the headquarters of which are located at Fredericton, , is one of the most unique and interesting oragnizations for the carrying out of its particular branch of the lumbering industry which exists in Canada Bottom Makers Drilling the Logs pockets for the different companies, by which they are owned. Another illustration gives an idea of the work of the scalers who measure the logs
. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. General View of Rafting Grounds The St. John River Log Driving Association, the headquarters of which are located at Fredericton, , is one of the most unique and interesting oragnizations for the carrying out of its particular branch of the lumbering industry which exists in Canada Bottom Makers Drilling the Logs pockets for the different companies, by which they are owned. Another illustration gives an idea of the work of the scalers who measure the logs. A knotted rope is used by the scalers to ascertain the measurements, which are called out to a tally boy, who keeps track of them. In this illustration may also be noticed the over- head arrangement by means of which the logs are lifted onto the scaling raft. This loading machine is worked from the shore by a horse. It consists of a small car, "A" in the diagram shown, which travels along on the wire "; The wire passes around a pulley on the post "; To the end of "C" is attached a whippletree and a horse. "D" "D" are the hooks which fasten into the logs, as may be seen in one of the photographs reproduced. When the hooks have been attached the horse pulls upon the wire "C" and the log is lifted out of the water onto the scaling raft. Another of the illustrations shows the bottom makers at work. These men are engaged in drilling holes into the logs through which are fastened wooden pins. The loading machine in operation is shown in another illustra- tion. The St. John River Log Driving Association have a government charter for the St. John River, the Miramichi, and the Restigouche rivers. Diagram of Loading Machine The following brief description will give a fair idea of the method of work pursued by the company. After the logs have been placed in the river by the various operat- ing companies located ab
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