.S;^(i JOURNAL OF FORKSTRV 



One-lialf charged cacli year — cost per M on 3,730 M =^2^. 



Interest at 6 per cent for one year $717.42 



Interest on investment per M .19 



Ad iitiiiisf ration 



I foreman at $75 per month, 8 months $600.00 



I scaler, half time, at $60 per month, 3 months 90.00 



I blacksmith at $60 per month, 5 months 300.00 



I clerk — half time at $60 per month, 6 months, or full time 



at $30 per month 180.00 



I handy man at $30 per month, 6 months 180.00 



I barn boss at $28, 5 months 140.00 



I choreboy at $26, 6 months 156.00 



Board for above 675 . 00 



Total $2,321 .00 



On cut of 3,750 ?kT board feet, cost per M .62 



Cutting Costs — / Day 



1 fitter at $32 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day $1 .80 



2 sawyers at $30 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day.. 3.50 

 i/io filer at $30 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day. . . .12 



Files -05 



Depreciation of tools .08 



Total : 4-55 



Cost per AI feet b. m. (100 loRS per day. 19 logs per M, or 5,000 bd. ft. 

 per day ) • 1 



(Cost reported as $1.10 in several cases.) 



Skidding Costs — / Day 



4 swampers at $26 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day $6.40 



2 teamsters at $30 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day 3.52 



I roller at $30 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day. ... i .16 



1 decker at ^32 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day. . . i .83 



2 teams, feed at $1 per team per day 2.00 



Depreciation, 50 cents i -oo 



Depreciation, 2 sets harness, 7^ cents per set .15 



Depreciation, tools -20 



Total 16 . 26 



This crew would probably keep i^ crews of log-makers busy, so would 



skid 150 logs a day, or 7 to 8 M board feet. 

 Cost per M for skidding 2.17 



(Cost reported, $1.80 to $2.50.) 



Cost of Constructing Hani Road — 6 Miles for Season 



2 teams for 2 months, feed at $1 per team per day $120.00 



1 )epreciation, 50 cents per team per day 60.00 



