Group picture of log drivers in Colton
Log drivers, circa 1900, Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.
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Hauling logs with Big Mike and Jerry in Colton
Big Mike and Jerry (horses’ names) ready to haul logs, 1918, Colton, NY. Teamster unknown. Related story on logging in Colton here.
Pulling a logging skidway icer in Colton
A team of draft horses pulling a skidway icer. The machine is a box on skis holding a barrel of hot water. As it was pulled the icer “lay” water in a thin stream which hardened into ice, creating a slippery surface–easier for horses to pull logs and sleighs out of the woods. Circa 1900 around Colton, […]
Horses pulling load of pulp logs in Colton
An enormous load of pulp wood being pulled by horses, circa 1900, Colton, NY. Related story on Colton logging here.
Log jam during the spring drive in Parishville
Log Jam in the Town of Parishville, NY, on the Raquette River at the hamlet of Blake, around the turn of the century. Related logging story here.
Early logging truck near Colton
Logging truck in Colton, NY. A real change from the horse-drawn bob sleds used just ten and twenty years beforehand. 1920s. Related story on early logging here.
Barkley’s Logging Camp in Colton
Loggers and their family members at Barkley’s logging camp. Circa 1900. Colton, NY. Related article on early logging here.
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 […]
Cooking a meal during logging season in Parishville
Cooking a meal during the long spring log drive at Blake Camp (a logging camp) located in Parishville, NY, circa 1900. Related article on logging here.
Log jam in Stone Valley near Colton
Log jam in the Stone Valley area, circa 1900. Colton, NY area. Related article on logging here.