History of the Lumber Industry of America, Volume 2American lumberman, 1907 - Lumbering |
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... logs . 3 Notwithstanding that Plymouth was the first permanent English col- ony in New England , it did not have a sawmill until about 1640 , the exact date being unknown . The first sawmill in Plymouth colony of which satisfactory ...
... logs . 3 Notwithstanding that Plymouth was the first permanent English col- ony in New England , it did not have a sawmill until about 1640 , the exact date being unknown . The first sawmill in Plymouth colony of which satisfactory ...
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James Elliott Defebaugh. This is a license to go upon the land and cut logs at a price agreed upon " per thousand feet board measure , " which is supposed to mean a quantity of logs sufficient to saw out 1,000 feet of boards one inch in ...
James Elliott Defebaugh. This is a license to go upon the land and cut logs at a price agreed upon " per thousand feet board measure , " which is supposed to mean a quantity of logs sufficient to saw out 1,000 feet of boards one inch in ...
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... logs , employing 40,000 men and 13,000 horses in the woods , at an expense in wages , horse hire and keeping of about $ 6,500,000 . Of this aggregate cut , that ac- credited to Maine was 750,000,000 feet ; to New Hampshire 500,000,000 ...
... logs , employing 40,000 men and 13,000 horses in the woods , at an expense in wages , horse hire and keeping of about $ 6,500,000 . Of this aggregate cut , that ac- credited to Maine was 750,000,000 feet ; to New Hampshire 500,000,000 ...
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... logs cut on the headwaters of the Androscoggin in New Hampshire and credited to that river in the summary , the logs cut in Maine in 1904-5 scaled about 700,000,000 feet . In the winter of 1905-6 the cut was about 150,000,000 feet for ...
... logs cut on the headwaters of the Androscoggin in New Hampshire and credited to that river in the summary , the logs cut in Maine in 1904-5 scaled about 700,000,000 feet . In the winter of 1905-6 the cut was about 150,000,000 feet for ...
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... logs was placed and securely chained , the other end dragging , so that the team moved the load by sheer strength . Then the logs , before being loaded , had to be barked - that is , the bark was hewed off from one side , so that they ...
... logs was placed and securely chained , the other end dragging , so that the team moved the load by sheer strength . Then the logs , before being loaded , had to be barked - that is , the bark was hewed off from one side , so that they ...
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