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pewa at Read's Landing, and down the Mississippi to 

 the head of West Newton Slough, and to place a big, 

 long sheer boom above the mouth of Beef Slough, to 

 throw the logs over toward and into the head of West 

 Newton Slough. 



These loose logs between the sheer boom and Read's 

 were often too thick to run through, especially when 

 the Chippewa was rising, and it was common for steam- 

 boats to have to tie up for a few hours until the heavy 

 run was over. 



From 1892 the output decreased steadily until 1904 

 when the "great game" ended for good. This was be- 

 cause the supply of pine accessible to the Chippewa 

 and its tributaries was exhausted. 



In 1909, the Mississippi River Logging Company, 

 of Clinton, Iowa, was dissolved, after a most highly 

 successful career, during which nearly every one of its 

 members became millionaires. 



During the period of its greatest activity, the officers 

 were: Fred Weyerhaeuser, of Rock Island, Illionis, 

 president; Artemus Lamb, of Clinton, Iowa, vice-pres- 

 ident; and Thomas Irvine, secretary. 



The principal members of the company were : 



Youmans Brothers and Hodgins Winona, Minnesota 



Laird, Norton and Company Winona, Minnesota 



Winona Lumber Company Winona, Minnesota 



W. J. Young and Company Clinton, Iowa 



C. Lamb and Sons Clinton, Iowa 



D. Joyce Lyons, Iowa 



Dimock, Gould and Company Moline, Illinois 



Weyerhauser and Denkraann Rock Island, Illinois 



Rock Island Lumber and Mfg. Company Rock Island, Illinois 



Musser Lumber Company Muscatine, Iowa 



Hershey Lumber Company Muscatine, Iowa 



Shulenburg and Boeckeler Saint Louis, Missouri 



