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Lumbering

Terms in this set (22)

River Rat
a person who worked on the river and guided the logs
Cooks
were the most important people in the camp
swamper
cut off branches and cleared them away
sawyer
worked with a partner, using a crosscut saw
chopper
a person who cuts down trees with an ax
stamper
this person marked or stamped their company's mark on the end of each log
scaler
was a person who measured each log to find out how much lumber was in it
chore boy or cookee
did odd jobs for the cook, including dish washing
teamsters
the lumberjacks in charge of horses and logs
skidder
put chains around a log and pulled, or skidded it out with a team of horses
white pine
best type of tree for lumbering
crosscut
two sawyers used this type of saw
peavy
Had a long handle and a heavy iron hook at the end. The hook could move back and forth.
rollways
special places along the river to pile logs
cork boots
men wore these to keep them from slipping off the wet logs
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