History of the Lumber Industry of America, Volume 2American lumberman, 1907 - Lumbering |
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... RAFT TIMBER ACROSS THE ATLANTIC ( 72 ) —MICHAUX'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE KENNEBEC ( 73 ) -LOG CUT ON THE KENNEBEC ( 75 ) . CHAPTER VI . MAINE - THE EASTERN DISTRICTS . PAGES 77-92 . FIRST SETTLERS BETWEEN THE PENOBSCOT AND ST . CROIX ...
... RAFT TIMBER ACROSS THE ATLANTIC ( 72 ) —MICHAUX'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE KENNEBEC ( 73 ) -LOG CUT ON THE KENNEBEC ( 75 ) . CHAPTER VI . MAINE - THE EASTERN DISTRICTS . PAGES 77-92 . FIRST SETTLERS BETWEEN THE PENOBSCOT AND ST . CROIX ...
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... rafts and after- ward overhauled and sorted , the various kinds and dimensions being made up into smaller rafts and thus floated to the vessels in the harbor . Today only one mill , that of James Walker & Co. , at Orono , sends its ...
... rafts and after- ward overhauled and sorted , the various kinds and dimensions being made up into smaller rafts and thus floated to the vessels in the harbor . Today only one mill , that of James Walker & Co. , at Orono , sends its ...
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... rafts to Bangor . In 1832 the following act , regulating the survey of lumber for Penob- scot County , was passed : Pine boards shall be of four sorts : No. 1 shall include boards not less than inch thick , straight grained , free from ...
... rafts to Bangor . In 1832 the following act , regulating the survey of lumber for Penob- scot County , was passed : Pine boards shall be of four sorts : No. 1 shall include boards not less than inch thick , straight grained , free from ...
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... raft they would set it adrift sooner than handle it or take the trouble of washing it . The river at Bangor was full of drift , and any boy with a punt ( a flat , square - ended boat ) could pick up enough pine boards and timber in the ...
... raft they would set it adrift sooner than handle it or take the trouble of washing it . The river at Bangor was full of drift , and any boy with a punt ( a flat , square - ended boat ) could pick up enough pine boards and timber in the ...
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... rafts , which are towed by steam tugs to the mills of their owners . Formerly , the greater part of the logs cut on the Penobscot were sawed at water mills located along the river between Bangor and Oldtown , large plants being located ...
... rafts , which are towed by steam tugs to the mills of their owners . Formerly , the greater part of the logs cut on the Penobscot were sawed at water mills located along the river between Bangor and Oldtown , large plants being located ...
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