Before Chain Saws - When the Northwest logging industry was still young...

Just look at the length of the hand saw they needed... ...and look at the size of the heavy duty axes... The work required very strong and courageous men... After a tree was felled the real work began - A week or more to cut it up... Maneuvering the logs down the mountain to the train was a complex job... Some of the logs were larger than the train engine... A hollowed out log became the company's mobile office... Hollowed out logs were also used to house and feed the crews... h/t CN This is fun and reminds me of a fella that chaplained with my dad, John Barney.  He'd worked in a logging camp in Oregon before he got into the ministry.  He'da loved this. 'Told story once about the Chinese cook at the camp serving fried squirrel for dinner one night.  Several of the guys, enjoying the meal, wanted to know how he gathered so many squirrels?  He said, "No squirrel, Skunk!"  Well they didn't believe him 'til he took them out back and showed them all the pelts.  They were going to lynch him.  Camp boss got them all in the chow hall and said, "All those that want to lynch Cookie, get on that side of the room.  Those that do not, get on this side.  It's a lot easier to get loggers than cooks."  That sorta settled it and the Cook survived.   Ah, wouldja pass that platter of "squirrel"?