. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. jm CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XX. Number 9. } TORONTO, GftNflDft, SEPTEMBER, 1899 J Terms,$ Per Year. 1 Single Copies, io Cents. A FLOATING SAW MILL. Presented on this page are views of what is be- lieved to be the first floating saw mill to be oper- ated in Canada. It was built last winter at Ver- cheres, Que., by Mr. J. H. Dansereau. The mill is built on a large scow, which is 100 feet long and 30 feet wide. In the first storey, that is to say, in the hold of
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. jm CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XX. Number 9. } TORONTO, GftNflDft, SEPTEMBER, 1899 J Terms,$ Per Year. 1 Single Copies, io Cents. A FLOATING SAW MILL. Presented on this page are views of what is be- lieved to be the first floating saw mill to be oper- ated in Canada. It was built last winter at Ver- cheres, Que., by Mr. J. H. Dansereau. The mill is built on a large scow, which is 100 feet long and 30 feet wide. In the first storey, that is to say, in the hold of the boat, there are two boilers sixty inches in diameter by sixteen feet long, an engine of 125 , the necessary shafting and belting, and apparatus for conveying the saw- dust to the fire. Located in the upper storey are appliances for hauling up the logs, a steam kicker, steam log roller, steam nigger, carriage with steam feed, Allis band saw, double edger, slab re-saw, trimmer and slasher, together with a complete system of live rolls, the whole being constructed somewhat similar to the equipment of an ordinary saw mill. The filing room con- sists of a boat-shaped apartment situated on the roof of the mill. The machinery for this unique mill was sup- plied by the Waterous Engine Works Company, of Brantford, and is said to be giving much satis- faction. In the spring Mr. Dansereau took his floating saw lots of logs which so frequently escape from the boom, while at the same time it does away with the cost of towing logs. FOREIGN TRADE Mr. J. H. Dansereau's Floating Saw Mill. saw mill to Calumet, on the river Ottawa, at the mouth of the river Rouge, where it has been in operation for some time. Working day and night, its capacity is about 100,000 superficial feet, the timber being spruce. Barges are placed on one side of the mill, the lumber being carried into them and then transported to Montreal for loading on the steamers. The slabs are loaded on cars on the w
Size: 1954px × 1278px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectforestsandforestry
