Logging; the principles and general methods of operation in the United States . Fig. 7. — Typical Logging Camp of the Northeast, showing the cook shanty in theforeground, the bunk house, the blacksmith shop, and the stable at the extremeright. IMaine. with an alleyway in the middle in which grain and hay arestored. A 6-foot runway is left behind the animals to facilitatecleaning the barn and to afford a passage for the animals to andfrom their stalls. The barn equipment, including harness, costsabout $55 per team. (5) A storehouse, where large quantities of supplies are may be a deta


Logging; the principles and general methods of operation in the United States . Fig. 7. — Typical Logging Camp of the Northeast, showing the cook shanty in theforeground, the bunk house, the blacksmith shop, and the stable at the extremeright. IMaine. with an alleyway in the middle in which grain and hay arestored. A 6-foot runway is left behind the animals to facilitatecleaning the barn and to afford a passage for the animals to andfrom their stalls. The barn equipment, including harness, costsabout $55 per team. (5) A storehouse, where large quantities of supplies are may be a detached building or a room in the cook shantyset aside for this purpose. 6o LOGGING (6) A storage or root cellar which is an underground placewhere vegetables are kept. It must be frost-proof and yet coolenough to prevent the produce from spoiHng. (7) A blacksmith shop where horses are shod, sleds and otherequipment made and repaired, and similar work done. If a va-riety of work is performed there must be a fairly complete setof iron-working and wood-working Photograph by H. DeForesi. Fig. 8. — A Two-storied Logging Camp. The dining-room, lounging room, andoflace are on the ground floor, and the sleeping quarters are on the secondfloor. Northern New York. The following list comprises the chief tools required in a iirst-class camp shop: I forge, complete, including bellowsI anvil 3 augers, i j-, 2- and 3-inch I thread cutter and an assortment of dies 4 hammersI vise 1 broadax 2 rasps I coal shovel 12 tongs, assorted I brace and an assortment of bits I drill machine and an assortment of drillsI bolt clipper 1 striking hammer 2 monkey wrenches 2 two-inch iron squaresI set of horse-shoeing toolsI iron heating stove CAMPS 61 A general assortment of cold chisels, drawing knives, pinchersand an assortment of files. (8) Sled storehouses to shelter sleds and other equipmentduring the summer months. An average crew for the northern woods is about sixty men, andin addition from t


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