Type of Work: Logging

Logs yarded for spring drive at logging camp in Colton

A pile of logs stacked in winter at a Colton logging camp. Over the winter loggers cut logs and piled them near the river. In spring, the “key log” would be taken out, forcing the pile to roll into the river, where the loggers could then “drive” the logs downstream.  Circa 1900. Colton, NY. Related […]

Logging camp residents near Colton

Logging camp, circa 1900. Colton area.Photo shows details of camp set up including hay supply for horses and grindstone for sharpening tools. Related article on logging here.

Men working on a log jam below Colton

Log jam just below Colton, NY on the Raquette River. Watching the log jams was a spectator sport, with residents coming out in their finery to watch the action. Circa 1900. Related article on logging here.

Logging sleigh in Colton

Logging crew with sled load of logs, circa 1900. Near Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.