2020年2月7日 · Logging has been a part of American history and deeply rooted in the growth of the United States since the early 1600s. We all remember hearing about America's most loved and heroic lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe.

2016年5月18日 · At the forefront were the loggers, the men whose job it was to fell these enormous trees by hand. Their work was dangerous and labor-intensive: in the early 20 th century, an estimated one in...

Throughout the 19th century, Americans headed west in search of new land and natural resources. The timber supply in the Midwest was dwindling, forcing loggers to seek new sources of "green gold". In the early decades of the 19th century, the Great Lakes and their

A first-person account of life in the booming lumber town of Tacoma, WA in the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. The local historian, Thomas Emerson Ripley takes his readers through an exciting and photo-filled narrative of the Northwest logger’s experience.

2024年1月11日 · The logging industry, an integral part of human civilization, has witnessed a fascinating evolution, its roots tracing back to early human history. Hailed as one of the oldest professions, logging has served numerous societies by …

During the late 1880s and early '90s, it became apparent to shrewd loggers that transportation would become a big factor in western logging. There were few steams in Washington or Northern Oregon [that were suited to] "driving logs," a system universally used in the east.

The truth is, logging was an often-dangerous occupation involving hard manual labor for long hours at minimal pay. According to David Cole, author of Logging at Forney’s Creek, loggers in the early 1900s earned around sixty-five cents for a ten-hour day.

In the early days, felled logs were transported using simple methods such as rivers to float tree trunks downstream to sawmills or paper mills. This practice, known as log driving or timber rafting , was the cheapest and most common.

Steam power was introduced to logging operations in the early 1900's in the form of a small steam donkey that replaced bull teams and horses. Steam donkey engines created the steam that powered winches. They were used to yard and load large …

2017年9月26日 · The history of logging equipment dates to the pick and ax, but mechanized logging equipment did not emerge until the late 19th century with the invention of the steam donkey winch, band saws and, later, trucks powered by gasoline-powered engines. Operating early equipment was dirty, dangerous work.